Behind Roastery Doors

1. 6 ways to make your coffee taste better at home

   Want to know how to get your speciality coffee tasting better at home? In this blog post we share some easy life hacks to make your coffee taste better and improve your home barista skills. …

2. v60 coffee brewing guide

   Coffee brewing method: Filter coffee Skill level: Easy The perfect gateway pour-over, the V60 will give you confidence in learning how to treat filter coffee with the care and respect t…

3. Easy espresso martini cocktail recipes

   We love a good espresso martini. The chocolatey sweetness, creamy mouthfeel, the heat of the liqueur all topped off with that buzz of caffeine.  In this blog post we share four of our favour…

4. Easy recipes for iced coffee and cold brew at home

   In the midst of a heatwave, coffee lovers everywhere find themselves diving headfirst into a cold brew. But what is cold brew? Is it different to iced coffee? And how do you make it actually taste…

5. Iced coffee for hot days. 3 delicious recipes

   We've been brewing up our own delicious iced coffee recipes to welcome in the warmer days. Iced coffees are surprisingly easy to make (they're also faster and less faff than cold-brew coffee.) In…

6. Espresso coffee brew guide

   Coffee brewing method: Espresso Skill level: Medium Looking to take your home-espresso skills up a notch? As a coffee roaster we've delivered thousands of  professional barista training…

7. How to get the best out of alternative milks in coffee

   As we write this, it’s Veganuary and many coffee drinkers are ditching the dairy. At Extract, we’re big advocates of filter coffees which taste great as black coffee with no milk at all and…

8. Chemex coffee brew guide

   Coffee brewing method: Filter coffee Skill level: Medium The  Chemex. An elegant, timeless brew method, perfect for the entertainer.  This is the ideal piece of coffee brewing k…

9. Winter drinks trends

   And just like that, Autumn arrived. Winter is coming and it's time to start getting cosy with winter drinks.  Each year the Extract Coffee Roasters team, spend time looking at the latest ind…