With the 2026 World Brewers Cup just around the corner, we wanted to ask: What should we (the non-competitors and regular coffee people) be paying attention to… and how can the competition inform our own coffee and business practices?
Here to help answer these questions is multiple-time Singapore Brewers Cup Champion and two-time World Brewers Cup finalist, Elysia Tan! Along with her extensive competition insight, Elysia shares practical (and golden!) tips for improving brewing, such as using different filter papers to adjust mouthfeel and sweetness.                                  
Tune in to discover just how magical the world of coffee brewing can be!

CHAPTERS!

00:00 Why Brewers Cup Matters

02:32 Falling for Filter Coffee

08:27 How Brewers Cup Works

12:27 What to Watch on Stage

14:52 Competition Ideas in Cafés

17:10 Blends, Flatbeds & Immersion

23:28 Building a Competition Routine

28:03 Better Café Filter Service

34:02 Sweetness, Body & Balance

39:03 What to Stop Obsessing Over

44:27 Better Brewing at Home

47:38 Filter Paper Changes Everything

49:30 Why the V60 Still Wins

52:44 Hot Take: Hospitality First


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