Ryan Jacobs resides in Columbus, OH. He earned a B.S. in Human Nutrition (with an emphasis on Dietetics) from Ohio State University. Feel free to email Ryan with coffee questions.
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| Pre-Surgery Caffeine Detox | Coffee and Health | Detox |
| Part of the typical pre-surgery instructions are to have no food or fluids after midnight of the day before surgery. |
| Panama Esmeralda: The Ultimate Push Gift? | Cafe Culture | Moms |
| My wife and I are expecting our first child any day. Or any minute. Or any second. I need something to occupy my mind, which is why I am writing this. |
| Roast in Parchment (RIP) Coffee | Roasting Coffee | RIP |
| The term RIP coffee has nothing to do with wishing your coffee a peaceful death. Rather, it is short for Roast In Parchment. |
| Vacuum Pot Brewing | Brewing Coffee | Vac-Pot |
| Vacuum brewers come in many shapes and sizes, yet they are more alike than they are different. They have the same basic components and operate on the same basic principles. You may also hear of these devices referred to as vac pots. |
| Rancilio Silvia Espresso Machine Tips | Espresso | Rancilio Silvia |
| Using the Rancilio Silvia Espresso machine can be a bit intimidating if you have never used an espresso machine at all or even if you have previously used a machine that controlled a lot of the variables for you. The machine to a large degree assumes you know what you are doing. |
| Hacking the Starbucks Barista Grinder | Grinding Coffee | Barista |
| My first espresso machine was the Starbucks Barista espresso machine. It uses a pressurized portafilter which allows you to use a coarser espresso grind. For years, I used the Starbucks Barista Grinder with this machine and it worked wonderfully. |
| AeroPress Coffee Maker Tutorial | Brewing Coffee | AeroPress |
| The Aerobie AeroPress is a single cup coffee brewing system that will provide excellent use when traveling or even as your solution for quality office coffee. |
| Vac Pot Brewing with the Bodum Santos | Brewing Coffee | Vac-Pot |
| Tutorial on how to brew vacuum pot coffee using the Bodum Santos. |
| Vac Pot Brewing with the Yama Syphon | Brewing Coffee | Vac-Pot |
| While I haven't personally used other stovetop vacuum brewers, I have heard mostly horror stories of plugged filters, slow/incomplete brewing, bad seals etc. |
| Homebrewing: Espresso Stout | Recipes with Coffee | Drinks (Alcoholic) |
| Learn how to brew your own espresso flavored beer. This step-by-step tutorial covers the basics of homebrewing as well as the importance of using fresh roasted coffee. |
| Winter Home Roasting | Roasting Coffee | Popper |
| Cold winds and bitter temperatures have a negative impact on outdoor roasting in a popper. Coffee roasting requires a high temperature and when the cold winds start whipping around the machine, the coffee beans are cooled. The lower the roast temperature, the longer the roast will take. |
| The Steaming Bean | Cafe Culture | Reviews |
| Site Of the Month Award for 12/2000 is the The Steaming Bean. They specialize in 'smoked' coffee. |
| Why Home Roast? | Roasting Coffee | Overview |
| Why should you go through the trouble of home coffee roasting? INeedCoffee.com offers several reasons why. |
| Using the Barista Home Espresso Machine | Espresso | Barista |
| The Starbucks Barista home espresso machine is easy to use and is capable of producing high quality espresso. This is a very good, compact and sturdy machine capable of delivering a consistent shot of espresso and good quality steamed milk. |
| Good To the Last Drip: Part 2 | Brewing Coffee | Drip Coffee |
| Part 2 of 2 articles on auto-drip coffee making. This discussion is about what to look for in purchasing an Auto-Drip coffee maker. |
| Good To the Last Drip: Part 1 | Brewing Coffee | Drip Coffee |
| Part one of a two part tutorial. Learn the basics of preparing drip coffee in order to make a wise auto-drip purchase. |
| A Coffee Education in Columbus Ohio | Coffee Travel | Ohio |
| Columbus, Ohio is home to The Ohio State University as well as many excellent coffee shops. Whether you want to learn about chemistry or coffee, you can do both here and at the same time. |
| Coffee Health Myths Explained | Coffee and Health | Overview |
| Coffee health myths tackles in this article include heart disease, ulcers, reproductive health and cholesterol from French Press coffee. |
| Keep Your Coffee Equipment Clean | Brewing Coffee | Maintenance |
| Learn the basics and the necessity for keeping your home coffee equipment clean. Ryan Jacobs covers cleaning of the French Press, Automatic Drip and home espresso machine. |
| NationalGeographic.com | Cafe Culture | Reviews |
| Coffee@nationalgeographic.com is a vivid, colorful, and extremely informative web site. |
| Making Eggspresso | Recipes with Coffee | Eggs |
| Recently, during a trip to Florida, I was at a coffee shop where they had a menu item called "Eggspresso". Wondering what kind of sick concoction involved espresso and eggs, I inquired about this item. |
| Famous Coffee Quotations | Cafe Culture | Quotes |
| A brief list of some coffee related quotations by famous people, including Mark Twain, Mlacom X, Abe Lincoln and Winston Churchill. |
| Coffee Dictionary | Cafe Culture | Dictionary |
| Here is a quick list of coffee terms and their meaning. This isn't an all encompassing list, but should be enough to give your education a jump start.
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| Primer on Shade Grown Coffee | Coffee Agriculture | Shade Grown |
| Shade Grown coffee has become synonymous with quality coffee. It refers to a method of growing coffee in a natural environment including shade trees and songbirds. Traditionally coffee was always grown this way. |
| Coffee Storage | Brewing Coffee | Storage |
| Ryan Jacobs gives a cogent and complete answer to the burning question: How should I store my coffee? In other words: To Freeze Or Not To Freeze. |
| Coffee and the Decaffeination Process | Coffee and Health | Decaf |
| To understand decaffeination processes completely, one must consider the function of the caffeine molecule, with specific attention to taste. The caffeine molecule is a bitter alkaloid, so it contributes to acidity as well as the bitter properties of coffee. |
| Roast Your Own Coffee | Roasting Coffee | Popper |
| Roasting your own coffee is not only personally satisfying, it is relatively easy. Using nothing more than a hot air popcorn popper, you can achieve a very high level of freshness as well as being able to control your roast level. |
| Coffee History Primer | Coffee History | Overview |
| The history of coffee is perhaps richer than the beverage itself. From the initial discovery to the eventual worldwide distribution, an heroic cast of characters has developed. |
