Need to know how to brew the aeropress? Well this might not help but it will show you how I do it wrong.
So a big reason for wanting to make this trip was to go picking pulping of my own coffee. I've never been able to say I have picked the coffee I roast as pickings have been on farms that we have been unable to buy everything from.
I think that the roast style has nothing to do with the brew method of the coffee, nor do I believe that you should roast coffee differently for those different styles.
Pre ground coffee, a compromise too far, or a way of bringing in the masses?
Here I explore and share some of my favourtie people I follow on the phenomenon known as twitter
I take an in-depth look into all the elements that go into making espresso blends
A few weeks ago I was on Wine Library TV, drinking and talking wine with Gary Vaynerchuk
I went down to see Willie Harcourt-Cooze and see how he roasts his cocoa and we drank some coffee
Dont know if you have noticed, but its CHRISTMAS !!!!!
We want to wish you all a very merry one in the only way Has Bean coffee knows (in a video)
This is last years card, with Roland in the Roland cart. But I am sure many of you may not have seen it, so its brand new, shiny new 
And were there. 12 days of blogging, and the final piece of the jigsaw (maybe)
Well were here and this one is a bit special, a Christmas day kind of coffee? A tiny 80kg lot of the special reserve selection from Ernesto Menendez. He hand selects these lots to make sure the very best of his years production is offered under his special reserve brand. We are lucky to have this, we don’t know how much there is out there, but we know not a lot.
In the cup there is the big hit of spice tied with an underlying sweetness, think 100s and 1000s chocolate sweets and a super complex acidty of oranges and peaches.
It is a rare rare rare cup, and something you HAVE to try.
So we are nearly there, one day to go, and today, we introduce some lovely tampers for you at a great price.
Made in the UK by craftsmen, these are available in 53 mm and 58 mm and in a light wood and a dark wood
You should really check them out here. I think they are not only lovely but great value too
On a side note as I am not blogging but marketing at the moment, you need to know that in my mug this week will be amazing. I have a good feeling EVERYONE will be happy. If you do not subscribe can I urge you to immediately. That is all
I’m struggling with links to these 12 days of christmas so 10 sergios a leaping seems appropriate.
A new coffee a new day, its been a marathon ten days but this is an old favourite coming back for a very short time. Owned by Sergio who has become a good friend (and I hope to get the normal christmas email any day soon) who has made this micro lot “Parcela el Pollo” which I thought was packet of chicken but parcela can also mena small plot/area. The ‘chicken plot’ is situated at the very highest point of the farm which is 1770 metres above sea level. It’s a mix of Bourbon and Catuai varietals, which are hand picked, fully washed and sun dried.
In the cup expect big toffee sweetness and viscosity, paired with brown sugar and a super clean finish. Lovely grape like acidity, tight but complex. A great espresso and lovely filter brewed coffee.
So the days of christmas continues (were nearly there and I’ll let you be).
Todays is a DVD stocking filler for the home barista that wants to learn some more, priced at a stocking filler price.
If you have a small home espresso machine, chances are that you can make better coffee at home than in your favourite coffee shop! The Kitchen Barista film will teach you exactly how to do make it happen. It’s a 45 minute long DVD guide, designed to teach you all you need to know – in a 7-step, super-simple guide!
You can buy it here and you should a great 45 min watch that you will keep going back to, Torstein is a great host and a top guy and talented barista who uses his skills of presentation and as a coffee professional to show you how to get the best out of a home set up.
So continuing on with the 12 days of Christmas
Today we have a blast from the past, a bit of retro blend in retro packing for one week only. To find out more watch here
Has Bean Premium Espresso Blend consists of Brazil Fazenda Cachoeria for sweetness (33%), Guatemala El Bosque Red Bourbon for acidity (33%), and Celebes Torja Kalosi (33%)for body and mouthfeel.
But to say its an espresso blend that wont be around for long, and you can buy it here
Hello, my name is Stephen Leighton and I am the owner of Has Bean Coffee. My hobbies are coffee, coffee, coffee and occasionally Sunderland football club.
I'm happily married to Sarah and we have a son, who both help in the world called Has Bean Coffee
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