Brewing
Technique
Good coffee at home comes down to a few things you can control: how much coffee to how much water, how fine to grind, how hot the water is and how you measure it all. These guides take each one in turn, with the numbers to start from.
How Much Coffee for 12 Cups? The Ratio, and the Cup-Size TrapA 12-cup coffee maker does not make 12 cups. Get that straight and the ratio becomes simple arithmetic.
What Grind Size for Each BrewerBrew time and grind size are the same dial turned from different ends. A four-minute press wants coarse, a thirty-second espresso wants fine, and everything else sits between.
What Coarse Ground Coffee Is ForThree brew methods need it, everything else is ruined by it, and the bag in the supermarket marked coarse is usually medium.
What Temperature Should Coffee Water Be?Boiling water is not the right answer and it is not far wrong either. The useful range is narrower than people think, and how much it matters depends entirely on how you brew.
How to Brew Coffee by WeightScoops measure volume and coffee is sold by mass, which is why the same scoop gives you a different dose every time you change beans. Weighing fixes it in about ten seconds.
Immersion vs Percolation: The Two Ways to Brew CoffeeEvery brewer either soaks the coffee or runs water through it. Knowing which one you own explains why some methods are forgiving and others punish a careless pour.