Bean Storage – Keeping Your Beans Fresh

Fresh beans are the best beans, so keeping your beans fresh is an essential part of making excellent quality coffee from home. How do you keep your beans at their best? Keep them out of the sun! This is a given, but a crucial one to remember: keep your beans away from heat and sunlight.. Read more

What are the flavours of Coffee?

FOR THE LOVE OF GOOD FLAVOUR In celebration of our love for coffee, we thought we’d dive deeper into the FLAVOUR of Coffee! Coffee, the delicious aromatic beverage that stimulates our senses and awakens us; but why does it taste so amazing? Coffee is one of the most complex beverages in the world. Compared to.. Read more

What Kind of Milk Should I Use in My Coffee?

How To Steam Perfect Milk

Steaming milk is one of the hardest things to get perfect but once you’ve conquered it you’ll be showing it off to the world! To help you conquer milk, Chief Espresso Officer Ryd’s Tips on how to steam perfect milk: Firstly you need to fill the milk up to just below the notch and then.. Read more

The Life Cycle of a Coffee Bean text with hand holding coffee cherries

Where does coffee come from?

We know that good coffee starts with great beans. But HOW do coffee beans become great? What makes some coffees better than others? How did these magical, delicious tasting beans end up in my cup? All great questions! Let us tell you just how a coffee bean comes into existence and all the special things.. Read more

Best Mid Range Espresso Machines to Buy in 2018

The best mid range ($500-$1500) espresso machines to buy in 2018

A new year, some new fresh coffee beans – what about a new machine? If 2018 is the year for upgrading your home machine to something a little heftier, here are our top picks for mid-range ($500 – $1500) home espresso machines. 1. Breville Bes920 ~$799 This nifty little machine has a quick start time, is.. Read more

CBD Christmas Orders and Closure Dates

It’s that time of year again, when our roastery shuts it’s doors and all the hard working roasters get to take a break and spend time with their family and friends. Which means that there will be a period where we won’t be able to send any orders out. So to avoid disappointment (and caffeine.. Read more

How to tamp properly (using anything)

If you follow us on Instagram you might have seen some of our “Does it Tamp?” series, where we test out various household and office objects to determine if they can successfully tamp ground coffee into a decent tasting cup. Much to our surprise, using things like beer bottles, pestle and teaspoons to tamp your.. Read more

How to Read Coffee Language

If you’re new to the coffee world it can seem a little daunting. When you’re just dusting off your shiny new espresso machine and in the market for some coffee beans to start brewing with, you might not know where to start. The “third wave” of coffee has brought with it some awesome advancements in.. Read more

Kogi Coffee in Print (And On Screen)

By now you’ve definitely heard us shouting from the rooftops about how awesome Kogi Coffee is. Not just the bright taste and texture of the coffee itself, but the message and story behind how the brand came to be. We’ve been sharing the message so loudly, in fact, that the team over at Peppermint.. Read more

Everything You Need To Know About Decaf Coffee

Coffee contains around 1,000 chemicals that make up the delicious taste and aroma, so removing the caffeine (thus decaffeinating) has not proved a simple task. Over the years, the process of decaffeinated has changed drastically, beginning with using carcinogenic chemicals, to now using only water. We get asked all the time about the different methods,.. Read more

Why is my coffee bitter, sour or burnt?

Sometimes in the morning it’s hard enough to find your wallet, keys and phone, let alone try to troubleshoot a coffee that just tastes off. We’ve all experienced a brew tasting bitter, sour or burnt, but it doesn’t have to ruin your day. These problems can often be fixed with a quick adjustment and re-brew,.. Read more

Why the right grinder is essential for a great cup of coffee

One of the simplest things everyone knows about coffee is that it needs to be ground before you can drink it. But, it’s not as simple as it might sound. In the coffee world, there are two grinders you can use to grind your beans: a burr grinder, or a blade grinder. Both work to.. Read more

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