A guide to brewing larger volumes of coffee at home
Brewing larger volumes of coffee at home can be challenging. As you increase your brew weight, you need to correspondingly tweak other variables, including your...
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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
Cleaning your coffee brewer at home
The quality of home-brewed coffee depends on a huge number of different factors, from the consistency of your grind to the temperature of your water....
Coffee grinder burrs: What should home consumers look for?
For home baristas, a coffee grinder is an important investment, and making an informed decision when you buy is important. The home grinder market has...
Choosing the best paper filter for your pour over coffee
Paper filters have a reputation for giving your cup of coffee a cleaner and more vibrant flavour when compared to filters made from other materials,...
Why are some coffee beans harder to grind than others?
There are many things brewers should consider when grinding coffee, including origin, roast profile, processing method, and brew method. Each should inform just how coarse...
How Does Your Dripper Material Affect Your Pour Over Coffee?
For as long as people have brewed pour over coffee, they have argued about drippers. Flat bottom or conical, the best size, choosing the right...
Which Type Of Home Coffee Machine Is Right For You?
There are so many different types of home coffee machine out there on the market. For those who don’t have experience using them, it can...
What’s The Difference Between Americano And Filter Coffee?
To people who don’t know too much about coffee, a cup of filter coffee may look the same as a coffee shop americano. However, the...
How Have Hand Grinders Evolved?
Ask any experienced coffee brewer about essential equipment for home brewing and sooner or later, they’ll tell you to invest in a grinder. As many...
Enjoying Coffee While Going Back To Work
Covid-19 means the world as we know it has changed, and that means coffee consumption has, too. In May, there was an astounding 5,380% increase...
Improving Your French Press Coffee Brewing
The French press (or cafetière) is one of the world’s oldest and most popular brewing devices. It’s affordable, easy to use, and generally quite consistent,...
Using The Right Grind Size For Your Brewing Method: An Experiment
Trained baristas know the importance of selecting the right grind size for different brewing methods. In fact, most coffee shops regularly recalibrate their grinders throughout...
How To Take Your Pour Over Brewing To The Next Level
Brewers should be curious and adventurous when making pour over coffee. For those already equipped with a scale, grinder, thermometer, stopwatch, and a few expert-approved...
Coffee grinders: What’s the difference between conical & flat burr grinders?
Coffee grinders are one of the most important pieces of coffee equipment you’ll own, whether you’re a café owner or a home brewer. A poor-quality...
What You Need to Brew Great Coffee On The Go
How do you get a good quality coffee when travelling? If you’re in a city, you may be able to stop by a specialty coffee...
Everything you need to know to brew great pour over coffee
Pour over coffee has been embraced by the specialty coffee scene in recent years and there is much discussion about the best techniques and tools...