by Joe Byers | Nov 1, 2023 | Tips & Advice
World Vegan Day is a celebration of the benefits of plant-based living, promoting a lifestyle that has gained immense popularity in recent years. Whether you’re a committed vegan or simply looking to explore dairy-free options for World Vegan Day, there’s...
by Joanna | Sep 4, 2023 | Tips & Advice
Coffee Syrups: An Expert Guide on Sweetening Your Coffee Did you know that it’s actually super easy to make your own flavoured coffees at home? Plus, it doesn’t have to cost you an arm or leg every time you fancy a vanilla latte. How is this possible, you ask? Coffee...
by Joanna | Sep 26, 2022 | News, Sage Coffee Machine, Tips & Advice
How do you texture milk with Sage? Watch our video tutorial below to learn how to texture the perfect milk on your Sage coffee machine. We are using a Sage Barista Pro. Or read our blog post to read our step by step guide to texturing the perfect milk on your machine....
by Joanna | May 7, 2022 | News, Tips & Advice
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 is...
by Joanna | May 7, 2022 | News, Tips & Advice
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...
by Joanna | May 7, 2022 | News, Tips & Advice
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 made...
by Joanna | May 7, 2022 | News, Tips & Advice
How to make coffee in a cafetiere – a quick guide to making a cafetiere Watch our video quick guide to making a cafetiere for all you need to know about making a great cafetiere coffee How do I make a great cafetiere? Cafetieres are such a fantastic and...
by Ryan Cowdell | Jul 10, 2020 | News, Tips & Advice
V60 brew guide Watch our V60 brew guide for a detailed demonstration on how to brew a v60 pourover or follow the seps below. This is an idea beginners guide to v60 pour and will get you making outstanding coffee with some very basic affordable brew kit. Enjoy! What...
by Ryan Cowdell | Jul 10, 2020 | News, Tips & Advice
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 Cafetiere...
by Ryan Cowdell | Nov 13, 2019 | News, Sage Coffee Machine, Tips & Advice
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 straight....
by Joanna | Nov 13, 2019 | Tips & Advice, Sage 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...
by Ryan Cowdell | Nov 12, 2019 | Tips & Advice, Sage Coffee Machine
https://youtu.be/Tr8YesJU-to Watch our video tutorial on how to clean my Sage espresso machine or follow out step by step instructions in this blog. Making coffee can be a dusty, messy, oily business and keeping your espresso machine clean is vital for ensuring...
by betelguisewebdesign | Nov 10, 2019 | Tips & Advice
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 with...
by Joanna | Nov 9, 2019 | Tips & Advice, News, Sage Coffee Machine
There is something special about live music: the drama, the spectacle, the unpredictability and the art. Somehow recorded music just doesn’t live up to the experience, it is still good, but it simply doesn’t quite have the magic of being in the same space as the...
by Joanna | Nov 7, 2019 | News, Tips & Advice
In this, the first of our blogs on Sage espresso coffee machines we are going to look at three of the most frequently asked questions we hear: Which is the best sage coffee machine for me? What kind of beans should I use? What is the best extraction time for an... by betelguisewebdesign | Jul 29, 2018 | Tips & Advice
Looking after your coffee machine at home is SO important- for many reasons! Firstly, they don’t come cheap, and keeping your coffee machine properly maintained will ensure that it lasts for as long as possible and will save you the expense of buying a new one as...
