# Brewing [Brew Theory: Extraction, Strength, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Pour Over Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/brew-theory-extraction-strength-and-finding-the-sweet-spot-for-pour-over-coffee) June 21, 2023 [How to Choose the Right Brew Method for You](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/how-to-choose-a-brew-method) July 17, 2020 From straightforward to geeky, 6 ways to make coffee at home [Pour Over Coffee vs. Coffeemaker](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-maker-vs-pour-over) May 14, 2020 Which brew method is right for you [Kettle's On](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/brewing-with-a-swan-neck-kettle) May 6, 2020 How to brew better coffee with a swan-neck kettle [Make Perfect Pour Over Coffee Every Time](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/make-perfect-pour-over-coffee-every-time) April 28, 2020 Visual marks of success—and the pro tips to achieve them [The Art of the Blue Bottle Pour Over](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/the-art-of-the-blue-bottle-pour-over) April 7, 2020 The pour over’s long history of sudden, breathtaking innovation [The Right Grinder for Pour Over](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/the-right-grinder-for-you) April 4, 2020 A Blue Bottle primer [The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/pro-tips-no-press-french-press-brewing-guide) July 26, 2019 Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes. [Pro-Tips: A New Take on French Press](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/pro-tips-french-press) July 25, 2018 Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes. [Coffee and the Sixth Sense](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-sixth-sense) July 17, 2018 Equipment matters. What about intuition? [Pro-Tips: How to Dial In the Grind](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/dialing-in-the-grind) May 7, 2018 Because every grinder is different, and every coffee is different, too. [Popular Brew Methods Around the World](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/popular-brew-methods-around-the-world) February 12, 2018 A glimpse of the countless ways that coffee is enjoyed around the world [How to Brew Coffee for a Crowd](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-for-a-crowd) December 14, 2017 And not miss out on the party [Pro-Tips: A Better Nel Drip Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/pro-tips-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. [Blue Bottle Explains: Espresso](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/blue-bottle-explains-espresso) July 6, 2017 What makes an espresso—espresso? [The Right Tool to Wake Up to Cold Brew](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/cold-brew-bottle) June 6, 2017 Just add water, coffee, and time [Brewing Coffee with the Moka Pot](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/bialetti-moka-pot) April 17, 2017 How to make delicious coffee with this eight-sided wonder [Do You Need a Scale to Make Coffee?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/do-you-need-a-scale-to-make-coffee) February 27, 2017 For a consistently better cup of coffee—the answer is yes [Blue Bottle Explains: Chemex for a Crowd](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/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. [Blue Bottle Explains: Coffee Grinding](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-grinding) November 9, 2016 Coffee is not an obvious beverage. [How to Brew: AeroPress Edition](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/how-to-aeropress) April 19, 2016 Three simple coffee experiments to try with your AeroPress coffee maker [5 Mistakes You Made Brewing Your Coffee This Morning](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-brewing-tips) March 11, 2016 A few tips from a guy who has been there # Tasting [Acidity in Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/acidity-in-coffee) Why It Matters [The Craft of Blends](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-blends) Why we love our comforting blends and how we make them [The Five Elements of Coffee Tasting](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/3od8h4z6k99v1uk8dgy2wbnhlmf0sq) Learn the language of coffee [What Is Specialty Coffee?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/what-is-specialty-coffee-part-3) Part III: Tasting your way to quality [What Is Specialty Coffee?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/what-is-specialty-coffee-part-2) Part II: The Stories Green Coffee Tells [What Is Specialty Coffee?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/what-is-specialty-coffee) Part I: We’re getting down to basics. [Coffee Lab: What Is Cascara?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/cascara-explained) Our Cascara Fizz is made from some of the world's finest coffee cherry. [Coffee Lab: Fermentation](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-lab-fermentation) What it does—and does not do—for coffee [Coffee & Conversation](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/interview-marcelo-pereira) Marcelo Pereira helps farmers all over the world connect to the specialty market. [Origins: Ethiopia Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/ethiopia-origins) “That’s what I want to drink the rest of my life.” [Why Cultivars Matter](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-cultivars) The botanical differences in the coffees we serve [The Basics of Coffee Processing](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-processing-basics) What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery [The Coffee Lover's Lexicon](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-lovers-lexicon) Part One of Our Language of Cupping series [How to Build Your Own Lexicon](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/build-your-own-coffee-lexicon) Part Two of our Language of Cupping series [A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee Tasting](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/beginners-guide-to-coffee-tasting) The simple art of focusing on what’s in front of you [Blue Bottle Explains: Bitterness](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/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?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/why-single-origin-coffee) 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 [Promoting Beneficial Agriculture](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/promoting-beneficial-agriculture) November 11, 2021 Our support for nature-based climate solutions [Sustainable Coffee Sourcing at Blue Bottle](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/responsibly-sourced) September 1, 2021 How data helps drive our sustainable coffee sourcing [Blue Bottle Joins World Coffee Research Checkoff Program](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/blue-bottle-joins-world-coffee-research-checkoff-program) September 1, 2021 Securing the future of coffee [Women Coffee Leaders](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/women-coffee-leaders) March 7, 2021 Celebrating Women’s History (and Future) Month [Costa Rica: An Origin of Micromills](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/costa-rica-an-origin-of-micromills) November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020 [Origin Spotlight: Kenya](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/origin-spotlight-kenya) October 5, 2020 From the Coffee Sourcing Team [Origins: Myanmar Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/myanmar-coffee) March 26, 2020 Meticulous care, soaring quality [Coffee from Seed to Cup](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/farm-to-cup) March 23, 2020 Fifteen steps to bringing you delicious coffee [Interview: Aida Batlle](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/interview-aida-batlle) February 21, 2019 Catching up with El Salvador’s most-renowned coffee producer [Aida Batlle: One of the Coffee World’s Greats](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/aida-battle-kilimanjaro) February 14, 2019 The woman behind some of the finest coffees you’ll ever have