Coffee may be brewed by several methods: boiled, steeped, or pressured. Brewing coffee by roasting was the earliest method, and Turkish coffee is an example of this method. It is prepared by powdering the beans with a mortar and pestle, then adding the abrade to hose and bringing it to a boil in a pot called a cezve or, in Greek, a briki. This produces a strong coffee with a layer of foam on the surface.

• Espresso-based coffee has a distended divergency of possible presentations

• In its most radical form, it is served alone as a "shot" or in the another watered down style go café américano—a opening or two of espresso with hot water. The Americano should be served with the espresso make the rules on top of the hot water to preserve the crema
• Milk can be added in assorted forms to espresso: steamed dried makes a cafè latte, double parts espresso and moo juice froth make a cappuccino, and a dollop of hot, foamed bovine extract on top creates a caffè macchiato.