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November 2026

5 videos

  1. Where your coffee beans come from

    A morning with the pickers on a hillside farm, and what ripe cherries look like.

    Hands picking red coffee cherries on a misty hillside.

  2. From cherry to bean: how coffee is dried

    Trays in the sun, turning by hand and why drying changes the taste in your cup.

    Coffee beans drying on bamboo trays on a hillside terrace.

  3. Choosing a hand grinder

    What to look for in a hand grinder, and how to tell a good one in a shop.

    A wooden hand grinder and roasted beans on a board.

  4. A pour-over in six steps

    Rinse, bloom, pour, wait and taste, with the timer running on screen.

    Hot water poured over coffee grounds in a dripper.

  5. How to taste coffee at home

    Bowls, spoons and a few words to describe what is in the cup.

    Overhead view of bowls and spoons set for a coffee tasting.

October 2026

4 videos

  1. Why your coffee tastes sour or bitter

    Two simple changes, grind and time, that fix most cups.

    Hot water poured over coffee grounds in a dripper.

  2. Weighing your coffee and water

    A small scale, a ratio and why measuring beats guessing.

    A printed brewing workbook open beside a scale and timer.

  3. A rainy-day coffee ritual

    Slowing down with one cup by the window and nothing else to do.

    A coffee cup on a rainy windowsill with hills beyond.

  4. Setting up a small brewing corner

    A tray, a kettle, a scale and a grinder in one spot on the kitchen counter.

    Linh at a long wooden table in her home teaching studio.

September 2026

1 video

  1. Your first pour-over, start to finish

    Everything you need and every step, from beans to the first sip.

    Linh holding a ceramic coffee dripper in soft window light.

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