Umami flavours in coffee: What should you expect?
When talking about flavours in coffee, acidity, sweetness, and bitterness are all commonly discussed characteristics. However, in more recent years, coffee professionals have started to...
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How are cold coffee beverages changing?
Ten or so years ago, the only cold beverages available on café menus were limited to a number of iced drinks. Fast forward to today and specialty coffee shops around the world now offer a broad range of high-quality cold coffee drinks. These vary from cold brew to nitro to drinks made using coffee concentrate. Moreover, the diversity of cold coffee beverages is only growing. By 2027, the value of… read more
Ten or so years ago, the only cold beverages available on café menus were limited to a number of iced drinks. Fast forward to today and specialty coffee shops around the world now offer a broad range of high-quality cold… read more
How can you make water perfect for brewing coffee?
For every cup of coffee you brew, roughly 98% is water. But water is rarely just water. Depending on your geographical location, it contains varying...
Which filter coffee brewing method is best for you? Six years on
The coffee industry evolves, and as it does, so too do the most popular filter coffee brewing techniques. Keeping up with the ever-growing list of...
Enjoying great coffee while you’re travelling
Time and time again, people have said it can be difficult to get their hands on a good cup of coffee when they’re travelling. If...
A guide to brewing larger volumes of coffee at home
Brewing larger volumes of coffee at home can be challenging. As you increase your brew weight, you need to correspondingly tweak other variables, including your...
Cleaning your coffee brewer at home
The quality of home-brewed coffee depends on a huge number of different factors, from the consistency of your grind to the temperature of your water....
Coffee grinder burrs: What should home consumers look for?
For home baristas, a coffee grinder is an important investment, and making an informed decision when you buy is important. The home grinder market has...
Choosing the best paper filter for your pour over coffee
Paper filters have a reputation for giving your cup of coffee a cleaner and more vibrant flavour when compared to filters made from other materials,...
Why are some coffee beans harder to grind than others?
There are many things brewers should consider when grinding coffee, including origin, roast profile, processing method, and brew method. Each should inform just how coarse...
How Does Your Dripper Material Affect Your Pour Over Coffee?
For as long as people have brewed pour over coffee, they have argued about drippers. Flat bottom or conical, the best size, choosing the right...
Which Type Of Home Coffee Machine Is Right For You?
There are so many different types of home coffee machine out there on the market. For those who don’t have experience using them, it can...
What’s The Difference Between Americano And Filter Coffee?
To people who don’t know too much about coffee, a cup of filter coffee may look the same as a coffee shop americano. However, the...
How Have Hand Grinders Evolved?
Ask any experienced coffee brewer about essential equipment for home brewing and sooner or later, they’ll tell you to invest in a grinder. As many...
Enjoying Coffee While Going Back To Work
Covid-19 means the world as we know it has changed, and that means coffee consumption has, too. In May, there was an astounding 5,380% increase...
Improving Your French Press Coffee Brewing
The French press (or cafetière) is one of the world’s oldest and most popular brewing devices. It’s affordable, easy to use, and generally quite consistent,...
Using The Right Grind Size For Your Brewing Method: An Experiment
Trained baristas know the importance of selecting the right grind size for different brewing methods. In fact, most coffee shops regularly recalibrate their grinders throughout...