Coffee
Debunked: Is drinking coffee good for you?
We’re no doubt all familiar with this question. There’s the churning of articles making various, contradictory claims about the magical substance to fill news bulletins. So is coffee good for you? One day it’s good for your heart, the next day over-consumption may be a risk factor for cancer. Us avid coffee consumers are forever […]
Introducing Z’s Espresso
Who: Z’s Espresso | Steve Zhou (Owner) Where: Kyle House – Shop 2, 27-31 Macquarie Pl, Sydney What: Specialty coffee and food made with love Fast Five: How did you become interested in specialty coffee? I love drinking coffee. I feel satisfied making great coffee for people who need it. I’m always trying to learn […]
What will climate change mean for coffee?
Climate change is as visible as ever, and has been pushing both businesses and consumers to make more sustainable and thoughtful decisions. However, there remains the constant consumer demand for products that are sourced from the Earth in real-time. Strain on the avocado industry by millennials demanding their daily avo on toast sounding familiar? In […]
We tasted some of the rarest coffees in the world!
Our roastery in Thirroul was abuzz last night with multiple coffee shots being served. These were no normal coffee shots. Ourselves and about twenty guests tasted five different 90+ scoring coffees, which are some of the rarest in the world. You might normally pay up to $5 for a regular coffee, depending on if it’s […]
What is Q Grading?
Q Grading is a term that you may have heard floating around the specialty coffee industry. What exactly does it mean? The Q coffee system was developed by the Coffee Quality Institute in 2004. It can be thought of as a scale by which to judge coffees. It was developed to improve the standard of […]
April Single Origins
Origin: INDONESIA | Estate: Blue Java | Elevation: 1500MASL | Process: Wet-Hulled | Variety: S795 | Harvest: June-August Grown at 1500MASL and harvested late last year, this Indonesian coffee is everything that we have come to expect from this region. Being a wet-hulled coffee, it has some unique fruity characteristics that have made this region famous. A full-bodied coffee with […]
Coffee Nerd: Extraction
Coffee extraction, simply put, is using a combination of water, temperature, pressure and the length of water coffee ground contact time to bring out the soluble contents (and sometimes insolubles such as fines) into the cup. The word extraction is often used when we talk about the amount and type of chemical compounds that are […]
Single Origins: February
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Barahona Paraiso | Process: Washed | Elevation: 600-700 MASL | Harvest: October to June All the way from the picture perfect Carribbean comes this fabulously lush coffee. Barahona lies in the southwest and boasts a unique growing climate, with a year-round rainfall, warm ocean current and gentle winds, which all make for a long growing season. […]
A Short Introduction to Coffee Processing Methods
Occasionally in a cafe you may see information about a coffee bean, including it’s country of origin and a few other facts such as the altitude it’s grown at. You may be wondering what ‘processing method’ may mean, and how it affects your coffee? Here’s a quick breakdown of the three you’re most likely to […]
Where did the Flat White originate?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Flat White was invented in Australia. Except if you’re a barista from Auckland. A tale of two or three cities Conventional wisdom is that the Flat White was developed in Australia during the 1980’s, or at least that’s what coffee schools in Sydney say. In fact, Derek […]
Straight from the Honey Pot
At BMR we love to support local producers whenever possible. We feel there’s no better way to do this than by selling their handcrafted wares in store @ BMR Enmore. We all love raw honey, so Save Our Bees was a natural additional to our retail shelf. This month we sat down with Emmanuel from […]
What is honey processing?
Ok, so lets clear things up…there is no honey used in the actual processing of this awesome coffee! So what is honey processing? Honey Processed Coffee This coffee process is one of three methods of processing used to pre-prepare coffee for roasting and is a popular method in countries where water is scarce. Once the […]
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