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Brew Masters, a social enterprise run by international baristas, is the first coffee-themed shared workspace in Hong Kong. It provides a platform for young people who want to start a business to pursue their dreams. Nigel, a resident coffee and baker, wrote that it is not easy for young start-ups to run a pure coffee shop in Hong Kong. They must have the indomitable spirit of struggle under Lion Rock. Nigel because of coffee obsession, the achievement of the dream of opening a coffee shop; also because of a cup of professional acid coffee, captured a woman who does not know how to drink coffee.

Brew Masters offers a variety of coffee tool rental services, Wu demonstration siphon coffee

Looking forward to setting up a late night coffee team to help the youth on the border

Brew Masters is run by 4 coffee lovers, among whom Nigel Wu Zihao, known as the teacher, has been engaged in the coffee industry for 17 years and has the qualification of Class I Barista and Class I Roaster of European Fine Coffee Association. Brew Masters collaborated with Playground.work, one of the first co-working spaces in Hong Kong, to create a coffee-themed co-working space in San Po Kong Industrial Building. Not only did it provide a venue, but it also provided rental services such as roasters, bean grinders and espresso machines. Coffee machine with basic beans costs 200 yuan per hour.

Su Weijing, one of the founders of the post-80s generation, is also an internationally recognized barista. She studied hotel tourism and other courses in Australia in 2006. As a result, she fell in love with coffee. She stayed in Australia for 4 years as a barista in a coffee shop."In the eyes of her parents, there is no difference between being a barista and making a water bar, but in Australia, guests will drink your cup of coffee sincerely." She said that baristas were not respected in Hong Kong, Brew Masters operated as a social enterprise to promote authentic coffee culture, and also set up coffee classes in collaboration with the Youth League; she also conceived the idea of setting up a late-night mobile coffee team, hoping to return the youth to the right path through coffee,"it is not good to split wine, but to drink coffee and learn a craft".

Nigel, who won the third place of Siphon Coffee Master in Hong Kong last year, had opened a coffee shop in the past and saw many young people who did not know how to distinguish coffee beans, but opened it hastily and ended up failing."There is a coffee sharing workspace, we exchange experiences with each other, and we will open coffee technology training courses. When they know, making a cup of professional coffee is only a simple matter."

Nigel refers to another problem in opening a coffee shop in Hong Kong is the high rent,"I have opened a coffee shop twice, both profitable, but because of the new lease doubled rent, I am not angry, do not do".

Coffee is not only Nigel's career, but also his life; his dedication to coffee beans has won him a happy family. Nigel smiled and said that in 2012, when he ran a coffee shop in Kuixing Industrial Building, one day, a girl ordered a cup of authentic frozen American coffee without sugar and milk. Nigel found that she only drank a few mouthfuls, came forward to ask what happened, the other party said the coffee was very sour, he thought to himself "another girl who doesn't know how to drink coffee", patiently explained to her, this chat will talk for 5 years, the woman became Wu Tai last year.