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DIY Kyoto Style Brewer - How to Make Kyoto Style Cold Brew at Home

by Justin Doggett October 05, 2017

Below are the notes for my DIY Kyoto Style Class at Coffee Con Chicago 2017. I will give a quick rundown of the content, including the componen...

Posted in Coffee Con, cold brew, DIY, Kyoto Style Brewer

My Experience at Coffee Fest Chicago

by Justin Doggett July 19, 2017

Last month I took 2nd place at the America's Best Cold Brew Competition at Coffee Fest Chicago, held at Navy Pier. While I am proud of my result, ...

Posted in Americas Best Cold Brew, coffeefest, cold brew, competition

Cold Brew is Changing Cafes...For the Better.

by Justin Doggett April 11, 2017

Top: Relentless Roasters, Miami, FL Left: River Coyote, Manhattan, NY Right: Snowing in Space, Charlottesville, VA Cafe or Bar...or Both Looking...

Fake Coffee News is a thing too.

by Justin Doggett February 07, 2017

I often roll my eyes at coffee news reported by mainstream media outlets. Stories get sensationalized, false controversies stirred up a...

Drinking Coffee from a Coupe

by Justin Doggett January 24, 2017

I just returned home from a weekend trip to Denver. While there, I stopped by Corvus Coffee's brand new Kyoto-centric coffee bar. It was a cool exp...

Bitcoin and the Future of Coffee

by Justin Doggett December 31, 2016

Whenever I talk about the implications of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, I’m prone to get lost in the wonder. There are so many potential us...

Nearly all Coffee Trends are Pointing to This.

by Justin Doggett December 31, 2016

Last year, I gave my list of the top 10 coffee trends for 2016. Here are the topics I addresses in order from 10 to 1 Quality Automation Coffee T...

COLD BREW TAKEOVER

by Justin Doggett December 26, 2016

Iced coffee has always been more popular than cold brew, that is, until now. With major players like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts hopping on the co...

COFFEE TRENDS FOR 2016

by Justin Doggett December 26, 2016

Here are my picks for coffee trends of 2016, starting with #10... 10. QUALITY AUTOMATION Automation is no stranger to coffee; most of us use automa...

Coffee, Breaking Bad Style

by Justin Doggett December 04, 2016

*Originally written in 2012 I am definitely a coffee fanatic, and one of my recent home projects, has been making Kyoto style iced coffee. This p...