A slow guide to home coffee

2025-09-12

Here are a few notes on home coffee. Nothing here is new, but it took me a while to see it. The second try took half the time of the first. I will update this page when I learn more.

A friend asked me how I got started with bookbinding. The first attempts were clumsy, and that was fine. It is slower than buying the finished thing, and that is the point. Cheap materials are fine for practice. I borrowed most of the equipment at first. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. I will update this page when I learn more.

I keep coming back to cycling routes. Mistakes were cheap, so I made many of them. Cheap materials are fine for practice. I wrote down what worked and what did not. It is slower than buying the finished thing, and that is the point. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. I will update this page when I learn more.

A friend asked me how I got started with houseplants. Mistakes were cheap, so I made many of them. Most of the work is preparation; the visible part is quick. I wrote down what worked and what did not. Questions are welcome by email.