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Seven years behind a bar before starting Brewing Coffees. Writes most of the equipment coverage and tests every machine on this site in an ordinary home kitchen.

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Medium roasted coffee beans. Photo by Ivan Yeo on Unsplash. Coffee Beans The 4 Best Medium Roast Coffee Beans Medium roast coffee is the sweet spot of the roast spectrum, balanced enough to brew well in any method, complex enough to show real flavour character,… May 28, 2026 A cup of coffee, black, no caffeine kick required. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Coffee Beans The 4 Best Decaf Coffees You Can Actually Enjoy Modern decaf coffee is so good you genuinely can’t tell it apart from regular coffee in a blind taste test. The Swiss Water Process, used by… May 29, 2026 A close-up of roasted coffee beans, ready for brewing, including the decaffeinated kind. Coffee Beans How is Decaf Coffee Made? The 4 Decaffeination Processes Explained Decaf coffee is made by removing 97% or more of the caffeine from green (unroasted) coffee beans, using one of four processes: the Swiss Water Process,… June 1, 2026 Brown coffee beans in a clear airtight glass container Coffee Beans How to Store Coffee Beans (and How Long They Last) Store beans whole, in an airtight opaque container, at room temperature, out of the light. Not the fridge. The four things that stale coffee are oxygen,… August 10, 2026 A spoonful of instant coffee granules Coffee Beans The Best Instant Coffee: 3 That Actually Taste Like Coffee The line that matters in instant coffee is freeze-dried against spray-dried. Freeze-drying removes water at low temperature and keeps far more of the aromatic compounds. Spray-drying… August 11, 2026 Espresso beans at a local roaster. Photo by Jonathan Farber on Unsplash. Coffee Beans The Best Coffee Beans for Espresso: 4 Top Picks The best espresso beans aren’t necessarily the most expensive ones, they’re the ones suited to high-pressure extraction. Medium-dark to dark roasts with chocolate, caramel, or nutty… September 15, 2026 Ripe red coffee cherries ripening on a branch Coffee Beans Kona Coffee: What It Is, Why It Costs More and How to Buy It Kona coffee is arabica coffee grown on the volcanic slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the Kona districts of Hawaii’s Big Island. It has a… September 20, 2026