COFFEE BLOG – ARTICLES, GUIDES & NEWS
What is the Best Milk for My Coffee?
What is the best milk for my coffee? Spotlight on Mawley Milk! Tell the readers a little more about Mawley, and what an average day looks like on the farm? I'm not sure any day is average around here 😉 We milk the cows on an automated system that means the cows...
Which Filter Paper is Best for the Best Cup of Filter Coffee?
Which filter paper is best for the best cup of filter coffee? The two most common filter papers on the market are the bleached white filters and the natural brown filter papers, with a more recent emergence of metal and cloth filters. But how do you know which one...
Hario V60 vs Kalita Wave, Which is Best?
Which is best, Hario V60 or Kalita wave? One of the big questions in the coffee world, especially with budding baristas, is what should you choose, Hario V60 or Kalita Wave? The Kalita Wave we think produces the more consistent cup overall, and extracting does seem...
How Does Coffee Processing Affect the Flavour of My Coffee?
How does coffee processing affect the flavour of my coffee? Coffee Processing: What is it and how does it affect the flavour of my coffee? Coffee processing is in basic terms the removal of different layers of the fruit from the coffee seed. Coffee cherries are...
How Do I Make a Great Cafetiere?
How do I make a great cafetiere? Cafetieres are such a fantastic and under-appreciated brewer, and a really easy starting place for budding at home barista’s, or someone who just enjoys a delicious cup of coffee (none of that instant muck in sight!) They are cheap...
How Do I Dial in My Sage Barista Express?
Step by step guide to dialling in your Sage Barista Express In this blog we will be giving you a step by step breakdown of easily dialling in your Sage Barista Express - and other Sage espresso machines - to get the best out of your espresso machine and coffee...
Christmas Delivery & Opening Times
Roastery Opening Times Tuesday December 22nd: Normal Operating Hours Wednesday December 23rd: Normal Operating Hours - Last day! Thursday December 24th: Closed Friday December 25th: Closed - Its Christmas! Saturday December 26th: Closed Sunday December 27th: Closed...
How to Brew an Aeropress Coffee Using the Inverted Method
What you’ll need: Aeropress and filter paper 93 - 96 degrees water (210g) 15g of your favourite Iron & Fire coffee - medium grind (coarse black pepper) Kettle Spoon Scales Timer Step by step guide to making an inverted aeropress Step 1: Weigh in 15g of coffee...
How Do You Make an Espresso Martini at Home?
Espresso martini Recipe: #1 (Standard - Sweet) 50ml Fresh Espresso (Jazz) 25ml Absolut Vodka 25ml Kahlua 10ml Demerera Rich (2/1) Syrup Espresso martini Recipe: #1 (Standard - Sweet) 50ml Fresh Espresso (Jazz) 25ml Absolut Vodka 25ml Kahlua 10ml Demerera Rich...
How do you make coffee with a V60?
What you need 93-95 degrees water 17g of your favourite Iron & Fire coffee - medium grind (caster sugar like consistency) V60 dripper and filter paper Hario glass server or something similar Scales (with ability to go to 0.1g) Timer Gooseneck Kettle Step by...
How Do You Make Cold Brew at Home?
What you need 1:7 coffee to water ratio Cafetiere grind Brew time: 20 to 24hours (depending on how strong you like your cold brew) What you need: 75g of your favourite Iron & Fire Coffee ( we love the Kenyan or Colombian Jazz) 525g of cool filtered water...
How Do You Brew a Chemex?
What you’ll need to brew your Chemex: Chemex and suitable filter paper Gooseneck kettle 93 to 95 degree water Scales 25g of your favourite Iron & Fire Coffee - Medium grind (cracked black pepper) Step 1: Insert your Chemex filter paper. It should have 4...
Coronavirus Statement
To all our wonderful customers and coffee lovers out there. Firstly can we say, our thoughts are with everyone during this unprecedented time with the Coronavirus and Lockdowns. We are proud to supply you all with our beautiful coffees and will continue to do what...
The Different Types of Coffee Grinders & Which is Best for You?
It’s often difficult when looking into buying coffee grinders. What do grinder do I need? How much am I willing to spend on one? Are just two of the many questions people ask themselves when buying coffee grinders. Which is why here at Iron & Fire want to make...
What is the Best Grind Size to Use On My Sage Espresso Coffee Machine?
The subject of how and when to grind your coffee is one which gets hotly debated and which is much more complex than anybody outside the coffee world would ever imagine. This means that all we can do here is skim the surface, but first, let’s get our terms...
What Kind of Beans Should I Use in My Sage Espresso Coffee Machine?
All joking aside, what we do at Iron & Fire, and why, is a good lesson in the kind of beans which you should be buying. We carefully source our beans in small quantities. By doing this, independent roasters circumvent the massive international trade in coffee...
How Do I Clean My Sage Espresso Machine?
Making coffee can be a dusty, messy, oily business and keeping your espresso machine clean is vital for ensuring that you make the best coffee possible. The processes for cleaning the Sage espresso machines are essentially the same across most of the range and are...
What Are The Top 5 Countries that produce Quality Coffee Beans ?
Here at Iron & Fire, we believe that it is a smart idea to do our homework on countries that produce coffee. To find the top coffee producing countries in order for our professional coffee roasting team to do the business. Then for our customers to be happy...
