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Making Vietnamese coffee

Everything that is not a recipe: the filter, the beans, the grind, the water and the handful of things that usually go wrong. Read them in order, or jump to what you need.
Measure instead of guessing
  • The drip meter

    Time how fast your phin drips and get one piece of advice.
  • The phin

    What the filter is, and the two designs you will find.
    1 min read
  • The coffee

    Why robusta, and what to look for on the bag.
    1 min read
  • The grind

    Where things most often go wrong.
    1 min read
  • The water

    Temperature, and why boiling is too hot.
    1 min read
  • The milk

    Sweetened condensed milk, and why nothing else works.
    1 min read
  • Timing

    The bloom, the drip, and why the lid matters.
    1 min read
  • When it goes wrong

    It will not drip, it runs straight through, it tastes harsh or weak.
    2 min read
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