Warm weather is finally here, and it feels like it’s here to stay. For some, spring is the start of iced coffee season. For others, I know it’s a year-round thing. We want to share with you a few simple tips and tricks to making delicious iced coffee at home. In this post, we’ll dive into the difference between our two favorite ways to make iced coffee - cold brew and flash brew. Plus, have you heard of the whipped coffee that’s gone viral? We’re giving it a try too . . .

A friend asked me recently, “Why does my coffee taste different every day, when I make it the same way every time?” This is a question I hear all the time, and it’s a great one. The answers lies in the fact that the taste of a cup of coffee is affected by so many things. Even just within the way that the coffee is brewed, there are six essential elements that, when tweaked in the ever-so-slightest ways, will produce a different tasting cup. Can you guess what some of them are?

There is nothing quite like a hot drink on a cold winter’s day, or the aroma of the classic spices that just smell like coziness and cheer. From peppermint mochas to hot cocoa with whipped cream, spiced eggnog, and mulled apple cider, we have no shortage of festive drinks to choose from this season. While we love and look forward to these familiar flavors each year, it is also always fun to try something new. This month we are taking you with us on a trip to find international inspiration to warm us up this season. We bring to you: warm and wintry drinks from around the world . . .

You already know we love to talk about coffee. Today we’re here to talk about coffee’s best friend: milk. More specifically, espresso’s best friend: steamed milk. Steaming milk, like many other food and beverage crafts, is part science, part skill and part art. With the right equipment and lots of practice, we can take liquid milk and elevate it to a sweeter, silkier version of itself. Although it seems simple, there’s a lot more to steamed milk than you might imagine.

The culture of coffee is changing, in a good way. More and more cafés are striving to serve higher quality coffee, and consumers are into it. Coffee drinkers are excited to learn about coffee origins, to taste unique natural flavor notes, and to try new brew methods or specialty drink recipes. In this post, we break down some terminology used to talk about these coffee trends and describe our aspirations as a craft coffee business.

Let’s start at the root of it all… the coffee plant. Since coffee is not grown locally, many of us might not be familiar with how coffee is grown or what the plant looks like. In this post, we will take a few minutes to appreciate all of the parts of the plant that produces our beloved beverage.

Here at BrewQahwa, the history, science, and culture surrounding coffee fascinate us. We are always learning, and we want to share what we learn with you. We will be diving deeper into these topics and more in our new monthly blog! We hope you follow along and learn something you can share with a friend over your next cup of coffee.