Learn About Coffee

Barista Hustle's Coffee Compass
Dec 21, 2021
The Coffee Compass is a simple tool that makes it easy to improve your filter coffee brewing. If your coffee tastes anything less than perfect, the Coffee Compass shows you exactly what direction you need to go in to achieve smooth, rich, and balanced brews. Barista Hustle published the original Coffee Compass in 2017, and it has been used by tens of thousands of readers since then. The company recently published a Coffee Compass App. The app takes the guesswork out of dialing in, and makes it easier than ever before to perfect your filter coffee brewing. You should check it out. 
Coffee Tasters Flavor Wheel
Dec 21, 2021
The Coffee Tasters Flavor Wheel, a collaborative effort by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and World Coffee Research, is designed to be a tool for the coffee taster. As a tool, it is meant to be intuitive, enjoyable to use, and a benefit to those who seek to analyze and describe coffees. At Normal Coffee, all of our team members use this wheel. It's the standard of learning about fresh roasted coffee beans, grind styles and flavors. We also offer this wheel as a free digital download or poster size. 
James Hoffman: Coffee Brewing Rations
Dec 10, 2021
How much coffee should you use per cup? This is a dive into coffee brewing ratios, recipes and a little bit of coffee brewing theory. Normal Coffee Co roasts all flavors. We're fans of James Hoffman and his teaching style. 
Coffee Basics with Babish
Dec 10, 2021
Andrew Rea is one part chef, one part filmmaker, and a generous dash of irreverent YouTube personality.  Self-taught both behind and in front of the camera, his cooking show, Binging with Babish, is enjoyed by millions of burgeoning chefs and foodies around the globe.  His passion for teaching and experimenting in the kitchen is rivaled only by his love of film and television, both of which he endeavors to share from his Brooklyn, NY kitchen.
Theodore Roosevelt and Coffee
Dec 10, 2021
Theodore Roosevelt was very likely America's most caffeinated president. Though other commanders-in-chief have been known to...
Voltaire's Coffee Obsession and Shaping Revolution
Dec 10, 2021
Many Frenchmen were addicted to coffee, but Voltaire’s coffee obsession was one of the most...