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A V60, a scale, four steps. Here's the Coffee-Note reference recipe for a clean, sweet pour-over — and the why behind each step, so you can dial it to your taste.
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Origins, methods & discoveries
Coffee Culture & History
Never find the flavours the bag promises? It's not your palate. Here's the simple method to taste coffee, and the flavour wheel finally explained.
Brewing Methods
Before the brewer, before even the coffee, comes the grinder. Why grind is the most underrated variable in specialty coffee — and how to dial in yours.
Coffee Culture & History
Why is this coffee so fruity, and that one so clean? The answer often fits in a single word on the bag: the process. Here's how to recognise it from your next cup.
Extraction Methods
Your coffee plateaus despite good beans and good gear? The culprit is often the water — 98 % of your cup. How to diagnose it and what to do, concretely.
Extraction Methods
Your coffee tastes sour or bitter despite good beans? The culprit is almost always extraction. One simple model to diagnose and fix it, cup after cup.
Coffee Culture & Decoding
Origin, variety, process, altitude, score, roast date: decode every line on a specialty coffee label to choose the coffee you'll actually love.
Brewing Methods
Filter, brew time, flavour profile: everything you need to know to choose between V60 and Chemex based on your taste and brewing habits.
Gear & Equipment
Grinder, dripper, scale, kettle: everything you need to start brewing filter coffee, with real prices and what you can skip at first.
Coffee Culture & History
SCA score, traceability, justified price — specialty coffee isn't marketing. Here's what the term actually covers, and how to start appreciating it.