BREWING GUIDES

Bitter coffee: where to start

If coffee is too bitter for you, check the recipe and what changed since your last brew. Roast, concentration and extraction can affect perception. Choose a test your equipment allows.

Try changing first

Choose one experiment your equipment allows. Compare using the same coffee and recipe. This list is neither a diagnosis nor a sequence of changes to make all at once.

  1. Check the brew

    Compare measured quantities and the sequence with the recipe. Correct an execution difference before adjusting the recipe.

  2. Try a coarser grind

    With an adjustable grinder, test a small change while keeping coffee, water and temperature steady. Clicks are not comparable across grinders.

  3. Try a lower temperature

    If you can control temperature, test within the recipe’s range while holding other variables steady. Taste before deciding.

Keep going here

V60French PressAeroPressRecipesTo adjust dose and water with the ratio at hand, open the calculator.

Brewing references: SCA · Brewing Chart

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