“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”  - Abraham Lincoln

📍 Introduction

Coffee is a great pick me up, and many people love to start their day with it. Here is a simple way to make coffee at home. 

🧂 Ingredients & Equipment:

* Ground coffee

* Cone filter papers like these

* Ceramic coffee dripper

* Filter papers (make sure the size # matches your cone) 

✔️  Instructions: 

* Boil water

* Rinse the filter & paper to rid it of papery taste & heat the vessel

* Bloom the coffee: Pour in enough hot water to cover grinds, let them froth (aka “bloom”) for 45 seconds

* Slowly pour in rest of hot water & let finish dripping

* Flavor to your liking! Sip. Enjoy. ☕️

📝 Notes, Tips, Tricks

* The “golden ratio” is: 1-2 tablespoons coffee per 6 oz water; adjust to taste

* Storing coffee: try to keep whole beans in an opaque, airtight container away from light, heat & moisture

* For ultimate freshness, grind beans each time you make coffee. Here is an article by Wirecutter on Coffee Grinders. 

🎓 Further Studies: 

* Trade Coffee’s “How To” section has excellent tutorials for alternative methods for making coffee (e.g., Coffee Maker, French Press, Cold Brew) 

👉 Next Lesson: 04: How to Season Water

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