Filament Coffee Podcast

Fancy yourself as a wine enthusiast? Perhaps whiskey appreciation is more your thing? You just might be a fan of single-origin coffee without knowing it.  Brendan, Aaron and Chris dive into both single origin coffee and blends to find out which one is right for your morning coffee on this episode of the Filament Coffee Podcast. 

There are four simple rules to making great coffee at home: 1. Choose the right beans. 2. Make sure those beans are fresh. 3. Grind right before brewing. 4. Be consistent. It's that simple. Chris hosts Aaron and Brendan at his place where they'll show you three simple styles of brewing coffee at home that you can use to make great coffee at home today on this episode of the Filament Coff...

Cold Brew Coffee has exploded in popularity in the last ten years, but what exactly does 'cold brew' mean? What makes it taste smoother compared to a hot coffee cooled down, and why is cold brew so different from place to place when you order it?  Brendan and Aaron answer these questions and more while Chris blind tastes 5 canned coffees and ends up over-caffeinated on this episode of th...

Have you ever wondered what 100% Arabica means on a bag of coffee? There's another type of coffee that you may not have heard of but have probably tried. A coffee that doesn't have the best reputation in the coffee world. A coffee that is said to taste like burnt rubber and ash, yet it makes up almost half of the world's coffee production. Brendan, Aaron and Chris discuss Robusta: t...

Australia has one of the strongest coffee cultures in the world. The rise of Australian coffee shops abroad has established its position on the world coffee scene, but where did it start?  What are some of the current trends in Australian coffee? Who invented the Flat White?   And why didn't Starbucks work out here in Australia? Brendan, Aaron and Chris answer these questions and more on this...

Have you ever had the coffee shakes? Maybe the same amount of coffee isn’t enough anymore? What’s happening inside your brain when caffeine is acting to keep you awake? What do caffeinated spiderwebs look like, and how can you tell it’s decaf by the way the barista walks?  Aaron, Brendan and Chris answer these questions and more on the very first episode of the Filament Coffee Podcast. Filament Co...