The Coffee Lover’s Guide

Coffee is one of life’s simple luxuries, and luckily we are living in a golden age. A renewed sense of community surrounding café culture has introduced customers to the process of making good coffee. Independent cafés have turned away from the indifferently prepared lattes and fluffy blended concoctions defining big box retail cafés and are instead embracing a slow approach to coffee, encompassing a bean-to-cup philosophy. Roasters and baristas are keenly in touch with where and how their beans are sourced, believing that coffee should be elevated to the level of craft beer or fine wine. To that end, the cafés now also feature press pots, siphons, and drip brewers alongside their espresso machines, exposing coffee lovers to more complex coffee flavors than ever before. The Coffee Lover’s Guide shares everything from a brief history of coffee to how a home brewer can enjoy their favorite beverage today. The book includes tips for sourcing beans and setting up your kitchen with the right equipment, and how to make your own immersion, pour over, and cold brew (amongst others) coffee from home!