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Coffee, Home Brewing & Technology

Cold Brew vs. Iced Coffee, and Why the Difference Matters

Two tall glasses of iced tea and cold brew coffee with metal straws on a cafe counter

Iced coffee and cold brew differ in brewing methods, flavor, and acidity. Iced coffee is hot-brewed and chilled over ice, offering a bright, acidic taste that dilutes as ice melts. Cold brew steeps coarse grounds in cool water for hours,…

Jared Newnam
September 19, 2026

Coffee, Home Brewing & Technology

Home Espresso Is Getting Smarter

Sleek espresso machine with a digital touchscreen brewing coffee into a glass cup, beside a smart black burr grinder on a bright kitchen counter.

Home coffee gear used to reward patience and frustrate everyone else. You set a grinder by feel, guessed at the dose, and hoped the shot came out right. That’s changing. The newest home machines do more of the thinking for…

Jared Newnam
September 10, 2026