Taste
What Is Body in Coffee?
Body is what a coffee feels like rather than what it tastes like, and it is almost never thickness. Here is what the measurements actually show, and the two levers tha...
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Notes from the roastery: what we buy, how we roast it, and what we have learned building coffee programs on the Gulf Coast.
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Taste
What Is Astringency in Coffee?
The dry, puckering finish in a cup is not a taste at all. Here is the mechanism, the compounds roasting builds, and what to change at the brewer.
Roasting
What Is Coffee Chaff?
The papery flecks in your cooling tray are silverskin, the one layer of the coffee fruit that travels all the way from the farm to the roastery. Here is what it is mad...
Brewing
What Is the Coffee to Water Ratio?
The three ratios we start from at Inheritance, why drip runs stronger than pour over, and what to change first when the cup tastes sour, bitter or thin.
Brewing
Does Ground Coffee Go Stale Faster Than Whole Bean?
Eight pages rank for this question and their shelf-life numbers disagree by roughly a factor of six. Here is the mechanism that actually governs it, so you can work ou...
Brewing
Does a Finer Grind Make Coffee Stronger?
Grinding finer moves flavor, not concentration. What strength and extraction actually measure, why the extraction curve peaks, and the dial that makes a cup stronger.
Origins
Sumatra Ribang Gayo Coffee: Flavors & Brewing Guide
Sumatra Ribang Gayo runs banana, spiced rum and cedar over a heavy body. Pour over at 1:15 to 1:18, or a coarse French press at 1:12 for more weight.
Origins
Burundi Coffee Kigina Colline: Flavor & Brewing Tips
Washed Burundi from Kigina hill runs blackberry, fig and dark chocolate. Grind, water temperature and ratio settings for V60, Chemex and French press.
Origins
Java Bukit Paniisan Coffee Beans: Flavor, Roast & Brew
Java Bukit Paniisan from Indonesia tastes of cocoa, peach and warm spice. Grind sizes by method, a 1:15 to 1:17 pour over ratio, and storage tips.
Origins
Ethiopia Gerba Dogo: Guji Coffee Guide and Brewing Tips
Ethiopia Gerba Dogo comes from smallholders in the Guji zone: floral, stone fruit, clean finish. Brew it on a V60 or Chemex in about three minutes.
Brewing
Ratio S2 Basket Paper Filters: 100 Count for Perfect Coffee
Lab grade virgin wood pulp, 100 papers a box, cut for the Ratio Six and Eight S2 basket. Why fit and flow rate change what ends up in the cup.
Brewing
Ratio Four Coffee Machine: The Ultimate Small-Batch Pour-Over
Five to 20 ounces in about four minutes, 11.5 inches tall, water tank on either side. Where the Ratio Four fits and what its warranty covers.
Brewing
Optimize Batch Brew with the Kone Reusable Filter for Ratio Eight
The Able Kone is a stainless mesh filter built for the Ratio Eight 40 oz batch. It lets the oils through, ends paper waste, and rinses clean fast.