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Blue Bottle Coffee Lab
The official blog of Blue Bottle Coffee
 

Brewing

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Brew Theory: Extraction, Strength, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Pour Over Coffee
June 21, 2023
Brew Theory: Extraction, Strength, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Pour Over Coffee
June 21, 2023

The “why” behind our brew method

June 21, 2023
How to Choose the Right Brew Method for You
July 17, 2020
How to Choose the Right Brew Method for You
July 17, 2020

From straightforward to geeky, 6 ways to make coffee at home

July 17, 2020
Pour Over Coffee vs. Coffeemaker
May 14, 2020
Pour Over Coffee vs. Coffeemaker
May 14, 2020

Which brew method is right for you

May 14, 2020
Kettle's On
May 6, 2020
Kettle's On
May 6, 2020

How to brew better coffee with a swan-neck kettle

May 6, 2020
Make Perfect Pour Over Coffee Every Time
April 28, 2020
Make Perfect Pour Over Coffee Every Time
April 28, 2020

Visual marks of success—and the pro tips to achieve them

April 28, 2020
The Art of the Blue Bottle Pour Over
April 7, 2020
The Art of the Blue Bottle Pour Over
April 7, 2020

The pour over’s long history of sudden, breathtaking innovation

April 7, 2020
The Right Grinder for Pour Over
April 4, 2020
The Right Grinder for Pour Over
April 4, 2020

A Blue Bottle primer

April 4, 2020
The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide
July 26, 2019
The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide
July 26, 2019

Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.

July 26, 2019
Pro-Tips: A New Take on French Press
July 25, 2018
Pro-Tips: A New Take on French Press
July 25, 2018

Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.

July 25, 2018
Coffee and the Sixth Sense
July 17, 2018
Coffee and the Sixth Sense
July 17, 2018

Equipment matters. What about intuition?

July 17, 2018
Pro-Tips: How to Dial In the Grind
May 7, 2018
Pro-Tips: How to Dial In the Grind
May 7, 2018

Because every grinder is different, and every coffee is different, too.

May 7, 2018
Popular Brew Methods Around the World
February 12, 2018
Popular Brew Methods Around the World
February 12, 2018

A glimpse of the countless ways that coffee is enjoyed around the world

February 12, 2018
How to Brew Coffee for a Crowd
December 14, 2017
How to Brew Coffee for a Crowd
December 14, 2017

And not miss out on the party

December 14, 2017
Pro-Tips: A Better Nel Drip Coffee
October 17, 2017
Pro-Tips: A Better Nel Drip Coffee
October 17, 2017

Bryn Garrehy, retail trainer for Blue Bottle, describes the nel drip like “going to the dark side of the moon.” When it comes to the nel drip, it’s as if the rules for coffee enter a zero-gravity environment and turn the known world upside-down. 

October 17, 2017
Blue Bottle Explains: Espresso
July 6, 2017
Blue Bottle Explains: Espresso
July 6, 2017

What makes an espresso—espresso?

July 6, 2017
The Right Tool to Wake Up to Cold Brew
June 6, 2017
The Right Tool to Wake Up to Cold Brew
June 6, 2017

Just add water, coffee, and time

June 6, 2017
Brewing Coffee with the Moka Pot
April 17, 2017
Brewing Coffee with the Moka Pot
April 17, 2017

How to make delicious coffee with this eight-sided wonder

April 17, 2017
Do You Need a Scale to Make Coffee?
February 27, 2017
Do You Need a Scale to Make Coffee?
February 27, 2017

For a consistently better cup of coffee—the answer is yes

February 27, 2017
Blue Bottle Explains: Chemex for a Crowd
January 10, 2017
Blue Bottle Explains: Chemex for a Crowd
January 10, 2017

Chemex is a terrific method for making coffee for a crowd, and there are a few tricks for ensuring that you don't overextract. 

January 10, 2017
Blue Bottle Explains: Coffee Grinding
November 9, 2016
Blue Bottle Explains: Coffee Grinding
November 9, 2016

Coffee is not an obvious beverage.

November 9, 2016
How to Brew: AeroPress Edition
April 19, 2016
How to Brew: AeroPress Edition
April 19, 2016

Three simple coffee experiments to try with your AeroPress coffee maker

April 19, 2016
5 Mistakes You Made Brewing Your Coffee This Morning
March 11, 2016
5 Mistakes You Made Brewing Your Coffee This Morning
March 11, 2016

A few tips from a guy who has been there

March 11, 2016
 
 

Tasting

Posts
Acidity in Coffee
Acidity in Coffee

Why It Matters

The Craft of Blends
The Craft of Blends

Why we love our comforting blends and how we make them

The Five Elements of Coffee Tasting
The Five Elements of Coffee Tasting

Learn the language of coffee

What Is Specialty Coffee?
What Is Specialty Coffee?

Part III: Tasting your way to quality

What Is Specialty Coffee?
What Is Specialty Coffee?

Part II: The Stories Green Coffee Tells

What Is Specialty Coffee?
What Is Specialty Coffee?

Part I: We’re getting down to basics.

Coffee Lab: What Is Cascara?
Coffee Lab: What Is Cascara?

Our Cascara Fizz is made from some of the world's finest coffee cherry.

Coffee Lab: Fermentation
Coffee Lab: Fermentation

What it does—and does not do—for coffee

Coffee & Conversation
Coffee & Conversation

Marcelo Pereira helps farmers all over the world connect to the specialty market.

Origins: Ethiopia Coffee
Origins: Ethiopia Coffee

“That’s what I want to drink the rest of my life.”

Why Cultivars Matter
Why Cultivars Matter

The botanical differences in the coffees we serve

The Basics of Coffee Processing
The Basics of Coffee Processing

What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery

The Coffee Lover's Lexicon
The Coffee Lover's Lexicon

Part One of Our Language of Cupping series

How to Build Your Own Lexicon
How to Build Your Own Lexicon

Part Two of our Language of Cupping series

A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee Tasting
A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee Tasting

The simple art of focusing on what’s in front of you

Blue Bottle Explains: Bitterness
Blue Bottle Explains: Bitterness

Welcome to Issue 1 of Blue Bottle Explains, your coffee advice column. This month, Director of Training and World Barista Champion, Michael Phillips, tackles "bitterness."

Why Do We Source Single Origins?
Why Do We Source Single Origins?

Coffee should taste like what it is: a tropical fruit seed, separated and cleaned of the flesh, dried, roasted until caramelized, and then crushed and extracted into water.

 

Sourcing

Featured
Promoting Beneficial Agriculture
November 11, 2021
Promoting Beneficial Agriculture
November 11, 2021

Our support for nature-based climate solutions

November 11, 2021
Responsible Coffee Sourcing at Blue Bottle
September 1, 2021
Responsible Coffee Sourcing at Blue Bottle
September 1, 2021

How data helps drive our sustainable coffee sourcing

September 1, 2021
Blue Bottle Joins World Coffee Research Checkoff Program
September 1, 2021
Blue Bottle Joins World Coffee Research Checkoff Program
September 1, 2021

Securing the future of coffee

September 1, 2021
Women Coffee Leaders
March 7, 2021
Women Coffee Leaders
March 7, 2021

Celebrating Women’s History (and Future) Month

March 7, 2021
Costa Rica Chirripó Rivense Desafio Honey.jpg
November 10, 2020
Costa Rica: An Origin of Micromills
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Origin Spotlight: Kenya
October 5, 2020
Origin Spotlight: Kenya
October 5, 2020

From the Coffee Sourcing Team

October 5, 2020
Origins: Myanmar Coffee
March 26, 2020
Origins: Myanmar Coffee
March 26, 2020

Meticulous care, soaring quality

March 26, 2020
Coffee from Seed to Cup
March 23, 2020
Coffee from Seed to Cup
March 23, 2020

Fifteen steps to bringing you delicious coffee

March 23, 2020
Interview: Aida Batlle
February 21, 2019
Interview: Aida Batlle
February 21, 2019

Catching up with El Salvador’s most-renowned coffee producer

February 21, 2019
Aida Batlle: One of the Coffee World’s Greats
February 14, 2019
Aida Batlle: One of the Coffee World’s Greats
February 14, 2019

The woman behind some of the finest coffees you’ll ever have

February 14, 2019
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