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Austin Barker

Founder & Lead Editor

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.

86 guides on Brewing Coffees, showing 16 in Coffee Beans.

Coffee beans being roasted. Photo by Tyke Jones on Unsplash. Coffee Beans Light vs Dark Roast Coffee: The Complete Guide Light roast and dark roast coffees come from the same beans, just roasted to different points. Light roasts taste bright, acidic, and complex, with the bean’s… May 28, 2026 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