Category: Resources

How-tos, guides and general coffee talk!

Making Espresso with the Sage Barista Express

You know that feeling whenever you walk into a coffee shop and you smell the aroma wafting through the air? Well then congratulations you know what love feels like and I think that it’s time that we bring that love home with a fresh espresso made from your Sage Barista Express. So obviously, you’re going […]

Read more

How Many Calories Are In a Cup of Instant Coffee?

If you’re health conscious, on a diet or simply are curious as to how many calories are in a cup of instant coffee, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve totted up the calorie count for a black coffee with and without sugar as well as a white coffee with and without sugar – all […]

Read more

What Is Barista Style Instant Coffee?

With more coffee brands coming out with their own iterations of “barista style instant coffee”, you might be wondering, what exactly is it? Is it the same standard of coffee you’d expect to get at a coffee shop? And what’s the difference between barista style instant coffee and regular instant coffee? What is barista style […]

Read more

How Much Caffeine Is In a Cup of Coffee?

In a standard 8oz/225ml cup of brewed coffee you can expect to consume around 75 – 135mg of caffeine depending on the roast and type of coffee bean. For example, lighter roasts tend to have more caffeine as they mostly maintain their size and natural caffeine content as opposed to dark roasts which shrink in […]

Read more

Why Do Roasted Coffee Beans Develop Oil Spots?

If you’ve started to roast your own coffee beans at home, chances are, you’re enjoying some of the finest coffee you can get your hands on. But if you’re a beginner, there are a variety of problems you might face during your journey towards expert roaster. One of which might be that your coffee beans […]

Read more

Are Coffee Pods Real Coffee?

One of the most popular ways people take their coffee is from a machine and coffee pods. This more likely is via a Nespresso machine. These household favourite coffee pods are often questioned whether or not the coffee inside is real or even ultra-processed? In particular, is the coffee inside of Nespresso real and does […]

Read more

How to Grind Coffee Beans

The method of grinding your own coffee beans can be a great way to save both money and freshness. Whether you choose to do it manually or automatically – doing it yourself can still ensure a high quality of ground beans for your morning coffee. You can still achieve barista-equivalent results without an automatic grinder, […]

Read more

Coffee Mailbag – April 2021

Welcome to April’s edition of the Coffee Mailbag. The coffee mailbag is a place where we take all your questions from the last month and do our best to answer/give you the best advice we can. The hope is that not only you get an answer to an issue you might be having, but our […]

Read more

Coffee Mailbag – March 2021

Welcome to the March edition of the Coffee Mailbag where we take questions submitted about a range of coffee topics and answer them as best we can. The aim is to help our readers learn a little bit more about coffee! Read on to find out what we covered in this month’s edition. What’s the […]

Read more

Coffee Mailbag – February 2021

In this month’s edition of the coffee mailbag we’ve answered some of your most asked questions. We certainly had some interesting questions submitted to us during February so read on to learn a bit more about coffee! Distribution Tools: Are they worth it? I use a Lelit distribution tool: it creates an even density, minimises […]

Read more