Zubereitung
Origin, preparation and honest buying advice, written by the people who roast, test and advise at Naturbohne.
Storing freshly roasted organic coffee beans properly: How to keep your espresso beans fresher for longer
Why coffee needs time after roasting, what oxygen, light, heat and moisture do, and why the fridge is the wrong place for your beans.
Do I need a water softener for my portafilter machine?
How hard your water is, how you can measure it yourself and when a water softener, a filter cartridge in the tank or mineral water make sense. Also why descaling is still necessary.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.