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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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The Role of Secondary Distribution Screens: Are Bomber's Screens Effective? Solving Wet, Poorly Formed Coffee Pucks During Extraction
In the world of coffee, innovative tools constantly emerge that enhance our ability to craft exceptional beverages. These 'physical enhancements' assist baristas in achieving higher quality results across various brewing methods. For instance, pour-over enthusiasts utilize tools like Lily pearls and shower drippers, while espresso aficionados employ distribution needles and bottomless portafilters to perfect their craft. Today, we'll explore the purpose of secondary distribution screens, evaluate Bomber's offerings, and address solutions for the common problem of wet, poorly formed coffee pucks during extraction.
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Why is the espresso puck wet after extraction? Is the condition of the espresso puck important?
A wet coffee puck could be due to coffee ground too fine, under-extraction, or insufficient machine pressure. Although household semi-automatic coffee machines claim to have 15 atmospheres of pressure, they generally fall short. Additionally, without steam reflux, the coffee puck tends to be wetter.
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What Causes Clumped Espresso Crema? Why Doesn't Espresso Coffee Puck Form Properly?
Hello everyone, today FrontStreet Coffee is sharing a comprehensive collection of common issues that arise during espresso extraction—Version 2.0. It has been over half a year since we shared our post "Common Problems in Espresso Extraction「1.0」," and as for why it took so long to share the second
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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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Espresso Brewing Process Considerations: Extraction Techniques and Tamping Pressure Standards
Tamping is a crucial step in the espresso brewing process. The importance and requirements of tamping have been previously discussed. But is greater force always better when tamping? What factors determine the appropriate tamping pressure? Theoretically, as the grind size of coffee beans varies - that is, as the coffee grind fineness changes
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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 Are the Requirements for Distributing Espresso Coffee Grounds? What Should Be Noted When Tamping Coffee Pucks? What is the Channeling Effect in Espresso Extraction?
Because pressurized extraction is quite special, to make a delicious espresso, in addition to finding the right extraction parameters such as grind size, time, ratio, and water temperature, we also need to perform some additional preparation steps. These additional preparation steps are simply what we do to the coffee before attaching the portafilter to the coffee machine
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Characteristics and Stories of Espresso Beans | Espresso Bean Brand Recommendations
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Just as every coffee shop has its own House Blend, the most important coffee base used to make coffee beverages, the formulations of espresso beans are all different. At Starbucks worldwide...
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Coffee Extraction Basics: What Are the Detailed Requirements for Making Espresso?
Espresso, the "soul" of the Italian coffee system, can be extracted in just 20-30 seconds, but before pressing the brewing switch to officially begin extraction, any small operational details that aren't done correctly could result in poor-tasting coffee. Today, let FrontStreet Coffee break down
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How to Brew Freshly Ground Coffee for the Best Taste - Exploring the Ideal Coffee Brewing Methods
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Single Origin Pour-Over Methods Espresso Base: Espresso. In recent years, Espresso coffee has become popular in countries around the world, and it has also become a trend in Taiwan. What exactly is its amazing appeal? Espresso originally refers to a high-pressure and
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How to Make Espresso: Ratios, Steps & Professional Guide
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Detailed steps for espresso coffee extraction. Espresso basics: Espresso concentrate: approximately 30 milliliters of coffee. A magical cup of espresso coffee can be complex, full-bodied, and sweet
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Espresso Making Steps: What's the Optimal Time for Brewing Espresso
If you want to prepare an absolutely perfect espresso—a single shot—you need to follow very specific instructions for each step. Preheat the DEMITASSE: The first thing you need to do is preheat the demitasse, so that you can pour the espresso into it. Of course, you
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What are the Basic Parameters of Espresso Coffee and What are the Steps to Make a Shot of Espresso?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information can be found by following the Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee explains the basic parameters of Espresso. The extraction time is 25 seconds, try to follow this duration unless you plan to conduct some different experiments. The amount of coffee grounds will depend on the size of your portafilter (single and double shot), requiring 8-10 grams of grounds for each shot of Espresso.
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Beginner's Guide to Espresso Coffee: Essential Knowledge and Standard Extraction Tutorial
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Carbon dioxide from the coffee beans themselves is the primary source of crema in espresso (with emulsified oils from the coffee being a smaller secondary source). It is recommended to use beans that are several days or weeks old
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What's the Relationship Between Espresso Extraction Yield and Extraction Time? What is Pre-infusion in Espresso Extraction?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee briefly describes pre-infusion: The act of pre-wetting the coffee grounds inside the espresso machine before actually starting to extract the coffee. Some machines achieve this through the pump; the pump works for 1-2 seconds, then stops for 1-2 seconds, before starting again to continue.
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What's the difference between pour-over coffee and espresso? Can espresso beans be used for pour-over?
Coffee is becoming increasingly popular among Chinese consumers, even rivaling quick-service tea beverages like milk tea in some segments, though each has its own distinct consumer base. When discussing coffee, we must mention pour-over coffee and espresso. Pour-over coffee predominantly features single-origin beans, showcasing their unadorned, elegant beauty without harshness.
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Espresso Grind Size, Extraction Time, Brew Ratio, Flavor, and Brewing Methods - Italian Blend Coffee Bean Recommendations
Many coffee trainees and baristas in domestic coffee shops believe that the key technique in Italian coffee making is milk foam creation and latte art. However, the most crucial aspect of Italian coffee is the extraction of Espresso
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Is There a Big Difference Between Single and Double Shot Espresso? Espresso Single vs Double Distinctions and Characteristics
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Espresso (in Italian) is a type of coffee with strong flavor characteristics, prepared by passing 92°C hot water through finely ground coffee under 9 bar high pressure
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Espresso Making Steps: Standard Methods and Adjustments for Espresso Coffee Operation Process
For professional barista exchanges, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). Espresso making steps: 1. Fill the pre-ground coffee powder into a filter (mostly metal perforated filters with diameters of 58mm or 52mm) 2. Level the coffee powder in the filter 3. Apply pressure using a tamper
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