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Brewing with #nofilter, cezve style

Brewing Specialty Coffee on the Cezve, Ibrik, Turkish Coffee Pot or Greek Style It goes by many names. It’s ancient. And it’s a beautiful way to brew.  After nearly 20 years of coffee making I’ve gone back to my roots. My father is from the…

Brewing Coffee with a Chemex

I’ve loved the Chemex for years! From its fine award winning design to its iconic appearance in the James Bond’s movie, ‘From Russia With Love’. But I really love it because it just makes really nice coffee. Welcome to the next level of coffee drinking!…

Brew coffee at home with an AeroPress

Just when the world of coffee brewing looked set in stone, along come the AeroPress! Since it’s launch, this brewing wonder has seen a volcanic rise in popularity and praise. Here’s why. It brews the right amount of coffee, combines immersion brewing – french press…

How to brew french press coffee at home

Three great qualities about french press is the richness of body, the depth of flavour it achieves and stable extraction in every brew.  There’s really nothing you can do to stuff it up. Even using boiling water in the brewer is not a sin and…

Cappuccino at home with a Stovetop Brewer

If you’re spending time at home, you’ll want to brew delicious coffee! The good news is that you don’t need expensive equipment to make great coffee. As you’ll see in the video below, you can brew incredible coffee with a Stovetop Brewer (or Moka Pot).…

Basic Latte Art Technique

There are many ways to do latte art and many styles of patterns. However the core of the skills outlined in this post is the basis and foundation of every pattern you’ll ever want to do. By understanding and mastering these skills you’ll be on…

Coffee for the community Episode 2 Series 1

Episode 2: Brewing at home with pre-ground coffee In episode 2 we go deep into the controversial topic of brewing with pre-ground coffee. There’s so many opinions on this topic, so we wanted to see if we could make an exceptional espresso using pre-ground coffee.…

Coffee for the community Series 1 Episode 1

Making great coffee on cheap, second hand espresso machines A few weeks ago, on a saturday afternoon, we hit Gumtree hard in search of used espresso machines. The cheaper the better! Our goal is to show that you don’t need to spend a lot of…

Showcasing Brazil Fazenda California

We have a very special treat for you and your customers. For the next 4 weeks we will be showcasing three exceptional coffees from Brazil Fazenda California. On offer we’ll have three variations on the Cold Soul Natural Fermentation method Luiz Roberto Saldanha Rodrigues (owner…

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