by Sharayah | May 7, 2025 | All About Coffee, Great Coffee At Home
You’ve got your coffee gear at your preferred level of fancy. And we’ve spent some time learning how grind size affects the way coffee tastes. One of the more advanced things to control as a home barista is the water temperature. How water temperature... by Sharayah | Apr 7, 2025 | Great Coffee At Home, Recipes
It’s been a lovely spring out here in the Pacific Northwest, and we hope it’s been just as lovely where you are. Flowers are starting to bloom, and we wanted to share some delightful syrup recipes to add a little flower power to your latte or other...
by Sharayah | Mar 19, 2025 | BCR News, Competitions and Awards, Product Updates
We’ve competed in our regional Golden Bean roasting competition for years. Last fall, you may remember, we earned our first gold medal, and that gained us entry to the Golden Bean World Series. Tim went to Antigua, Guatemala in February for our first ever World... by Sharayah | Mar 12, 2025 | All About Coffee, Great Coffee At Home
We don’t mean to downplay the skill it takes to understand coffee tasting notes, we just want to be clear that we think anyone can learn it! The number one most important thing when tasting coffee is to be able to tell if you like it or not. If you can tell... by Sharayah | Feb 19, 2025 | All About Coffee, Brewing Methods, Great Coffee At Home
Now that we’ve got the preliminary stuff down, we’re ready to start making coffee! (Woohoo!) There are three things that affect the taste of coffee: water temperature, grind size, and coffee to water ratio. Today we’re going to spend a little...
by Sharayah | Dec 19, 2024 | All About Coffee, Coffee Gear, Great Coffee At Home
You’ve got your brewing gear. You’ve got your coffee. You’ve opened your coffee. And now, you’ve gotta keep that coffee fresh. There’s a lot of advice out there about the best way to store your coffee. And just like coffee gear,... by Sharayah | Dec 13, 2024 | All About Coffee, Great Coffee At Home
One of the questions we get asked all the time at markets is “When was it roasted?”. Our answer is almost always “within the last week”. Sometimes folks will turn their nose up at this answer; they’re looking for the freshest possible...
by Sharayah | Nov 21, 2024 | All About Coffee, Brewing Methods, Coffee Gear, Great Coffee At Home
We have some good news: you don’t need a bunch of fancy gear to make great coffee at home. And, maybe this is good news to you, you can still have fancy coffee gear if you want! We want to help you be the best home barista you can be, so we’ve got some... by Sharayah | Nov 7, 2024 | Coffee History, Great Coffee At Home
Here at BCR, we want to be on the cutting edge of 4th wave coffee. Ok, in normal person, not pretentious coffee snob speak, we want to make you the best home barista you can be. And we’re happy to support you at whatever level of coffee snob you aspire to. 😁... by Sharayah | Oct 22, 2024 | Great Coffee At Home, Recipes
Love it or hate it, it’s that time of year! We want to help you be the best home barista you can be, so we have some secrets for making the famed (or dreaded) Pumpkin Spice Latte at home. Ingredients: Espresso shots or 4oz coffee however you like to brew it...