by BaristaHustleAdmin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
There are heaps of processes and stages involved in making delicious coffee. We all know this, and I’m not going to beat that dead horse. What I will belabour instead is that every single one of those processes introduces an element of unevenness. I’ve talked about... by BaristaHustleAdmin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
This post is an exploration of Blending: why businesses blend coffee, why I believe some roasters choose to blend, and why others don’t. I also suggest why blending has a bad rep within the Specialty Industry. For a very long time “coffee” was a... 
by BaristaHustleAdmin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Testing distribution methods for espresso is turning out be quite a journey. This post is another step toward understanding what’s actually going on between the grinder and espresso machine. If you’re new here: three weeks ago I sent out a survey about distribution... by BaristaHustleAdmin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Just before the weekend you may have stumbled upon a press release from World Coffee Events. It details some significant rule changes to the World Barista Championship for 2016 onwards. See the article here. I’d like to spend this week exploring and discussing... 
by BaristaHustleAdmin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Last week I sent out a survey with a single simple question: How do you distribute for espresso? Distribution is the act of evening out the coffee grinds in an espresso machine’s basket before tamping. This helps the water pass through all of the coffee grinds at the...