Preparation Methods & Recipes

Every time you brew coffee, you are conducting a selective chemical extraction. Hot water dissolves soluble compounds from ground coffee […]

Water makes up roughly ninety-eight percent of a brewed cup of coffee, yet many home brewers give almost no thought

Most coffee brewing guides specify a target water temperature — typically between 90 and 96 degrees Celsius — and move

A cup of brewed coffee is roughly ninety-eight percent water. This simple fact carries a profound implication that most home

If you have ever watched someone prepare a pour-over coffee, you may have noticed a curious pause at the beginning

In the sequence of actions that produce an espresso shot — dosing, grinding, distributing, tamping, and extracting — tamping may

Espresso is defined by pressure. While other brewing methods rely on gravity or immersion to bring water into contact with

Of all the variables a coffee brewer controls, grind size may be the one with the most immediate and dramatic

Extraction time — the duration water remains in contact with ground coffee — is one of the most decisive variables

Of all the variables that determine the quality of a brewed cup of coffee — grind size, water temperature, contact