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COFFEE FARMS OPEN BORDERS TO REFUBEES
BEES AND COFFEE SUSTAINABILITY Not long ago I heard about the diminishing bee population and how this will be catastrophic for the world as we know it. I heard that […]
COFFEE FORECASTS AND FEELINGS IN 2022
Let’s switch on our crystal balls (or lava lamps if you don’t have one) and ask it what the future holds for the coffee industry this year. After we’ve done […]
AEROPRESS: UPSIDE DOWN UPSIDE DOWN.
Growing up in Australia in the 80’s meant that I was educated and inspired by Mr Squiggle and his remarkable talent for drawing pictures from squiggles. This might not sound […]
DO YOU HAVE AN ALTITUDE PROBLEM
I once had a customer who would come in, talk shop for an hour or so, tell me what coffee he’d been drinking lately, tell me about the best coffee […]
HOW NOT TO BE A COFFEE SNOB (WHEN YOU’RE A COFFEE SNOB)
I wouldn’t call myself a coffee snob. It’s not nice to call people coffee snobs so I extend that etiquette to myself, even though I am one. I don’t mean […]
FERMENTING WITH YEAST INOCULATION. YUMMO.
Inoculation is to introduce microorganisms, vaccines, or sera by inoculation. You know this because, thanks to the coronavirus, inoculation is currently on trend. In vogue. Hip. Not since frosted tips […]
HOW DOES WATER PRESSURE AFFECT ESPRESSOS?
Did you know that pressure does things to other things? It does! It turns coal into diamonds. It turns beers with friends into tequila shots. And it turns coffee into […]
ROUTINE AND HIDDEN TREASURE
It’s Tuesday (for narrative purposes). You know this because Marg is wearing her puffy sleeved chequered blouse, tapered ankle length slacks in emerald green and New Balance sneakers. You know […]
HOW DOES WATER TEMPERATURE AFFECT ESPRESSO?
Water is a somewhat necessary part of our existence, and unless you eat coffee your beans straight out of the bag, it’s a necessary part of a coffee’s existence. It’s […]
HOW DOES WATER TEMPERATURE AFFECT YOUR ESPRESSO?
Water is a somewhat necessary part of our existence, and unless you eat coffee your beans straight out of the bag, it’s a necessary part of a coffee’s existence. It’s […]
HOW DOES WATER PRESSURE AFFECT YOUR ESPRESSOS?
Did you know that pressure does things to other things? It does! It turns coal into diamonds. It turns beers with friends into tequila shots. And it turns coffee into […]
CAFE IDENTITIES: THE BEACH SIDE BAKERY/CAFE
You’re going camping. Not hard core, hike three days in and out mountain bring your own everything or you will surely die type camping, but a ‘pack the surfboards, bikes […]
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