Brewing Coffee

This article is an expansion of the troubleshooting table inside the French Press Coffee Tutorial. I’ve brewed a lot of coffee using the French Press. Along the way, I’ve developed a checklist of steps to take to improve the taste. There are variables that are easy to correct and some that take a little effort. Before you […]

Here on INeedCoffee, we have several coffee brewing tutorials for making cold brew coffee. You can buy a Primula, a Toddy, or a cold brew filter pouch. Or maybe you don’t need a dedicated coffee brewer at all. That is what we decided to find out. We wanted to repurpose one of our existing brewers […]

When it comes to brewing coffee with the AeroPress Coffee Maker, there are two main methods. The first method is described both in the directions that ship with the Aerobie AeroPress as well as our AeroPress Coffee Maker Tutorial. It is the regular top-down straight-forward brewing method. The second method is known as the inverted […]

Each morning always starts with a hot cup of coffee. Recently, I was reminded of family memories from the 1980s of chicory in coffee. I was curious about the role of chicory in coffee, so after doing some research within our family, I learned we drank a blend of 70% Arabica and 30% roasted chicory. […]

What tequila is to liquor, cafe cubano is to the world of coffee. It is not sipped or savored… it is shot! Cafe Cubano is at-least double the strength of American coffee. It is a daily morning ritual for Cubans and Cuban-Americans. At any time of day or night at the countless little Cuban restaurants […]

When I first saw the Cosori Pour Over Coffee Maker I saw the resemblance immediately. It looks a lot like a Chemex except that the brewer is set up to use a metal cone filter instead of a paper filter. Why would you want to use a metal filter instead of the thick Chemex paper […]