Balance Blog

When we started developing Balance Coffee pods, I kept coming back to one uncomfortable question - can coffee pods ever truly be sustainable? Naturally, exploring coffee pod materials was one of my...

So you are thinking of buying either the Sage Barista Pro, Express or Touch, but you don't know which one to buy. I've come to make your life easier using my 12+ years of experience. Let's dive in,...

Today, let's help you find the best coffee gifts for your lover who might be a coffee snob. I perceive we are in the same boat. Do not crack your brain too hard; you will find something that works ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after more than a decade in coffee, it’s that great coffee brings people together. It’s that quiet moment before the day starts. The sound of beans tumbling into t...

Today, I walk you through some of the brands I have personally used for the best single origin coffee beans. Each pick used criteria such as price, taste, customer reviews, and bean quality. Let's ...

This year, I almost skipped the coffee pod game altogether.But the more I looked around, the more I realised - convenience had killed quality. Pods were stale. Untested. Wrapped in “eco” promises t...

When people first hear about mushroom coffee, they usually look at me with raised eyebrows. Mushrooms and espresso? Sounds wild, right? But after fifteen years deep in the coffee world, from traini...

Most people assume that speciality coffee is just a fancier name for good coffee.It isn’t. After more than fifteen years inside the industry, training baristas, cupping hundreds of samples each wee...

In this blog you'll learn how speciality coffee is graded and why this process defines the world’s best beans. When you sip a great cup of speciality coffee, you’re not just tasting flavour, you’re...