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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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What are good brewing practices?

I wanted to know how to improve my brewing practices. I make my daily cup out of a drip brew machine, but I find inconsistency in my flavours every time. I get my beans ground from a local shop and they tend to lose their potency after one week and…
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Which nespresso capsule has the most caffeine in it?

I just got a Krups Nespresso capsules machine. I tried many capsules that come with the product as a demo. Certainly, I liked almost all of the flavors. However, I need a capsule that has the highest level of caffeine in it. I tried Kaazar, like it…
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Are morning or breakfast blends/roasts more of a purgative than other blends/roasts?

Coffee consumption and morning bowel movements. Are morning or breakfast blends/roasts more of a purgative than other blends/roasts?
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Replace gear in Whirly-Pop with metal

I was roasting coffee using a Whirly Pop manual crank popcorn popper when one of the cheap plastic gears broke (luckily, I have 2 poppers). Does anyone know where to get metal gears that could be installed in the "machine" to prevent this from…
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what makes for the difference in the price for coffee maker?

Like for a good one like Keurig, it cost like 300 dollars, while I also got one for less than 10 dollars. What makes for the difference for the price difference in the coffee makers?
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Which creates the strongest (and/or better quality) coffee? Espresso Maker vs. French Press

For a year I used an Espresso maker to make my morning cup of jo. Recently my maker broke and I decided to try out a french press. I originally though that the espresso maker would be stronger because it forced steam through the granules, but now am…
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"Untwist" the triple-shot program?

On one of the super-automatics at work (Starbucks Mastrena), we have a "twisted" triple-shot program where the single-shot portion is grinding longer than the double-shot portion. My procedure isn't fixing it. How can I trick its little brain to do…
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How can I solve the filling problems of my Keurig?

My Keurig works perfectly when I don't have a K Cup in it (just plain water). As soon as I put one in, it runs slow and does not fill any of the cup sizes. I have descaled and cleaned out all the needles, how can I solve the filling problems?
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What is the reason that Aeropress coffee is more digestible?

For some years I could not drink coffee because it caused me instant digestive problems. I tried various kinds of preparation and beans but often it only took some minutes until the bodily reactions started. Then someone suggested to use the…
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What are good methods to prepare and vend cold brew?

I am considering in preparing a cold brew and vending at events such as music festivals/parties. What are good methods for ideally brewing the coffee the night prior to the event and storing it, then serving it? How should the cold brew be made? …
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Does coffee consumption cause continuous chest pain?

I drink coffee twice a day for almost a month. Lately, for last few week, I feel chest pain right after drinking coffee. I initially thought that was some gastric related problem. But even after continuing my gastric med for over a week I'm still…
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Can my tamping method damage the basket or portafilter?

I have developed the following tamping method: press the grinds with the tamper without much force, to smoothen it leave the tamper in the basket holding the tamper and the portafilter together, whack the silicone tamping mat with the portafilter…
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Can making iced coffee (with cola) on my Coffee Press harm the Press?

I love iced coffee, and usually make it. If you don't know what it is, it is basically adding cola to a brewed coffee. When I brew coffee in my coffee press, there is usually enough space to add cola. I'm not going to add the cola before it is…
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How much sugar can I put it my coffee before it's worse than soda?

Coffee is generally quite healthy and soda is full of sugar. However people end up putting lots of sugar in their coffees. How much sugar is needed before a cup of coffee is worse than soda?
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