It has, and will always start with the coffee. For me, competition has always been about coffee, producer, and less about "me". I view it as a platform to give them a voice. I'm always hoping to have coffee that...
For the World Brewers Championship in Boston earlier this year I roasted my competition coffee using an Ikawa Roaster, a great little roaster that worked out very well. For future competitions, I am back exploring "Competition Roasting" on our 15Kg Loring...
We're quickly approaching the upcoming World Cup Tasters Championship, this year hosted alongside the Latte Art, Coffee in Good Spirits and Ibrik Championships in the wonderful capital city of Germany, Berlin. As competitors from all around the world prepare to take their respective disciplines...
On the 1st of June, it was time again for the Austrian Aeropress Championship. A lovely competition with a very direct “knock-out” system. There are always 3 players and only one move's on in each round - after a decision...
A fter having competed in a variety of competitions in the last couple of years, I’m really looking forward to the upcoming one. The Danish Coffee Roasting Championship. It is the competition with the least attention in Denmark, I signed...
Recalibrating after the last big championship. One of the motivations to proceed is to make a better brew and to try to understand coffee better. Moments sharing ideas with other members of the coffee world is, what makes this so...
Hi, it’s me, Erik. To start with a new year for competition preparation, I think it’s a good idea to understand what I really want to gain through the process. So this year, I set three goals, and they are...
Everything starts with a question. Why decide to dedicate the next months into pouring water on coffee grounds for three people smiling at you while deciding if you are serving the best coffee at the competition? Well, because for everything...
Competition is a way for me both to have fun and try to improve myself and my coffee skills. It is very important for me to learn more things every year, to experience, to change, to get more knowledge that I can offer to...
