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What’s the deal in Acid in Coffee

What’s the deal in Acid in Coffee

Coffee often gets branded as an acidic drink, but in fact, coffee comes in at around a five on the pH scale, which is actually less acidic than drinks like beer, orange juice, and even soda. So, when we talk about acid and coffee, most often, we are not actually talking about the pH level […]

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Should You Drink Coffee To Cure a Hangover?

Should You Drink Coffee To Cure a Hangover?

Coffee has long been a go-to for curing hangovers, but there’s little evidence that it actually does anything to combat the effects of alcohol. In fact, there’s no evidence. You may still want to have your morning cup of joe after a night of drinking, though. Here’s a look at the effects coffee has on […]

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Cappuccino Popsicle

Cappuccino Popsicle

Get your caffeine fix in frozen form with this cappuccino popsicle! Yield: 8 popsicles Ingredients 1 cup water ⅔ cup sugar 2 tbsp corn syrup 2 tbsp instant espresso 1 cup vanilla almond milk 1 tsp cinnamon Instructions Bring 1 cup of water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, cooking until sugar dissolves. […]

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The Many Uses of Burlap Bags

The Many Uses of Burlap Bags

One of the most underused gardening items is burlap. Here is a list of uses for this cloth: Use burlap to help control erosion on steep slopes. Cover plants with it to provide a few degrees of frost protection. Burlap is the perfect material for wrapping evergreens prone to damage from the weight of heavy […]

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What’s Wrong with Buying Pre-Ground Coffee?

What’s Wrong with Buying Pre-Ground Coffee?

Contamination – Coffee oils are very delicate, which makes buying pre-ground coffee not good because they are an easy victim of contamination. Whatever odors are around coffee will taint it in ways that will not contribute to your coffee tasting experience. Oxygen – The cells inside the roasted coffee bean contain approximately 1,000 different volatile […]

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Who Knew, Coffee Beans are a Seed of a Fruit!

Who Knew, Coffee Beans are a Seed of a Fruit!

Coffee beans are the seeds of a fruit similar to a cherry. The world’s coffee is grown by small-scale coffee farming families. Coffee is actually the world’s second most traded commodity, taking a backseat only to petroleum, with the coffee market earning nearly sixty billion dollars annually. The importance of coffee in the world cannot be denied; […]

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Why Drink Fresh Roasted Coffee?

Why Drink Fresh Roasted Coffee?

Coffee is at its peak flavor potential between two and fifteen days after it’s been roasted. Try to buy your fresh roasted coffee as close to its roasted-on date as possible. If you have the good fortune of getting your coffee the day it was roasted (like the people who pick it up straight from […]

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Brewing Coffee 101

Brewing Coffee 101

THE NCA GUIDE TO COFFEE BREWING ESSENTIALS Coffee is personal – the right way to make it is how you like it best. That being said, mastering a few fundamentals will help you perfect your technique. From here, we encourage you to experiment with different roasts, origins, or preparation methods. Here are our tips to […]

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