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WBrC 2026: Brew like a champion with Nas Jaafars World Championship-winning LINK profile

When Nas Jaafar stepped onto the World Brewers Cup stage in Brussels this June, he made history. Not only did he become the first Malaysian to win the World Brewers Cup, but he did so with a routine t...

Using the LINK as a Home Roaster

The LINK was designed as a sample roaster for professionals — but some of its most passionate users have never set foot in a commercial roastery. Home roasters around the world have adopted the LI...

Brew Camp: Supporting competitors behind the scenes

In the days leading up to the world’s most prestigious coffee competitions, the focus is often on the performances on stage. Months of preparation are distilled into just a few minutes, where compet...

Partner profile: Henry and Sons

Henry & Sons has become a driving force in the Philippine coffee industry, founded by Michael Harris Conlin with the goal of elevating local coffee quality and supporting the communities behind it...

NCD Pulse wins 2025 Good Design Award

Nucleus Coffee Tools has once again been recognised at the Australian Good Design Awards, receiving a prestigious accolade in the Product Design: Housewares and Objects category for its innovation, th...

Sweden Roast Tour: LINK launches in the Nordics

Nucleus Coffee Tools is heading to Sweden this July for a multi-day showcase of the LINK sample roaster and other precision tools, in partnership with Nordic Brew Lab. Across a series of curated event...

Competitor stories: Michael Harris Conlin

For Michael Harris Conlin, the 2025 Philippine Barista Championship marked a powerful return to the competition stage. This is Michael’s second national title—his first was in 2019, when he became...

Top 4 in Korean Barista Championship use Nucleus Coffee Tools equipment

The 2025 Korea National Barista Championship, which selected Korea’s representative barista for the World Barista Championship, is a stage where baristas with different philosophies and extraction w...

LINK roaster powers top three in the German Coffee in Good Spirits

At this year’s German Coffee in Good Spirits Championship, all three podium finishers had one key piece of equipment in common: the LINK sample roaster. The competition, known for combining exceptio...