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Origin, preparation and honest buying advice, written by the people who roast, test and advise at Naturbohne.
Specialty coffee in a bean-to-cup machine: how to make it taste truly great!
Why supermarket coffee often tastes stronger in automatic machines and how you adjust grind size, dose, temperature and water volume so that Specialty Coffee can come into its own.
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5 ingenious hacks to take your coffee to the next level - insider tips from a master barista
Five tips from a master barista to help you make better coffee at home: the right grind size, good water, proper brewing, fresh beans and velvety milk foam.
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Americano vs. café crème: the perfect black coffee from the portafilter machine
What distinguishes an Americano and a Café Crème, where both come from and how you prepare them with the portafilter espresso machine. With notes on grind size, extraction time and crema.
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Perfect grinding: how to find the ideal grind size for your coffee!
In five steps to the right grind size: what fineness espresso, filter coffee and French press need, how you evaluate trial grinds and when you need to make the grind finer or coarser.
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Coffee quality in a nutshell: the secret behind the SCA Score and our high standards
How the SCA Score evaluates coffee on a scale up to 100, which ten criteria are assessed in cupping, and from what score you can consider a coffee to be Specialty Coffee.
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Caffeine: The lively companion in your everyday life - Everything you need to know!
How caffeine affects you, how much of it is in coffee, tea and chocolate, and how preparation and bean variety change its content. Also benefits, risks and the recommended daily intake.
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Organic coffee and fully automatic machines: Sustainable enjoyment with full aroma
What distinguishes organic coffee and how you prepare it in the automatic machine: suitable beans, grind size, brewing temperature, and cleaning of the brew group and machine.
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7 convincing reasons to choose Demeter coffee
What distinguishes biodynamic farming from conventional organic and what it means for soils, biodiversity, flavor and the incomes of small coffee farmers.
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Fair trade coffee: A step towards sustainable enjoyment and good quality
What fair trade means for coffee farmers, how it relates to organic farming and how you can recognize fair trade coffee when buying.
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Immerse yourself in the world of coffee: The fascinating journey into the specialty coffee world
What makes a coffee a specialty, how origin shapes flavor, and why organic farming, shade-grown cultivation and fair pay belong to Specialty Coffee.
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The Secrets of the Best Coffees: Heirloom to Geisha
Eleven coffee varieties at a glance, from Typica and Bourbon through Geisha and Heirloom to SL28: where they come from and how they taste in the cup.
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Making a perfect espresso starts with high-quality beans.
Ten steps to espresso from the portafilter espresso machine: fresh beans, grind size, dosing, tamping, temperature, pressure and extraction time up to cleaning.
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Aero Press Coffee Preparation Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide
Step by step to coffee from the Aero Press: suitable grind size, water temperature and brew time, plus tips on filters and cleaning as well as the most common mistakes.
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