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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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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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When dialing in a pour over, what factors indicate a change in water temperature might be necessary?
I’ve been experimenting with my v60, EK43, refractometer and variable temperature kettle. I understand somewhat how grind size, water-to-Coffee ratio, agitation etc. affect extraction, but I am ...
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How does one calculate extraction percent?
I am reading “Everything But Espresso” by Scott Rao and am in the chapter “The Coffee Brewing Control Chart”.
In the section “How to Calculate Extraction without a Chart”, he says you need three ...
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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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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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Ideal Way to control shot extraction with Gaggia Classic
Wanted to know if anyone has a really good, possibly verified method of controlling shot preparation and extraction with an unmodified Gaggia Classic espresso machine. I don't have, nor do I want to ...
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When to use stirring to increase extraction?
I often find that some methods of brewing for a particular implement differ on whether or not to stir the grounds at some point in the process.
I understand that stirring while brewing should ...
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