# Posts from Blue Bottle Coffee Lab

## Kettle's On
[How to brew better coffee with a swan-neck kettle](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/brewing-with-a-swan-neck-kettle)
*Tom Purtill, May 6, 2020*

## The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide
[Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/pro-tips-no-press-french-press-brewing-guide)
*Tom Purtill, July 26, 2019*

## Coffee Lab: Fermentation
[What it does—and does not do—for coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-lab-fermentation)
*Tom Purtill, September 13, 2018*

## Pro-Tips: A New Take on French Press
[Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/pro-tips-french-press)
*Tom Purtill, July 25, 2018*

## Coffee and the Sixth Sense
[Equipment matters. What about intuition?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-sixth-sense)
*Tom Purtill, July 17, 2018*

## Pro-Tips: How to Dial In the Grind
[Because every grinder is different, and every coffee is different, too.](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/dialing-in-the-grind)
*Tom Purtill, May 7, 2018*

## A Smaller (But No Less) Delicious Coffee
[For the caffeine-sensitive among us](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/smaller-pour-over-coffee)
*Tom Purtill, March 26, 2018*

## Popular Brew Methods Around the World
[A glimpse of the countless ways that coffee is enjoyed around the world](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/popular-brew-methods-around-the-world)
*Tom Purtill, February 12, 2018*

## How to Brew Coffee for a Crowd
[And not miss out on the party](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-for-a-crowd)
*Tom Purtill, December 14, 2017*

## Whatever Happened to the After-Dinner Demitasse?
[A look at a bygone tradition](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/whatever-happened-to-demitasse)
*Tom Purtill, October 19, 2017*

## The Basics of Coffee Processing
[What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-processing-basics)
*Tom Purtill, August 15, 2017*

## Brewing Coffee with the Moka Pot
[How to make delicious coffee with this eight-sided wonder](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/bialetti-moka-pot)
*Tom Purtill, April 17, 2017*

## The Best Way to Store Coffee
[Director of Training Michael Phillips on keeping your coffee fresh](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/how-to-store-coffee)
*Tom Purtill, March 2, 2017*

## Do You Need a Scale to Make Coffee?
[For a consistently better cup of coffee—the answer is yes](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/do-you-need-a-scale-to-make-coffee)
*Tom Purtill, February 27, 2017*

## A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee Tasting
[The simple art of focusing on what’s in front of you](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/beginners-guide-to-coffee-tasting)
*Tom Purtill, December 5, 2016*

## South Park + Cold Bar: Now Open for Business
[Our newest cafe in South Park debuts our first-ever Cold Bar, serving zero-proof, cocktail-inspired coffees, shaken or stirred.](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/south-park-cold-bar)
*Tom Purtill, November 14, 2016*

## Blue Bottle Explains: Coffee Grinding
[Coffee is not an obvious beverage.](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-grinding)
*Tom Purtill, November 9, 2016*

## The Story of Blue Bottle Perfectly Ground
[We stopped the clock on coffee’s aging, empowering coffee drinkers everywhere](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/blue-bottle-coffee-perfectly-ground)
*Tom Purtill, October 3, 2016*

## 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." ](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/blue-bottle-explains-bitterness)
*Tom Purtill, May 18, 2016*

## How to Brew: AeroPress Edition
[Three simple coffee experiments to try with your AeroPress coffee maker](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/how-to-aeropress)
*Tom Purtill, April 19, 2016*