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Questions tagged [brewing-process]

Questions on the process of turning coffee beans into a beverage.

This tag is for questions about a particular method of brewing coffee. This could include steps or considerations for using particular equipment, or for particular techniques.

According to this Wikipedia entry, brewing mainly related to how water first introduced with coffee. Based on this, there are four main techniques:

  • Decoction (through boiling)
  • Infusion (through steeping)
  • Gravitational feed (used with percolators and in drip brewing)
  • Pressurized percolation (with espresso)

This tag covers these four techniques and usage of related equipment and machinery.

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Coffee in Breaking Bad

There's a part of the popular Breaking Bad TV show where they discuss making very good coffee in an advanced drug laboratory. They mention a specific temperature and you can see some apparatus. Does anyone here know how accurate that segment of…
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What does coffee leaf tea taste like?

I have recently seen leaves of the coffee plant for sale for the purpose of making coffee leaf tea and I'm curious. What does it taste like? I've heard various bold health claims about the antioxidant content, and that it has very little caffeine…
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How do I use this Indian coffee maker?

A friend gave me an Indian coffee maker, which looks like this: It did not come with instructions - how do I use it?
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Does anyone have experience with this brewing method?

The question here is about the following primitive method for making coffee. Having used this method for many years now I think it gives consistently good coffee, comparable to that from a good espresso machine but without the need for machinery or…
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When making a long black, how long should hot water cool before adding espresso before combining?

A long black is made by pouring espresso into hot water-- effectively the reverse of an americano. Is there an ideal amount of time, or an ideal temperature, at which the hot water should be allowed to cool to avoid burning the espresso during the…
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How to brew 1-3 servings of coffee with as little waste as possible?

I'm looking for a quick/easy way to brew coffee in small servings, usually one cup. However I am looking to make no waste (except for the used coffee grinds). Is it possible to use a teapot like this one to brew? Maybe similar to a pour over…
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Using Nescafe Gold on Espresso Maker

I'm very new to the land of brewing your own coffee, I just thought of making my own coffee, until now, I have only drank tea and tried the ready made coffee sachets that were available in the market. I have this Espresso Maker and I bought this…
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Is there a scale with a usb interface for tracking data?

Instead of manually writing down the brew process I try each day (example: 18g beans, 40g water @ 0:00; 180g water @ 0:45; etc), I would love my scale to be connected directly to my computer. Then I can just pour water (using a pour over on the…
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Qm76 Evo Quick machine building up pressure

We have a Qm76 Evo Quick machine. When making a double shot , using a 30psi tamper, coffee did not flow from either spout, and when removing the portafilter it seemed to be under pressure, making a mess. What am I doing wrong? And this is all new to…
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How to calculate coffee amount for finished serving size?

When you brew coffee, the grounds retain some of the water (roughly 2g of water for every 1g of coffee). If you prepare your coffee by weighing everything with a gram scale, the water:coffee ratio is based on all of the coffee and all of the water…
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Is it more economical to use cold or hot water?

I have an electric kettle to boil water for tea/coffee that switches off automatically when water boils. I can either pour cold or warn water from a sink. Warm water is not hot enough, so it will need to be boiled anyway, but for shorter time…
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Coffee passing through filter during bloom

I have been making pour over coffee now for about 1 year. I enjoy it. I hand grind the beans with a burr grinder and select a medium-fine grind. What I find though is that during the bloom time (about 45 seconds), about 1 ounce of coffee filters…
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My pot no longer percolates water to the top

My pot has worked fine for six months but has stopped working altogether. No water percolates up into the chamber.
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