When doing online research about coffee, keep in mind the internet is not your only option. Many of us depend on our iphone to look up resources about pretty much anything.

I love to learn things everyday and these apps are a very effective way to do so. Please come take a mouse scroll through some of the ones I have compiled for your iphone.

Coffee: Beans, barista & latte art

This is one of the most expensive Apps but very effective. You’ll discover the skills of a professional barista, from a detailed background to coffee varieties, origins and processing through to setting your grinder, making great espresso and the milk skills to enable you to produce superb latte art.

The App is graphically stunning with great pictures of coffee growing at origin through to detailed shots of the coffee making process. Also includes an interactive map which guides you through coffee flavors around the world and the “menu” provides illustrations of all your favorite drinks to discover how they are constructed.

There are many videos to choose from if you need extra help. Setting your grinder, making espresso, foaming and texturing, pouring a traditional cappuccino, pouring a latte art heart, pouring a latte art rosetta, pouring a latte art tulip.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/coffee-beans-barista-latte/id472108161?mt=8

Art Of Coffee:

The art of coffee is an effective app because it shows you how to create beautiful and elegant coffee art.

Designed for the home and professional baristas, showing you designs in the art of coffee divided into two sections. One is a beginner level and the other is for advanced level baristas looking to improve their game.

Topics such as getting started, espresso, milk, creama and foam, free pouring, etching and marbling are discussed. There is also a glossary to look up common terms.

http://www.artofcoffeeapp.com.au/

Great Coffee App:

This is a short introduction to the 16 most popular espresso-based drinks. It was developed in collaboration with a professional barista with 10 years experience. Demonstration of drinks in cross-section, interesting facts about coffee, specially created music and impressive graphic design. Which will help expand your horizons and teach you about the coffee world. By covering the stages from beginner to expert, you will open up a whole new world of drinks and maybe one of them will become a favorite!

The coffee drinks covered in this app, Espresso, Espresso Ristretto, Espresso Lungo, Espresso macchiato, Espresso Con Panna, Espresso Romano, Espresso Doppio, Latte, Americano, Cappuccino, Marocchino, Latte Macchiato, Caffe Mocha, Irish coffee, Cafeccino, Vienna coffee.

http://greatcoffeeapp.com/

AeroPress Timer:

If you love brewing with the Aeropress, this is the perfect app to download.

The perfect companion for the AeroPress. Which allows you to explore the versatility of the Aeropress with nine unique recipes. Aeropress Timer offers a build in timer and prompts you, step by step, through each Aeropress recipe.

http://aeropresstimer.com/

CoffeeGuru:

Forget big chains, want to find the best indie coffeehouses nearby or 1000 miles away? Want to know where the locals go? Who roasts their own beans or brews Fair or Direct Trade? CoffeeGuru, is the ultimate go-to coffee movement.

Each time you open CoffeeGuru it updates with any new user submissions, closures and reviews.

http://guruapps.net/guruapps/Coffeeguru.html