What the Coffee Recipe Series logo means
A green triangle, a coffee bean and a burst of rays: what each part of the Coffee Recipe Series logo means, and why the pyramid is turned upside down.
We’re Brewing Most Coffee With the Wrong Recipe
Around 4 in 5 bags of coffee don’t suit the standard fixed recipe, and grind alone can’t fix it. The case for density-matched recipes: start closer, dial in faster.
French Press Coffee Brew Time
French Press Coffee Brew Time: 4 Minutes Steep, 5 Minutes Settle Updated October 2026 · French Press Recipe Series Every recipe in the French Press Recipe Series uses the same timing: a 4-minute steep followed by a 5-minute settle, 9 minutes in all. Unlike the dose, ratio, grind and temperature, the time does not change […]
French Press Coffee Temperature
French Press Coffee Temperature: 80–100 °C by Density Updated October 2026 · French Press Recipe Series Hotter water extracts coffee faster. In the French Press Recipe Series the water temperature rises with the density of your roasted beans, from 80 °C for the darkest roasts to 100 °C for the lightest, across all 121 recipes. […]
French Press Coffee Ratio
French Press Coffee Ratio: 1:12 to 1:18 by Density Updated October 2026 · French Press Recipe Series The ratio is how much coffee you use (the dose) compared with how much water you pour into the press. In the French Press Recipe Series it changes with the density of your roasted beans, across all 121 […]
Oxo Rapid Brewer
Oxo Rapid Brewer: Espresso-Strength Concentrate Updated October 2026 · Espresso Recipe Series The Oxo Rapid Brewer is a portable, hand-pumped brewer that uses air pressure to push water through the coffee. Used the right way, it makes an espresso-strength concentrate with the same dose and ratio as any recipe in the Espresso Recipe Series, then […]
French Press Coffee Dose
French Press Coffee Dose: How Much Coffee for Your Press Updated October 2026 · French Press Recipe Series Dose is the weight of dry ground coffee. In the French Press Recipe Series it isn’t fixed: it comes from how much water goes into your press and the ratio for your bean density, across all 121 […]
Melodrip and Deep 27
Melodrip and Deep 27: My Preferred Filter Setup Updated October 2026 · Filter Recipe Series The Melodrip is a simple dispersion screen on a stick. You pour your kettle onto it, and the water falls onto the coffee as a gentle rain instead of a jet. It sounds like a small thing, but it transforms […]
Filter Coffee Brew Time
Filter Coffee Brew Time: A Ballpark, Not a Target Updated October 2026 · Filter Recipe Series Every recipe in the Filter Recipe Series gives a brew time, from 2:00 for the darkest roasts to 4:00 for the lightest. Treat it as a rough indication. It’s less important than the dose, ratio, grind and temperature, and […]
Cafec Filter Papers
Cafec Filter Papers: T-83, T-90 and T-92 Updated October 2026 · Filter Recipe Series Most filter papers are one-size-fits-all. Cafec makes cone papers matched to roast level, each with a different surface structure that controls how fast the water flows. The Filter Recipe Series uses all three, switching paper as your bean density changes. The […]
