Brew Guides & Education

Light & Adventurous/ Classic & Approachable Brew Guides - Issue #4

Light & Adventurous/ Classic & Approachable Brew Guides - Issue #4

The Light & Adventurous Pack Ate Mares Sultan - Kapé Coffee Origami with V60 Paper Filter •Ratio: 20g coffee to 320g water (1:16) •Grind size: 30 clicks on Comandante MKIII,...
March 24, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Q&A With 33 ⅓ Coffee Roasters

Q&A With 33 ⅓ Coffee Roasters

This Regina-based roastery is looking to bring a little more specialty coffee to the city. We chatted with Eric Galbraith, the owner of 33 ⅓ Coffee Roasters, to learn about...
March 09, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Sourcing Stories with Dustin Ryan Yu: Uganda

Sourcing Stories with Dustin Ryan Yu: Uganda

We chatted with This Coffee Co.’s Director of Coffee, Dustin Ryan Yu, about why he chose to source this coffee from Uganda and how the values of Sucafina Specialty align...
March 09, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Q&A With Café Pista

Q&A With Café Pista

We caught up with Alexandre Séguin, Co-Owner and Head Roaster at Montreal-based Café Pista, to ask him about how they got started and what they’re most excited about for the...
March 08, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Q&A with Subtext Coffee

Q&A with Subtext Coffee

Subtext Coffee was launched in 2020 by Alex Castellani, co-owner of Boxcar Social in Toronto. The cafe chain has a reputation for pushing the envelope of specialty coffee and providing...
March 06, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Q&A With Planet Bean Coffee

Q&A With Planet Bean Coffee

Hailing from Guelph, Ontario, this roastery has been in the specialty coffee world for a very long time… 26 years! We chatted with their founder Bill Barrett, to learn more...
March 03, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Long Miles Coffee Project: Deep Dive

Long Miles Coffee Project: Deep Dive

Compared to most well-known coffee-growing countries, Burundi’s history with coffee is much shorter and more volatile. Despite being close to Ethiopia (relatively speaking), coffee trees are not a native plant...
March 01, 2023 — Zara Snitman
AeroPress Brew Guide Issue #3

AeroPress Brew Guide Issue #3

Our Director of Coffee, Dustin Ryan Yu, put together an AeroPress brew guides for this Classic & Approachable Pack. Planet Bean Mexico Li Maya Washed AeroPress: • AeroPress method: Inverted • Ratio:...
February 23, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Origami Brew Guides for Light Coffees - Issue #3

Origami Brew Guides for Light Coffees - Issue #3

Our Director of Coffee, Dustin Ryan Yu, put together two Origami brew guides for this Light & Adventurous Pack. Planet Bean Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Washed Origami with Origami Paper Filters: • Ratio:...
February 23, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Q&A With 94 Celcius Micro-Torréfacteur

Q&A With 94 Celcius Micro-Torréfacteur

94 Celcius is a Montréal-based roastery that seeks to embody change in the world of coffee. We caught up with their founder, Marc-Alexandre Emond-Boisjoly, to learn about his coffee roasting...
February 10, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Origin Deep Dive: Papua New Guinea

Origin Deep Dive: Papua New Guinea

The Origin Coffee production in Papua New Guinea is a relatively young industry, with 1926 being the agreed-upon year when the first Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee seeds were introduced to...
February 10, 2023 — Zara Snitman
Freezing Green Coffee with Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters

Freezing Green Coffee with Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters

There are differing opinions about the aging and degrading of green coffee and every roaster has their own way of trying to stop the clock. At Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, they’ve invested...
February 10, 2023 — Zara Snitman