So you’ve seen on your bag of coffee beans that it’s a Light or a Medium or Dark Roast. You might have even seen some other roasts like City Roast, or a City+, Verona, French or Cinnamon Roast. So what does it all mean?…
If you enjoy the delights of Third Wave coffee beans often, you’ll soon come across the phrase ‘naturally processed’ or ‘dry processed’ (both meaning the same thing) and wonder what on earth this means. So what’s the skinny? Well, naturally processed coffee beans are…
There are no instruction manuals for making coffee. No-one who tells you not to make coffee with scalding hot water because the coffee will burn. Nothing to tell you that if your water is too cold then your coffee will come out flat and…
Just getting into making coffee for yourself at home? Well, you passed the first test in looking around to find the best brew method to get started with. Some ways to make coffee are a lot easier than others, and then there are those…
Crema is a nice sounding Italian word that seems to get misused every time I see it. I’ve even seen instant coffees with the word ‘Crema’ on it just because it sounds better. What is crema? Crema is the thin layer of brown foam…
Two of the more exotic words to appear on your freshly brewed bag of coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta, and they are among the first things you should learn about if you’re starting to really get into coffee. But what do they mean?…
Anyone who has been around the coffee game must have seen a shift in the last 20-30 years or so. This ‘shift’ in coffee shops, coffee roasters, and home brewing has changed so much about what we think about coffee and is referred to…
I’m a mad coffee nut, so when I got the chance to spend a few days in Istanbul last year my thoughts immediately turned to coffee. Turkey has a rich an interesting history (just look at the gorgeous Hagia Sophia I visited just above)…
One of the most important things you can learn to help you appreciate coffee, but something that is frighteningly poorly understood, is the difference between body and clarity. I remembering not understanding this and finding it really hard to get a straight answer. Now…
Siphon Coffee is a mysterious creature, made from a Siphon Coffee Maker – often referred to as a Vacuum Pot or a Vacuum Coffee Maker – an absolutely outrageous looking piece of kit. It is held in high regard by many in the know…
