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Interview with Gwilym Davies (Brno, Czech Republic)

We like to have our interviews short but we couldn’t make it this time with Gwilym! Every word he says is a pure coffee wisdom that I want to write down and remember. In this interview Gwilym is sharing stories that were never told before. He is constantly trying to push the speciality coffee industry forward as a judge or as a barista trainer. In the same time he’s looking forward to be “replaced” by the new generation of coffee professionals. “We are getting old, we should […]

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Learn Coffee with Gwilym: #5 Handling the Cup

Improve your barista skills in 2015. We are releasing a new video every week. Don't miss it and subscribe today: http://europeancoffeetrip.com/gwilym #5 HANDLING THE CUP: I am sure barista’s who took time to watch this series of videos are aware that handling the top of the cup and putting their fingers inside the cup is not acceptable but we made the video anyway, as a personal vent for our disappointment whenever we see it in cafes, websites and promotional material. About the project: The knowledge of baristas […]

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Learn Coffee with Gwilym: #4 Inserting Handle Into The Group

Improve your barista skills in 2015. We are releasing a new video every week. Don't miss it and subscribe today: http://europeancoffeetrip.com/gwilym #4 INSERTING HANDLE INTO THE GROUP: The journey of the coffee after tamping and before being brewed is never talked about but this journey is where mistakes are often made. The journey has to be quick but it also has to be done carefully, the video looks at flushing, inserting the portafilter and when to start the brewing process. About the project: The knowledge of baristas […]

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Learn Coffee with Gwilym: #2 Tamping Mistakes

Improve your barista skills in 2015. We are releasing a new video every week. Don't miss it and subscribe today: http://europeancoffeetrip.com/gwilym #2 TAMPING MISTAKES: The second video in our series looks at Tamping, an area of barista technique that has been over complicated and had far too much attention paid to it. Tamping is simply the applying of pressure to the coffee grinds to expel pockets of air and leave a level flat surface, the only requirements in achieving this are that you are consistent, quick, clean […]

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