The Best YouTube's Coffee Channels You Need To Subscribe To Right Now!

One of the best things about the Internet is how easily we can connect with people who have the same interests as ours. We can share our passions without fear of being judged, and we can make friends that understand us while learning from their own experiences.

Anyone who tells you social media does nothing but isolate people and leave them friendless, hasn’t been using them properly. When it comes to us, coffee is our ultimate passion and we’re constantly surfing the web to find like-minded people and enjoy their content as we work on ours. YouTube is one of those platforms that are perfectly fitted to build a community around one subject or activity.

Today, we’re bringing you some of the best YouTube coffee channels we’ve found out there! Spend your free time learning about cafés from all over the world, coffee production processes, new techniques for coffee brewing and baristas, as well as latte art essentials. One thing we’re sure about is that you won’t be able to resist the urge of brewing yourself a cup of coffee to enjoy while watching these videos.

European Coffee Trip

Are you a fan of vlogs? Then this channel is perfect for you. Join two friends as they explore the buzzing European coffee scene, discover the best cafés in over 80 cities and meet some of the greatest and most famous coffee personalities in the continent. One new video is uploaded every week! Their love and passion for coffee are absolutely contagious.

Re:Co Symposium

If you’re professionally dedicated to the coffee industry, this channel has your name all over their videos. Find lectures, reflections and conversations about the future of coffee as a commodity and find out where the industry is headed, by listening to the people who work directly with it. How can we make the coffee market better than it already is? That’s the question this YouTube channel is constantly asking.

Dritan Alsela

Do you find latte art videos absolutely satisfying and mesmerizing to watch? We do too, which is why we adore Dritan Alsela’s channel. He’s a European barista with over 19 years of experience in the coffee industry, and he teaches latte art techniques on his YouTube channel. His videos are very well produced and we guarantee you won’t be able to stop watching and learning from them.

Specialty Coffee Association of America

The SCA’s channel is full of fascinating content about the social responsibility of the coffee industry and its producers. Learn about coffee sustainability, profitability, finances and so much more by browsing through their content. SCA acts as a unifying force to build an industry that’s fair and nurturing for all, drawing on years of insights and inspiration from the specialty coffee community.

RealChrisBaca

Professional barista Chris Baca, attempts to bring the world of specialty coffee to YouTube by sharing content about new trends, business advice and coffee education. He also reviews new products and machines in the market, shows them on camera and gives his opinion after using them. He has an outgoing and fun personality that makes his videos entertaining and easy to watch.

Tell us which videos you enjoyed the most in the comments below and share with us your favorite coffee content! If you want to start practicing or applying some of their techniques and advices, head to That Coffee Roasters online store to find the best coffee products to start on the right foot!

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Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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Why You Should Add Coffee to Your Thanksgiving Celebration

Coffee's unique aroma is perfect to make your Thanksgiving warm and special! 

The air is crisp, leaves are falling, and colors are changing. Flavors are getting sweeter and family dinners bigger. We’re getting close to Christmas, and nothing calls for coffee's earthy and warm aromas like the end of a Thanksgiving dinner. A good dose of caffeine is always bound to make us feel better and replenish our energies. It’s the perfect companion for a round of childhood tales and old memories recounted around a dinner table or hearth.

Before your Thanksgiving celebration, think about coffee. When you’re shopping for the last ingredients, remember it has the potential to give that final magic touch to your dinner. You can gift your hosts a bag of coffee, or you can use it to accompany desserts. It’s also a great option for guests who don’t drink alcohol and goes incredibly well with pumpkin's and cinnamon's flavors. Just as wine, coffee has different attributes that change its properties and make it taste different. It’s an excellent ingredient for many meals as well!

For example, if you’re serving a pumpkin pie for dessert, a medium-roasted coffee with a delicate body is its perfect companion. You could even start drinking it from morning to the end of the day. If by any chance, you prefer a chocolate dessert, a dark-roasted coffee's sweetness and full body is the way to go! It tastes amazing with chocolate and will leave your guests asking for more.

If you decide to go with an apple pie or another fruity dessert, lighter coffee roasts are your perfect allies. Their brightness and citrus flavors will enhance any of these dishes’ fruity qualities. You’ll enjoy this combination like no other! It’s a matter of knowing how to mix your cup of joe to seize all benefits it can bring to your Thanksgiving dinner.

You can also take it further and prepare a delicious coffee milkshake. It’s easy to make at home, and it’ll make dessert time even more special. All you’ll need is:

• 1/2 cup brewed coffee
• Chocolate sauce (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon marshmallow cream
• 4 cups vanilla ice cream
• Crushed Graham crackers for topping
• Chocolate drops for garnish.

To prepare it, follow these instructions:

1. Brew the coffee.
2. Grab two glasses and spread the chocolate sauce all along their interior sides in a vertical pattern. The glass should look as if it's striped with chocolate.
3. Spread marshmallow cream around the lip of each glass.
4. In a blender or food processor, combine the coffee and ice cream until they are well mixed.
5. Pour the mixture into the glasses and top them with crushed Graham crackers.
6. Garnish them with a chocolate drop and serve.

Just remember not to brew your coffee ahead of time as it tends to become bitter over time. Besides, if you let it sit for too long, its flavor won’t be as strong. Start preparing it right after dinner. It can be done while you clear the table and serve dessert! Have different additions at hand, so everyone can have their coffee as they like. Milk creamers or sweeteners are a must to make this Thanksgiving as cozy as you can! Search for your favorite coffees on That Coffee Roasters’ online shop and let us join you in this and the many celebrations to come!

Make the most delicious desserts or the best drinks with coffee for your family!

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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Most Common Mistakes People Make when Brewing Coffee

Prepare for the best cup of coffee you've ever tasted!

Once you taste a great cup of coffee for the first time, it’s nearly impossible not to fall in love with it. The amazing sensations and flavors it leaves in your mouth have a long-lasting effect that can boost your mood and make your day better almost immediately. If you’re not that much of a fan, it might be because a good coffee hasn’t found you yet. Or maybe you’re the one who hasn’t found it.

Brewing a perfect cup of coffee at home is not as simple task as it seems. Well, it’s not really hard either, but there are many mistakes people tend to make and many misconceptions about the process of brewing coffee. Check out if you’re guilty of some of these coffee sins and get ready to open your eyes (and taste buds) to a new coffee experience!

Learn the correct coffee-water ratio!

It happens more often than you think. If you don’t get the correct amount of water or coffee, your cup can end up tasting either too strong or too weak, damaging the whole experience for you. To solve this little issue, all you have to do is add 1.5 to 2 tablespoons of coffee for every 6 to 8 ounces of water. You can increase the amount of coffee to 3 tablespoons if you prefer a strong cup of coffee.

Coffee isn’t fresh or was not properly stored

This particular sin comes in many forms. For example, you definitely shouldn’t be storing your coffee in the refrigerator, as it’s very likely to absorb other foods' smell and moisture. Always keep it at room temperature in a jar with an airtight lid. You should also keep track of when you bought your coffee bag because it won’t stay fresh forever. If you wait too long, gases responsible for its flavor will escape giving you a tasteless and even bitter cup of coffee. Once you open the bag, you have seven days to brew it!

The same thing can be said for people who let their coffee sit for too long. If you leave it on your table and let it cool, it will get bitter. The best thing you can do is brewing it when you will drink it, so sit down and enjoy your coffee time! It’s unmistakably worth it, plus we all need that little moment for ourselves.

Use the right brewing technique and ground coffee

You might not know that your coffee machine is made for a specific size of ground coffee. Most decent grinders should be able to grind your beans, but you need to customize settings. Check out your coffee maker so you can be sure which are the best types to use. If you happen to be one of those who likes to grind coffee beans before brewing it, you should know that every brewing method requires a specific type of grinding. A French press requires a coarser grind while a drip brewer produces the best result if finely ground coffee beans are used.

Should you use tap water?

Well, there’s nothing inherently wrong with using tap water. However, we only recommend you use it if it’s water you would drink. If it doesn’t taste good, it will most certainly ruin your coffee. Water is the second most important ingredient in your beverage, so you shouldn’t take it lightly. If you’re not sure, it’s better just to use filtered water to enjoy a much better flavor.

You’re not using coffee of good quality

Sometimes, it’s not a matter of what you do, but of what you buy. You can have the best technique and coffee machine in the industry, but if the product is not good, you won’t be able to save your precious cup of joe. Be sure to get high-quality coffee. The 100% pure products are the best you can find in the market. We assure you won’t regret the investment!

At That Coffee Roasters’ online shop we offer an amazing variety of top-notch coffees from Colombia, Brazil, Kenya, Honduras, and more! It’s the perfect place to start if you want to step up your game and make the best cups of coffee right at home. You’ll have nothing to envy to the fancy espressos from your favorite coffee shops!

Surprise your friends!

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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Run Out of Coffee Filters? Try These Great Substitutes!

You ran out of coffee filters, but not everything is lost! You can still try these substitutes!

Some people can't live without their cup of coffee in the mornings or afternoons. Believe us, we understand. We’re some of those people ourselves! So when the day comes that we can’t brew our coffee grounds because we forgot buying coffee filters, there’s a big chance that all hell will break loose. What do we do? How do we survive? Of course, we could go to the nearest coffee shop and solve the problem right away, but sometimes we’re too tired even to leave the house without our cup.

Fear not! We have good news: not all is lost. There are some pretty decent potential coffee filters that you have laying around your house without even knowing it. All you need is a little bit of vision and creativity, and you’ll have your hot coffee fuming in no time. Check out these fantastic substitutes for filters and search for them to see if you have them at home.

Cheesecloth

Not everyone has a cheesecloth, but if you happen to be one of those who does, then this is your lucky day. Depending on how thin it is, you can fold it over once or twice and cut it to fit the size of the basket in your brewer. Filter the coffee as you usually would and done! In theory, you could also use a kitchen towel, but they’re not very good at allowing the water to drip appropriately. If you use one, make sure it’s as thin as you can find it.

Mesh sieve

There is a chance that you have one of these in your house, and it’s perfect to use as a substitute. The thinner it is, the better it’ll work. Put two tablespoons of coffee in the bottom of a glass measuring cup. Pour about a cup of not-quite-boiling water over the grounds, stir once, and wait about 5 minutes (or less or more, depending on how strong you like your coffee). Pour the coffee through the mesh sieve set over a mug. It’s great because you don’t have to throw anything away and you have more control of the final result.

Paper towels

It’s very likely that you have paper towels in your kitchen. In case of emergency, you could use them to brew your coffee. However, we don’t recommend them entirely because hot water could break through them and make a mess. Besides, the chemicals with which they’re produced can leave a bad taste in your drink. Cut them to fit your brewer and be careful. Desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures.

Socks

It might sound unconventional, but it isn’t. It’s one of the oldest methods to filter coffee. You can use a clean cotton sock or a piece of muslin. And the best thing is that you can wash it and reuse it later. Be sure to pick a sock you won’t be wearing anymore though. Just place your coffee grounds in the hose, hold it over a pot and pour the hot water. A handkerchief or a pair of stockings should also work just fine..

Cowboy Coffee

What if we told you there’s a method in which you don’t even have to use a substitute for coffee filters? All you’ll need is coffee grounds, water, and a kettle to boil it. Use two tablespoons of finely ground coffee per 8 ounces of water. First, add the water and then the coffee. After it boils for three minutes, remove it from the heat and let it settle for a couple of minutes. Then, pour a cup of cold water down the spout. This will settle the grinds to the bottom after a minute and then your coffee will be ready to pour.

Have you tried any of these methods? How did they work for you? If forgetting coffee filters is something that happens to you often, you can always change to reusable filters. It’s an eco-friendly option, and you won’t have to deal with that problem any longer. Follow That Coffee Roasters in social media to read more tips and advice to make your life as a coffee lover easier!

Nothing can stand in the way between you and your cup of coffee. Enjoy!

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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What’s Coffee Roasting? The Magic Behind Your Cup of Coffee

Depending on the roasting type, the taste of your cup of joe will change!

There’s something distinguishable and unique about every cup of coffee. Have you ever wondered what it is? Why you have a favorite coffee brand and why you love its flavor so much? The answer lays in coffee's roasting process. Before they’re roasted, coffee beans are practically flavorless. Roasting initiates a transformation that turns green coffee beans into a rich and fragrant beverage that has enchanted millions of hearts around the world.

It’s all done with heat. Thanks to it,  the chemical changes that take place bring out flavors and aromas that are locked inside every bean. Depending on coffee bean's type, coffee roasters will pick a degree to which it will be roasted. There are many different types of roasting, and they’re chosen based on beans' characteristics. After all, the goal is to enhance their qualities and origins.

It takes many years of experience to know how much heating time is needed for coffee beans to achieve a perfect state. Merely seconds could make a significant difference in the final product, so it’s crucial to develop a sharp instinct. Once they are roasted, they must be quickly cooled to stop the process and get crunchy and flavorful beans that will then be ground, brewed, and served in your cup.

To know which roasting level is the best one depends only on personal preferences and what you like better. To pick your favorite one, you first need to know that roasts are divided in four colors, which are tones that coffee beans will adopt after being roasted: light, medium, medium-dark, and dark. As coffee beans absorb heat in the roasting process, their color becomes darker, and oils appear on their surface.

The process of coffee roasting is full of science and love. Experts will first describe different beans' qualities to know whether they are fruity, floral or sweet. For example, if they are floral, coffee roasters will want to keep that characteristic by choosing a light roast, which means they won’t be heated for too long. This will enhance beans’ acidity and brightness. This way, light roasts will actually have more caffeine than darker ones, because they’re left almost raw.

However, a specific roast will not necessarily make all coffees taste the same. Factors like coffee's age, the way it was processed, grind, and brewing methods will definitely alter the beverage's characteristics at the end. Coffee roasts serve as a guide to know what to expect from each type, as well as to decide which flavors you like the most and would want to preserve. Here’s a brief description of each one:

• Light roasts: they’re light brown, with a light body and no oil on their surface. Lightly roasted beans generally reach an internal temperature of 356°F – 401°F.

• Medium roasts: they have more body than light roasts and have a medium brown color. Medium roasts lack the grainy taste of lighter roasts, exhibiting a more balanced flavor, aroma, and acidity. They reach temperatures between 410°F and 428°F.

• Medium-dark roasts: these will show a little bittersweet aftertaste and will have some oil on their surface. They’re darker and richer, and their flavor and aroma emerge easily. To reach this level coffee beans need to be roasted at temperatures of 437°F or 446°F.

• Dark roasts: they have a shiny and very dark brown color, with oil on their surface. They have a significant bitterness and a smoky taste. Almost all of its original flavors are gone thanks to the roasting process. They’re roasted to an internal temperature of 464°F.

Are you ready to pick your favorite one? Maybe you should try them all first before you decide! At That Coffee Roasters, we have many years practicing the art of coffee roasting. We invest all our passion in making perfect roasts and creating unforgettable experiences for coffee lovers. Try it all by visiting our website and online shop!

Try them and pick a favorite!

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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What Makes Colombian Coffee So Famous?

Colombian soils are perfect for coffee's production.

Colombia produces 12% of coffee consumed worldwide. It’s only surpassed by Brazil and Vietnam, which are the countries with the largest coffee production. Their beans are virtually everywhere, and it’s rare to find someone who hasn’t heard that Colombian coffee is one of the best on the planet. But what makes it so unique? It wins competitions and is famous for its high-quality virtues. Besides, the Coffee Triangle in Colombia is a declared World Heritage Site.

There has to be something magical about it because it has seriously conquered the hearts of coffee lovers around the world, even the pickiest ones. The secret to understanding why Colombia makes such a good coffee is in its climate conditions and its cultivation soils. What you need to know is really simple: the higher the elevation where coffee is grown, the better the coffee bean tastes.

Colombian Arabica is well-known for its mild but rich aroma and its unique flavor. That’s because it's grown at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,800 meters above sea level, in rich volcanic soils. These lands in which it’s planted are frost-free and receive around 80 inches of rain a year. All those climate conditions meet in Colombia’s Coffee Cultural Landscape, which spans from Caldas to Risaralda, and Antioquia’s, Cali’s and Boyaca’s regions.

But that’s not all there is to it. Colombia does not only have one single good climate to grow coffee but many. Coffee is also produced in lower altitudes and warmer zones, as it happens in Santa Marta’s Sierra Nevada and Santander. As a result of these conditions, final products have lower acidity and a fuller body. In the southern regions of Narino, Cauca, Huila and the south of Tolima, beans grow at higher altitudes and closer to the Equator, giving them higher acidity and a sweet flavor.

So if we had to use a word to define Colombian coffee's culture, it would be "variety". And it’s quite amazing to get that many flavors and scents with one single species of coffee bean. All Colombian beans are 100% arabica, everyone’s favorite, which is another reason why it’s so well beloved. Arabica’s varieties cultivated in Colombia are Typica, Comun, Bourbon, Caturra, Colombia, and Maragogipe.

And the way those beans are harvested and processed also makes a significant impact on products' final quality. Colombians carefully pick fully ripe cherries instead of pulling all the strip of coffee cherries in one go. Impressively, they do all of this by hand, one by one. It doesn’t end there because after harvest is picked, farmers separate good beans from defective ones.

Then, coffee is processed with a method called “wet beneficio,” which includes depulping, fermentation, washing, and drying of coffee beans. After that, coffee beans will be classified by size and density, and they’ll be packed and sold.

A lot of what makes Colombian coffee special is the passion and hard work of farmers who are behind its production. They examine all coffee trees every 10 days and can harvest up to 90 kilograms of ripe red cherries a day. Truly a hard day’s work, but totally worth it! At That Coffee Roasters, we’re absolutely proud of our heritage, and we love to share the magic of Colombian Arabica beans with everyone! If you liked this article, subscribe to our blog and follow us on our social media to keep spreading the gospel on Colombian coffee to all Americans.

Passion and art have always characterized coffee farmers' work in Colombia.

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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Storytime!: Why So Many Coffee Drinks Have Italian Names?

You should thank Italians for your daily cup of coffee!

Let’s play a little game and tell us if we guess right: Most of your favorite coffee drinks have espresso as its base ingredient. You can’t start your mornings without your cup of cappuccino. Isn't it right? Well, maybe coffee latte is your thing? Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and prefer a mochaccino? One thing is certain. If we were to guess only by their names, all coffees' names seem to have come from one single place: Italy.

At least that’s how it feels with the most popular coffee drinks. All the best-known coffee beverages sound very Italian. So what’s up with this? Did Italians discover our favorite drink? Well, we know that our love for caffeine originated in Africa, so that’s not it. Actually, coffee first arrived in Italy through trade between North Africa and Venice during the 16th century. But still, there’s a reason why Italy has become the coffee capital of the world, and we’re here to find it out!

Why Espresso Changed Everything?

The key to exploring why Italian coffee culture became so famous in the first place is to focus on its most replicated product: espresso. Although today you can spend minutes ordering your drink and adding many ingredients to it, the original purpose of espresso was to have the ability to serve a shot of coffee as quickly as possible. We’ve got to thank the Industrial Revolution for it because it brought us the machine that made it possible. The “machinetta” was created by Luigi Bezzara in 1901, and it was responsible for compressing coffee and forcing pressurized water through it.  

Ever since then, coffee's world changed. Coffee houses were no longer just tranquil places. They were filled with the buzz of workers and businesspeople who entered every morning looking for a shot of espresso to fuel their day. It became an icon of the new century, and it arrived at the perfect time to become popularized in the whole country and, subsequently, in the rest of the world.

Original espresso tasted very different from what you enjoy today. The first machines' precariousness gave this drink a bitter and burnt flavor, and it was actually more similar to regular filtered coffee than present-day espresso. But because of how fast they were served, they were successfully commercialized in what was known as American bars: coffee shops in which customers stood on one side of the bar while waiting for their order.

Espresso consumption continued to grow until Mussolini’s fascist regime. Coffee imports were banned, and by the time of the II World War, coffee had virtually disappeared from Italy. One curious fact is that the term ‘barista’ actually comes from fascist Italy, as a way to oppose the American word then used: ‘barman.'

Nevertheless, the Italian coffee industry didn’t forget about espresso's potential as a unique beverage, and inventors continued to improve coffee machines in an effort to erase coffee's burnt flavors and contamination. By the 1950’s, Italians had created a new way to make espresso called caffè crema, which presented its famous mousse on top of the beverage. One we still see in espressos today.

Caffè crema's arrival marked the start of Italian influence in coffee drinks as we know it nowadays. This new espresso spread all across Italy. Other countries started to replicate and import it as well, as many Italian emigrants influenced coffee culture everywhere they went.

Coffee’s Social Function

But then what about cappuccino, latte, mochaccino…? Why did we continue to call almost every coffee drink by their Italian names? Italians didn’t invent the combination of coffee and milk. That already existed in Europe since the 17th century. Well, it’s solely because Italians were responsible for switching from regular filtered coffee to espresso. Cappuccino's original name comes from the Viennese version called kapuziner, inspired by Capuchin monks who lived in Vienna. It wasn’t until 1930 that Italians started to make their own version with espresso as the main ingredient.

Cappuccino and other types of coffee drinks became popularized because they served a bigger purpose than regular espresso. The whole process of adding frothing milk to a cup of coffee started to become a part of coffee houses' experience, in sound, image, and taste. It also added an extra to cafes' social function. Coffee bars were perfect for meeting people, friends, and coworkers, so it was necessary a drink that took longer to consume.

Nowadays, Italians are still very protective of their coffee culture. Even though in America we are used to adding tons of ingredients to coffee and tasting different combinations, more traditional Italians prefer their espresso as classic as they can get. Globalisation is changing this though. American coffee methods are making their way through Italian coffee houses, even though they’re still sticking to their original ways. The good news is that we can experience the best of both worlds and celebrate our love for coffee.

Even though we have a lot to thank Italians, the truth is that Mediterranean climate is not very good for coffee production. To get the best coffee beans, you can count on Latin Americans to save your day! At That Coffee Roasters, we believe that nothing beats true Colombian coffee when it comes to brewing your favorite Italian drinks, so kudos to cultural exchange!

Source: A short history of espresso in Italy and in the world.

Which one is your favorite Italian coffee?

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That Coffee Roasters

Phone Number: (305) 821-8811

2697 W. 76 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33016

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