Coffee Writing
Below is a list of my coffee-related blog posts.
You may also be interested in my Coffee Maps where I list the cafes I recommend in each city I have visited.
- 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)
- My first go at making an affogato (April 02, 2021)
- My two-cup Chemex recipe (April 02, 2021)
- Five Ways to Make Coffee at Home (April 01, 2021)
- How to Read a Coffee Label (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)
- An Aeropress glossary (February 07, 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)
- 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)
- My first brew with the Kalita Wave (December 31, 2020)
- 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)
- The Aeropress: Inverted vs Regular Methods (November 04, 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)
- Measuring Coffee with Scales (October 28, 2020)
- Why I Love the Aeropress (October 28, 2020)
- My First Brew with a Scale (October 27, 2020)
- How I Learn About Speciality Coffee (October 25, 2020)
- Changing My Coffee Brewing Process (October 24, 2020)
- Steampunk Coffee's Packaging (October 24, 2020)
- Why I Drink Speciality Coffee (October 23, 2020)
- An Unknown Coffee Tasting (October 22, 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)