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Summer is the perfect time for a Cold Brew at Gordon St Coffee

Summer is the perfect time for a Cold Brew at Gordon St Coffee

Cold Brew Coffee

Brewing coffee using a cafetiere.

To make coffee with a cafetiere, also known as a French press, you will need the following ingredients and equipment... coarsely ground coffee bea...

Why does GSC roast coffee manually by sight and sound?

When we first opened we wanted to do things a little differently and roast coffee that we could be proud of so we decided that we wouldn't go d...

A little about Diedre, our Diedrich Coffee Roaster

A Diedrich coffee roaster is a highly specialized machine that is used to roast coffee beans to a specific level of roast. It is an essential piece...

Choosing Your Grind

The biggest factor in the extraction process (the pulling of flavours from coffee using water) is GRIND SIZE. When the grind is too coarse, water ...

Benefits to small batch coffee roasting

We are often asked why we shop roast in small, 5kg batches, so here are a few of the reasons why... 1: Quality control: Roasting small batches allo...

Health Benefits of coffee

There are loads of facts and figures around regarding the health benefits of coffee so we’ve done a little research online. We’re obviously not sci...

Veganuary tips from GSC

It's 2023 and the team at GSC, like everyone else, are trying to be good so we’ve pulled together a few pointers to get you through Veganuary, so y...

Festive Hampers from GSC

Last call for Christmas hampers! Shop our festive options packed with delicious, high-quality coffee and other goodies. Prices start at £25 and inc...

Keep Cup Revolution!!

Now that the world is calming down again (A little bit? We hope?!) we wanted to bring up the dreaded single use take away coffee cup discussion aga...

We're off to Glasgow Coffee Festival!

Glasgow Coffee Festival is just 4 days away and we are absolutely buzzing to be involved again this year!

Coffee Brew Guide- All about the AeroPress

Did you receive an Aeropress for Christmas and have no clue how to work it? We've put together a handy "how to" guide to help you brew a fantastic ...

A Miracle on Gordon Street

Yes its here... the Festive season has officially landed at Gordon St Coffee! As always the team have been full on roasting coffee and it seems as ...