Coffee is all about experimenting and discovery, so we encourage you to try different brew methods and as many different origins as you can.
There are so many wonderful coffees out there with a beautiful story to tell, and we hope this guide helps you to explore and discover the world of specialty coffee.
It's like a recipe for baking
Ready to perfect your brew? Knowing your coffee to water ratio or brew ratio, as well as your total brew time is key to managing your coffee consistency. This is called controlling your variables.
When beginning, you should aim to keep your dose- the amount of coffee used- the same and change only the setting on your grinder to speed up or slow down your extraction.
Home Barista: Weigh your coffee ‘in’ and multiply this by the ratio above, to get the correct ‘out’ weight. Example 17.5g (in) x 1.62 (ratio) =28.35g (out)