How to Make the Best Coffee at Home

World-leading coffee expert and best-selling author of The World Atlas of Coffee shows you how to make barista-level coffee at home

We all expect to be able to buy an excellent cup of coffee from the many brilliant coffee shops available. But what about the coffee we make at home? Shouldn't that be just as good?

James Hoffmann is an entrepreneur and the international name in coffee, combining guru-level knowledge with a wonderful ability to communicate it. James runs Square Mile Coffee, as well as creating extremely informative, and popular, coffee and equipment reviews for his YouTube and Instagram channels. In his latest book he demonstrates everything you need to know to make consistently excellent coffee at home, including: what equipment is worth buying, and what isn't; how to grind coffee; the basics of brewing for all major equipment (cafetiere, aeropress, stovetop etc); understanding coffee drinks, from the cortado to latte; the perfect espresso; and taking it to the next level - home roasting.

 

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Acidity

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Aeropress

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Arabica

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B

Bob

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Color Track

The definition of color track

Country

F

Farm Gate

This the price paid directly to the farmer who actually grows the coffee. If it's an individual farmer who does all of the processing themselves, it will be per lb of green coffee. If the farmer only grows the coffee and sells cherry it will be / kg cherry. This is a very important price that's often obscured and may or may not be related to the export price.

G

Geisha

Geisha definition.

Guatemala

Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites.

N

Natural

Natural definitions.

P

Production Cost

Includes many of our production costs including: QC + Waste, Fuel Usage, Green Coffee Buying Travel Costs, Financing Costs, Our Roasting Facility Operation Costs, and Mass Loss due to roasting (about 13%).

Pacas

Processing

V

Variety