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Big Dog's Coffee Blog

  • Espresso Machines: Here's a quick guide to choosing a machine suitable for your business

    Single-boiler espresso machines operate with just one boiler that handles both brewing espresso and steaming milk. Switching between brewing and st...
  • How to brew an Aeropress: Perfecting your cup with a champion's touch

    There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the AeroPress, especially if you’re a coffee enthusiast. This simple yet ingenious coffee brewing device has ...
  • How to Make Cold Brew Coffee at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide

    How to Make Cold Brew Coffee at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide If you're a specialty coffee enthusiast, there's nothing quite like the smooth, rich ta...
  • Grounds for Change: How Reusing Coffee Grounds Spurs Sustainability

    Grounds for Change: How Reusing Coffee Grounds Spurs Sustainability Introduction: In a world where environmental consciousness is paramount, every...
  • Innovations in Coffee Production: Exploring Experimental Processes

    Introduction: Coffee production, once considered a straightforward process of cultivation, harvesting, and processing, has evolved into a realm of...
  • Unlocking Coffee Secrets: How to Keep Your Coffee Beans Fresh for Maximum Flavour.

    If you're on a mission to elevate your coffee experience, mastering the art of preserving coffee beans' freshness is paramount. Unlike freeze-dried coffee that can be kept in the kitchen cupboard for a considerable amount of time, fresh coffee beans, ground or wholebean, are a whole different matter. So, the question is, how long do they last and how exactly should you store your coffee beans?
  • Why do we need a scale when brewing coffee?

    Let’s begin with a question! If you wanted to make your favourite cake, would you follow a recipe? Most of you reading this, would more than likely...
  • Coffee on the move: Meet our mobile coffee wholesale partners!

    The year of 2020 (yes, we mentioned it) was undoubtedly a year of adversity, uncertainty, and business challenges. However, it was also the year of birth and expansion of new, innovative businesses. In today’s face-paced world, where convenience and quality are paramount, mobile services have emerged as a delightful trend, catering to the cravings of coffee enthusiasts on the go. From caffeine deprived commuters to event organisers seeking a unique business, mobile coffee is revolutionising how we enjoy our favourite brew.

  • Nicaragua, Don Victor

    There’s a new coffee on the block, it goes by the name of Don Victor. We were of the opinion, the producer’s...
  • An insight into Big Dog's most popular coffee: Brazil, Sao Lucas

    Building a reputation for quality specialty coffee has required a ‘go-to’ staple espresso that people can enjoy every day. We required a coffee whi...
  • Coffee Cupping - going beyond the value chain

    Whilst most coffee drinkers haven’t been to a coffee cupping, it’s significance remains synonymous with the increasing popularity of the specialty ...
  • How to drink black coffee (and enjoy it!)

    Since opening our first specialty coffee shop we’ve had one recurring question, “is there a secret to drinking black coffee and actually enjoying i...