Does 2 Degrees Actually Matter in Coffee?
from Everyday Beans Podcast - Mostly About Coffee and Other Stuff Hosted by Oaks, the coffee guy
Send us Fan Mail I used to stress over a two degree swing in my water temperature more than I stressed over my pour or my grind. Two hundred degrees, two hundred and two degrees, I treated that gap like it was the difference between a great cup and a wasted bag of beans. In this episode I walk through what actually changed when I stopped chasing that level of exactness, including a small brew ratio experiment I ran across 1:15 to 1:17 and what it taught me about extraction, and why the swing that actually moves the needle is a lot bigger than most of us think. You'll learn where water temperature genuinely does affect flavor, why I've shifted to measuring my brews weekly instead of daily, and how loosening my grip on the numbers made my coffee more interesting instead of worse. If you've ever wondered whether your scale, your refractometer, or your two degree kettle setting is actually earning its keep, this one's for you. Support the show Go deeper than the episode, in the newsletter: https://itsmellsbetterthanittaste.com For tips, tricks and still trying to figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/@everyday-beans For good tasty coffee, check us out at: everydaybeans.com
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Send us Fan Mail I used to stress over a two degree swing in my water temperature more than I stressed over my pour or my grind. Two hundred degrees, two hundred and two degrees, I treated that gap like it was the difference between a great cup and a wasted bag of beans. In this episode I walk through what actually changed when I stopped chasing that level of exactness, including a small brew ratio experiment I ran across 1:15 to 1:17 and what it taught me about extraction, and why the swing ...
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- 0:48 The full gear rundown: scale, kettle, brewers, grinder, melodrip
- 1:59 The actual goal: just taste the coffee
- 2:48 Does one or two degrees really matter?
- 3:46 Getting looser with my own numbers
- 5:37 Why exact numbers matter less than I thought
- 8:19 Why recipes exist, and why they never repeat exactly
- 9:00 Revisiting 200 vs 202 degrees
- 11:44 Coffee as a journey, not a destination
- 13:21 Chasing rabbit holes on purpose, not out of anxiety
- 14:43 Embracing the change
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