If you are new to brewing roast and ground coffee you will find this section useful. There are many methods of brewing coffee, some of the popular ones being moka pot, French press, electric coffee maker, pour over coffee, the South Indian filter coffee maker, and the Vietnamese phin coffee filter. They all require some equipment so check the photographs below and see whether you have the right stuff to make your cup of coffee. A few general rules that will ensure you don't go wrong when making coffee.  1. Ensure the right coffee powder to water ratio. The rule of thumb…

You will need a French press, water, a stove or heat source to heat the water, coffee powder ground for a French press, plus milk and sugar which are optional. Your coffee should have been ground in a burr grinder to a medium to coarse level. If your coffee is from Estate Craft just specify the French Press grind when you are checking out. Take the plunger and lid off the press and add coffee powder to the main container. Use two tablespoons of coffee powder for a large mug or cup and one and a half tablespoons for smaller cup…

I'm going to go to town on this method of coffee brewing because it represents the true art of manual coffee making. Pour over coffee is apparently the simplest way to make coffee - place coffee in a filter paper cone, pour hot water through the coffee and into a cup below and your coffee is ready. True but god is in the details and the coffee god insists on the combination of ritual and process. So read on. Equipment: You will need a pour over kettle. Hario is a Japanese company that makes the most famous pour over kettle. It…

You will need a moka pot, coffee powder, water, and a stove. Plus as always milk and sugar is optional. The moka pot is a classic of Italian design made famous by a company called Bialetti. It's typically made of aluminum with a dull silver finish. There are variations in stainless steel as well. Moka pots come in different sizes but be warned that when the Italians say 3 cup size they are referring to demitasse cups . So a 3 cup Bialetti moka pot makes one normal cup of coffee. Dismantle the moka pot - it consists of the base,…

Recently I had a debate with a coffee planter friend of mine who is a recent convert to coffee drinking. I should throw in a plug for Estate Craft because he started drinking coffee after trying out one of our single estate coffees. So the debate was about coffee making methods and which was better between the moka pot from Bialetti and the pour over. Like many coffee drinkers he likes his coffee strong and hot and his assumption was that moka pot coffee would be hotter and stronger than pour over because it is brewed on a life fire…