Craft Coffee: A Manual: Brewing a Better Cup at Home

(Hardback)

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This comprehensive but accessible handbook is for the average coffee lover who wants to make better coffee at home. Unlike other coffee books, this one focuses exclusively on coffeenot espressoand explores multiple pour-over, immersion, and cold-brew techniques on 10 different devices.
Thanks to a small but growing number of dedicated farmers, importers, roasters, and baristas, coffee quality is at an all-time high. But for nonprofessionals, achieving caf quality at home can seem out of reach. With dozens of equipment options, conflicting information on how to use that equipment, and an industry language that, at times, doesn't seem made for the rest of us, it can be difficult to know where to begin.
Craft Coffee: A Manual, written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, is a comprehensive guide to improving your brew at home. The book provides all the information readers need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffeeand how to replicate the perfect cup day after day. From the science of extraction and brewing techniques to choosing equipment and deciphering coffee bags,Craft Coffeefocuses on the issuescost, time, taste, and accessibilitythat home coffee brewers negotiate and shows that no matter where you are in your coffee journey, you can make a great cup at home.

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Praise for Craft Coffee: A Manual:

Provides all the information budding javaphiles need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffeeand how to replicate the perfect cup at home. Food Network

Build a better brew by mastering 10 manual methods, from French Press to Chemex, with this comprehensive guide. Imbibe Magazine

Like the coffee bean, Jessica Eastos book . . . dives deep and reaches wide as it teaches consumers how to improve their daily cup. Chicago Tribune

Engaging and fun . . . . I really cant recommend Craft Coffee: A Manual enough. If youre even mildly curious about brewing coffee at home, its absolutely worth a read. BuzzFeed

Eastos manual for coffee enthusiasts goes beyond mere brew guide to pull back the curtain on the bean itself, coffee processing and roasting, and industry jargonwere on to you, tattooed barista. . . . Easto offers a thorough overview of coffee that is never elitist in tone, emphasizing that individual taste should always be ones guide. . . . Clearly written and comprehensive, this book belongs in every home baristas tool kit. Booklist, starred review

Craft Coffee is a beautifully written guide to improving your home coffee no matter what your brew method or current coffee setup. . . . If this book doesnt make your brew better, then Im coming over to your house every morning, because your coffee is already top notch. Sprudge

Eliminates the intimidation factor from manual brewing. . . . This guide offers value for new cafs or novice baristas, as well as the casual consumer. Fresh Cup Magazine

If youre ready to learn more about perfecting your morning cup, this is a great place to start. Wired

Theres nothing quite like home brewing for sheer satisfaction. This book will help brewers to finesse their technique and select the best equipment. Perfect Daily Grind

The small hardcover includes recipes and simply explains how to use equipment and produce tastier coffees. Eater Chicago

A well-rounded presentation of coffee basics in an easily digestible format. From helping readers understand the origins of coffee and how its processed, to deciphering the vast array of available brewing methods and how to use them, Jessica and Andreas have put together an engaging resource that holds value for home brewers and professionals alike. Full of wonderful illustrations, convenient tables, and helpful sidebars, this is a coffee book well worth poring over. Ellie Bradley, editor, Fresh Cup Magazine

Author Bio

Jessica Easto received a degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee and an MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University. She works as a book editor. Her writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Gapers Block, Psyche magazine, Fresh Cup, and more. For more coffee content, follow @craftcoffee_amanual on Instagram.

Andreas Willhoff has been a part of the Chicago coffee industry for more than a decade. He's worked the floor as a barista, managed coffee shops, directed wholesale training for a roaster, and more. He is currently a technical specialist at Rancilio, an espresso machine company.