BREWING GUIDES

Use these recipes as a starting place in your journey towards your ideal cup.



  • Coffee to Water Ratio:
1:14 - 1:16

    The Grind: Coarse

    The Process:
    1. Bring water to a boil & preheat french press.
    2. Add 40 grams of freshly ground coffee.
    3. Tare scale and set timer to 4 minutes 30 seconds.
    4. Start timer & fill your french press with 600g of water
    5. After 1 minute, gently stir coffee.
    6. Cover your french press and steep.
    7. When timer goes off, slowly press down on the plunger until it stops. Pour yourself a cup and relax into the day.


  • Coffee to Water Ratio:
1:12 - 1:15

    The Grind: Medium Fine

    The Process:
    1. Start with your Aeropress inverted. Plunger will be at the #4 mark.
    2. Fill Aeropress with 18g of coffee.
    3. Start a stopwatch, and fill the Aeropress with hot water. Bloom & gently stir.
    4. Top off Aeropress with more water, for a total of about 225g, and put the cap on.
    5. At 1:45, carefully flip Aeropress onto a mug or carafe.
    6. Spin the water to get grounds off the plunger, and push down slowly.
    7. Total brew time will be between 2:15 and 2:30.

  • Coffee to Water Ratio:
1:15 - 1:17

    The Grind: Medium

    The Process:
    1. Bring kettle of water to a boil, preheat pour over & rinse filter.
    2. Add 20 grams of freshly ground coffee.
    3. Tare scale and start your timer.
    4. Cover grounds with 40g of water & bloom for 35 seconds.
    5. Begin your first pour of water, stopping at 150g on your scale.
    Around 1 min 10 seconds make your second pour up to 250g. At about 2 minutes make your final pour to 320g.
    6. Total brew times will vary depending on which coffee and which pour over cone you are using. A good range is 3-4 minutes for a single cup pour over of our roasts.


  • Coffee to Water Ratio: 1:2 - 1.2.5

    The Grind: Fine

    The Process:
    1. For our blend Top Hat we start with 19g of coffee.
    2. Dose will vary depending on your espresso setup. Use an amount of coffee that comfortably fills your basket.
    3. In 29-32 seconds we like to yield 40-42g of Top Hat espresso.
    4. If it’s too acidic then increase the yield, if it’s bitter then decrease the yield.
    5. Adjust your grind finer for more depth of flavor. Make the grind coarser for a more delicate shot.
    6. Single Origin - For single origin coffees the overall range varies a bit more and depends a lot on how it’s roasted.
    7. Light Roast - For lighter roasted coffees you’ll find a better balance of flavor with higher yields and longer contact times. Example: 18g coffee to 42g yield in 28-32 seconds.
    8. Dark Roast - The darker stuff can take a smaller yield and less time. Our Squid Ink roast makes for a lovely ristretto. Example: 18g coffee to 18g yield in around 24-27 seconds.