Ever wondered how brewing recipes are created? In this post we share with you all the thoughts, findings and testing that went into the development of our custom Cafec Flower brewing recipe, influenced by Tetsu Kasuya 4:6 Hario V60 recipe and the osmotic flow theory that lies underneath the development of the cafe flower dripper itself. Although the technique was developed specifically for our roasting philosophy and Bolivian specialty coffee, it can be applied to a wider range of beans.

Why might you consider a manual brew set up at home over an espresso machine? Not sure which coffee brewing accessories you’ll need? In this guide we’ll dive into all the different parts of a brewing setup that will enable you to get the most out of the high quality specialty coffee beans you’re investing in! At the end, we will also share our 3 favorite setup examples.

Inverted and with bypass. This is how we like to brew our coffees with the Aeropress.

For more advanced brewers, brewing more complex and delicate coffees with higher acidity, we recommend to invest in a dripper such as the Cafec Flower or Hario V60. Our to-go recipe for this is a mix of osmotic flow and Tetsu Kasuya’s 4:6 method.

We find that for beginners in brewing, flat bottom brewers such as the Fellow Stagg X, Kalita Wave, April Brewer are easier to control and get more consistent results out of.

Despite some controversy among professionals, we are able to brew a nice moka with lighter roasted specialty coffee beans. To get a nice espresso style extraction, with lot of body and texture and at the same time avoiding overpowering bitterness these are our tips and tricks.

When it comes to brewing filter coffee, you usually get to choose between a v-shaped cone filter such as the cafec flower, hario V60, brewista tornado or a flat-bottom filter stile used in the fellow stagg, april brewer, kalita wave. But which one should you choose based on your preference?

When looking into getting started on your incredibly fulfilling journey of preparing specialty coffee at home, we often see us confronted with thousands of equipment reviews on which espresso machine to choose over another one. We've been there, and it's madness even for professionals like us. So, we wrote this somewhat unusual guide to help you gain clarity before anything else!

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Is diversity in coffee coming from the usual suspects Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Panama or can we find enough exciting coffees within one single origin like Bolivia?