The Brewing Guide
Cafe results, your kitchen.
Pick your craft, then scroll the machines that make it. Every method shows the drinks it makes and the exact ratios, temperatures, and timing to nail them.
Coffee
Six machines, one obsession: getting the most out of every bean. Find your method, then dial it in.
Espresso
ProEspresso machine + portafilter
The concentrated heart of cafe culture. Nine bars of pressure pull a syrupy shot in under 30 seconds — the base for everything from a cortado to an iced latte.
- Ratio
- 1:2 — 18g in, ~36g out
- Grind
- Fine
- Temp
- 92–96°C / 198–205°F
- Time
- 25–30 sec shot
Best results: Chase a 25–30s pull. Faster is sour and under-extracted; slower turns bitter. Adjust the grind, not the time.
Drinks you can make
Pour-over
MediumV60 / Kalita dripper + gooseneck kettle
The purist's cup. A slow, even pour through a paper filter gives you the cleanest, most aromatic expression of a single origin — tea-like clarity, no muddiness.
- Ratio
- 1:16 — 20g coffee : 320g water
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Temp
- 92–96°C / 198–205°F
- Time
- 2:30–3:00 total
Best results: Bloom with 2× the coffee weight in water for 30s first — it degasses the grounds and evens out extraction.
Drinks you can make
French press
EasyFrench press (immersion)
Full immersion, full body. Grounds steep freely and a metal mesh keeps the oils in — so you get a rich, rounded, forgiving cup with zero paper filter.
- Ratio
- 1:15 — 30g coffee : 450g water
- Grind
- Coarse
- Temp
- 94–96°C / 200–205°F
- Time
- 4:00 steep
Best results: At 4 minutes, break the crust and skim the foam before plunging — a cleaner cup with far less sediment.
Drinks you can make
AeroPress
EasyAeroPress
The travel-friendly wildcard. Air pressure and a short steep make a smooth, low-bitterness cup or a punchy concentrate — and it's basically un-messable-up.
- Ratio
- 1:14 — 15g coffee : 210g water
- Grind
- Medium-fine
- Temp
- 80–90°C / 175–195°F
- Time
- 1:30 total
Best results: Lower the water to ~85°C to tame bitterness — perfect for darker roasts like our Guatemala.
Drinks you can make
Moka pot
MediumStovetop moka pot
Italy's stovetop espresso. Steam pressure pushes water up through the grounds for a bold, intense brew with a fraction of an espresso machine's footprint.
- Ratio
- Fill the basket level; water to the valve
- Grind
- Fine-medium
- Temp
- Medium heat, lid open
- Time
- 4–5 min
Best results: Pull it off the heat the instant it gurgles and sputters — that hiss is over-extraction starting.
Drinks you can make
Cold brew
EasyImmersion jar / cold-brew maker
Patience in a jar. A long, cold steep pulls sweetness and body while leaving the harsh acids behind — the smoothest, most sippable coffee you can make.
- Ratio
- 1:8 concentrate — 100g coffee : 800g water
- Grind
- Coarse
- Temp
- Room temp or fridge
- Time
- 12–18 hours steep
Best results: Steep 16h, then dilute the concentrate 1:1 with water or milk over ice. Keeps 7 days in the fridge.
Drinks you can make
Dial it in over time
Tell Sage how you brew.
Save a brewing profile — the machines you own and how you take your coffee — and Clarity Sage tailors its recommendations to your exact setup, then learns what gets you your best days.
- Recommendations matched to your gear
- Method tips for the drinks you actually make
- Gets smarter as you log check-ins