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Is Water Accumulation in Espresso Portafilter After Extraction Related to Portafilter and Distribution Plate? How to Adjust Extraction Parameters?
For espresso machine owners, have you encountered this situation: after brewing, when you remove the portafilter, you find the entire coffee puck is soaking wet with significant water accumulation on the surface, and the knocked-out puck becomes a shapeless mud-like lump. Under normal circumstances, the extracted espresso coffee puck should be relatively dry, and the knocked-out puck
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How to Predict and Prevent Water Pooling in Pour-Over Coffee
When water pooling occurs in pour-over coffee after finishing the pour, with the drain holes blocked by coffee grounds, the only remedy is to stop the extraction by removing the filter cup to avoid over-extraction. However, if you detect signs of water pooling before completing the pour, there are many more ways to save the brew, such as adjusting your pouring technique.
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Why Is My Espresso Puck Wet? Causes of Slow Extraction and Water Pooling in the Portafilter
Normally, after extracting coffee, the puck should be relatively dry and come out as a complete block. However, we often find that after coffee extraction, the portafilter accumulates a large amount of water, the puck is moist and loose, and the extracted puck cannot form a solid block. Although
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What Causes Water Accumulation in the Portafilter Basket After Espresso Extraction and How to Solve It
A friend with an espresso machine asked FrontStreet Coffee, "I've been encountering an issue when extracting espresso recently. After extraction, when I remove the portafilter, I notice water accumulation in the basket, and the extracted coffee puck isn't intact—it's quite wet?" He then mentioned, "At first, I thought the coffee grounds were too fine, so I adjusted the grinder to a coarser setting, but still..."
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What is a Coffee Powder Bed, and How to Raise the Powder Bed in Pour-Over Coffee: Causes of Under-Extraction
In FrontStreet Coffee's articles, you'll often find the term "raising the powder bed." Many readers wonder how to raise the powder bed and why it's necessary. In the final stages of pour-over coffee brewing, sometimes coffee grounds accumulate heavily in the center of the filter, sinking to the bottom and causing "flooding" in the brewing process.
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Does Pour-Over Coffee Also Have Channeling Effects? What Causes Slow Water Flow and Water Pooling in Pour-Over Coffee?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). How do turbulence and agitation affect the flavor of pour-over coffee? Pour-over coffee is truly wonderful! You can watch the water flow elegantly during brewing, while well-brewed coffee becomes a crystal-clear liquid,
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Can You Wash a Coffee Grinder with Water? How to Clean and Maintain Manual and Electric Coffee Grinders?
Last week, FrontStreet Coffee summarized nine important details to pay attention to when brewing coffee, including the importance of regular cleaning and maintenance of coffee grinders. This prompted a curious question: Can you wash a coffee grinder with water? Before answering this question, we need to first understand why we should clean coffee grinders. On the market today,
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Must Pour-Over Coffee Create a "Deep Crater" to Taste Good?
For some beginners in pour-over coffee brewing, the "expansion" during coffee blooming and the "deep crater" that forms in the coffee bed after brewing always generate enormous attraction. It's as if a good cup of pour-over coffee must exhibit these two brewing phenomena! Without these elements, the resulting coffee seems less
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Espresso Machine Clean Backflush Procedure Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine Maintenance Tutorial
Machines that aren't properly maintained are prone to breakdowns. This applies equally to coffee machines. If one day you notice that your coffee tastes off or that the extraction seems unusual, it could indicate a serious problem with your coffee machine. Therefore, we should perform regular cleaning to prevent these issues from occurring. This can be divided into daily cleaning and
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The History and Flavor Characteristics of Catimor Coffee Beans: An Introduction to Yunnan's Premium Coffee Varieties and Production
Field management measures follow the general management methods for Arabica coffee varieties. Propagation method: Using seed propagation, select 5-year-old superior mother trees, harvest fully mature fruits with normal shape, fullness, and basically consistent size, containing two seeds for propagation. Use sand beds for germination and plastic bags for seedling cultivation. Selection of suitable forest land: Annual average temperature 19-21°C, annual accumulated temperature above 10°C greater than 6800°C, most
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Analysis of Slow Pour-Over Coffee Flow Rate: What to Do When Coffee Won't Drain Properly?
Pour-over coffee, as a representative of drip extraction, can be seen as a process where water is first poured into coffee grounds, allowing the water to pass through the coffee layer and flow into the lower pot. With the assistance of an electronic scale, we can effectively control the pouring time. However, the total time for water to flow into the lower pot is affected by factors such as the grind size of the coffee grounds and the water absorption of the particles
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What Causes Slow Pour-Over Coffee Flow? How to Brew High-Density Light Roast Coffee?
"Blocked," "weak," "bitter," "thin"—these are common issues when brewing high-density beans. Many beginners find this frustrating, as no matter how they adjust their technique, it's often difficult to brew a delicious cup of coffee with these beans. Not because of excessive extraction time but
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Coffee Machine Descaling Tutorial & Home Coffee Machine Cleaning Guide! Home Coffee Machine Maintenance Methods & How to Replace Gaskets
With the widespread popularization of coffee culture and growing demand for coffee, many manufacturers have launched espresso machines suitable for home use, commonly known as home coffee machines. Compared to commercial coffee machines, home machines are not only more compact in size but also more affordable in price. As a result, more and more friends have purchased coffee machines.
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Panama Geisha Coffee Pour-Over Blockage: What to Do When Coffee Won't Flow Through?
Some friends asked FrontStreet Coffee, "You suggest a brewing time of 2 minutes, but I've found that after 2 minutes, there's still water accumulated in the filter cup!" This friend has most likely encountered a blockage phenomenon. Why does blockage occur? FrontStreet Coffee lists some common causes, such as issues with grind coarseness.
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What to Do When Pour-Over Coffee Extraction Gets Blocked? How to Handle Water Pooling?
"Flow restriction" is a necessary measure when fine powder blockage occurs during pour-over brewing. If not intercepted in time, the bitter, over-extracted taste will give you a terrifying "tongue experience." However, if we can predict the signs that this brewing session is likely to cause blockage before it happens...
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How to Fix Uneven Pour-Over Coffee Extraction & Why the Three-Pour Method is Highly Recommended
Professional coffee knowledge exchange | For more coffee bean information, please follow Cafe_Style (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Pour-Over Coffee Extraction Introduction: Pour-over coffee may seem simple, but it's far from easy to master. Despite hands-on guidance, many still struggle with issues like making Yirgacheffe taste like Chinese herbal medicine, not understanding water-to-coffee ratio from the start, having inconsistent water flow, and more. Among the myriad of hand
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Why Rest Coffee Beans? What's the Difference Between Resting and Aging? What Does Freshness Mean?
During the roasting process, coffee beans produce a significant amount of carbon dioxide due to chemical reactions within the beans. These gases accumulate inside the beans due to pressure. While carbon dioxide doesn't directly affect the coffee's flavor, excessive amounts can hinder extraction and reduce the quality of your brewed coffee.
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What Causes Coffee Ground Blockage in Pour-Over Brewing? Why Use the Three-Stage Method? What's the Purpose of Flow Restriction?
When you notice hot water taking unusually long to permeate through the coffee grounds during brewing, and a significant amount of water remains in the filter even after exceeding most of the estimated brewing time, there's no doubt - you're experiencing a blockage! Without proper flow restriction, your coffee will likely develop some unexpected flavors!
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Espresso Extraction Issues Collection! Why Can't Pressure Build Up? Why Won't Espresso Produce Crema?
FrontStreet Coffee's backend has accumulated another batch of espresso extraction questions. While there are many private messages, the problems are mostly similar. So, without further ado! Today FrontStreet Coffee will compile these issues into a comprehensive collection with simple solutions. Corresponding article links will be included throughout the text for everyone's reference.
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How to Describe Delicious Coffee Flavors? A Guide to Tasting Single-Origin Coffee Aroma and Notes
Many customers have confided in FrontStreet Coffee that they struggle to discern coffee flavors, and despite watching numerous coffee tasting tutorials, they find that "understanding comes while watching, but actual practice leaves them at a loss." If you find yourself in this situation, you might want to explore some of FrontStreet Coffee's insights on coffee tasting. Coffee tasting ≠ describing flavors
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