Picked ripe, by hand
Pickers pass each tree several times a season, taking only the deep red cherries. It is slow, and it is the single biggest reason the cup tastes sweet.
A small neighbourhood coffee bar. Seasonal single origins, a house blend we roast on Mondays, and a seat by the window if you want it.
We started with a secondhand two-group machine, a borrowed grinder and a simple rule. Know the farm, roast it gently, and learn every regular's name.
The Has Beans is run by a small crew who would rather talk about washing stations than latte art. We buy green coffee in small lots, roast it ourselves in a 5kg drum roaster out back, and rest every batch for at least five days before it touches the grinder.
The menu stays short on purpose. A few things, done properly, and a pastry case filled each morning by the bakery two doors down.
18g in. 38g out. 28 seconds.
Every bag we sell carries the farm, altitude and process on the label. Here is the path our current house blend takes before it reaches you.
Pickers pass each tree several times a season, taking only the deep red cherries. It is slow, and it is the single biggest reason the cup tastes sweet.
The fruit is pulped, fermented overnight and rinsed, then the beans dry on raised beds for two to three weeks until they hit around 11% moisture.
We take it to a medium roast that keeps the caramel and red apple notes, then rest it for five days so the espresso settles down and sweetens up.
18 grams in, 38 grams out, around 28 seconds. We dial in every morning and taste before the doors open.
Took a bag home? Pick how many cups and how strong you like it. We'll give you the numbers. Grind just before you brew, it makes the biggest difference.
18 Wattle Lane, Northcote VIC 3070
Around the corner from the train station. Bike rack out front.