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John Ratcliffe
Needle Coffee Distribution?

Needle Coffee Distribution?

We laughed when we first saw the new Needle Coffee Distribution tools hit the market, but always willing to try new innovation we gave it a go. Firstly do yourself a favour and invest in a dosing ring, it makes the use of the Needle Distributor faster and way less messy. The dosing ring simply raises the height of the edge of the filter basket so coffee doesn't fall over the sides. Then the process is really easy, just move the needles around through the coffee in the basket until you have broken up any clumps of coffee. By removing...

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John Ratcliffe
Enjoying Summer with Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

Enjoying Summer with Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate

We have had a fun summer enjoying the quality and convenience of our Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate. Our Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate has been on quite a journey this Summer. From trips to the beach, long days in the office, much needed holidays, sporting events and all the days that we have been at home, Cold Brew Concentrate has kept us going. With the advanced cold brewing process our cold coffee is a close to perfect as you can get. Full of flavour and balanced with no bitterness at all. The attention to detail of our brewers combined with their...

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John Ratcliffe
Frozen Coffee Beans

Frozen Coffee Beans

OK so we have recently been converted to keeping our coffee beans for home use in the freezer. It seemed a bit crazy when our coffee roaster started talking it up, but we have given it a crack and it has blown our minds! Normally we open a 500gm bag of coffee beans at home and it can take 7 to 10 days to work our way through it. During this time the coffee flavours change and can even start to deteriorate with age. Here is where the beauty of frozen coffee beans kicks in. With our Hero Blend Coffee,...

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John Ratcliffe
Solid Ground Coffee Roastery

Solid Ground Coffee Roastery

Solid Ground Roasters have connected with long time friend James Pedrazzini, and his amazing roasting team to create our Hero and Hulk Blends, and exclusive Single Origin coffees. James roasts 5 days a week out of his Sunshine Coast Coffee Roastery, on two custom built coffee roasters. The team at the roastery show an incredible amount of care and respect, as they roast each coffee individually to ensure maximum quality and consistency. James roasts coffee with the goal of bringing out the best balance and flavours, or representation of that coffee, and then he works his magic by blending some...

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