Brewing
Getting the most out of a bag.
Four methods, each with the numbers to start from, the reasoning behind them, and a table of what to change when the cup comes out wrong.
V60 · 6 min read
The V60, without the ceremony
A cone, a paper filter and a kettle. The most revealing way to drink a light-roasted coffee, and the least forgiving.
AeroPress · 5 min read
The AeroPress is the one to travel with
Immersion, a paper filter and a push. Nearly impossible to ruin, and the most portable good cup there is.
Espresso · 7 min read
Espresso: the only brew with a target
Nine bars, thirty seconds and about eighteen grams. Everything hard about espresso happens before the water arrives.
French press · 5 min read
The French press deserves better than it gets
Full immersion, a metal mesh and four minutes. Muddy only if you stir it at the end, which almost everyone does.