Introducing Coffee as a Hobby in 2023

You’ve gone down the rabbit hole of hobbies and now you’re considering coffee as a hobby. Well, if it brings you joy – and it definitely does for me – coffee can absolutely be a hobby and is one of the easiest to start!

Starbucks or your local coffee café used to be the answer for your lavender espresso or iced mocha with whip, but sometimes you want to learn how to DIY your own coffee (vs. spending the daily $5).

Plus, when you start taking on coffee as a hobby at home, you open yourself up to so many new flavors and flavor combinations.

You’ll be able to enjoy the simple syrups, local beans, and roasts, or even try out homemade creamers. All of these come together to make one of the best hobbies of all time – and really rings true to the coffee mom trope.

How Can You Have Coffee as a Hobby?

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Let’s look at it this way – making coffee brings you joy, and enjoying something can make it a hobby. But, you’re probably wondering what you can do besides drink coffee. Many coffee hobbyists enjoy the act of brewing coffee or tasting new flavors, while others enjoy the presentation, mastering cold coffees, or coffee art.

If you’re not interested in brewing your own coffee, you can also travel and try different cafés or specialties from new places. Serving coffee – like serving tea – can also be considered a hobby. And it would be a big win with your mom friends!

Here are a few ways you can introduce coffee as your latest hobby:

Brewing new roasts or local beans
Trying out or mastering coffee art
Experimenting with new syrups and flavors
Trying out different brewing methods
Testing different types of coffee
Mimicking popular drinks from other coffee shops at home
Learning different brews/coffees from other countries

Honestly, the options are limitless! There are those who love coffee so much and appreciate it as a part of their relaxation routine that they even keep a coffee journal. They track the taste, the brew, and even the time of day when they’re enjoying their drink – along with their favorite recipes.

Who Would Enjoy Having Coffee as a Hobby?

Coffee is not for everyone. Actually, embracing coffee as your newfound hobby would mean that you have to actually like coffee to begin with – which is definitely not everyone. Just like wine or tea, coffee has a taste that not everyone enjoys.

But, if you do like coffee, you can try coffee as your hobby! Coffee is particularly great for those who don’t like to go out much – or simply don’t have the time to. You might be more of an introvert or you may want a hobby that can easily integrate with the rest of your day.

Also, coffee doesn’t have a large start-up cost. You can get started with using coffee as your hobby by buying some simple syrups or looking into how to make your own homemade creamer or coffee flavoring.

What Are The Downsides of Having Coffee as a Hobby?

There are no obvious downsides to wanting to use coffee as your hobby at home unless you struggle with drinking too much caffeine. Even then you can swap to decaffeinated coffee. The only other obvious pitfall is taking up your kitchen space.

If you have a small kitchen and are unwilling to sacrifice kitchen space for your coffee, try making another area in a well-traveled room your coffee spot. Our coffee spot at home is a decked-out dresser with a glass top to protect the wood. We hang our collection of coffee mugs on the wall above and keep a coffee stash in the top drawers.

This prevents our hobby from taking up too much space, but it’s also practical for regular coffee usage and not when we want to make something fancy.

The last “downside” to a coffee hobby is that it can get expensive depending on the route you want to take. For example, there are some coffee beans that cost $100+ for a small bag! Then you add on the brewer – whether that’s a pour-over kit, cold brew kit, or a Keruig – and even a coffee bean grinder.

I’ve also heard that doing your own coffee at home and making it just the way you love it can cause regular coffee to taste bad. This hasn’t happened to me, I still love just about all types of coffee, but it is something that can happen.

Where to Learn More About Coffee

I highly recommend checking out a few profiles on Instagram like @beanstorycoffee and @thefinestroast for coffee recipes and inspiration. If you’re looking for something a bit longer and beefier in content, check out some of the best coffee recipes on Youtube – they typically include a few in each video along with more of a tutorial!

Don’t limit yourself to video content either, Pinterest is a great resource for learning how to make coffee at home. You can also find quite a few blogs dedicated to coffee, coffee life, and coffee recipes that way too!

Last, but of course not least, you can check out our full collection of coffee & tea tips for aspiring hobbyists like yourself here at The Hobby Mom!

Considering coffee as your hobby? Let us know in the comments below!