Prima Coffee

A specialty coffee and espresso equipment supplier based in Louisville, Kentucky. Check us out online at https://prima-coffee.com

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The Beginner's Guide to Buying a Burr Grinder

In this guide, we cover one of the most important upgrades you can make with your coffee setup: buying a burr grinder. From the basics to buying advice, we've got the info you need!

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Video: How to Choose a Mazzer Espresso Grinder

If you’re hunting for a new espresso grinder, you’d do well to set your sights on Mazzer. These classic and time-tested machines are both legendary and ubiquitous in the coffee world - and for good reason! These are sturdy, solid machines, built like a tank and designed for precision. But with so many options, how do you know which model is right for you? Let’s take a closer look at Mazzer’s line of grinders and set you on your way to espresso nirvana...

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Freehand Torch Partially Rusticated Briar Espresso Tamper

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Experimenting with Bonavita Brewing Temperatures

Not Just Your Average Auto Brewer

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Brewing great coffee requires the best tools of the trade working together. Since many of our customers aren't sure what equipment they need to get started brewing, or what equipment goes best together, we've decided to put our coffee brewing experience to work by recommending the best brewing equipment combinations. Each bundle has additional options you can choose by selecting "Click for Available Options" on the individual brewing bundle pages. In these options you will find additional brewing equipment that we recommend to go along with your bundle. Many of these options have been discounted off of our website price to ensure that you're getting the best deal possible on your bundle. In addition to the freedom added to customizing your bundle, we've also provided the best pricing possible on these items, something we guarantee with our Price Match Guarantee. Want to learn more about coffee and equipment? Here are some good resources: Learn more about immersion coffee brewing. Learn more about pourover coffee brewing. After you get your gear, you'll want to pair it with a good bag of coffee. Check out our tips on choosing your coffee.

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Every trade has its tools, and manual coffee brewing is no exception. One of the most important tools, particularly for pour-over coffee brewing, is a pouring kettle. As the appreciation for culinary coffee continues to grow here in the states, so does the demand for a kettle that meets the needs and demands of the home and professional barista. We have made an effort to offer a limited, accessible offering of kettles that fit various budgets and needs, each kettle bringing different strengths to the plate. We hope you find this overview of our kettle offerings helpful!

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Manual methods for brewing coffee are becoming an ever more popular option for home enthusiasts and coffee bar baristas alike. The ability to control every variable in the brewing process and create a cup exactly to one's preference and to the character of the coffee has provided many with justifications for switching. Along with this new popularity, many new methods and devices have arisen, as well as old methods being resurrected. In this article we hope to provide the reader with a list of some great pour-over brewing methods, clarifying the differences between each...

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Welcome to the second of our two part guest barista review on the Kalita Wave pour over method! Last week, Collin Moody of Cafe Streets reviewed the 155 Series for us. John spent time on the 185 series for us, discussing his brewing method and the difference between the Wave's flat bottom geometry and conical manual brewers.

John Letoto's review of the 185 Series Wave Dripper

John serves as lead roaster for Quills Coffee in Louisville. John's interest and passion for specialty coffee has helped to raise the quality of coffee and coffee bars in Louisville, and he was a forerunner and resource for many of us here in town. You can follow John at @hermitudinous and be sure to check out his blog for all things coffee, espresso, and roasting at hermitudinousdotcom.

Concerning Drippers

On the surface, the Kalita Wave Series of coffee drippers looks and seems fairly similar to other coffee drippers out there: They come in ceramic, glass and metal versions; have a somewhat proprietary filter that works with the particular shape and features of the dripper; and, given the coffee industry's current state of affairs, seem to be yet another in an ever-growing list of brewing toys... er, tools... to obtain and use. I'll give a full disclosure here, though, and state here and now that I am undoubtedly one of those coffee industry nerds who will put a dent in my wallet in the name of "coffee research," all the while grinning over the thought of trying out the latest and greatest toy.

Er, tool...

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This is the first of our two part guest barista review on the Kalita Wave pour over brewing method. For these reviews, we bring you Collin Moody (@CollinAMoody) reviewing the 155 Series, and John Letoto (@hermitudinous) reviewing the 185 Series.

Collin Moody's review of the 155 Series Kalita Wave Dripper

Collin is from Houston, Texas but currently lives in Chicago and serves as the lead barista at Caffe Streets in the Wicker Park neighborhood of West Town, Chicago. He's an avid home brewer and has contributed some great posts to the coffee community. Check out his blog, brewtasterepeat. But for now, check out his review...

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The good folks at Coava are keeping busy. Coava Coffee Roasters is a shop and micro-roastery located in Portland, Oregon who have, over the last year, started producing some very innovative new brewing devices for specialty coffee. Last year, they introduced the Kone, a metal filter designed for pour over brewing in a Chemex. The responses were great, as reviewers highlighted the benefits of the Kone being reusable, made fully in the United States, and that it allowed more oils than paper filters, allowing for a more nuanced cup. I received the new generation Kone a little over a week ago, and was able to spend time brewing on it over the past several days...

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One of our goals at Prima is to offer the best manual coffee brewing methods available. We believe that manual brewing methods both produce excellent cups of coffee as well as exemplify the quality and care that goes into the production of that coffee. It is our desire to continually expand our offerings, and today we are proud to announce a new addition to our manual brewing selection. This new product is the Kalita Wave Dripper...

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If you are a fan and practitioner of manual, pour over brewing methods like the V60 or Chemex, you may, like many of us, pour using a scale for precision and profiling. And, if you pour on a scale, perhaps you have experienced the frustration of having the scale auto shut-off on you a minute or two into the brew. This is VERY frustrating, and many in the pour over brewing community have voiced their frustrations and have sought forums for advice about suitable scales...

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Beautiful wood pourover stations sold by Prima Coffee.

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Learning how to brew on a new manual coffee device like the Hario V60 can be intimidating. It doesn't help the fact that there are so many different brewing methods out there. As we seek to develop resources for helping inform home-brewers and baristas alike get the most out of their coffee gear, it is important for us to learn and glean from others in the coffee community. A helpful resource for brewing on manual coffee methods, which also features our Siphon Brewing Guide, is the website brewmethods.com. In an effort to narrow down the choices in brewing methods for aspiring coffee geeks, as well as to contribute a new and helpful reference to the coffee community, we decided to evaluate and review eight different V60 brewing methods off of brewmethods.com...

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We receive a fair amount of calls from customers asking for our recommendations on coffee. The problem for us is that we have customers from all over the country and don't always know of a good coffee roaster in their area. That being the case, listed below are some pointers on what to look for when trying to find a good bag of coffee...