Grind
Too fine and it turns bitter. Too coarse and it tastes thin and sour. Most people never adjust it.
Our community · with James & Leeroy
Same beans.Bettercoffee.
Most people leave half the flavour in the bag. You don't need expensive equipment. You need to know how. That's what we teach inside our community.
Inside, you'll learn
- How to dial in grind, ratio and water
- Why your coffee tastes sour, bitter or flat
- How to get more from the kit you already own
The problem
The beans aren't the problem. The brewing is.
You buy a good bag, brew it at home and it tastes flat. Or bitter. Or sour. It's rarely the coffee. It's usually one or two small things in how it's made.
Water
Temperature and water quality change what ends up in your cup more than most people expect.
Ratio
Guessing with a scoop means a different cup every morning. Weigh it once and you can repeat the good ones.
Fix those three and the same bag of beans tastes like a different coffee.
What you get
What's inside our community
Practical coffee help from two people who brew every day. No gatekeeping, no snobbery.
Brew lessons
Short, practical lessons on grind, ratio, water and technique. Watch one tonight, try it tomorrow morning.
Ask us anything
Post your brew, tell us what tastes off, and we'll help you work out what to change.
Experiments
Challenges to try at home, like brewing the same bean three ways and tasting the difference side by side.
People who get it
A group of people who care about coffee as much as you do. Share what you're brewing and what's working.
How it works
Three steps to a better cup
1
Join the community
Sign up on Skool and say hello. Tell us what you brew with and what you're drinking.
3
Fix one thing
Change one thing, brew the same beans again, and taste the difference.
Your hosts
Meet James & Leeroy
Two coffee nerds who got tired of hearing that good coffee needs an expensive machine. It doesn't.
We brew, test, get things wrong and share what works, so you can skip the guesswork and make better coffee with what you've already got.
From the community
What members say
James and Leeroy are awesome.
I've learned so much from these two. They make coffee feel exciting and approachable, and I've picked up loads of things that have completely changed the way I brew. Just genuinely great guys with a huge amount of knowledge.
A new obsession!
James and Leeroy have added something fantastic to my life. I've discovered a new hobby, a new obsession and something that genuinely makes my life a little brighter. There's always something new to learn or try, and I'm loving every minute of it.
They cover everything.
James and Leeroy cover almost every aspect of the art and fun of brewing coffee. I've learned an incredible amount from them, from brewing techniques and equipment to beans and experimenting with different methods. They've completely changed the way I think about coffee.
TasteMaximus.
Same beans, better coffee. Join our community and start getting the flavour out of the bag you already own.
The free flavour test
How much flavour are you leaving in the bag?
A few quick questions about how you brew. At the end you'll know where your coffee is losing flavour and what to change first.
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Good news
You don't need
You don't need expensive equipment. You need to know how.
A new grinder or a shiny machine can help, but that's not where most of the flavour gets lost. Most of it comes down to a few habits you can change with the kit you already own.
The flavour's already in your beans. The trick is getting it into the cup.
Something you can do today
There's one fix that will change tomorrow's cup.
For most people it's one small change: the grind, the water or the ratio. The test tells you which one is yours.
Find mine
The usual suspects
Where flavour gets left behind
These are the places we see it happen most. The test checks each one.
Wrong grind size
The biggest one. Grind decides how fast flavour comes out of the coffee.
Stale beans
Coffee loses aroma after roasting, and faster once it's ground.
Water too hot or cool
Boiling water can scorch it. Water that's too cool leaves it sour.
Guessing the dose
Too much coffee or too little water and the balance goes off.
Brew time
Rushed or left too long, the cup ends up thin or harsh.
How you keep it
Light, heat, air and the fridge all work against your beans.
What you get
What the test tells you
Your flavour score
A rough measure of how much of your bag's flavour is actually making it into the cup.
Your biggest leak
The one habit costing you the most flavour right now.
One fix for tomorrow
A simple change to make with the kit you already have.
The blog
Brew Notes
Short, useful notes on making better coffee at home. From James & Leeroy.