Coffee Talk
Music Infused Roasts That Sing
Music moves us. It motivates marathoners and Mars Rover pilots. It makes misery manageable. It transforms melancholy into glee. It enhances nearly every moment of our increasingly play-listed lives. But, coffee comes close second for elevating (perhaps even justifying) human existence. Just think how far behind we’d all be if we hadn’t invented coffee. Stringbean Coffee Company is mashing these two monumental elements together to create a superlative new blend. Just like milk & cookies, chocolate & peanut butter, beer...
read moreCoffee Pairings
Try these Coffee Pairings; Coffee and Potato Chips, Martini & Yogurt Who doesn’t like potato chips? The salty crunch, the greasy fingers…Mmm! I especially like spicy chips like Billy Goat Kickers and Red Hot Riplets (both are St. Louis based chip companies)! What’s better? Spicy chips and hot coffee! The heat from the chip opens the sinus while the coffee has a cooling effect on the tongue. Crunch, slurp, crunch, slurp, ahh, burp. For breakfast I was sipping a mug of Redeye while crunching on some Kickers. It was,...
read moreSoul Train Disco Ball
Why Shouldn’t Work Be Fun? Roasting coffee beans can be a hot job, especially during summer. As the roasting day rolls on, the heat crescendos. But there are ways to make roasting fun. Music helps. The location of the Stringbean Coffee roaster makes it possible for music to be played—as loud as desired. Some days the music is classic rock. Other days, disco tunes are blasting. Whether you like disco (or not), you’d probably agree that most disco music has a great energy level. Deep into a roasting day, an uptempo disco song’s...
read moreCold press coffee a cool, fresh alternative to hot coffee
It’s the dog days of summer and it’s hot out there, but the coffee doesn’t need to be! With cold press coffee you brew the coffee with cold water for a smooth, low acidic drink that’s outstanding. I love the cold press! The coffee is smooth and very low acidity. I personally use the 51 ounce Bodum French Press. Amazon has them for $40. http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-French-Press-Coffeemaker-51-Ounce/dp/B003NG922U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340660908&sr=8-1&keywords=bodum+cold+press Cold press is like a French press but using...
read moreThere really are only a couple elements to a good cup of coffee!
Coffee is 98% water That being said, use good water, preferably cold filtered water. Some coffee makers include a charcoal water filter to help remove chlorine, bad tastes and odors from tap water… I like that option. A simple and effective filtering system is a BRITA® filter and a coffee maker with charcoal filter. Coffee… the mass is water, the flavor is the coffee Quality beans that are freshly roasted is the biggest key here. Whole beans are better and should be kept in a sealed container and ground just before using. Yes, it’s an...
read moreBassist Renews Artistic Passions as Coffee Roaster
Coffee, music, food and writing are my most beloved passions. When a friend that shares my interests treated me to lunch at Whole Foods recently, I knew we were in for a creative good time. I’d met Peter Cohen several months ago at Lone Wolf Coffee Company (now known as The Wolf Public House) in Ballwin. A banking industry expert by day, Peter is better known in the blues community as “Cornbread,” the bass player and former music reviewer. We struck up a friendship and have enjoyed rapping about our artistic endeavors ever...
read moreHow You Store Your Coffee Will Keep It Fresh Longer
You buy quality coffee and have a decent coffee maker, what about that time in between? Coffee roasts in minutes and lasts for weeks. Coffee in a sealed bag can last a couple of months but should be used within weeks of opening the bag. Storing your coffee properly will only make your good coffee taste better for longer. If you aren’t going to use your coffee right away it’s OK to put the unopened bag in the freezer, but don’t keep your stash that you use everyday in the freezer or the refrigerator as temperature drops and...
read moreWelcome to Stringbean Coffee Company
Welcome to my first coffee blog! I’ve had a lot of ideas brewing and It’s been a lot of fun sharing ideas and all the coffee talks with friends to get to this point. To my family and friends I tip my mug and say thanks and cheers! So, I’m going to start being a coffee geek right from the beginning. Coffee 101 is now in session… Whether you savor each sip of that delicious black elixir or gulp it first thing in the morning for the caffeine fix, there is no denying coffee is a vital part of our everyday existence, it has been for a...
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