All about Coffee.

How To Coffee: A Primer, the mod team's starter guide for coffee newbies.

/r/Coffee is a place to discuss any and all things Coffee related.

Submission Rules

1. Do not submit without source or context.

2. Do not spam your personal website. More info here.

3. No NSFW submissions.

4. Posts must contain coffee-related content in the link/post body, not just a "forced" connection via the title or a caption added to the content. "Generic" image macros/memes like Scumbag Steve, Good Guy Greg, etc. will be removed. Something that "reminds you of coffee", or "looks like something tangentially related to coffee" is also not an appropriate submission. If you want to share a picture of your equipment, a drink you had somewhere or other coffee related things, please include details or additional information that can further the conversation. Pictures without a good explanation will be removed.

5. No URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc).

6. Respect others participating in the sub/maintain civil discourse.

7. Please no posts scorning others' tastes.

Some Coffee Guidelines

1. Buy only whole-bean coffee roasted within the last few days.

2. Grind it fresh, just before brewing.

3. Brew it in a French press or a pour-over filter using fresh water, off the boil.

4. Avoid dark roasts in the beginning (or forever!). Coffee is not supposed to be bitter and angry like 99% of dark roasts. Not to mention that dark roasts are very susceptible to over-extraction.

5. Go light on the cream and sugar. It doesn't matter how expensive your machine is or how fresh the beans are if you drown out the coffee flavor with sugar and milk. You'll find that with good coffee you need less additives to mask the bitter, burnt, stale, and over-extracted flavor most people consider to be the "coffee" taste.

Links

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