Brewing - Summary

In order to brew coffee with the best possible taste, you need to do a detailed brew analysis. But to get you started right away, here are three things you can do to improve your coffee:

Use enough coffee. The correct proportion to start with is 3.8 oz of ground coffee to 64 oz (1/2 gallon) of water. If you're using less than 3 oz, don't bother with specialty coffee. At home, use 2 level tablespoons per 6 oz cup. For the metrically inclined, the proportions are 56 grams per liter, or about 8 - 9 grams per 150 ml cup.
Get the water hot enough. It should be 200 F ±5 F.
Adjust your grinder. If it's producing chunks of coffee on the "Drip" setting, you're leaving the flavor in the brew basket. Don't turn it to powder, but err on the side of too fine rather than too coarse.

For more details on brewing, go here.

For a more technical presentation on brewing, go here.

For brewing iced coffee, go here.

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