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What are the 4M's of espresso?
4M is a term mainly used among Italians for espresso. It is a placeholder for four words that start with "M" in Italian that affects espresso preparation. Some information can be found here.
These M'...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
To answer this shortly, no there is no coffee that has no bitterness. Bitterness in coffee is determined by different factors on which I will elaborate a bit now.
First of all there are bitter ...
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What can I do with bad coffee beans?
Use them for decoration:
Fill a glass vessel with the beans, stick a candle or tea-light in.
Looks neat, costs nothing extra and if you use a tea-light, the heat of the light will help disperse the ...
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Is dark roast stronger than light roast?
Strength is an interesting wording, but some people use it. Mostly, caramelized or burnt flavors get visible during the roasting process.
Understanding Coffee Bean names as they relate to roast
As ...
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Non-plastic version of an AeroPress?
This may be off topic because it is opinion-based and hypothetical in nature. There may be some merit however because it is presented with a "fair and impartial tone" and invites experiences over ...
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How should I get the most flavors from my coffee in different temperatures while drinking?
Interesting question.
You are not alone when noticing flavor differences with different temperatures of coffee. When cupping coffee in a controlled lab situation for Quality Control purposes, I will ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
great question.
There are a few factors that will give your coffee the flavor and such that you want. To fully answer your question, we also need to understand some of your preferences and the ...
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Why are Costa or Starbucks lattes so good?
I'm not familiar with Costa, but I am with Starbucks. Let me offer my ideas in what's different.
Starbucks stores use fully automatic espresso machines with semi automatic frothing wands. The espresso ...
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What makes coffee from a coffee shop/cafe better than the coffee I make at home?
Three things contribute to a good cup of coffee.
The coffee itself.
The tools used to prepare the coffee.
The skills of the person making the coffee.
Unless you're talking about espresso or espresso ...
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How does coffee grind size affect coffee taste
In your title, you mention grind consistency. This is different from but related to grind size - an inconsistent grind (such as a whirling-blade type "grinder") will have sizes all over the map, from ...
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Adding Cinnamon to Coffee?
I've tried it and liked it, but that's just because I like the taste of cinnamon in general. It doesn't enhance the taste of the coffee itself, per se, but adds its own additional flavor, which does ...
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Is dark roast stronger than light roast?
Dark roast is stronger taste than light roast, given the same beans.
Bitterness tends to dominate the flavors: Original flavors you can feel on light roast usually disappear with darker roasts.
Dark ...
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Do coffee connoisseurs add anything to their coffee when tasting a new coffee?
Your intuition is correct, modifiers like sugar or creme will only obscure a lot of nuance so connoisseurs, professionals & judges will try new coffees or espresso as brewed without adding ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
Apologies, this is not actually an answer to your question [it's too long for a comment] - but it may be more useful to you than the answer to your question:
Crazy as this might sound given ...
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Decaf coffee, how to make our own
In short: Very probably, you will lose the very best part of your coffee.
Caffeine is highly soluble, yes. But, also the other lipids and aromatics, too. So, you cannot obtain the benefits of ...
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What are the standard espresso parameters (dose, mass/volume, time, etc.)?
The question is a very complex one, so I will try to answer with a standard approach of dialing in your espresso. Generally speaking what you should aim for is a espresso that is full bodied, sweet, ...
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How does coffee grind size affect coffee taste
It's already been stated that grind size will change depending on your brewing method.
Here is a quick break down of which grind size aligns with what brew type(the most popular ones).
Keep in mind ...
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Are there any natural sweeteners that work well with coffee?
The best natural options for sweetening are, in my humble opinion, actual sugar or sugar syrups. Options include, in general order from less to more distinct taste...
table sugar (sucrose), including ...
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Is there a difference in taste between bleached, unbleached and natural fibre filters?
This could depend on the brand of filters and the brewing method so it's worthwhile (and fun) to do the experiment. I'd love to see results from more experimenters.
Bamboo vs. Paper Filters:
I did ...
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Adding Cinnamon to Coffee?
i think it doesn't make coffee taste better. it's up to you, if you like coffee and like cinnamon - then go for it, why not?
generally speaking, adding spices makes the coffee good for you. it is ...
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Coffee too less for Frenchpress
The instructions have poor wording, instead use 7g PER 180ml of water, and make as many cups as you like / your french press can hold.
Personally I use an 8 cup french press, I use roughly 50g of ...
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What is the clear plastic sticker on New England Coffee bags for?
Good observation in both meanings. Yes, the transparent thing is for freshness. It is a one-way valve for the coffee to release redundant CO2 gas out of the package.
A more common form can be seen ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
You can reduce the bitterness of coffee, but maybe not to a level that you'll like.
(One friend said he couldn't stand bell peppers, explaining that if they tasted 10x as strong, I probably wouldn't ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
When reading about coffee roasting and searching around for espresso brewing, I have over the years learned that extracting coffee for too long will add bitterness to the coffee.
My experience also ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
Look up Swedish Egg coffee! Egg coffee is DELICIOUS! The egg takes all of the bitterness away and you’re left with a smooth almost velvety texture. Hands down best coffe I’ve ever tasted but it is a ...
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When to add alcohol for Irish coffee
An Irish coffee is traditionally a strong sweetened (with muscovada or demerara sugar or syrup) coffee with a doubleshot of Whisky (I guess around 40-50ml for a glass of coffee of 150ml) and a layer ...
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Difference between cold brew and iced coffee?
Iced coffee is simply hot brewed coffee or espresso that has been poured over ice, and possibly mixed with contaminants like milk and sugar ;)
Cold brew is coffee that has been brewed with cold water ...
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Best practices for reheating coffee
Cold-brewed coffee heats well. Hot-brewed coffee that is old (whether on the warmer for hours or allowed to cool) will have pronounced flavors that most drinkers find unpleasant.
If you are concerned ...
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What does over-extracted taste like?
Yes, over- and underextracted are quite different from weak or strong coffee. The strength is determined by the amount of grounds, more grounds = stronger coffee. But that’s not what your recipe is ...
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Why are Costa or Starbucks lattes so good?
The only thing you haven’t tried according to your list is genuine espresso with steamed milk.
The standard coffee chain menu is based on espresso shots and steamed milk, in various ratios, and ...
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