LEARNING BY DOING

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso “Perfect coffee” We are often exposed to advertisements in our daily lives that single out the ‘best’ coffee beans or recipes how to brew the ‘best’ cup of coffee. Advertising techniques use the words ‘best’ and ‘better’ […]

COFFEE PAPER FILTERS

COFFEE FILTERS Coffee filters were invented in the early 1900s by Melitta Benz, a housewife from Dresden, Germany with a big passion for coffee. She was brewing coffees daily and was not happy with the fact that too many coffee grounds were getting into her final cup. To solve this problem, she linked two things […]

COFFEE BREWING AND INSTINCTS

Barista and coffee brewing Many Baristas or coffee lovers are too much concerned about numbers.  They ask themselves, how many grams of coffee beans should I use? How many minutes should the pour-over process take? They worry about aspects that are less important in creating a delicious cup of coffee. Many people are changing nearly […]

SHOULD WE DRINK WATER BEFORE, OR AFTER COFFEE?

Question: Should we drink water before or after coffee? Answer: It’s recommended to drink 2 glasses of water before drinking 1 cup of coffee. That way, we can enjoy the aftertaste of coffee longer. If we drink the water right after the coffee, Baristas could think that we didn’t like the coffee and that we […]