Brewing Coffee

As a coffee drinker, you’re almost guaranteed to have tried both arabica and Robusta, sometimes in the same cup of coffee. So, what is the difference between the two?

Have you just become the proud owner of a new Sage espresso machine? Well done, you’ve made a great choice! If you want to make the most of your new purchase and quickly get to grips with how to make a great cup of coffee you’ve come to the right place.

Immersion brewing is an efficient way to achieve a great tasting cup of coffee. Immersion brewing is all about the interaction between the coffee and water until you say otherwise. An advantage of immersion coffee brewing is the control it gives you over the coffee. 

Any professional barista will tell you that a decent set of scales is one of their most important pieces of equipment. Weighing your coffee beans is the first step to brewing a well-balanced and impressive cup of coffee. For coffee enthusiasts, a coffee scale is, therefore, a necessity.

In this article we aim to explain how to tell if your coffee is as fresh as can be, how to store coffee at home to keep it fresh, and what you can do to get the best flavours and value for money from your morning brew.

The Aeropress. A system capable of creating astonishing coffee with only 2 minutes of immersion allows you to trust a long bike ride to a mid-ride drink full of character while you can carry your brewing kit on your back.