The Project
The Human Brew is a web journal — somewhere between a diary and an editorial space.
It reflects my way of observing the specialty coffee world as it unfolds: through work, people, recipes, competitions, and small moments that often matter more than big statements.
Coffee here is not a metaphor.
It’s the starting point.
Why this project exists
This project grew out of the need to observe, reflect, and share.
I’m not a complete beginner, but I’m also far from an industry authority.
I’m at the beginning of a longer journey — one that didn’t start yesterday, but only now begins to find a clearer voice, rhythm, and form.
This space grows together with that process.
What you’ll find here
- essays, notes, and longer articles
- brewing recipes and experiments
- reflections on work behind the bar
- interviews and guest contributions
- real-time documentation of competition preparation
- sources of inspiration and research, when relevant
Some texts come from longer research, others remain simple observations.
Both are part of the same movement.
How topics appear
There is no rigid content plan.
Topics emerge through practice: work, training, conversations, mistakes, curiosity.
Ideas are noted when they appear and revisited with attention.
Research into extraction, temperature, pouring techniques, and their influence on the cup will evolve over time — together with my understanding.
People and community
This project would be impossible without the coffee community.
Guests, baristas, roasters, competitors, friends — their voices appear naturally through interviews, guest texts, shared work, and conversations.
The collective aspect keeps the project alive, open, and less centered on a single perspective.
The human behind the cup
The human behind the cup is at once:
the maker, the guest, the observer, and the host.
Coffee becomes a source of pleasure, discussion, learning, and further travel.
Questions lead to answers — and answers open new questions.
Tone, rhythm, honesty
The tone lives between personal, analytical, and editorial.
This is a living project.
Its rhythm comes from practice, not performance.
Nothing here claims to be absolute truth.
Mistakes are part of the process.
The aim is to build a careful, informative, and human space — one that grows together with experience, community, and time.