Hario V60 Transparent Dripper 1 Cup

Now selling in store...
Hario V60 Transparent Dripper 1 Cup $16.95
Paper Filter White 100’s $10.95

The HARIO Dripper technique:
Insert the filter paper into the dripper.
Place the dripper over your mug.
Rinse the filter paper with near-boiling water and discard water.
Add 12g of coffee ground to a medium coarseness into the drippper.
Place the dripper over your mug.
Steadily pour water over the coffee, add just enough to saturate all the coffee and let sit for 30sec.
Steadily pour more water from the centre, with a circular motion, at a steady rate until the dripper is 3/4 full.
Extraction should take 3 minutes.
Enjoy!

Christmas Trading Hours...

All Brother Espresso cafes will be closed from Christmas Day Sunday the 25th December thru to Monday the 2nd January and back trading on the Tuesday 3rd of January.

A Blend of Brother in Windsor!

We are coming out of the ground at Maygar Street. Windsor's very own Brother Espresso Kiosk is not to far away. We look forward to opening February 2012.

Under Cover Brother Blend...

Ethiopia Sidamo & Papua New Guinea Bunum wo Estate

Distinct fruity aroma, apple acidity
and a subtle berry finish.

$14.50

All profits from each sale go to movember.

All tips go to movember help a bro out & tip big or make a donation to our team.

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SWISS GOLD

Now available at Brother!

SWISS GOLD one cup filters are affordable, no fuss, tough as nails and easy to use. They produce plenty of body with great flavour clarity what is not to like.

The SWISS GOLD Technique:

Begin the process by preparing the water. Once the water is boiling, it's important to cool it before pouring to prevent scorching the coffee.

While the water is boiling, prepare the coffee. Always use fresh coffee and, if possible, freshly ground coffee.

Dose: For our method, we recommend using 2 generous tablespoons of ground coffee.

Grind: Having a perfect grind size is very important to success in brewing . Too coarse of a grind will result in under-extracted coffee. Too fine will choke the brew resulting in over-extracted coffee. We find that a medium grind is a good place to start.

Place the SWISS GOLD filter on top of your cup.

Remove the perforated insert and put ground fresh coffee on the gold plated filter foil.

Replace the perforated insert. First, using a slow, steady pour fill just enough into the SWISS GOLD so that it saturates the coffee grinds . Wait 15 seconds, then continue to slowly pour water into the perforated insert according to the capacity of your cup (or taste).

Remove the SWISS GOLD filter and DRINK!

What are you drinking...

A bit of info on the new Brother Espresso House Blend -

40% Papua New Guinea Bunum Wo Estate
20% Nicaraguan Santa Rita Estate
20% Guatemalan HueHuetenango
20% Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

Feed back from the those driving the machines here at Brother...

Well balanced.
Great aroma and body.
Beautiful sweetness and spice.
No bitterness/sourness/astringency.

We are still tweaking each profile slightly as we go please enjoy!

House Blend

We have made some really exciting changes to our House Blend which will take effect next week. We have exchanged some coffees for new ones that have became available to us and changed up the percentages. The House Blend is forever evolving and a work in progress we are really enjoying the benefits of roasting our own coffee.

Closed Friday at 12 o'clock for Carly

Brother Espresso & Fifth Battery will be closed from 12 o'clock Friday to allow staff to attend the funeral service of employee and friend Carly Hibberd.

Relatives and Friends of Carly are invited to attend her Funeral Service, to be held at Ashgrove Baptist Church, 7 Firhill Street, Ashgrove, Friday 29th July, 2011, commencing at 1 p.m.

No flowers by request of the Family, donations in lieu to The Amy Gillett Foundation will be gratefully accepted.

Carly started working at Brother in 2007 in 2009 she headed to Italy to pursue her cycling career with the Michela Fanini-Record-Rox squad and later the Cassina Rizzardi A Style Fionucci team. As many of you would remember Carly would return to Brother each summer to escape the European winter and reunite with family, friends and love ones.

Carly passed away 6th July, 2011, living her dream in Italy.

Love always and forever.

Brother Espresso Staff Profile (08/10/2008)
Meet our only lass...
Carly Hibberd (aka Captain Salad)
What is your favorite drink? Short Macchiato
What is on this season? Kimya Dawson
Who inspires you and why?
Cadel Evans - Never say die attitude
Elmo - Just want to be tickled
A little about yourself? 165cm 53kg Dark brown hair

Everyday Hero

The Brother Espresso Team is participating in the 2011 Gold Coast Airport Marathon to raise money for WWF. Sponsor us online at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/brother_espresso

Barista Wanted @ Brother Espresso

We’re looking for a barista. Experience in coffee essential. Email drink@brotherespresso.com.au

Easter's here, so let's go play!

Brother Espresso Bulimba will be closed from Good Friday the 22nd of April and re-open on the ANZAC public holiday Tuesday the 26th of April.

Brother Espresso Watson Building and Wickham House will be closed from Good Friday the 22nd of April and re-open on the Wednesday 27th of April.

Rolling Pitchers...

Coffee, Beers, Bikes and Tunes at Fifth Battery Coffee Roasters 23 Warry Street FV BNE 2pm Saturday 26th Feb 2011.

Barista Competition...
Call your pour, 2nd person calls theirs, 1st person can upgrade if they want.
2 pours each, just split a shot. Pick your best.
Judge picks the best, winner moves on.

Head to Head Roller Racing...
Visit River City Rollers to Register

FLOOD RELIEF APPEAL

All tips will be donated to help fellow Queenslanders affected by the recent floods or you can donate online.

See you in the morning!

Brother Espresso is back to work Tuesday morning after needed' Christmas break. Come hang out and forget your holidays are over!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

"Thank you for all your support throughout the year. We recognise that every customer is important to us and hope you all have a safe and joyous Christmas and New Year."
From our family to yours.

DAVIDS’ (the other brother) cold brew coffee

Fresh roasted coffee saturated with cool water brewed for sixteen hours sweetened with agave nectar and blended with fresh milk. The Toddy produces a naturally low acid, bold yet smooth coffee concentrate.
In the short term we will only preparing drinks for immediate sale at a later date we will be exploring bottling DAVIDS' once we have a better understanding of shelf life and labeling requirements.

Trading Hours for Christmas Period...

All Brother Espresso stores will be closed from 25th December 2010 and back trading on the 4th January 2011. Seasons Greetings!

Online Shop...

Brother Espresso has its own independent store to sell our coffee stuff online.

Detpak Queensland Barista State Championship

Date: December 05, 2010

Location: Wolff Rost Haus 14/23 Ashtan Place Banyo, QLD 4014

The Australian Barista Championship seeks to discover the best barista who embodies the following rules and guidelines from the WBC.

A Champion is someone who aspires to the following:

• To promote the growth, excellence & recognition in the Barista profession.
• To grow the Barista’s knowledge of and expertise in, the preparation and serving of specialty, espresso coffee through competitions.
• To promote the knowledge and consumption of specialty coffee to the consumer through the Barista.

Baristas are required to serve 4 espresso, 4 cappuccino and 4 espresso based signature drinks (no alcohol) to 4 sensory judges. Technique is assessed by 2 Technical Judges and the process is overseen by 1 Head Judge. The Baristas are allowed to use their choice of coffee and must complete the presentation within 15 minutes to avoid a overtime penalties up until 16 minutes whereby the barista is disqualified.

City Coffee... were you get your daily dose

We all have dreams of being at the pointy end of coffee. Without really knowing it on daily basis we a dreaming about specialty coffee - micro lot single origins - brewed coffee - ExYield, TDS, Dose weight, Beverage weight (the numbers) - Clovers - Uber boilers - vest, ties, hats and mustaches.

In reality our business has evolved into City Coffee - coffee that cuts thru 12oz of milk and stands alone black add sugar and coco if thats how you roll - computerization and automation of roasting - if it taste good we don't care about the numbers - t shirts and vans.

We are not out to compete with the next new coffee house, brew bar or coffee geek we just have a passion for delivering the best possible product with the resources, skills and knowledge available to us whilst running a viable business.

And yes we do feature specialty coffee and micro lot single origins!