The result is a drink that possesses a bitter or burnt taste – not ideal for making those smooth and delicious lattes or cappuccinos! Turkish Coffee: Style of unfiltered coffee made with extra fine ground coffee beans brought to the boil often with sugar added. Inside are 256 quality, matte-finish, crisp-WHITE pages, the main text clearly laid out in BLACK type with a bolder title and littered throughout with charming line illustrations, from TOM JAY, which I really like, reminding me of the cover of one of my favourite series of cook books.

A portafilter is not just a coffee word, but perhaps the most essential piece to the barista’s toolkit. Fairtrade coffee: Refers to coffee beans that have been produced to fair trade standards and ensures the coffee farmer is fairly compensated for their produce. De-stoner: A machine we run the beans through after roasting to find any potential foreign matter that may have shipped to us with the green coffee.When the coffee trade grew, the word was adopted by many all over the world and now it’s become a generalised word for ‘coffee’.

Coffee pod: term for individual serves of coffee pre-prepared in small capsules for use in single-serve coffee machines.But like a good beer, a good coffee should have its bitterness balanced by both its sweetness and its acidity, so that no one aspect overpowers the flavour. Created by a 55-year-old farmer from Canton Los Llanitos, this stellar coffee has a narrative that spans over three decades.

Originating in Italy, this delicious beverage contains equal parts of espresso, steamed milk and milk froth and is usually served with a dusting of chocolate powder on top. For us here at Alchemy, we would say yes, a little bit of acidity in coffee is a good thing, as long as it is balanced and doesn’t dominate.

Ratio: Are commonly used in brew methods for coffee - In espresso brewing we recommend a 1:2 ratio so for 18g of coffee you would expect 36g of espresso out. Enjoy Chef prepared farm to table breakfast entrees while listening to live coffeehouse music every weekend during Saturday and Sunday brunch hours. However, there’s been much debate about where it originated from with some saying Australia, others New Zealand.