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Orea Brewer Recipe (February 11, 2023)

A cappuccino emoji? (December 30, 2022)

I wrote an article for Sprudge (September 06, 2022)

York Coffee Recommendations (May 25, 2022)

Using the Tricolate coffee brewer (April 10, 2022)

A photo from last weekend (March 18, 2022)

The Fellow Ode grinder: a few weeks later (March 18, 2022)

Breakfast and Coffee: A wiki for sharing food and drink recommendations (February 03, 2022)

Drinking tea in the afternoon (December 24, 2021)

My Edinburgh Field Report is in Barista Magazine (December 06, 2021)

Introducing the HyperText Coffee Pot (November 18, 2021)

Freezing coffee beans (November 04, 2021)

Coffee Filtration: A Guide (October 22, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Conor from HBW Coffee (September 29, 2021)

How to Make a Cold Foam Iced Coffee at Home (September 14, 2021)

A theory on sour coffee and cheap grinders (September 09, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Gillian from MAYZE Finnieston (September 08, 2021)

Starbucks' influence on my interest in speciality coffee (August 30, 2021)

Flavour attributes I like in coffee (August 27, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Hannah from the Manchester Coffee Festival (August 26, 2021)

Ordering espresso at cafes (August 24, 2021)

Sounds of the cafe (August 23, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Pete from Black Pine Coffee (August 18, 2021)

A Future for Packaging With Manifesto Coffee (Barista Magazine) (August 12, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Darryl from Short Long Black Coffee (August 09, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Author Lani Kingston (August 05, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Fraser from EH9 ESPRESSO (August 02, 2021)

Edinburgh's police box cafes (feature in Barista Magazine Online) (July 23, 2021)

Coffee and food pairings (July 15, 2021)

My weekday coffee routine (July 13, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Angela from The Barista League (July 12, 2021)

Brazilian coffees and flavour notes (July 09, 2021)

How I store coffee at home (July 08, 2021)

A short word on decaf coffee (July 07, 2021)

The Aromaboy: A month (or so) on (July 06, 2021)

Recycling coffee packaging (June 30, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Mandy from Mandy's Daily Grind (June 29, 2021)

Coffee Chat with William from It All Started Here (June 25, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Robert from Brew Culture Coffee and Tea (June 24, 2021)

I was featured in Coffee People (June 23, 2021)

My growing mug collection (June 15, 2021)

Blog about what you are learning (June 08, 2021)

Guess the Scottish Cafe (June 07, 2021)

Game: Guess the Edinburgh Cafe (Part 3) (May 24, 2021)

How do I start brewing coffee at home? (May 20, 2021)

Tasting pour-over coffee at different points of extraction (May 19, 2021)

Coffee Ratio Calculator Tool (May 18, 2021)

Game: Guess the Edinburgh Cafe (Part 2) (May 17, 2021)

My first brew with the Aromaboy (May 14, 2021)

Coffee Chat with The Drip in Edinburgh (May 13, 2021)

How to Shake Up Your Aeropress Recipe (May 11, 2021)

Game: Guess the Edinburgh Cafe (May 10, 2021)

Brewing with the Aeropress in the park (May 07, 2021)

Drinking coffee out of a smaller cup (May 06, 2021)

Speciality coffee shops in Edinburgh I have visited (May 05, 2021)

Notes from a coffee crawl (May 04, 2021)

More testing with the Hario V60 (April 30, 2021)

Coffee documentaries I have watched (April 29, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Tim Williams from World Aeropress Championship (April 28, 2021)

My experience using a cloth Aeropress filter (April 27, 2021)

How I am brewing with the Aeropress (April 26, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Luke from Standart (April 23, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Jordan from Grumpy Mule (April 22, 2021)

My Hario V60 continuous pour recipe (April 20, 2021)

Make cold brew at home with no fancy equipment (April 19, 2021)

Complex and not so complex coffees (April 15, 2021)

Taking a break from home espresso (April 14, 2021)

My first cloth-filtered coffee (April 09, 2021)

The Chemex: A week or two on (April 08, 2021)

Coffee origins I have tried so far (April 02, 2021)

My two-cup Chemex recipe (April 02, 2021)

How to Read a Coffee Label (April 01, 2021)

Five Ways to Make Coffee at Home (April 01, 2021)

A Beginner's Introduction to Grinding Coffee at Home (March 30, 2021)

Brewing one cup of coffee with the Chemex (March 30, 2021)

Home espresso and interesting resources (March 27, 2021)

Trying a Robusta coffee (March 27, 2021)

Scottish Coffee Roasters I Have Tried (March 27, 2021)

My Home Brew Bar (March 27, 2021)

Purchasing an espresso grinder (March 26, 2021)

On the road to better espresso shots (March 25, 2021)

Comparing the Kalita Wave and the V60 (March 22, 2021)

Espresso journaling (March 22, 2021)

My experience making espresso at home (March 21, 2021)

My ongoing journey with the Flair (March 19, 2021)

Pulling more shots with the Flair NEO (March 17, 2021)

First shots with the Flair NEO (March 16, 2021)

Pour-Over Brewing: Pulse and Continuous Pouring (March 15, 2021)

Brewing pour-over coffee without a bloom (March 06, 2021)

How to Make an Iced Latte at Home (February 26, 2021)

How to Make a Cappuccino at Home (without an espresso machine) (February 23, 2021)

A Pour-Over Brewing Glossary (February 21, 2021)

My Experience Cupping Coffee with Steampunk (February 21, 2021)

Brewing two cups with the Chemex (February 17, 2021)

Acaia Pearl: ongoing thoughts (February 13, 2021)

Coffee Chat with Todd Johnson from Williams and Johnson (February 11, 2021)

Cupping the same coffee roasted three ways: Part two (February 08, 2021)

Cupping three of the same coffees (February 06, 2021)

My Experience with the Aeropress (February 05, 2021)

The V60: A week (or so) on (February 03, 2021)

First impressions with the Chemex (February 02, 2021)

Observations on the Hario V60 (February 01, 2021)

My first impressions with the V60 (January 31, 2021)

Cupping the same coffee roasted differently (January 30, 2021)

Why do a coffee cupping at home? (January 28, 2021)

My Current V60 Recipe (January 28, 2021)

V60 vs The Chemex (January 27, 2021)

Basic set up for brewing with Kalita Wave (January 26, 2021)

Cleaning the Aeropress rubber plunger (January 24, 2021)

Experimenting with coarser grinding for the Aeropress (January 21, 2021)

Interview for The Coffee Life Blog (January 20, 2021)

My Kalita Wave Recipe (January 17, 2021)

Aeropress vs. Kalita Wave? (January 17, 2021)

Going back to the Aeropress (January 16, 2021)

Thoughts on the regular Aeropress method (January 15, 2021)

Lessons from a home coffee cupping (January 12, 2021)

Observations using the Kalita Wave (January 08, 2021)

Observations on gooseneck kettles (January 07, 2021)

Standart Magazine Review (Issue 21) (January 06, 2021)

Observations on cupping at home (January 03, 2021)

Acids in Coffee (January 02, 2021)

The design of the Kalita Wave (January 01, 2021)

Using a coarser grind with the Aeropress (December 29, 2020)

Aeropress French Press (December 27, 2020)

Why I switched to an electric grinder (December 25, 2020)

Blending at home (December 24, 2020)

Online cupping classes (December 22, 2020)

My Aeropress is difficult to push... (December 20, 2020)

Sweetness in Coffee (December 19, 2020)

Brewing hacks (December 17, 2020)

I cannot taste this flavour... (December 15, 2020)

Barista Documentary Review (November 25, 2020)

Baristas Documentary Review (November 23, 2020)

What is Turkish Coffee? (November 21, 2020)

From Seed to Cup: Sourcing, Exporting, and Roasting (November 18, 2020)

The Journey from Seed to Cup: Planting, Harvesting, and Processing (November 17, 2020)

Caffeinated Documentary Review (November 15, 2020)

How I Taste Coffee (November 13, 2020)

How I Choose Coffee Beans (November 07, 2020)

Coffee in '90s Sitcoms (November 03, 2020)

Grinding Coffee at Home (November 02, 2020)

My First French Press Brew (November 01, 2020)

Brewing a Better Cup of Coffee (October 30, 2020)

Missing Bean Peruvian Direct Trade Review (October 29, 2020)

Why I Love the Aeropress (October 28, 2020)

Measuring Coffee with Scales (October 28, 2020)

My First Brew with a Scale (October 27, 2020)

How I Learn About Speciality Coffee (October 25, 2020)

Steampunk Coffee's Packaging (October 24, 2020)

Changing My Coffee Brewing Process (October 24, 2020)

Building Relationships at My Local Coffee Shop (October 22, 2020)

Coffee Cupping with Steampunk (October 04, 2020)

Aeropress Recipe (October 01, 2020)

Brewing Coffee With the Aeropress (September 26, 2020)

The Five Factors of Coffee Tasting (September 22, 2020)

Blue Bottle Coffee Course Notes (September 07, 2020)

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