Coffee brewing guides.

Recipes from Coffee Book and the people who make and brew coffee. Choose your brewer for quantities, steps, and a link to the original recipe.

21 guides

AeroPress
11 g coffee · 200 g water

AeroPress

11 g coffee, 200 g water, and a two-minute steep.

V60
13 g coffee · 220 g water

James’ V60

A 13 g single cup with four pours totalling 220 g.

Espresso
19 g coffee · 38 g target yield

Espresso

A 19 g dose and a 1:2 starting ratio.

French press
16 g coffee · 192 g water

French press

16 g coffee, 192 g water, and four minutes of steeping.

Chemex
30 g coffee · 500 g water

Chemex

The app’s 30 g recipe with 500 g of water.

AeroPress
16 g coffee · 176 g water

Inverted AeroPress

16 g coffee and 176 g water, brewed inverted.

Moka pot
30 g reference coffee · 300 g reference water

Moka pot

A stovetop recipe sized to your moka pot.

V60
15 g coffee · 240 g water

Classic V60

15 g coffee and 240 g water in three pours.

V60
15 g coffee · 249 g water

Five-pour V60

15 g coffee and 249 g water in five equal pours.

Hario Switch
15 g coffee · 240 g water

Hario Switch hybrid recipe

Start with a pour-over, then close the valve for a steep.

Clever Dripper
16 g coffee · 240 g water

Clever Dripper, water first

A two-minute steep, followed by a gentle release.

Kalita Wave
15 g coffee · 250 g water

Kalita Wave 155 recipe

Three pours for a 15 g single cup.

Origami
15 g coffee · 240 ml water

Origami porcelain recipe

A slow pour for the ceramic Origami dripper.

Stagg Dripper
22 g coffee · 350 g water

Fellow Stagg X recipe

A 22 g brew with two pours after the bloom.

W60
20 g coffee · 330 ml water

Hario W60 with paper and mesh

Use both filters in this hybrid brewer.

Filter
60 g coffee · 1 litre water

Moccamaster filter coffee, one litre

A measured batch for an automatic filter brewer.

Cold Brew
68 g coffee · 750 g water

Cold brew in a Hario bottle

A coarse-ground batch to make ahead.

Siphon
20 g coffee · 240 ml water

Siphon coffee recipe

A short immersion brew with a vacuum drawdown.

Turkish
6 g coffee · 1 small cup water

Turkish coffee in a cezve

A small cup, finely ground coffee, and a slow heat.

V60
15 g coffee · 250 g water

V60 for one or two

A V60 recipe for one cup, with a two-cup variation.

Chemex
40 g coffee · 640 g water

Chemex for four small cups

A Chemex recipe for four small cups.

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