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Brew better

Five minutes a morning is all it takes. Our baristas share the recipes they actually use.

The <em>V60</em> in five steps
Pour-over

The V60 in five steps

Rinse the filter. 15 g coffee, 250 g water at 94 °C. Bloom for 40 seconds, then pour slowly in circles until 3:00. Sample recipe.

Dial in <em>like a barista</em>
Espresso

Dial in like a barista

18 g in, 36 g out, 28 seconds. Too sour — grind finer. Too bitter — coarser. Change one thing at a time.

Quick ratios

French press

1 : 15, coarse grind, 4 minutes

Cold brew

1 : 8 concentrate, 14 hours in the fridge

AeroPress

1 : 14, medium-fine, 90 seconds