How To Make The Perfect Coffee | GCN Does Coffee Tasting

Cycling and coffee are almost inseparable. We visit the home of our very own GCN Coffee, Colonna, to sample some new coffees and learn some top tips for making the perfect cuppa, every time.
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89% of you, the GCN audience, drink at least one cup of coffee per week. Which is surprisingly low given that out of this sample group, 100% of people drink at least one cup of coffee every single day.
True. It’s safe to say that it’s is a big thing for most cyclists, which is why we were so excited to start selling our own GCN coffee, which is roasted in this building right behind us. Trouble is, as it’s a single origin coffee, there is only a limited supply of the original harvest from that particular farm, so we need to choose another one!
Yes! And while we’re here, we thought we’d better get some practical advice on how you actually make the perfect cup of coffee.
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[@gcn]

How do you make your perfect coffee? ☕️

[@HuyNguyen-qz7ml]

Global Cycling Network well my dad mix this starbuck dark grounded coffee bean over hot water slow drip mix with some Vietnamese coffee and then add in a little Coffeemate

[@ElonMuckX]

Panamanian Geisha coffee! At +$100 per pound, nothing else comes close!!!

[@AnthonyRochester]

I don't, I just make an OK coffee.

[@RoyGibson]

At the moment it's filter coffee HOWEVER I sample quite a bit of Roost Coffee and York Coffee selections.

[@AaronGoodTimes]

This may or may not be surprising, but I do not drink coffee or tea. I have heard that coffee may have some protective effects against some forms of cancer though.

[@victorlevivalenciano1755]

I love how a cycling Channel has a video dedicated to coffee. Just goes to show how much cycling and coffee go together

[@gcn]

👍

[@kiowa21]

Who knew, we DO infact need a Global Coffee Network

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

....I just watched a 17 minute video on coffee... I don't like coffee. And I learned stuff. Well done, GCN.

[@gibmeayaka3563]

@Phil Weatherley is putting milk on fresh coffee gay?

[@Cabomccabe]

Si's face when the coffee guy says "it's up to you whether you spit or swallow" classic. around the 1:56 mark.

[@henrycash7725]

The coffee bloke comes across well

[@gcn]

👍

[@edmarkey4057]

The coffee bloke could just as easily be an imposter, like a Sacha Baron Cohen character. 'No, suck it through your teeth...' Dan and Si wouldn't have known the difference, but they were game!

[@gkazanjian5976]

Looks a bit like G

[@jokkemartens8065]

I love how you make a video about coffee. Not just coffee. Actual good coffee. I approve as an absolute coffee snob!

[@gcn]

Cheers Jokke!

[@rafaelmondini]

I just love when Si does that finger-snapping thing (4:41)!

[@MsFrogster1]

Its 7pm in Australia and I'm trying to slurp my beer while I laugh at Si slurping 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ColinKlupiec]

Phil Weatherley yes, but it doesn’t last long.

[@profchaos9001]

I bet GCN Italy is going to have something to say about this 😅😅

[@gcn]

This is GCN coffee - our mates at GCN Italia are welcome to have their say. We're pretty sure they'll like it...

[@robertorolfo]

Exactly. I was already wondering why anyone would listen the Brits talk about coffee? Rainproof boots, sure, but not coffee...

[@andrewmarshall3075]

Brilliant! I loved every minute of this.

[@ElonMuckX]

Dan looks lost, when there is no beer around..........

[@markmathews1072]

Perhaps a follow-up episode when GCN chooses their local ale?

[@bhumiriady]

Cool and amazing as always! Coffee and cycling goes so well together! Hats off to Dan, Si and Maxwell.

[@torstencx1318]

the part with "the kind of water" was very interesting. Never would have thought to learn such things on a biking channel!

[@petersalapka6907]

Great video guys. I actually learned something about coffee. Well done.

[@katzsteel]

Very informative. I’ve even tried roasting my own beans on the stove. Note it doesn’t smell as good like you would think and is very messy. I’ll leave it to the pros. I do brew my coffe in the aeropress and it’s fantastic.

[@RoyGibson]

Really intresting video, I'll be pre- washing my paper tomorrow morning. It does also explain how chain coffee shop coffee tastes different in different places in the UK. I'd love to see some more factory like yours looking at how various parts of our bikes and clothing are made.

[@DJ-mq6tx]

I have never laughed so hard at a GCN video 😍😍 you heard it first on GCN.... Dan decides whether to spit or swallow on the run 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂 BRILLIANT video chaps!!!!

[@a1harrogate]

Loved this, very educational 👍

[@Telukin]

I visited Bath years ago, and sought this place out. Amazing coffee!

[@gcn]

It's great - a regular spot for a few of us. We're really pleased to be working with Colonna on our coffee too 👍

[@MrTobitobitobitobi]

This is hands down the best non advertising, advertising video i have seen on youtube. Well done! :)

[@cd0u50c9]

6:21 that is absolutely priceless.. That slurp and Dan's reaction nearly made me spit the soup all over the screen... Not that I didn't see it coming..

[@MrJaree]

Loved the video. That guy knows a lot about coffee!

[@philt6725]

Tea is the only cup of hot brown I want in my mouth thank you very much!!!

[@tychoMX]

Excellent episode. My very much non-cycling-fan wife stuck through the whole thing.

[@maxencesecq1426]

this video, on GCN which is basically a cycling channel, is to me, more interesting than any other video about coffee out there on KZbin, love u so much for this GCN 😂

[@Iheartdgd]

I might just be stoned, but this video was hilarious. I think I’ll grab a cup of coffee.

[@knight1boner]

Best cycling video yet!

[@davidf2281]

This turned out to be really interesting!

[@chiefrocker12]

Thoroughly enjoyed this ..... especially when Si started to cry (from that jet infused suck). Aeropress is a great manual coffee machine..... Best investment.

[@jonnelsonjdn]

Someone else asked for GCN Tea, and I think that would be a great option from the store! I'm American, but I actually do tea.

[@zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx]

Fantastic episode. Thanks.

[@gcn]

Thanks Stefen

[@charlietuba]

I have never acquired a taste for coffee. Love the smell from my first job in a donut shop.

[@MeganBennettAu]

Si attempting to slurp 😂 So much gold in this video! Very enjoyable!

[@richmaster9]

I'm from Mexico, and the 100% arabica blend is perfect to me! Delicious! I take a cup of coffee twice or three times a day. Yes, I'm a coffee fan and of course love bikes also, so I love this inseparable mix of sport and beverage. Thanks for sharing valious content always. GCN rules!

[@stustjohn]

Great video, guys! Informative, interesting and fun. Si and Dan make a good presenting team!

[@miaburke3703]

I enjoyed this.

[@Cabomccabe]

I've gone back and watched the slurp part (5:00 in) a number of times. Si trying not to laugh is classic. Dan's face watching the loud slurp is also great.

[@MrArseniypet]

That is so interesting and informative!! Cheers! ☕

[@gcn]

Thanks!

[@QuickQuips]

I remember someone with a gcn jersey in Bali. Was expecting that partially digested coffee (Luak?) in this video. It was quite tasty.

[@gemsandlasers269]

Huh, so this actually helps explain why I don't like the coffee in Switzerland so much. The water is extremely hard. Whereas when I lived in Canberra, Australia, I loved the coffee (much softer water).

[@apagoogoo]

rancilio espresso maker. bottomless portafilter. lelit grinder. local spring water. monsoon malabar beans (about 6-10% robusta). roasted to about (agtron)45.

[@apagoogoo]

i also make what i call a linebacker: i steam some skim milk and push it through coarsely ground beans in an aeropress, instead of water. i use an aftermarket metal aeropress filter; not sure it would work with the standard paper disc.

[@jimhenson9255]

Brewing my Taster's Choice instance coffee as I watch this episode.

[@scottbelongie9051]

love it another great video

[@charliebamford2807]

This sort of video restores your faith in the internet. Informative, educational, interesting, well presented. I love GCN!

[@gcn]

Glad to hear it Charlie!

[@massimocaradonna3857]

I've never laughed so freaking hard in my life funniest thing I've seen ....apparently Simon felt the same way

[@kenflewitt3941]

Great video but surprised there was no mention of water temperature for brewing? What does Maxwell reckon?

[@maxmichelson5649]

Great work boys keeping GCN branding going top job

[@pwood5733]

Wow what a dream day out testing coffee their

[@clavarojwt]

Amazing video! So, inverted aeropress, 1 min brew + 20 second plunge... could you comment on the water temperature and grind setting? I'd love to get the GCN aeropress recipee!!

[@brunocyclist]

Wauw, I needed a coffee to follow the pace of this video on coffee. And then I almost forgot to drink my coffee watching this very interesting video on coffee.

[@EvidenceofaFabulousLife]

Haha, great fun. That's the widest I've seen you guys' eyes for a while, after the tasting. Having been on a wine tasting evening once, I know how hard to describe the flavours is actually, and with wine, what you accompany it with too. Very interesting and entertaining video! Thanks to all concerned, I consider myself educated! Ride on! Tim

[@sgbryant1962]

This was a entertaining episode. Great job guys!! Maybe I missed it, but did he say what the temperature of the water should be ?

[@RudiDwiHartanto]

Excellent video mate, really eye opening. Try some Indonesian Coffee

[@bennetthasty7886]

Awesome 👏

[@AnthonyRochester]

Next will be GCN branded choc chip cookies

[@robbchastain3036]

With a visit to Phil for his expertise.

[@rusty9501]

This is hilarious. Comedy at its finest! Love coffee!

[@jzimmt]

sweet maria's in Oakland California has mail order green coffee beans from around the world. I roast mine in a hot air popcorn popper with a preference for Guatemalan. Chocolate overtones, sweet, rich. Add some full fat chocolate milk and you have a fantastic mocha

[@andrewlipsiner9791]

EPIC !! Dan & Si are MEGA !!😎😎 GCN COOL !!

[@ninjakittie24]

Perfect coffee is easy, Black and Iced. All year round.

[@lisapet160]

This is the very good video. Specific, interesting, practically useful, not redundant, and relates to the broad auditorium. [EDIT]: It's the perfect video, as a cup of coffee should be :)

[@gcn]

Thanks Lisa!

[@QuickQuips]

BTW what water works well with coffee? I've improved my coffee getting a reverse osmosis filter but I'm wondering if I need some minerals.

[@nicojar]

I asked the same question years ago to the person/roaster I buy my Ethiopian Yrgacheffe coffee to. He said: "that basic spring water, no minerals - don't go for fancy water, the one with the least minerals at your supermarket is the right one." (the bloke in the video, though, seemed to suggest it's just a matter of taste, as long as it isn't hard water)

[@danielellis2874]

While I have no doubt that you all wake up each and every morning feeling lucky to do what you do, but I think this video certainly shows how much fun you have making content, great video.. I think I'm gonna have a coffee now 👍

[@gcn]

Cheers Daniel!

[@steelspartan21]

I remember working overnights at a grocery store and sucking on different coffee beans , my pupils looked similar to Dan's after my third time coming back for more ! 6:54

[@danielmacdonald4005]

i had a chocolate covered coffee bean the other day and i totally underestimated the caffeine hit that i was going to get. very potent

[@nils0187]

"It's up to you whether you spit or swallow." - The face of Si is priceless :D

[@alanhill7965]

A nice large flat white with banana bread toast after a Saturday ride ending at the Two hands cafe in Ballina NSW

[@Patric6319]

Not a coffee drinker, but this was fascinating. Can we have a tea version?

[@glharlor]

I don't even drink coffee, yet I enjoyed the video. Thanks for all the great content GCN!

[@gcn]

Thanks for watching Grant

[@beegir2002]

The most important GCN video of all time

[@alexk3806]

Cycling. Coffee. Well aimed and informed snobbery. Perfect. Love it. Where do I order some?

[@gcn]

Hey Alex - our coffee is available over in the GCN Shop. Here for whole bean: gcn.eu/whole-bean and here: gcn.eu/ground-coffee if you'd prefer ground coffee.

[@TJyugi]

GCN is just Top Gear for cyclists. It’s not about bikes, it’s about middle aged guys having fun. ;)

[@Alan-xxxxxx]

But not as fat

[@userunknown2771]

But not as middle aged. What is Si´s age ? 23 ?

[@TheAcdcnz]

But the top gear presenters are twats?

[@skalexshanghai]

Simon is jumping when he tries the coffee!!!

[@ScottyCycles]

2 cups a day (or more if riding with friends) and If I just want a single cup I use an AeroPress (inverted process).

[@davidparkland4681]

Really interesting video, but why the high price point? Is it certified mold free?

[@FelipeZavala]

Really good video!

[@gcn]

Thanks Felipe

[@gordonharker4705]

Love it.😁👍👍👍

[@gcn]

Cheers Gordon

[@Jeff-bd4gg]

Drooling all over my tablet as I watch this.

[@TheSkinnybiker]

My neighbourhood bike shop is called Bike and Brew. Bike shop with a coffee shop, all in one.

[@simedinson984]

yea the bike shop i worked at was like that before but we had problems selling enough coffe so we stoped sadly

[@Skorpp13]

Very interesting being a coffee addict ;)

[@johncowley3520]

Thanks. Great video, but... Having discussed the importance of the water, and said that bottled water doesn't work very well, there was no guidance on what to do if you live in a hard water area. Help?

[@michaelolson7626]

This guy is an absolute pro. When Si mentions the Geisha, the guy comes around from behind the camera, right into shot, and had relevant and insightful information to relay, and just sort of reacted with it.

[@robinseibel7540]

Where does the GCN coffee fall on the light/medium/dark scale? I'm a dark roast kind of guy.

[@coltonmiller7436]

6:52 you can actually see Dan's body going "hang on, we're going to need quite a few mineral waters to even this caffeine out!"

[@BikeItUK]

Great video.....about Coffee, fare play Cycling and Coffee go hand in hand. My religious daily morning routine consists of Green Tea with Lemon, followed directly with a straight Black Coffee. You'll have me sniffing and slurping from now on in, funny! Thanks for the in depth look at Coffee.

[@AdBradYT]

I love coffee

[@jal492]

6:54 Dan's Mind Blown. Next in this series - 'How to Choose the Right Mineral Water ;)' on location, in Belgium...?

[@TomEnduro]

Dan, come to Bavaria and discover the worlds best beer and how it's made!

[@playandteach]

So easy to see that Maxwell really understands his stuff.

[@lydiagould3090]

Laughed so much at Si (who was trying not to, while attempting the slurp) ! The water isn`t good here in Hampshire. It is hard, and smells of floride. I will try mineral water ,or putting bicarb in it. Any more suggestions welcome

[@stevegriffiths605]

i think the boys should now do a before and after numbers study as a comparison to see if coffee and caffiene actually does make a difference and pull cycling and coffee even closer. Si looked like he had been slurping all day he looked that "wired" as Dan so kindly put it. thanks fellas it was yet another fun article.

[@mattobrien8718]

I guess it was simply a matter of time before a you guys featured a 'How too' guide on making coffee, one of your longest 'how too's' in fact by my reckoning, but like all the others informative and interesting.

[@indobleh]

Never seen coffee tasted quite like that before!

[@raymondmclellan1363]

Right Dan, time for a GCN craft beer- you get to lead the tasting. 'Brew Cog'- you can have that for free!

[@heytreacle]

1:45, Holy David Brent!

[@MikeD-nu6uy]

How many watts per cup do u get?

[@parryig]

Hario v60, 15g coffee, 250ml water ( Brita Filtered), freshly ground coffee ground so I get a brew time of approximately 3mins.

[@gcn]

Sounds good Ian!

[@cathnz9726]

Love how the eyes go from normal to full on bobbly eyes as the coffee tasting progresses!

[@1972dsrai]

My fave cup of coffee is made with only boiled milk, no water. Boil one cup full of milk, add coffee and brown sugar to a mug then pour in the milk and stir. Try it, its amazing.

[@1972dsrai]

@ladislav jost Try it first. You will enjoy it.

[@diq5386]

I put in coffee, sugar and milk first, stir it then add hot water.

[@stimp1234]

diana quigley you‘re a monster!

[@ericpmoss]

Si is so funny jerking his head back instead of breathing it in. Lung capacity still in question. ;)