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Some tastes are not what they seem
On a recent trip to New Zealand I picked up a number of coffees for a friend that were roasted specially for him and as a thankyou I was invited to a cupping session this afternoon To make up numbers a ‘mystery coffee’ was purchased and added to the lineup Proper cupping protocol was followed [...]
Syphon Brewing
Whilst I have enjoyed many syphon brews over the past few years at cafes such as Penny University, Notes Music & Coffee, Tapped and Packed, Grindsmith and at various tasting evenings, I hadn’t had much hands-on experience with one. All that changed when my wife picked up on a hint when asking for my birthday [...]
31 December – unofficial ‘Give your roaster a hug’ day
I’m nominating 31 December to become “Give your roaster a hug” day At this time of year we are all reflecting on the coffee’s we have enjoyed (not forgetting to mention those that failed to live up to the hype – although few and far between this year), as well as discussing what we’re looking [...]
Review: DISK coffee filter for Aeropress
The DISK coffee filter – made by Coava Coffee – is a stainless steel filter, replacing the paper filter in an Aeropress In a commercial environment the DISK would not only save money but also cuts down on preparation time – simply rinse and re-use For the home user this removes the barriers for other [...]
A hectic 3 months
I’ve somewhat neglected the 5M Coffee blog recently, due to a hectic 3 months since my trip to Vienna back in September. However, this was only a temporary diversion as we will be updating the blog a lot more frequently in the coming months. A considerable amount of time has been spent growing Coffee Forums [...]
