About K Bean Coffee Machines
Welcome from me, Paul, coffee enthusiast and owner of K Bean Coffee Machines. I supply premium coffee machines from my cool little shop located in Beaumaris (Melbourne). I am a true enthusiast and I live the dream of running a business that is also my hobby. I love what I do.
My home barista journey started in 2010 when I bought my first coffee machine. I became obsessed by the coffee hobby. I built a coffee roaster, designed and built cold brew towers and played with all sorts of coffee toys including presses, pourovers, immersion brewers and siphons. I also worked my way through numerous coffee machines and coffee grinders.
I started dreaming about a coffee business and in 2014 I decided to give it a go. I named my business K Bean. The K comes from Kaldi - the Ethiopian goat herder who discovered coffee when he observed the spirited behavior of his bean eating goats.
In the beginning K Bean offered home roasted coffee beans along with manual brewing kits. I visited many homes to show locals how to make great coffee at home. My cool little kids joined in as well for a little fun.
I built a website and shifted my focus to coffee machines. My home barista journey along with many years on coffee forums (3000+ posts) put me in a great position to start a business and to grow it. Energy is the driver of a small business and energy is sky high when your business is also your hobby. And I really have had a lot of fun along the way, including adventures in Ethiopia, Honduras and India
Initially I operated from my home, with my double garage setup just like a retail shop. In 2021 I opened a bricks-and-mortar shop at 1 Keys Street, Beaumaris and in 2024 K Bean Coffee Machines celebrated it’s 10th birthday. 10 Years and 8000 happy customers. Wow!
My son, Quinn, became my very first employee back in 2021. Quinn learnt to make coffee at 9 years old and he now makes coffee every day. In 2022 Liam joined the team. He’s truly nuts about coffee. If you visit on a Saturday you will get to meet him.
Establishing a network of technicians is important and I now have authorised technicians in every capital city as well as many regional centres. Customers in Melbourne can rely on the amazing Giovanni, from Ultimate Crema (Mulgrave, Victoria) for first class warranty support and machine servicing.
Enjoy my website. There’s plenty of information here to help you as you set off on your home barista journey. A great place to start is with my Buying Guides. And let me give you a pre-emptive “thanks” for choosing to join me (Paul), Quinn, Liam and K Bean Coffee Machines as you set off on your own home barista journey.