Brew Guides

Ever wonder why coffee from your favourite café tastes better than what you make at home — even with the same beans? It's not skill. It's freshness, weighing your dose, and grind size done right. Here's exactly what to fix first

The plunger doesn't get the credit it deserves. Here's the ratio, grind size and step-by-step method for a rich, full-bodied cup — plus the fixes for weak, bitter or sludgy coffee.

The stovetop gets written off as old-fashioned, but done right it's the closest you'll get to espresso without a machine. Here's the method, the ratio, and the mistakes that turn it bitter.

If you're trying to make an espresso or espresso-based coffee, and the coffee is flying out of your portafilter spout, it's not going to make for a great tasting coffee. Luckily for us, however, it's quite an easy problem to troubleshoot and fix, so you can get the perfect espresso extraction in no time.

The humble Hario v60 is the cheapest piece of gear in the barista's arsenal and yet brewing it well takes the greatest skill and can have the tastiest results.

Let me let you in on a little secret. The Aeropress is every coffee professional’s favourite home brew method. Now they might say it’s a V60, Chemex or even a stovetop, but if you kept track, the one they use most often is the Almighty Aeropress. Why? Because it’s so easy to make amazing coffee.

A handy list of troubleshooting tips to improve your coffee brewing skills at-home for AeroPress, Moccamaster, V60 and more.

How to calibrate your EK43 grinder to grind delicious coffee every time.