In this post, I discuss the physics of extraction by percolation and immersion and how they lead to very different taste profiles.
Why do Percolation and Immersion Coffee Taste so Different ?
The Repeatability of Manual V60 Pour Overs
Today I decided to measure how repeatable and consistent my manual V60 pour overs are. My expectations were very low, given how variable an average extraction yield I often get when I brew the same coffee a few days apart. To do this, I used some older coffee I had left from a local roaster …
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A V60 Pour Over Video
Today I decided to release publicly one of the V60 videos from my Patreon. I plan to make a better quality video eventually for my blog, but in the meantime I thought this would be interesting to a wider audience. Please view this recent post I made about what is going on with Patreon if …
About Patreon
I realize I haven't talked a lot about my Patreon page on this blog yet, so I thought I'd update you all about it in a short blog post. I might remove it later, if it becomes irrelevant, and because I am trying to make this blog a repository of useful resources rather than updates …
Seasoning Grinder Burrs and Grind Quality
This post is a detailed discussion of the effects of coffee grinder seasoning on particle size distributions.
Seasoning Grinder Burrs and Grind Quality
I'd like to announce that I just started a Patreon page to fund laboratory equipment and make future blog posts much more awesome ! My goal is to keep valuable content freely available on my blog, but as a thank you to Patreon backers, I will make future blog posts available to them first. The …
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Grind Quality and the Popcorning Effect
I often heard worries in the coffee community about a difference of quality in the coffee grind size distribution when grinding with a full hopper versus a single dose of coffee in an otherwise empty hopper. The idea behind this is that coffee beans forced through the rotating grinder burrs have no choice but to …
An App to Measure your Coffee Grind Size Distribution
[Edit May 11 2019: If you would like to contribute to further the development of this application, or to a similar future application to measure roast colorimetry, you can do so on my Patreon page.] [Edit April 25 2019: Please note this is not an iPhone or Android app, and I have no plans to …
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Some Strategies to Keep your Coffee Fresh
There are few things more annoying than discovering some of your favorite coffee beans are getting stale and taste much worse than when you first opened the bag. I experimented with various methods to keep coffee beans fresher in the last six months, and I would like to share some of my findings in the …
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A Recipe to Brew High Extraction Coffee with the Siphon
Today I am finally sharing a recipe for the siphon brewer. I will use a bit of technical jargon at times in this blog post. If you encounter a word you're not familiar with, I recommend you consult Mitch Hale's glossary. The siphon method is far from being appropriate for most people's daily routines, as …
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