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<div class="h1">Brewing better coffee at home</div>
<p class="lead">Good coffee isn't about expensive gear — it's about <mark>consistency</mark>. Get the ratio, the grind, and the water temperature right, and almost any method will taste better.</p>
<figure>
<img src="./static/photos/cup-of-coffee-and-an-open-book.jpg" alt="A cup of coffee next to an open book" />
<figcaption class="text-secondary small mt-2">Ten minutes of prep, and the rest of the morning is yours.</figcaption>
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<p>As <cite>The Professional Barista's Handbook</cite> puts it, most bad coffee isn't a bad bean — it's an inconsistent process.</p>
<blockquote class="blockquote">
<p>Coffee is a language in itself.</p>
<footer class="blockquote-footer">Jackie Chan</footer>
</blockquote>
<h2>What you'll need</h2>
<ul>
<li>Freshly roasted beans, ground just before brewing</li>
<li>
A scale accurate to <sup>1</sup>&frasl;<sub>10</sub> of a gram
<ul>
<li>Kitchen scales work, but a coffee scale is easier to read</li>
<li>Weigh both the coffee and the water</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Water just off the boil, around 96&deg;C</li>
</ul>
<h2>Steps</h2>
<ol>
<li>Heat the water and warm your brewing vessel.</li>
<li>Weigh <strong>18g of coffee</strong> for every 300g of water — a 1:16 ratio.</li>
<li>Grind just before brewing; <del>pre-ground coffee</del> <ins>fresh-ground coffee</ins> makes the biggest difference of all.</li>
<li>Pour in stages, stirring <em>gently</em> after the first pour so every ground gets wet.</li>
<li>Set a timer — <kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>T</kbd> in most timer apps — and aim for a total brew time of 3&ndash;4 minutes.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Why the ratio matters</h3>
<p>
A cup that's too weak usually means too little coffee, not too little time. Coffee contains caffeine (<abbr title="Chemical formula">C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub></abbr>), and how much of it — and everything else — ends up in your cup comes down to the <code>coffee:water</code> ratio
above almost anything else.
</p>
<hr />
<h3>A few terms worth knowing</h3>
<dl>
<dt>Bloom</dt>
<dd>The first splash of water, which releases trapped CO&#8322; and lets the rest of the pour extract evenly.</dd>
<dt>Extraction</dt>
<dd>How much flavor the water pulls from the grounds — too little tastes sour, too much tastes bitter.</dd>
<dt>TDS</dt>
<dd>Total dissolved solids: a measure of strength, independent of how much water you used.</dd>
</dl>
<h4>A quick note on freshness</h4>
<p>Beans are at their best one to four weeks after roasting. <u>Buy smaller bags more often</u> rather than stockpiling — coffee doesn't go bad, it just goes flat.</p>
<h5>Grind size by method</h5>
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<thead>
<tr>
<th>Method</th>
<th>Grind</th>
<th>Brew time</th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>French press</td>
<td>Coarse</td>
<td>4 min</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pour over</td>
<td>Medium</td>
<td>3 min</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Espresso</td>
<td>Fine</td>
<td>25&ndash;30 sec</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h5>Roast levels at a glance</h5>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li class="text-warning">Light — bright, acidic, tastes like the origin</li>
<li class="text-primary">Medium — balanced, the everyday default</li>
<li class="text-secondary">Medium-dark — fuller body, less acidity</li>
<li class="text-danger">Dark — bold and smoky, roast flavor dominates</li>
</ul>
<h5>Reading your cup</h5>
<p>Taste it before you change anything else — the cup itself tells you what to adjust:</p>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li class="text-success">Balanced — this is the one to repeat next time.</li>
<li class="text-info">Thin or sour — grind a little finer, or pour more slowly.</li>
<li class="text-pink">A standout — jot down the bag and roast date while you remember.</li>
<li class="text-body">Still figuring out your taste — that's normal, brew a few more before settling on a ratio.</li>
</ul>
<h5>A minimal brew config</h5>
<p>If you're automating a scale or a smart kettle, the whole recipe above reduces to a few numbers:</p>
<pre><code>{`coffee: 18g\nwater: 300g\ntemperature: 96C\nbloom: 30s\ntotal_time: 3m30s`}</code></pre>
<h6>Fine print</h6>
<p><small class="text-secondary">Ratios are a starting point, not a rule — adjust to taste once you've got the basics down.</small></p>
<address>
<strong>Written by the Tabler team <br /></strong>
<a href="mailto:#">hello@example.com</a>
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