The Perfect Brew FOR EVERY PALATE.Brewing methodology is based on the principle that flavor profiles are impacted by the categories of coffee extraction.When we start to apply these characteristics in practice we arrive at our common methodology categories.BREWING METHODSNot all coffee makers fall into the four categories and some cross into multiple. An Aeropress takes components of both filters and pressure to achieve its result while a syphon brewer uses boiling water, pressure, and filtration to operate. The coffee world is filled with contradictions and preferences stated as fact, so please take this assessment in the spirit with which it was intended, and do what you like best.1. DRIP/FILTRATION COFFEEThis is the most common form of brewing, from your home brewer and k-cup to the more complex pour-over cones & Chemex brewers favored by third wave coffee shops. The concept is simple: Coffee is ground and placed into a filter of some sort. Hot water passes through the grinds, filtering out the desired coffee.2. STEEPINGSteeping coffee most often exhibits itself in the French Press method of mixing hot water and grounds in a vessel for a few minutes. Given the nature of the process, course grinds are used to ease in filtering and prevent over extraction.3. PRESSURE (ESPRESSO)Espresso is the process by which water at high pressure is forced through a solid ‘puck’ of finely ground coffee. This creates a very strong and robust flavor with a velvet texture that is hard to create in any other method.4. BOILINGPrior to the 1900’s, boiling coffee was the most common method for brewing, encompassing most of coffee history. Known today as cowboy coffee, the process involves boiling coarsely ground beans in water, allowing the grinds to settle, and pouring off the clean coffee.5. TURKISH COFFEEBrewed in a specialized vessel, fine coffee is combined with water, and sometimes sugar, and heated to a slow boil forming a foam layer on top (getting a thick layer of foam is considered a sign of expertise). The coffee is consumed without filtering, the grinds small enough to go unnoticed.Not all coffee makers fall into the four categories and some cross into multiple. An Aeropress takes components of both filters and pressure to achieve its result while a syphon brewer uses boiling water, pressure, and filtration to operate.The coffee world is filled with contradictions and preferences stated as fact, so please take this assessment in the spirit with which it was intended, and do what you like best.