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New to coffee (self.coffee)

submitted 1 year ago by meant2live218 to c/coffee

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Hi, this sounds like a dumb question, but how should I "get into" coffee? Most of the time, I just use a Keurig and whatever pods I find at Costco. I know there's an entire world out there of people who know exactly what they're doing, but it's all quite confusing.

If I'm typically only ever making coffee for myself, what should my brewing method be? Nespresso? Pour-over? French press?

And should I be looking to try everything black, or are lattes and whatnot a good way to learn what my tastes are?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've been using fresh press for years and I love it for it's simplicity. Beans + water + time = coffee. Start simple and slowly with a coffee scoop and dial in something you like by eye then late you can go full nerd adjusting parameters one by one at your own tempo. Start with a kitchen scale, then buy a grinder then fiddle with temperature, grind size, technique etc etc. And you'll quickly discover hown different parameters affect your coffee. I like French press because it's so simple but yet so complex you can always find new ways.