Why Does My Coffee Taste Burnt?

Nobody wakes up in the morning and decides that they want a burnt tasting coffee, but it can happen, even if you have a super fantastic machine. So how to fix it? Let’s take a look! What to look for The first thing you want to check is that your coffee is actually burnt, and.. Read more

What’s The Difference Between Robusta & Arabica Coffee?

Read Time: 2.5 – 4 minutes ‘Robusta‘ and ‘Arabica‘ are terms used to describe the species of a coffee bean/cherry. It goes without saying that coffee is complex. You can get a variation in flavours and tones based on the altitude, location, and soil quality of which the coffee is grown. Another variation is the.. Read more

Coffee Profile: Kenya Ruka Chui

Read Time: 1-2 minutes Kenya is known in the coffee industry to have some of the world’s most beautiful and delicious Arabica coffee beans. In fact, 90% of Kenya’s coffee exports are of the Arabica variety, so they genuinely have mastered how to create perfectly grown Arabica coffee beans. Mostly produced by smallholder farmers who.. Read more

Why You Should Invest in a Grinder

READ TIME: 1-2 minutes People often spend thousands of dollars on a brand new, top of the line coffee machine, but forget to invest in a grinder. What many people don’t realise is a good grinder is just as important, if not more important than a good coffee machine. A good grinder will give you.. Read more

How To Tell The Difference Between Good & Bad Coffee Beans

Read time – 3 minutes, 50 seconds. To put it simply, a good coffee bean is determined by whether or not it gives you a coffee that you like. However, if you want to start identifying what it is in particular that you like about a coffee, (so you know what to look for if.. Read more

How To Start Drinking Coffee

It can be overwhelming when you go into a coffee shop and see all of the options on the menu, you don’t know what a lot of them are, which ones you think you’d like, or where to even begin. Maybe you just want to drink coffee for the social aspect, or – you’ve started.. Read more

Coffee Profile: Papua New Guinean Single Origin

The coffee from Papua New Guinea is simply exquisite. With sweet, well-balanced beans and flavours of plum chocolate, light spice, it’s no wonder that coffee is the country’s 2nd largest agriculture export. Our PNG is sourced from a series of small family-operated farms in Okapa, which is located in the Eastern Highlands of PNG. The.. Read more

Is TikTok Coffee or Dalgona Coffee Worth The Hype?

The coffee industry is no stranger to sudden trends and patterns. In the 1980s latte art was invented out of a trendy craze in the US. Today, 40 years on, having a latte at a cafe without a beautiful rosetta or heart design just seems odd. However, some trends aren’t as long-lasting as latte art… Read more

Why Is My Coffee Bitter?

A bitter-tasting coffee is not an ideal way to start the morning – the good news is, it’s pretty simple to fix. A quick adjustment and re-brew are all it should take to get that shot perfect! Words to understand Extraction = This refers to the pour of the coffee from your espresso machine. It’s.. Read more

How to Dial your Grinder!

Don’t be afraid of the grind! This takes practice and patience and you should expect to waste a lot of coffee doing this. Some grinders are very sensitive so if you know that your beans are good and that you tamp consistently you can easily see the effects the grinder has on the pour. IMPORTANT.. Read more

Why You Should Never Tap The Side Of Your Portafilter

When you begin to learn about coffee, the first thing you pick up is that every step in the process, even the smallest ones, are incredibly important. One wrong move or technique in the grinding process is going to affect how well you can evenly tamp the shot, a bad tamp will affect how the.. Read more

Understanding Coffee Roast

There are three main ‘levels’ that coffee can be roasted to; Light, Medium and Dark. For a very general guide – light will be on the sweeter/sour side, dark roasted will more on the bitter side and a medium roast unsurprisingly will be in the middle. Unless you like the sort of flavours that kick.. Read more

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