Coffee Brewing Guides & Origins

A practical guide to choosing and brewing coffee

Match your grind to your brewer

Start with a medium grind for drip coffee, a coarser grind for French press and a fine grind for espresso. Adjust one variable at a time and use taste to guide your next brew.

Measure your coffee and water

For filter coffee, start with 1 gram of coffee for every 16 grams of water: 20 grams of coffee and 320 grams of water make a useful starting recipe. Adjust the ratio for your preferred strength.

Understand washed, natural and honey processing

Washed processing removes the fruit before the coffee is dried. Natural processing dries the coffee inside the fruit. Honey processing leaves some of the sticky fruit layer on the seed during drying. Processing can influence flavor, alongside origin, variety, roasting and brewing.

Keep your coffee fresh

Store coffee in a sealed container away from heat, light and moisture. Grind close to brewing when possible, and choose a bag size that suits how often you make coffee.

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