Musings (# Specialty coffee)
The ratio that matters more than your machine
You can spend $3,000 on a machine and still make a worse cup than someone using $30 gear, all because of one number.Coffee-to-water ratio is the single biggest lever most home brewers never touch, and it's almost entirely free to fix. A common starting point...
The ratio that matters more than your machine
You can spend $3,000 on a machine and still make a worse cup than someone using $30 gear, all because of one number.Coffee-to-water ratio is the single biggest lever most home brewers never touch, and it's almost entirely free to fix. A common starting point...
Fresher isn't always better. Coffee needs to re...
Right after roasting, beans are packed with CO2, a natural byproduct of the roasting process, trapped inside the bean's cellular structure. Brew too soon after roasting and that gas pushes back against the water during extraction, disrupting how evenly the coffee actually gets brewed. The...
Fresher isn't always better. Coffee needs to re...
Right after roasting, beans are packed with CO2, a natural byproduct of the roasting process, trapped inside the bean's cellular structure. Brew too soon after roasting and that gas pushes back against the water during extraction, disrupting how evenly the coffee actually gets brewed. The...
Washed, natural, honey: the step that shapes fl...
The roast gets the credit. The processing method does most of the work. Before a coffee cherry ever meets a roaster, it goes through processing, turning a wet, fruit-covered cherry into a stable, dry green bean ready to ship. How that happens changes the final...
Washed, natural, honey: the step that shapes fl...
The roast gets the credit. The processing method does most of the work. Before a coffee cherry ever meets a roaster, it goes through processing, turning a wet, fruit-covered cherry into a stable, dry green bean ready to ship. How that happens changes the final...
What is 'terroir' in coffee, and why does it ma...
Two farms, 500 metres apart. Completely different cup.Wine drinkers have known about terroir for centuries, the idea that soil, altitude, climate and shade leave a fingerprint on the fruit that no winemaker can fake or replicate elsewhere. Coffee works exactly the same way, even though...
What is 'terroir' in coffee, and why does it ma...
Two farms, 500 metres apart. Completely different cup.Wine drinkers have known about terroir for centuries, the idea that soil, altitude, climate and shade leave a fingerprint on the fruit that no winemaker can fake or replicate elsewhere. Coffee works exactly the same way, even though...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Innovations in coffee processing methods have gained traction over the last decade. One of the most divisive of these innovations is the infused or macerated coffee, referring to the process of transferring flavour from one item to another, most commonly from fruit or spices to...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Innovations in coffee processing methods have gained traction over the last decade. One of the most divisive of these innovations is the infused or macerated coffee, referring to the process of transferring flavour from one item to another, most commonly from fruit or spices to...
New year's resolutions
Tis the season for resolutions and what would the month of January be if no consideration were given to our personal growth goals for the year ahead. I’m always struck by how many of my friends and family are always looking to make more time...
New year's resolutions
Tis the season for resolutions and what would the month of January be if no consideration were given to our personal growth goals for the year ahead. I’m always struck by how many of my friends and family are always looking to make more time...
Re-discovering the lost to save the coffee indu...
The future of the beloved arabica bean is in jeopardy due to climate warming and susceptibility to pests and disease but there is hope on the horizon with a recent rediscovery of the Coffea stenophylla species of coffee plant. Originating from Sierra Leone in Africa, a...
Re-discovering the lost to save the coffee indu...
The future of the beloved arabica bean is in jeopardy due to climate warming and susceptibility to pests and disease but there is hope on the horizon with a recent rediscovery of the Coffea stenophylla species of coffee plant. Originating from Sierra Leone in Africa, a...
Thankful
My love affair with coffee began late in life and came at the same time as my first mobile phone and Hotmail account – I was 17 and just starting out at Melbourne University. I have Salvatore Malatesta to thank for the introduction to coffee...
Thankful
My love affair with coffee began late in life and came at the same time as my first mobile phone and Hotmail account – I was 17 and just starting out at Melbourne University. I have Salvatore Malatesta to thank for the introduction to coffee...