Everything we know about coffee that is worth writing down, in one place. These brew guides start where you are — picking a bag, dialing in a grind, keeping what you already bought from going stale — rather than assuming you arrived knowing what a 1:16 ratio is.
Two of them are tools rather than reading: the quiz matches you to a roast in three questions, and the calculator does the coffee-to-water arithmetic for whichever way you brew.
Find your coffee
Start here if you are not sure what you want. These take you from "I like coffee" to a specific bag.
- ToolFind Your CoffeeThree questions, and we match you to a roast. The fastest way in if you are new here.
- ToolRoast ScaleEvery coffee we sell, placed on one scale from lightest to darkest. Useful when you are torn between two.
- ArticleLight, Medium, or Dark Roast: A Complete Guide to Choosing Your CoffeeWhat roast level actually changes about the cup, and why "dark" does not mean "strong".
Grind it and brew it
The two decisions that change your cup the most, and the ones most worth getting right.
- ToolCoffee to Water Ratio CalculatorHow much coffee for how much water, by brew method, in grams or tablespoons. Answers in one screen.
- ArticleThe Coffee Grind Guide: Matching Your Grind to How You BrewMatching grind size to how you brew, and why the same beans taste sour one way and bitter another.
- GuideBest Coffee for Cold BrewWhich coffees hold up to a long cold steep, with the concentrate and ready-to-drink recipes we use.
Keep it fresh
Coffee is at its best within about 60 days of its roast date. Most of what shortens that is avoidable.
- ArticleHow to Store Coffee Beans to Keep Them Fresh LongerWhere to keep beans, what actually stales them, and why the freezer advice you have heard is half right.
- ArticleWhat Makes Fresh Roasted Coffee Different From Store-Bought Coffee?What the roast date on the bag is for, and what a grocery-store bag is not telling you.
How your coffee gets made
What happens between the green bean and the bag on your counter.
- ArticleThe Process – Creating a high quality specialty coffeeSmall batches of 2 to 15 pounds, roasted by hand in Palmyra. What that means in practice.
- GuideHow We RoastThe roaster, the profiles, and the steps a batch goes through here.
- ArticleThe Coffee You Can Count OnWhy a saved roast profile matters if you are pulling shots, and what wholesale gets that retail does not.
- ArticleRoasting Coffee at Home: What to Know Before You Try ItThinking about roasting your own? What it takes, honestly, from someone who does it daily.
Serving coffee at your business
For cafes, trucks, offices and shops. Wholesale and bulk orders are roasted the day they are ordered.
- GuideWholesale Fresh Roasted Specialty CoffeePricing, minimums, and how ordering works for a business account.
- GuideWholesale Coffee Spec SheetOrigins, roast levels, bag sizes and lead times on one page you can hand to a buyer.
- ArticleWholesale Coffee Beans for a New Coffee Shop: What to Look ForWhat to actually ask a roaster before you commit your shop to their beans.
New brew guides land here every month
There is a new guide scheduled on the first of every month through August 2027 — tasting notes, what the certification labels actually certify, cleaning the gear that quietly ruins good coffee, brewing well away from home. Each one appears on this page by itself the morning it publishes, so this list is never out of date.
If you would rather read everything as it comes, the blog has all of it in order, and you can subscribe at the foot of any post. Still stuck on a question none of these answer? Ask us — the person who roasted your coffee is the person who answers.