Aeropress: Heat water to 95°C, prep 15-16,5 of freshly ground coffee and throw it into the upside down Aeropress, add some boiling water into my cup with the filter and funnel on it (so that the filter is wet and the cup is heated), fill the Aeropress to 1/3 with the hot water, wait 40-45s, stir 2-3x, fill it up until it’s full, then put the filter and funnel on it, place the cup (without hot water) on top it and then just turn it all by 180° and plunge it down.

Espresso: Turn on my Rancilio Silvia, wait 20m until its boiler is heated up, add 18g of finely ground Espresso beans into the portafilter, then look at how it it pours into my cup. Add 2/3 of a cup filled with hot water for a double shot Americano.

French Press: Take 45-50g of coarsely ground coffee, fill 1/4 with 95°C water, let it bloom for 45-60s, then stir, fill up to max, add the plunger and push it down.

Used to be a double latte or cappuccino from ol’ reliable DeLonghi Dedica, enjoyed on the porch while catching up on news.

Now it’s instant all the way, usually drunk with desperation while trying to keep the small human from killing himself in a really dumb way.

Local beans pre ground, stored in the freezer to last at least a week. Then a stove top moka/cafeteria poured into a small coffee cup topped off with boiling water to make a mini long black / americano.

Daily driver is a breville drip. Current ratio is 1200g water to 42g coffee. Usually grind the night before (gasp) so I can just press brew when I’m ready. I have a daily driver coffee that stays on hand but am always happy to grab a new bag of something interesting

Black, bitter, strong and plenty of it.