home brew
THE GREAT COFFEE OUTDOORS
Good coffee tastes good all the time (presuming you’ve made it good too), but good coffee tastes even better when you take it outdoors. And if you’ve made it outdoors as well, brought your butane gas burner, Aeropress Go, Porlex and aluminium boiler pot, found a rock to perch yourself on and a level(ish) patch […]
COSTA RICA : COFFEE OF AUGUST
The Santuario project have been innovators in coffee processing. This lot was soaked in a juice made from coffee cherries before pulping, a process which is said to jump start the flavour development, it is then pulped retaining 65% of the pectin fruit layer and then dried (black honey process). If this wasn’t unique enough […]
COFFEE OF MARCH: TANZANIA MT KILIMANJARO
One day I’d like to climb this mountain. It is the highest mountain in Africa and stands 4900 meters tall above its plateau base. I like a challenge and a breathtaking view, and it is only more alluring when I consider strolling through this coffee plantation on my way up. The Mt Kilimanjaro coffee plantation […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: INDONESIA
Blue Bianca Indonesia Year after year these guys produce amazing coffee. So it’s no surprise that we have it in the mix again on our 2022 line-up. The wet-hulled processing method is unique to Indonesia and imparts flavours onto the coffee that are distinct. The slightly fermented or pleasantly funky notes add a bit of […]
5 Reasons to brew coffee at home
Making your own coffee at home can seem a little daunting at first. After all, don’t baristas have to train for the job? This is a valid reason to be apprehensive, so we’ve put together five points that will quash any fears you might have. 1. It doesn’t need to be expensive. Do you need […]