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How to Enjoy Black Coffee Without Bitterness: A Guide to Coffee Bean Bitterness and Pricing
Discover professional coffee expertise and exchange knowledge about coffee beans. Follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) for more insights. While many perceive coffee as inherently bitter, quality specialty coffee actually offers minimal bitterness. This challenges common misconceptions about coffee's flavor profile.
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Are Bitter Coffee Beans Inferior? Understanding Coffee Bitterness and How to Choose Non-Bitter Beans
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Bitterness has always been an unpopular term in specialty coffee. Good coffee should be fragrant, delicious, with excellent balance. Perhaps with some acidity, and enjoyable without needing sugar. But what exactly makes coffee bitter? Is this bitterness really so bad? Let me
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How to Distinguish Between Over-Extraction and Dark Roast Bitterness in Coffee? How to Control Pour-Over Coffee Parameters?
Yesterday, FrontStreet Coffee received an interesting question from a customer friend. They asked FrontStreet Coffee why their coffee was still bitter despite performing a flow restriction. This is another case of someone being misled by flow restriction. The truth is quite simple: the final stage of extraction is not the main source of bitterness, and bitterness can also...
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What Causes Coffee to Be Bitter? The Origins of Coffee Bitterness and How to Avoid Overly Bitter Coffee
Bitterness has become a dreaded word in the specialty coffee industry. We all know that good coffee should be sweet and balanced, perhaps with a hint of acidity, and definitely shouldn't need sugar to make it palatable. What causes coffee to become bitter? Is it always that bad? Is bitterness always undesirable? In fact, bitterness isn't always a bad thing. Actually, if you
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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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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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Light Roast Coffee Offers Flavors Through Acidity, but What Exactly Are We Tasting in Dark Roast? Where Does Coffee's Bitterness Come From?
Since Erna Knutsen introduced the concept of "Specialty Coffee" in 1974, coffee flavors worldwide have gradually transformed from consistently bitter to diversely acidic. Today in the 21st century, the vast majority of pour-over coffee menus feature vibrant acidic profiles
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Why Does Pour-Over Black Coffee Taste Bitter? How to Perfectly Brew Dark Roast Coffee Beans?
When ordering pour-over coffee at cafes today, you might find that eight out of ten coffee beans feature acidic flavors. However, there are still many "ascetic" coffee enthusiasts who exclusively prefer bitter coffee. What exactly is the charm of bitter coffee? Why do many seasoned coffee aficionados remain devoted to bitter coffee despite the current widespread pursuit of acidic coffee? Where does coffee bitterness originate from?
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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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Flavor Profile Characteristics of Medium-Dark Roast Coffee Beans: How to Brew Mandheling and Blue Mountain Coffee for Best Taste
When drinking acidic coffee, we savor the uplifting flavors from flowers, fruits, and various sugars. But what about bitter coffee? While elders often advise "young people should endure more hardship," few except ascetics would actively seek bitterness. What we actually taste in bitter coffee is
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Why Does Coffee Taste Both Sour and Bitter? Which Coffee Beans Are Neither Sour Nor Bitter - Price of Non-Sour, Non-Bitter Coffee Beans
Professional coffee knowledge exchange, for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) ● Is coffee sour? Coffee beans are derived from coffee fruits, therefore they contain acidic substances. There are two types of coffee sourness: one is the bright and lively aromatic acidity, and the other is the "dead acidity" that is sour but not aromatic. Aromatic acidity tastes like lemon, apple, and citrus-like fresh fragrance, just like juice
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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 Drink Espresso and Describe Its Flavor Characteristics - Is Espresso Bitter? What Coffee Beans Make It Less Bitter?
"What's so good about this bitter stuff?" This is probably many people's impression of espresso. Many people's first experience with espresso goes like this: they walk into a coffee shop, see the prices on the menu, break out in a cold sweat, and tremblingly order the cheapest coffee. Unexpectedly, they're served a
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Why is Coffee Sour and Bitter - The Origins of Coffee's Acidity and Bitterness
When it comes to coffee impressions, many people focus on the balance between sour and bitter. In reality, acidity and bitterness are fundamental components of coffee. For today's specialty pour-over coffee, without acidity and bitterness, the diverse flavors cannot emerge. For example, FrontStreet Coffee's fragrant Blue Mountain coffee, and the outstanding citrus-floral Geisha coffee. They may be acidic or bitter, but they won't overwhelm your taste buds
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Is Hot or Iced American Coffee Better? Why Does Hot American Coffee Taste as Bitter as Traditional Chinese Medicine?
It's widely known that hot American coffee has long been nicknamed 'traditional Chinese medicine' or 'Guangdong herbal tea' because it tastes more bitter compared to other coffees. Therefore, people tend to prefer iced American coffee over hot American coffee. But even though iced American coffee has excellent flavor and refreshing texture, daring to drink it on cold winter days...
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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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Flavor Profile and Texture Characteristics of Pour-Over Dark Roast Coffee: An Introduction to Bitter Coffee Flavor Descriptions
The concept of coffee flavor characteristics emerged alongside the development of specialty coffee. Nowadays, when taking a sip of light roast coffee, one can easily name several flavor descriptions, with some exceptional individuals able to describe coffee flavors as smoothly as reciting a menu. However, when it comes to dark roast coffee, describing flavors becomes somewhat challenging, often making it difficult to articulate
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Is Salt Better Than Sugar in Coffee?! Science or Nonsense?
In the Greek film "A Touch of Spice," it was mentioned that salt is the soul of the earth, life, and food. Because life needs food, and salt makes food more delicious~ and coffee is no exception. Adding salt to coffee might sound strange, doesn't it? Compared to adding milk and sugar to coffee to adjust the bitterness/change the overall taste
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Are Specialty Coffee Beans Better Bitter or Sour? Characteristics, Mouthfeel and Flavor of Dark Roast Coffee Beans
Today's article is quite long, so you might need to read it patiently. (Excited) Come on, Arthur! Let's go downstairs for a cup of coffee! (Shakes head) No, coffee is bitter! You go first, I want to drink milk tea! This conversation was something I could hear almost every day in my former office. Although everyone eventually went their separate ways, whenever I recall those times, my heart still feels warm.
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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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