Making coffee

This is an enormous topic and many people in the industry are in disagreement on what the best methods are. Put simply the best ways are the ones lead to a cup you enjoy, That being said there are some scientifically proven ways to get more from your coffee.

The best way to brew coffee is the way you enjoy to drink

We recommend contacting us if you want advice in brewing with your own equipment or a simple internet search would yield similar results.

In future we will aim to have coffee drinking events in order to experience the effects of different brewing equipment and how it influences the taste, as well as to allow for some experimentation. These will be announced on our social media sites.

Below are some quickfire points and the main contributing factors to your final cup

Storing coffee

Cool, dark and dry is the standard.

But we would also recommend a container that limits the supply of air as to limit the time in which your coffee will go stale, although you do not typically have to go as far as a vacuum sealed container.

Some store their coffee in the fridge, indeed for storing unroasted green beans this can have a preserving effect, although the same has not been found true for roasted beans that are in sealed containers.

grinding your own?

If you have access to the equipment, then we recommend grinding your coffee fresh or at the latest, the night before. Nothing terrible happens with pre-ground coffee but you will lose aroma and complexity at a much faster rate to whole beans.

There is a controversial discussion being had to whether commercially pre-ground coffee ground with commercial grinders has a better taste than what you can yield from at home with a domestic grinder.

With the huge variety of grinders we recommend trying both methods and seeing which you prefer.

While on the subject of grinders, we have found 1000NOK+ to be the best starting range.

If you do not wish to invest in quite as an expensive grinder then please promise us that you will steer clear of blade grinders (great for spices and herbs but inconsistent grind for coffee). Although many experts have the opinion of if you have nothing else then a blade grinder can still give better coffee than pre-ground, just not with the same quality and consistency as more expensive grinders.

one more point on grinders- the grind size often has to be matched to your brewing method to avoid a muddy, bitter or weak experience. This will be a different setting on each machine.

If you are unsure then we can grind coffee to your needs at the roastery.

How much coffee to use?

For our coffee a 60g to 1 litre of water ratio works as a good starting point for brewing.

this may take some trial and error to find your own tastes and preferences.

Our head roaster enjoys his coffee from a 300ml french press using exactly 25g of medium-coarse ground coffee. Using a method from James Hoffman.

No need for complication

Despite what our previous sections would have you believe, there is no need to over complicate matters in terms of making coffee, it is just a drink after all.

But it is also a great way to experiment and potentially find new ways of enjoying your coffee.

Enjoy!