Tips & Tricks
How To Make Coffee Smoother
How to Make Coffee Smoother: Smoother coffee comes from more even extraction.
How To Make Coffee Stronger
How to Make Coffee Stronger: Strong coffee is less about “more caffeine” than extraction.
How To Make Coffee Less Bitter
How to Make Coffee Less Bitter: Bitterness usually means your coffee is extracting past the sweet spot, pulling harsh compounds along with the flavor…
Why Is My Coffee Too Acidic?
Why Is My Coffee Too Acidic?: Coffee tastes too acidic when too many sharp, bright compounds dissolve from the grounds without enough sweetness and…
Why Does Coffee Taste Watery?
Why Does Coffee Taste Watery?: Coffee tastes watery when the brew extracts too little of the flavor that gives coffee body, sweetness, and aroma, or…
Why Does Coffee Taste Weak?
Why Does Coffee Taste Weak?: Weak coffee usually comes down to under-extraction or dilution.
How to Clean Your Percolator (Stovetop & Electric)
A percolator should be cleaned after every use and deep-cleaned every 2–4 weeks, depending on how often you brew and how hard your water is. Skipping regular cleaning is the #1 reason percolator coffee starts tasting bitter, metallic, or stale — coffee oils and mineral deposits build up inside the pot and basket, and every … Read more
Why Does My Coffee Taste Metallic? (And How to Fix It)
If your coffee tastes metallic, tinny, or almost like you licked a coin, it’s almost always caused by one of four things: your water, your equipment, oxidized beans, or over-extraction. The good news is that a metallic taste is one of the easiest coffee problems to diagnose and fix — it’s rarely the beans … Read more
Why Does Coffee Taste Sour?
Why Does Coffee Taste Sour?: Coffee tastes sour when the brew extracts sharp acids before it extracts enough sugars and roasted compounds to balance…