Liquidlab.coffee

03/04/2022

Ethiopian coffee still and always a favourite!

01/04/2022

We're back! After a huge move we are back in business roasting delicious coffee on the Gold Coast! Follow along with us and visit the website for small batch roasted blends and singles to brew at home. ☕

21/11/2021

Finally have the lathe turning this weekend and made a matched handle set from branches of our backyard cypress. What beautiful timber, love the colours!

14/10/2021

Today we've solved our cake problem thanks to .cakery and with a Midnight Sun FW that is the perfect mid morning fika!

04/10/2021

A coffee washing station in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Love the place, love the people, love the coffee.
Happy long weekend all!

03/10/2021

Check out our latest article on roast styles, when to go light and when to go dark. This explains why we offer single origins in light and bold roasts, catering to different taste preferences and brew methods.

Roasted coffee comes in various "degrees" of roast development. How and why is this done, and what does it mean for you? Let's explore the roast process, how it affects the coffee, and what it means for brewing and flavour in the cup. Roasted coffee can be styled in so many ways on the pack – dark...

03/10/2021

Ever wondered what the coffee fruit looks like inside? I took this neat shot at a mill in Sumatra showing the cross section of the fresh cherry. The fruit tastes amazingly sugary, but nothing like coffee as we know it.

03/10/2021

My life as a coffee buyer has shown me the richness of community, something we tend to neglect in our busy lives. For many coffee producers the strength of their community is their greatest asset, whether it's helping a neighbour build a house or just a hand on their shoulder when times are hard.
Make someone's day in your community- give them a smile and a hello, even if they don't smile back. You'll win them over eventually.

30/09/2021

Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a good weekend, and big thanks to all those who dived in during launch week to buy coffee and offered help. You guys are the original Truck Gang.
Photo from El Bosque coffee mill in Nicaragua near Ocotal.
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