Are you thinking about purchasing a coffee shop but are unsure of what to expect? We asked some of the most successful cafe owners in the UK what to expect/what advice they would give to someone who was just about to embark on their ownership journey. Read on the find out what they had to […]
When selecting your coffee, you’ll usually find that the weight options include 250g, 500g and 1kg. This got us wondering: is it better to buy smaller or larger bags? We asked our online community for some of their preferences and asked them to give us a reason as to why they prefer that weight. Here’s […]
So, you’ve just created the best espresso shot known to man. You’ve got a great machine, your measurements were perfect and it poured at just the right pressure. Now you’re going to swirl it and take a sip, right? Slow down! Whilst most of us like to give our espresso a swirl before taking a […]
Making a great coffee ultimately comes down to the coffee beans at your disposal. Without having high quality coffee beans, your chances of producing a tasty, refreshing coffee is going to be slim – regardless of what machine you’re brewing it in. Of course, one’s definition of quality coffee beans might be completely different to […]
If you’re a big fan of coffee you likely already know that making a cup of coffee at home can be just as good as the one you’d buy at your local coffee shop. Whilst coffee shops spend thousands on expensive equipment, brewing a cup at home doesn’t need to cost anywhere near that amount […]
A week ago I received Mark Pilkington’s coffee roast exchange package. I could tell as I opened it that this was going to be good! This was an awesome exchange for me, and this review actually encompasses parts of both the roast I received *and* comments received on the roast I sent! So read on… […]
When reading descriptions of coffees online, a lot of the words used might not have any meaning to you. For example, when a coffee is full bodied, what on earth does that mean?! Fortunately, we’ve tracked down some of the common terms many roasters use in their marketing and explained what each one means. By […]
This is my review of Carl Matthews’ roasts. The coffees were a washed Colombian Supremo as well as an El Salvadoran Honey Process. Colombian Supremo – V60 02 Carl notes a total roast time of 13:45 on his Hottop, with a 16% weight loss and dropped 1:30 past first crack. He marked this a city […]
First part of my review for Home Roast Exchange. I got the beans yesterday. Phil sent me a batch of Colombian and a batch of Ethiopian roasted with his Royal#5 roaster (very cool roaster by the way!) The beans were roasted a few days ago. I opened both but only brew the Ethiopian coffee beans […]
The next review from our home coffee roasting community is of some Ethiopian coffee beans roasted by Dan Cashman. I received from Dan Cashman an Ethiopian Dry Process Kayon Mountain Taaroo from Sweet Maria’s. He sent me two different roasts of this bean plus some green for me to roast. He also sent me the […]