Barista Tips & Guides

How To Steam Milk; Tips + Troubleshooting
How To Steam Milk; Tips + Troubleshooting
If you’re new to steaming milk, I suggest you use water because you won’t waste milk while you’re learning how to do it. Start by spinning the water, and listen... Read more...
Why Is My Coffee Sour?
Why Is My Coffee Sour?
Sour coffee is caused by an excess amount of carbon dioxide in your beans. Good news though – it’s relatively easy to combat. Beans The first way to get rid... Read more...
What is a blonde espresso?
What is a blonde espresso?
A blonde espresso is where the coffee bean is only lightly roasted as opposed to the more common medium roast. Easily confused with the term ‘blonding’ – which is a... Read more...
What is a Latte?
What is a Latte?
Arguably the most popular and recognisable of all coffee beverages is the latte, renowned for its excellent balance of steamed milk, espresso and beautiful art displayed on the surface, its... Read more...
What Is A Cappuccino?
What Is A Cappuccino?
A Cappuccino is a type of coffee beverage with a coffee to milk ratio of 1:5 (That’s one shot of espresso ~30ml/1oz to 146ml/5oz of milk with foamy milk froth... Read more...
Beginner's Guide to buying coffee beans online [2020 Edition]
Beginner's Guide to buying coffee beans online [2020 Edition]
This is the ultimate guide to rule all other coffee guides on buying your coffee beans online. Coffee, Glorious Coffee! It’s the golden liquid that gets most of us up... Read more...
ULTIMATE PLUNGER COFFEE RECIPE
ULTIMATE PLUNGER COFFEE RECIPE
Not everyone has the luxury of spending $500-$5000 on an espresso machine, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy specialty coffee. All you need is a $40 plunger and some... Read more...
Milk For Different Coffees!
Milk For Different Coffees!
If you’re wondering what the difference is between a Cappuccino, Latte and a Flat White and how to make them, this blog post for you! Simply put; the difference between... Read more...
What is a Flat White?
What is a Flat White?
What is a Flat White? Essentially, A flat white is a coffee beverage comprised of espresso coffee, steamed milk and 2-4mm of microfoam on top. It was invented by Australians/New... Read more...
Guatemala coffee profile: Huehuetenango coffee region
Guatemala coffee profile: Huehuetenango coffee region
Huehuetenango coffee is as amazing as it sounds (Pronounced “Whey-Whey-Tenungo” if you can correctly pronounce it – which is difficult for just about any non-native speaker). The region is located... Read more...
Brisbane Lanes Coffee Festival
Brisbane Lanes Coffee Festival
What is Lanes Coffee Festival? It’s an inaugral coffee festival event occurring in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley each year around ~July 20-28th. It celebrates all things coffee from many of the... Read more...
The Different Types Of Coffee Drinkers
The Different Types Of Coffee Drinkers
Of course, the majority of coffee drinkers have a cappuccino or latte every morning as their routine, but there are a few outliers who I’ve come across over the years... Read more...