Single-dose grinding has become more common, but it’s still changing
Favoured by baristas, home brewers, and competitors, single-dose grinding is a common practice in specialty coffee. The technique allows you to grind one dose at...
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How to curate an exceptional home coffee setup
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Key takeaways Prosumers increasingly treat their home coffee setups as one connected system. The coffee grinder now sits at the centre of investment. The April Grinder, launching on Kickstarter on 1 September, was built specifically to match its brewers. Informed consumers expect equipment with a clear design purpose. Consumers no longer treat their home coffee setups as an afterthought. They have become considered spaces, where… read more
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Key takeaways Prosumers increasingly treat their home coffee setups as one connected system. The coffee grinder now sits at the centre of investment. The April Grinder, launching on Kickstarter on 1 September, was built specifically… read more
How home coffee grinders are leading the prosumer market
The growth of the specialty coffee market has given way to the rise of the “prosumer”. Sitting between an industry professional and a consumer, prosumers...
Why an espresso machine isn’t necessary to pour latte art at home
Latte art has become a staple of specialty coffee. Most consumers expect baristas to pour intricate, crisp designs on their milk-based beverages – and for...
Why grinder consistency is so important for perfect espresso
Both coffee professionals and home baristas understand how challenging it can be to use an inconsistent grinder. With so many factors at play – from...
Long brew times are no longer the norm for cold coffee
Cold coffee beverages are now a staple on café menus the world over. In fact, in its 2023 third quarter financial report, Starbucks stated that...
From wine to coffee: How aeration can improve flavour
Coffee professionals and enthusiasts are always keen to find new ways to experience flavour and aroma. And there are seemingly endless ways to experiment –...
Are high-scoring coffees wasted on cold brew?
The cold coffee boom is still in progress. As more and more roasters find new ways to enter this market – especially the ready-to-drink segment...
Serving excellent espresso means using clean equipment
There are a certain number of variables you need to tweak and control if you want to extract great espresso – think dose, grind size,...
Bypass coffee brewing: How can it improve extraction?
There is a lot of science to brewing coffee. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, we trigger – and try to control – an almost endless number...
The coffee industry needs to take food safety for cold brew seriously
It certainly seems that cold brew has become a permanent fixture in specialty coffee. By 2025, the value of the global cold brew market is...
Exploring the evolution of the AeroPress
For some years now, the AeroPress has been one of the most beloved manual brewers in the specialty coffee sector. Industry professionals and coffee enthusiasts...
How is cold brew technology evolving?
To say cold brew is popular is something of an understatement. According to Technavio, the value of the global coffee market will grow by 26.44%...
How are cold coffee beverages changing?
Ten or so years ago, the only cold beverages available on café menus were limited to a number of iced drinks. Fast forward to today...
How can specialty coffee shops use automation to improve extraction?
In specialty coffee shops around the world, there has never been more of a focus on improving coffee extraction. One of the biggest skills any...
How do specialty coffee shops filter water for coffee?
For some time now, the conversation around water quality for coffee has become more and more prominent across the global specialty coffee sector. Coffee shops...
Should baristas use different paper filters for different roast profiles?
When it comes to brewing filter coffee, there are a seemingly endless number of variables to consider. Dose, yield, water temperature and quality, grind size,...