Brew Guides & Education

Catur and their Experimental Processing: Inoculation

Catur and their Experimental Processing: Inoculation

Catur is a collaborative project between So So Good Coffee Company, an Indonesian coffee sourcing consultancy; Dr. Iantan Taufik, B. Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. and Mikael Jasin, a two-time Indonesian Barista Champion.  Catur uses the...
October 24, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Prototype Coffee: Espresso Shots & Roasting Techniques

Prototype Coffee: Espresso Shots & Roasting Techniques

Espresso machines typically pull shots with 9 bars of pressure. This is the norm in the industry. But at Prototype Coffee in Vancouver, British Columbia, they have perfectly good reasons as to why...
October 21, 2022 — Zara Snitman
How should you store your coffee to maintain freshness?

How should you store your coffee to maintain freshness?

The aging of roasted coffee is linked to the rate it degasses. This is a complicated subject as coffees don’t degas at a fixed rate; there are many variables that impact the process....
October 21, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Q&A: with Jeremy Perkins, the Owner of French Press Coffee Roasters

Q&A: with Jeremy Perkins, the Owner of French Press Coffee Roasters

Jeremy Perkins has has been in specialty coffee for 22 years. Originally owning a cafe in the UK, we chatted with Perkins about how coffee culture in the UK differs...
October 21, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Q&A With the Head Roaster at Rosso Coffee Roasters: Paul Stephens

Q&A With the Head Roaster at Rosso Coffee Roasters: Paul Stephens

Paul Stephens, the Head Roaster at Rosso Coffee Roasters, has been roasting coffee for 21 years. During his career, he has gone from keeping pen-and-paper notes of roast temperatures to operating some of the most high-tech...
October 21, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Hand vs. Machine Picking on a Brazilian micro lot

Hand vs. Machine Picking on a Brazilian micro lot

Brazil produces more coffee than any other country in the world. They have achieved this by industrializing their practices for mass production, which has impacted the quality of the coffee they produce. “When you...
October 20, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Dialed in: Iced AeroPress

Dialed in: Iced AeroPress

We want to make the most of these last couple of weeks of warm weather. So, it's time to experiment with a new version of iced coffee! We all love a...
September 26, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Meet Cavan Coffee

Meet Cavan Coffee

Q&A With Rufus Cavan, the co-owner of Cavan Coffee “We are smack dab in the suburbs in Guelph. There aren’t a lot of other independent businesses in the area,” Rufus Cavan told us...
September 23, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Meet Foglifter Coffee Roasters

Meet Foglifter Coffee Roasters

Q&A with Amanda Nicoletti, the co-owner of Foglifter Coffee Roasters This family-run business is now nested in the corner of Main and 20th in Vancouver, British Columbia.  The owners, Amanda and Wayne Nicoletti,...
September 23, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Meet Agro Roasters

Meet Agro Roasters

Q&A With Chris Fraser, the Head Roaster at Agro Roasters  We caught up with Chris Fraser to learn about his roasting style and how Agro’s new SOVDA machine is helping them take their coffee...
September 23, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Q&A with Dustin Ryan Yu, Director of Coffee at This Coffee Co.

Q&A with Dustin Ryan Yu, Director of Coffee at This Coffee Co.

Dustin Ryan Yu is the Director of Coffee and Green Buyer at The Roasters Pack’s sister coffee roastery, This Coffee Co. We caught up with Dustin to learn more about why he sourced...
September 23, 2022 — Zara Snitman
Dialed in: Espresso Tonic

Dialed in: Espresso Tonic

This Coast Espresso not only lends itself well to milk but also to tonic water! At their Vancouver cafe Modus Coffee serves up an espresso tonic with homemade syrup. “We’ve...
September 09, 2022 — Zara Snitman