Speaking Over Coffee

Blog for coffee professionals

Friday, 27 November 2020

Does temperature matter in batch brewing?

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The temperature has always been a major variable in extraction. It's one of the first taught to trainee baristas. It's also very ins...
Sunday, 28 June 2020

LIPID RESISTANCE PART II: TESTING

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After coming up with a hypothesis on heat resistance, I needed to find if and how it changes. In this post, I will describe the details a...
Tuesday, 16 June 2020

LIPID RESISTANCE PART I: HYPOTHESIS

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Espresso is something you never really understand. Like almost anything in coffee, all the knowledge available merely scratches the su...
Monday, 18 May 2020

The sensory impact of colour and roasting time

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Colour and time are the most important roasting factors in creating coffee flavour. But there has been little research done on that. ...
Thursday, 14 May 2020

Curve explained: Normal

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In the era of tracking software, there is a curve paradigm. "It's gotta be instagrammable". While a bit exaggerated, you ge...
Saturday, 9 May 2020

Peak Water Jug Review

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The magnificent Peak Water Jug. Aiming to revolutionise the quality of water for home users. Starting as a Kickstarter project in 2018 it...
Saturday, 2 May 2020

Roast phases explained

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Good roaster understands their craft beyond the curve and approaches it based on bean changes. Following the reference is simple, but ...
Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Roasting curve design

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The biggest innovation in roasting was a roast tracking software. A continuous real-time data collection and roast curves make it much ...
Monday, 13 April 2020

Create your coffee network

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The coffee industry has an amazing community. There are lots of driven, curious, passionate people that propel it forward. It's c...
Wednesday, 8 April 2020

How to grow being off work

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If you're reading this, the chances are you have some free time. Whether you are furloughed, in between jobs or work reduced hours...
Saturday, 14 March 2020

What changes the tactile of espresso?

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There's little research on tactile in coffee. It's been a bit neglected compared to attributes like a flavour or taste. It's ...
Sunday, 20 January 2019

Coffee Meditation

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This morning I was drinking coffee. It's nothing unusual. But this time was different.
Saturday, 13 October 2018

I want to quit coffee

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Coffee is hard. It doesn't pay big money. It's not considered to be a prestigious career choice. And the path for professional de...
Sunday, 6 May 2018

Podcast #4: The Tale Of Becoming a Roaster

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It's all true story, despite the title showing differently. This episode reflects on what I did on my way. Because even though it did...
Sunday, 8 April 2018

Water filtration and its effects on coffee

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Water is probably the most difficult topic in coffee. You need a basic understanding of chemistry to even be able to explain how a filtr...
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