coffee lessons Archives - Black Market Coffee

EVENT: 30th July Single Origin Tasting

We are opening the Vault and letting you all slurp, suck and quaff some fresh new origins. The Roaster will take you through the Cupping of the new Black Market […]

How to get the right milk temperature

How hot should I make the milk? This is really a question of preference, though there are a couple of guidelines when steaming milk for your latte. At our cafe […]

5 Most common home coffee mistakes

Black Market Roasters, the online coffee bean shop looks at the most common problems people face when making coffee at home. They are simple to fix, just read on and […]

Long blacks, short blacks and other fancy coffees

You can seriously walk into one café in the same city order a long black, get a coffee, then walk into one around the corner, order the same coffee and […]

What is Light Roast coffee?

It depends which country you are in! Black Market Roasters takes a look at what light roast coffee is, how it is different and how do you use it? Light […]

What is a Pourover?

Black Market Roasters looks at what a pourover is, where it came from and what makes a great pourover? First patented around 1800, this filter method is uber popular in […]

How hard should I tamp the ground coffee beans?

While this is a very common question I get, it is by no means a really important factor to consider when making coffee at home when compared to bean freshness, […]

How fresh should the coffee beans be?

This is a common question when I am at the espresso bar. Should the beans be straight out of the roaster? Are they better and brighter as soon as they […]

How do I make a short black coffee?

Technically, a short black is the 25-30ml extraction of coffee beans ground finely for the espresso machine. Looking at a range pour time of 15-30 seconds, the short black is […]

How do I make a long black coffee?

A long black in our opinion is a bit of an art form. If done well it can leave a prefect mouthfeel that lasts till lunchtime, though if done poorly […]