Steampunk Coffee Blog

The bean that isn’t a bean and why single origin matters (Updated)

The bean that isn’t a bean and why single origi...

Why do we only roast single origin coffees? What's wrong with a blend? Here's an updated blog post about why single origin is our focus as a coffee roastery.

The bean that isn’t a bean and why single origi...

Why do we only roast single origin coffees? What's wrong with a blend? Here's an updated blog post about why single origin is our focus as a coffee roastery.

Complex vs Mellow: choose your coffee

Complex vs Mellow: choose your coffee

Why do we use the words we do in specialty coffee? How do the words we use impact our experience of flavour? How useful are flavour descriptions to customers? Are...

Complex vs Mellow: choose your coffee

Why do we use the words we do in specialty coffee? How do the words we use impact our experience of flavour? How useful are flavour descriptions to customers? Are...

The Last 10 Feet

The Last 10 Feet

Steampunk is about to open to customers again on 5th of April after being closed as a cafe for six months out of the last twelve. We’ve got a new...

The Last 10 Feet

Steampunk is about to open to customers again on 5th of April after being closed as a cafe for six months out of the last twelve. We’ve got a new...

How to Read a Coffee Label

How to Read a Coffee Label

Bags of speciality coffee and online descriptions of coffee can contain a lot of jargon. You may be looking at a coffee and wonder: what does all of the information...

How to Read a Coffee Label

Bags of speciality coffee and online descriptions of coffee can contain a lot of jargon. You may be looking at a coffee and wonder: what does all of the information...

My Experience Cupping Coffee with Steampunk

My Experience Cupping Coffee with Steampunk

Last year I attended a Steampunk 'Cup with Us' event, a virtual at home coffee tasting guided by a roaster from the Steampunk team. Since then, the Steampunk team have run...

My Experience Cupping Coffee with Steampunk

Last year I attended a Steampunk 'Cup with Us' event, a virtual at home coffee tasting guided by a roaster from the Steampunk team. Since then, the Steampunk team have run...

Fire Roasted Coffee

Fire Roasted Coffee

We recently collaborated with Alan and Abby Nash from the 'Get After It with Nashy' podcast to experiment with roasting coffee beans over an open firepit. This is how it...

Fire Roasted Coffee

We recently collaborated with Alan and Abby Nash from the 'Get After It with Nashy' podcast to experiment with roasting coffee beans over an open firepit. This is how it...