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    Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy
    Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy
    Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy
    Ebook39 pages20 minutes

    Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy

    By Dr. Penny Pincher

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    Discover how you can make exceptional coffee at home for a fraction of the cost of ordering coffee at the coffee shop! Learn the characteristics of great coffee and how you can make great coffee every time using inexpensive equipment and simple coffee brewing techniques. Once you have experienced great coffee, you'll never go back to mediocre coffee again!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Penny Pincher
    Release dateMar 20, 2016
    ISBN9781310182396
    Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy
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    Dr. Penny Pincher

    Dr. Penny Pincher has a Ph.D. in engineering and lives and works in eastern Iowa with his wife and two sons. In 2013, Dr. Penny Pincher founded Penny Pincher Journal, a blog about saving money every day. His hobbies include drinking great coffee, annoying his family, riding his cheapcycle (cheap bicycle), and saving money every day.

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      Great Coffee - Dr. Penny Pincher

      Great Coffee: Craft Your Cup of Joy

      Copyright 2015 Dr. Penny Pincher

      Published by Dr. Penny Pincher

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This free ebook may be copied, distributed, reposted, reprinted and shared, provided it appears in its entirety in its original format without alteration, and the reader is not charged to access it. The text from this e-book may not be posted on websites or blogs in whole or in part (except for Dr. Penny Pincher’s own sites).

      Preface: Why Should You Read This Book?

      If you are looking for a quick book that covers the essentials of making not just good coffee- but great coffee, you have found the right book. You’ll learn the characteristics of great coffee and details about how to make great coffee yourself using inexpensive equipment at home. After covering the fundamentals of making great coffee, I’ll provide exact, step-by-step instructions to brew what may be your first truly great cup of coffee.

      New ideas and coffee making products come along all the time- check out my blog, Coffee Maker Journal, to get the latest information on making great coffee.

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      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Great Coffee Every Day

      What Is Great Coffee?

      Why Make Great Coffee At Home?

      How To Make Great Coffee

      Fundamental 1: Coffee Beans

      Fundamental 2: Your Coffee Grinder

      Fundamental 3: Filtered Water

      Fundamental 4: The Coffee Maker

      Fundamental 5: Coffee Filters

      Fundamental 6: Your Coffee Cup

      Brewing Your First Great Coffee

      The Pursuit of Coffee Greatness

      About the Author

      Great Coffee Every Day

      Coffee is truly one of life’s luxuries,

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