Questions tagged [brewing-process]
Questions on the process of turning coffee beans into a beverage.
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Time it takes to brew outstanding coffee [closed]
So,when striving for the best "home brew", when is too long to percolate?
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Ideal brewing time for 3-cup Chemex?
I'm not very good with judging grind sizes, so one method I read about was, instead of focusing so much on grind size pay attention to the brew time. If the brew takes too long, the coffee grounds are ...
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Why are Costa or Starbucks lattes so good?
I’m a coffee addict and I have been always having Starbucks as well Costa. I just love their lattes , but it become too expensive over time, so I am on a road to discover how to make coffee like them.
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Is it more economical to use cold or hot water?
I have an electric kettle to boil water for tea/coffee that switches off automatically when water boils.
I can either pour cold or warn water from a sink. Warm water is not hot enough, so it will need ...
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Percolation vs Osmotic brewing method: is it the same thing?
I have just learned a pour-over brewing method called "Osmotic Flow" as in the link below:
https://cafec-jp.com/brewing-guide/
The article said it used osmotic pressure to extract coffee ...
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Is diluting filter concentrate after the brew the same as brewing with the additional water?
Recently moved from a Clever Drip coffee maker to an Aeropress. I brew using a 60g to 1 ltr ratio often brewing 24g yielding 400ml on the clever drip and 12g to 200ml on the Aeropress. If I am brewing ...
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Is it possible to airlock a V60 brew?
I'm brewing coffee on a V60 mounted directly on the mug that will be used for drinking the coffee (no dripstations). Starting from the third pour, the water was taking too long to go through the ...
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How can I lock my coffee filter when it's too hard?
I just bought a Breville Bambino Plus, and when I tried to hook the filter with the head it doesn't turn and lock. It seems too hard to the point I think I might break the filter.
I tried removing the ...
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Cold brew coffee using coffee machines
How does my Ninja Hot and Cold Coffee Bar System manage to prepare a delicious cold brew in a little over 10 minutes when most resources say that conventional tools such as cold brew coffee makers ...
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Stove top coffee?
I've been meaning to get some proper coffee making equipment these days (my french press broke recently) in the meantime I've been experimenting with making coffee on the stove with a pot and for the ...
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Brikka either too bubbly crema or doesn't work
so I'm still new to brewing with Brikka and I found my results are quite inconsistent. So, I try to follow each steps and the how to make coffee part on the product manual. Cold water, fill the funnel ...
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Is the moka pot predisposed to producing burnt or bitter coffee?
Some time ago, I bought a moka pot in the hope of producing coffee that more closely resembled espresso. And using good coffee, and experimenting with technique, I have produced some very rich, nicely-...
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Drip Coffee Maker. Slow and then extremely fast
Let me preface by saying I clean my machine every day. I only use filtered water.
Machine: Morphy Richards Fresco (Standard drip-coffee)
I use coffee grounds (medium roast). I don't know the grind. I ...
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What is the process for roasting and preparing chicory for coffee?
It seems to me that Community Coffee is essentially the standard for chicory coffee, both blended and just straight brewed chicory. What are the recipes, steps and ratios for roasting, preparing and ...
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Approximately how many cups (by volume) are in a pound of ground coffee beans?
Note: I am not asking about the yield of brewed coffee.
Edit:
I'm asking how many cups (dry measure) of grounds are in a 1lb bag of ground coffee? Or does it vary by the type of coffee?
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Caffeine content of different brewing methods
For a given type of bean, do different brewing processes and temperatures (drip, French press, Mocha, espresso, cold brew, etc.) produce coffee with different caffeine content?
It would seem ...
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Aeropress: coffee starts flowing as soon as I flip it?
I do the inverted method with my aeropress. Put the ground coffee, 40g of water, stir, put 60g more of water. Wait for it to brew. Put the lid, and flip.
As soon as I flip it on the mug, I can hear ...
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What was the minimum amount of grind that gave you a decent enough quality of coffee in an Aeropress?
I am new to coffee and have recently purchased an aeropress. I know my question is subjective, but I would love to know what was the minimum amount of coffee grind that gave you a decent enough ...
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My pot no longer percolates water to the top
My pot has worked fine for six months but has stopped working altogether. No water percolates up into the chamber.
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How long is brewed coffee fresh for and what does that blinking light mean at Starbucks?
I asked a Starbucks barista what the blinking light is for on the brewed coffee and he said is starts blinking 15 minutes after the coffee is brewed.
This makes no sense to me as they would have to ...
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Does an inconsistent roast affect espresso extraction? If so, how?
I'm not really asking about flavour, I understand that an inconsistent roast causes inconsistent flavour.
My question is how it affects the extraction itself. Does an uneven roast lead to an uneven ...
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Can I just put the coffee on top of the water in a French Press?
Related: Does the bloom matter in French Press?
The "proper" method, as I understand it:
(assuming proper grounds and tools)
Add coffee to empty press basin
Add 1-2 inches of boiling/hot ...
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Why do sugary foods taste so good with black filter coffee (no sugar)?
Just wondered why my black moccomaster filter coffee from bean tastes so good with sugary foods like donuts and ice cream.
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Tap water or bottled water?
What is generally considered better for the perfect cup of filtered coffee. Tap water or bottled water?
The water in London, UK is fairly soft but has loads of calcium in it.
Bottled water I have ...
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Espresso consistency
Amateur just getting started with a Breville - not happy with the results but I know I have lots to learn so I'll start with an aspect I am curious of - consistency. The Breville guide says the ...
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Does brewing a larger pot of coffee change the taste, even if you keep the ratios the same?
I always use the same ratio of coffee to water when brewing, but it seems that there is a difference in taste between a single cup pour-over, a 12 cup pot, and a 96 oz urn. And the smaller the batch, ...
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Coffee percolator
I have bought an Italian percolator and cannot get the taste right, like you would find in a coffee house.
I buy beans from a proper coffee house and tried many different coffee types and origins.
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Can you prepare orzo coffee in a moka pot?
I have a Bialetti Moka Express and would like to try orzo/barley coffee.
I know they sell an orzo express model, but was wondering if I can just use my moka pot
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Is there a scale with a usb interface for tracking data?
Instead of manually writing down the brew process I try each day (example: 18g beans, 40g water @ 0:00; 180g water @ 0:45; etc), I would love my scale to be connected directly to my computer. Then I ...
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What produces more crema?
What produces more crema when extracting espresso, darker or lighter roast?
What produces more crema when extracting espresso, finer or coarser coffee grind ?
why am I getting a very thin layer of ...
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Quick Homemade Great Tasting Coffee vs Price?
Good Coffee When Working From Home
I work from home and often don't have the time to go to a coffee shop to get a nice freshly brewed coffee.
Solutions I've Tried
To combat this, I've tried various ...
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Why can’t I find natural beans easily?
I usually buy my coffee from dark arts, ozone, climpson & sons and workshop.
I usually buy natural as I feel it has more flavour than washed and is better with Moccamaster.
Why am I struggling ...
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How do I make my Turkish coffee immune to brewing temperature?
I want to design Turkish coffee, but I keep finding that the taste is widely affected by the person who brewes the coffee and the temperature at which he does it.
I want to make my coffee immune to ...
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Why do I need to warm a french press before using it?
It has been recommended in a number of youtube videos and blogs to warm the frenchpress glass before brewing coffee.
Why does one need to do this?
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Is it possible to make a frothy coffee without an espresso machine?
I'm a coffee lover and my day starts with coffee but as i moved in my house i lost the coffee machine so i wanted to know how to make a perfect coffee without the machine?
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Brew a less acidic coffee
A recent visit to the dentist opened my eyes to a new aspect of tooth care I hadn't realized: apparently, the acidity of coffee can increase the growth of cavities if the teeth are not brushed ...
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Is it possible to get crema from brewing espresso beans in a french press?
Is it possible to get crema (i.e. the tan colored foam on top of espresso ) by using a french press?
I'm wondering if the beans need to be ground finely for crema to be achieved or if the way a ...
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Non-plastic version of an AeroPress?
I'm interested in getting a device like the aeropress that has no plastic in it.
Ideally, double-walled tempered glass housing, cork plunger, fine stainless steel filter, stainless steel cap. I'm ...
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How could I improve extraction and yield more coffee when brewing with a filter?
By my estimate 1 pound of course ground coffee leaves about 900 grams of concentrate in the wet grounds after filtering.
In a perfect world with 100% extraction we could get about 54 cups of coffee ...
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What Type of Coffee Pot is Shown in Billy Joel's “We Didn't Start the Fire”?
I was recently watching the original music video for Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire," and at 0:38 there's a shot of a stovetop with an odd looking device with what I assume is a coffee pot on ...
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Is there a composition available about how the main parameters influence coffee taste?
There's lots of information available about the influence of various parameters on coffee taste, but it's scattered across the internet. On top of that, most answers and articles are packed with ...
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How do I know when to end the bloom?
I’m familiar with what the bloom is and why we do it. But all of the instructions and guides about pour-over coffee I’ve ever seen recommend a specific time to let the coffee bloom before continuing ...
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How to brew 1-3 servings of coffee with as little waste as possible?
I'm looking for a quick/easy way to brew coffee in small servings, usually one cup. However I am looking to make no waste (except for the used coffee grinds). Is it possible to use a teapot like this ...
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Is dark roast stronger than light roast?
Dark roast coffee is roasted longer and at higher temperatures than light roast.
What is the difference in taste?
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Why does my coffee at work have a paper/wood flavor?
I'm at a loss. I have tried everything to make coffee taste as good at work as it does at home, eliminating as many variables as possible. I do not do anything different in my brewing between home and ...
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Filter coffee machine vs boiling on the stove
I just saw you can buy a coffee machine that uses a rather simple filter method to brew coffee.
Exhibit A
I wondered what is the difference between that machine and brewing coffee in a pot on the ...
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How much coffee grounds do I use for a large percolator?
For the 10th year in a row, I have charged myself with the duty of brewing coffee for parish's Fall Festival. Usually, I am provided with a giant tub of Folgers and told I might want to rinse out. ...
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Coffee passing through filter during bloom
I have been making pour over coffee now for about 1 year. I enjoy it. I hand grind the beans with a burr grinder and select a medium-fine grind. What I find though is that during the bloom time (about ...
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What are good brewing practices? [closed]
I wanted to know how to improve my brewing practices.
I make my daily cup out of a drip brew machine, but I find inconsistency in my flavours every time. I get my beans ground from a local shop and ...
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Milk in place of water
What would happen if one were to substitute milk in place of water for the following brewing methods:
Percolating/Moka pot;
Pour over;
Aeropress;
French Press
Would it extract anything from the ...
