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Found a weird fix for my morning coffee routine that goes against everything I thought I knew
I always believed you had to use boiling water for a french press, no question. But my coffee kept tasting bitter. After reading a blog from a roaster in Seattle, I tried using water at 195 degrees instead. I used a kitchen thermometer to check. The flavor was way smoother, which felt wrong but worked. Has anyone else had a coffee rule they followed that turned out to be backwards?
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wilson.joseph8d agoMost Upvoted
My old espresso machine ran way too hot until I got a cheap thermometer like murphy.mason mentioned. Dropping it from 205 to 198 degrees stopped the burnt taste completely. It felt wrong to go against the manual but the coffee got better.
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murphy.mason8d ago
Totally get that. The boiling water thing is such a common trap. It basically scalds the grounds and pulls out all the harsh flavors. That temp drop makes a huge difference, like you found.
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