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[Image] What to Do When Pour-Over Coffee is Too Bitter? Why Do Coffee Beans Have a Bitter and Astringent Taste?
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Recently, some friends asked FrontStreet Coffee: "I often make pour-over coffee too bitter at home, how can I fix this?" Today, FrontStreet Coffee will explain the reasons why coffee turns out bitter and how to avoid it! Reason One: The flavor profile of the coffee beans themselves tends toward bitterness. Coffee beans have many types of flavor profiles, including fruity acidic coffees, honey-like sweetness
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How to Adjust Pour-Over Coffee When It's Too Sour or Bitter? What Causes Overextraction in Black Coffee?
In the cupping and tasting system, if a coffee's acidity, sweetness, flavor characteristics, cleanliness, mouthfeel, and aftertaste are all perceived as harmonious, then its balance must be high. This also indicates that the coffee bean's quality is excellent, ultimately earning a remarkable score. When it comes to the brewing process,
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Why Everyone Says Espresso Coffee Tastes Too Bitter and How to Adjust When Espresso is Too Bitter
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style). Espresso coffee - abroad, everyone calls espresso coffee as Espresso. Now many domestic petty bourgeoisie also like its foreign name Espr...
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How to Eat Coffee Beans Without Bitterness_ What to Do When Coffee Beans Are Too Bitter_ Here's How to Enjoy Bitter Coffee Beans!
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) For desserts containing coffee ingredients They often make coffee lovers irresistible Today I will personally guide everyone through making A non-bitter coffee bean cookie The opposing flavors of sweetness and bitterness blend together Complementing each other while remaining distinct, like a beautiful concerto
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Espresso and Pour-Over Coffee Too Bitter: Can Sugar or Ice Reduce the Bitterness?
Sometimes, we can detect distinct bitterness in our coffee. This bitterness typically comes from two sources: one is the over-extracted bitterness caused by excessive extraction time or overly aggressive extraction; the other is the burnt bitter taste resulting from overly dark roasting! These two different types of bitterness offer completely different sensory experiences, but...
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Why Does My Pour-Over Coffee Taste Too Sour? What's Causing Both Sour and Bitter Flavors? Barista's Guide to Pour-Over Coffee Extraction
Why does pour-over coffee taste too sour? What's happening when your coffee is both sour and bitter? Today we'll explain why these issues occur. Generally speaking, sharp acidity and bitterness are undesirable characteristics in coffee. Sharp acidity typically indicates "under-extraction," while sharp bitterness suggests "over-extraction." But what about when coffee tastes both sour and bitter? This could be
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What is the standard ratio for Italian latte? Why homemade milk coffee often tastes bitter and bland?
I wonder if everyone remembers their first latte experience. Perhaps many have long forgotten it, but FrontStreet Coffee still remembers it vividly. The first sight of the delicate latte art was impressive, a small sip revealed the slight sweetness and bitter notes from the crema, but by the second sip, the initial bitterness transformed into
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What is Coffee Acidity? Why Does Coffee Taste Sour? Is it Caused by Coffee Acidity?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) The source of coffee sour taste The difference between pleasant acidity and unpleasant sourness Coffee acid (English: Caffeic acid) is an organic compound belonging to hydroxycinnamic acid, featuring both phenolic hydroxyl and acrylic acid functional group structures. Because caffeic acid is biosynthesized from plant
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Drip Bag Coffee Brewing Principles and Details
For professional barista exchanges, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). To brew perfect drip bags, please read the following instructions carefully: Coffee extraction principles are as follows: Higher water temperature: coffee becomes stronger and more bitter, too high will cause burnt and astringent tastes Lower water temperature: coffee becomes lighter and more acidic Smaller water flow: coffee becomes stronger, too small will cause
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How to Extract a Balanced Espresso? Why Doesn't Your Espresso Taste Good?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). While previous articles mentioned the basic sequence of espresso coffee extraction, in reality, the contents within the coffee grounds are extracted simultaneously. Acidity, sweetness, saltiness, bitterness, astringency, oils, various aromas, and mouthfeel are all released at the same time, just that the substances within
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Which Coffee Beans Are Neither Acidic Nor Bitter - Best Tasting Coffee Beans and Their Prices
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Which coffee beans are neither acidic and not too bitter? I've tried 7-11's CITY CAFE hot latte and liked this flavor profile - it's light yet has a rich coffee aroma. I've also tried the signature drinks from 85 Degree C and Bee Cafe but didn't like them. As for Starbucks and Seattle's Best...
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What to Add to Bitter Coffee to Make It Taste Better: Ingredients to Reduce Bitterness
If you've tried all methods, whether it's pour-over coffee, drip coffee, or cold brew iced coffee, but you still find specialty coffee too bitter, then adding some ingredients can help solve this problem. FrontStreet Coffee suggests the following additions can help those who don't like bitter coffee. Milk: dairy, soy, oat, almond, etc. Milk
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What to do if your pour-over coffee is too sour, too bitter, too strong, too weak, too astringent, too complex, too burnt, or tastes terrible?
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Pour-over coffee is an experimental science. Although results cannot be completely predicted through theory, theoretical knowledge can improve brewing accuracy and summarize all possible situations.
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Slow Pour-Over Coffee Flow? It's All About Grind Size - Why Your Coffee Tastes Bitter and Burnt
Pour-over coffee is a highly versatile brewing method with numerous ways to make delicious coffee, but it's also prone to unexpected mishaps. This is why many friends come to ask FrontStreet Coffee, "Why does this coffee taste this way?" or "Why does that coffee taste wrong when brewed?" Previously, many friends came to our shop to exchange
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Is Your Coffee Too Bitter? Will a Pinch of Salt Make It Taste Better?
Find your coffee too bitter but don't want to add sugar due to calories? Try adding a small pinch of salt! According to beverage information website VinePair, adding salt not only reduces bitterness but also enhances coffee's richness and aroma. This secret trick originates from a study published in the prestigious British journal "Nature," which explains how sodium ions from salt
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How to Make a Delicious Iced Latte: A Barista's Tutorial for Beginners
Latte is arguably one of the best-selling products in coffee shops, and making a perfect latte is an essential skill for any barista. Latte is what we commonly refer to as milk coffee. Compared to other types of milk coffee, lattes contain more milk, making them less bitter and relatively smoother to drink.
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Why Finer Coffee Grounds Are More Bitter_Which Coffee Beans Are Less Bitter_Recommendations for Non-Bitter Coffee Bean Brands
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) Recently our editorial team received some messages asking what kind of coffee beans are non-bitter? Why is the coffee I brew so bitter? Actually when I see these questions my heart is quite conflicted! In this issue we'll talk about those things about bitter coffee ●Simply put
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Causes and Solutions for Green and Bitter Tastes in Pour-Over Coffee Brewing - Recommended Coffee Beans That Aren't Astringent
While coffee richness may not be immediately apparent, unpleasant sensations like sandy, rough astringency are easily detectable. Therefore, we need to understand and prevent such occurrences. As FrontStreet Coffee has mentioned in previous articles, astringency is not a taste but rather a mouthfeel
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How to Reduce Bitterness in Pour-Over Yirgacheffe Coffee_What to Do When Yirgacheffe Tastes Bitter_Yirgacheffe Recommendations
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) In coffee extraction theory the dissolution of coffee juice in the third stage releases more bitterness and astringency. Therefore theoretically the brewing time should not be too long (complete time should not exceed 3 minutes) to avoid over-extraction in the third stage although the third stage also has good elements
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Which Single-Origin Pour-Over Coffee Beans Are Neither Acidic Nor Bitter? How to Brew a Rich Coffee Flavor?
Today when tasting a cup of coffee, people are amazed by its bright, fruit-like acidity and satisfied by its initial bitterness followed by sweetness and full-bodied texture. Traditional coffee smells fragrant but tastes bitter, which is unacceptable to many. Even sweet and sour light-roast coffee is difficult for some to swallow. Some customers see FrontStreet Coffee
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