Home coffee and tea

Brew it slowly. Weigh it once.

Beckytable is a quiet corner for home brewing: pour-over and French press, loose-leaf tea, the mugs that hold it all, and mornings that don’t rush. Every number here is a starting point. Your own taste gets the last word.

Today’s starting point

1 g coffee to 16 g water

Water just off the boil, a medium grind, and about three and a half minutes of pouring.

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Four starting points

Ratios and temperatures drawn from specialty coffee and tea guidance. Adjust from here: more leaf or grounds if the cup tastes thin, less if it tastes heavy.

  • Pour-over

    1:16

    Water
    Just off the boil
    Time
    3 to 4 minutes
    Grind
    Medium, like sea salt

  • French press

    1:15

    Water
    Just off the boil
    Time
    4 minutes, then press
    Grind
    Coarse, like breadcrumbs

  • Green tea

    2 g

    Water
    About 75 to 80°C
    Time
    2 to 3 minutes
    Per cup
    200 ml of water

  • Black tea

    2.5 g

    Water
    Close to boiling
    Time
    3 to 5 minutes
    Per cup
    200 ml of water

Fresh from the kettle

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    On the mug shelf

    A few ceramic mugs from the Beckytable shop, shown here for reference. Thick walls hold heat longer; a wide mouth lets the aroma out.

    Guides on Beckytable are signed Mae Holloway, a pen name. Ratios and temperatures come from specialty coffee and tea industry guidance and are offered as starting points, not rules. An AI tool helps outline drafts; a writer rewrites and checks them. No brand pays for a mention, and nothing here makes health claims about caffeine.