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Coffee On The Brain: Bourbon & Caturra Coffee Varietals

Bourbon? We’ll take ours on the rocks, please. In this episode of Coffee On The B...

• Mar 3, 2016

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Morning Maintenance: Saeco Brew Unit Care

The superautomatic. Espresso at the touch of a button. But what is doing all the w...

• Aug 1, 2015

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Drip vs. Immersion Cold Brew

We had a request from one of our viewers to do a taste  test comparing a full imme...

• Jul 29, 2015

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Morning Maintenance: CC1 General Maintenance Tips

An espresso machine is a lot like a car. If you keep up on your oil changes and ti...

• Jul 18, 2015

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Latte Art University

Congratulations! On behalf of Seattle Coffee Gear and the faculty of the School Of...

• Jun 29, 2015

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Morning Maintenance: Programming a PID

Time and temperature. If you break down the essentials of a good cup of coffee/sho...

• Jun 27, 2015

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Morning Maintenance: Rancilio Silvia General Maintenance

So you have been brewing up some delicious espresso shots with your Rancilio Silvi...

• Jun 22, 2015

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How To Ice Brew Coffee

It's summer. Which means iced coffee of course! But we think iced coffee should b...

• Jun 19, 2015

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Morning Maintenance: Rocket Machine Care

Today on Morning Maintenance, Gail takes a look at the Rocket Espresso lineup. Eac...

• Jun 18, 2015

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Ask Gail: Bitter and Sour Espresso Shots!

Bitter and sour espresso shots, oh my! Getting that perfect espresso shot takes ti...

• Jun 12, 2015

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Morning Maintenance: How To Descale A Rancilio Silvia

If you own an espresso machine you have probably heard that you need to descale yo...

• Jun 5, 2015

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Ask Gail: Is There a Rancilio Silvia V4?

We always get asked if there is a Rancilio Silvia V4. And if we were to get  techn...

• Jun 4, 2015