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Why Does Coffee Become Sour When It Cools Down? What Determines the Flavor Changes in Pour-Over Coffee? What to Do When Coffee Is Too Sour?
Have you ever had an experience like FrontStreet Coffee, where coffee tastes perfectly balanced between sweet and acidic when freshly brewed, but becomes increasingly sour as it sits? Eventually, the acidity becomes so sharp that one sip can make you cringe like you've seen a world-famous painting! Many of you might be curious:
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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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How to Describe Coffee Aroma: 36 Professional Coffee Scent Terms and Common Aroma Names
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information - follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style). What do coffee wet aroma and dry aroma mean? Seven major factors affecting coffee bean flavor and aroma. The mellow richness of coffee, the overflowing aroma, the slight bitterness released from the mouth - that special essence. The descriptive terms for various flavors are nothing more than these types.
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SCAA New Coffee Flavor Wheel High-Definition Chart - Differences Between New and Old Specialty Coffee Flavor Wheels
When evaluating coffee, we focus on its performance in the four basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, which are closely related to the degree of roasting. Therefore, the [Coffee Flavor Wheel] classifies flavors by light-medium roast and dark-heavy roast. Additionally, the flavor wheel serves as a tool for different people to discuss coffee flavors.
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Is it normal for Americano to taste sour? What to do if your coffee is too sour? How to adjust coffee flavor?
Is it normal for Americano to taste sour? This is absolutely normal. Personally, I believe there are several reasons for this situation. First, the coffee beans used for this cup of coffee are naturally of a more acidic variety. For example, an Ethiopian SOE Americano would be quite sour, or if it's lightly roasted and contains African beans
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Why Does Your Coffee Taste Sour? What Makes Coffee Sour and What Causes It?
In the article "Why Most Coffee Today is Sour," FrontStreet Coffee explained why most coffee needs to be sour and the reasons for this acidity. Many friends then expressed: I understand why coffee needs to be sour, but another question arises - why does coffee actually taste sour? The answer is simple, because coffee itself naturally contains
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Have You Experienced All Five Basic Tastes of Coffee: Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Salty, and Umami?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). The basic tastes of coffee are divided into sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. Below, FrontStreet Coffee will introduce these five basic tastes.... [Sweet] Typically, we use [sweet] to describe the taste of sucrose, commonly known as sugar, which is universally recognized as delicious. Although sugar is the purest form of sweetness
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SCA Coffee Flavor Wheel Analysis Tutorial: How to Properly Describe Pour-Over Coffee Flavor Characteristics and Taste Categories
For professional barista exchanges, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). The coffee flavor wheel is a collaborative research achievement by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and World Coffee Research.
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What Causes Sourness in Pour-Over Coffee? How to Make Perfect Pour-Over Coffee? Does Under-Extraction Make Coffee More Sour?
After experiencing the "passionate" baptism of summer, many friends have become fascinated with light roast coffee that boasts floral and fruity notes. Because light roast coffee retains more acidic compounds, the resulting iced coffee has a richer juiciness, making it more suitable as a comfort during this hot summer. But soon, some friends discovered that their own
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Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Become Sour When It Cools? Solutions for Coffee That Tastes Bad After Cooling
Some friends have asked FrontStreet Coffee, "Why does my freshly brewed Yirgacheffe taste pleasantly sweet and acidic when hot, but becomes as sour as lemon when it cools down?" This is an excellent question, especially when we brew light-roast coffee. When first brewed, the coffee offers rich aromas with prominent fruity sweetness, but as it cools
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How to Drink Pour-Over Black Coffee? The Best Tasting Temperature for Coffee & Can Cold Coffee Be Reheated
The saying "Drink coffee while it's hot" is frequently mentioned for good reason! FrontStreet Coffee remembers a coffee enthusiast describing cold coffee like this: "After one sip, my head hurt so much. That bitter/astringent taste plus woody flavor lingered in my mouth, making me withdraw for a long time." Why does hot coffee taste different when it cools down?
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Should Black Coffee Be More Sour or Bitter? Costa Rican Coffee's Balanced Sweet and Sour Taste Experience
Professional coffee knowledge exchange, for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Costa Rican Coffee: In 1729, coffee trees were transplanted from Cuba to Costa Rica, opening the chapter of Costa Rican Arabica coffee tree cultivation; in 1820, the first batch of coffee was exported to Colombia and Chile; in 1854, the British merchant ship Monarch took 100 pounds
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Why Does Coffee Taste Sour? Is Sour Coffee Good to Drink?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). The flavor issues of coffee trouble many students. There are so many flavors on the flavor chart, why can't I taste them~~ Why does coffee have a sour taste? The word flavor is more commonly used in daily life to refer to taste and savor, which is flavor in English. In coffee tasting
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What Determines the Sourness and Bitterness of Coffee? How Much Impact Does Roasting Have on Coffee Bean Flavor?
Whenever customers hesitate before a menu full of coffee beans, FrontStreet Coffee will timely ask: "Need some recommendations? Do you prefer sour or bitter coffee?" We've encountered new coffee drinkers who ask FrontStreet Coffee in return: "Why is coffee sometimes sour and sometimes bitter? What determines this? It seems like your bitter coffee
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Is it Normal for Iced Americano to Taste Sour or Bitter? How to Make a Delicious Iced Americano? What Does a Cup of Iced Americano Imply?
Why does my iced Americano taste sour? A friend asked me: "The iced Americano I usually drink at Starbucks has that charcoal-roasted flavor - it's a very bitter cup of coffee. But how come when I had an iced Americano at a specialty coffee shop, it was actually sweet and sour? Did they add something to it?" Today, I'm here to help everyone understand...
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Is Blue Mountain Coffee Well-Balanced? What Does Coffee Balance Mean? Coffee with Balanced Sweet, Sour, and Bitter Notes
The concept of balance can feel quite abstract—it's not as immediately perceptible as qualities like sweetness, acidity, mouthfeel, or cleanliness. It serves more as a coordinating element. What is balance? Many people believe that balance simply means the mutual restraint between sour, bitter, and sweet flavors to achieve a balanced cup of coffee. In reality, many people, after tasting a cup of coffee
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How Beginners Can Learn to Appreciate Single-Origin Coffee: How to Describe Pour-Over Coffee's Flavor Characteristics
Specialty coffee has evolved over many years to form a scientific system, from cultivation and processing at the green bean level, to roasting, and then to brewing and tasting, all of which have comprehensive knowledge frameworks. The improvement in green bean quality, roasting, and brewing ultimately aims to provide us with a better experience during coffee tasting.
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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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Why Does American Coffee Have a Sour Taste? | Is It Okay to Drink Sour Coffee? | Understanding Coffee's Acidity
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style ) Isn't coffee supposed to be bitter? Why does American coffee have a sour taste? Is it okay to drink sour coffee? People who don't drink coffee often suddenly encounter some specialty coffees and their minds are filled with questions, why! Isn't this thing supposed to be bitter? Why is it also sour!
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Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Salty, Umami: Does Coffee Contain Umami? Why Can't You Taste Umami in Coffee? How to Experience Coffee Flavors?
When describing food flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, salty, umami—our tongues have different taste receptors to detect and distinguish them. However, when it comes to coffee, people generally focus on aspects like acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and saltiness. These four flavors are also the most easily tasted and detected in coffee. As we explore further...
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