12 Popular Coffee Brewing Methods

Boiling: Turkish Coffee

Brewing Time: 3 – 4 minutes
Coffee Grind Size: Finest grind. Finer than fine grind.

Pour Over/Drip: Coffee Cone

Brewing Time: 3 – 4 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Medium-Fine, Medium

Pour Over/Drip: Automatic Drip Coffee

Brewing Time: 4 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Medium

Plunger/Press: AeroPress

Brewing Time: 1 minute to 3 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Fine

Steep/Press: French Press

Brewing Time: 2.5 – 6 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Coarse

Steep: Soft Brew

Brewing Time: 4 – 8 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Anything goes

Steep: Cold Brew Coffee

Brewing Time: 10 – 24 hours
Coffee Grind Type: Coarse to Extra Coarse

Pour Over/Drip: Chemex

Brewing Time: 3.5 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Medium-Coarse

Percolate: Stovetop Moka Pot

Brewing Time: 1 minute
Coffee Grind Type: Fine

Press: Espresso Machine

Brewing Time: 20 – 30 seconds
Coffee Grind Type: Fine

Steep: Coffee Bag

Brewing Time: 3 – 4 minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Medium-Fine

Vacuum: Siphon

Brewing Time: 1o minutes
Coffee Grind Type: Medium-Coarse / Medium-Fine