Coffee brewing troubleshooting

Using too fine a grind and/or too much coffee will cause a build-up of water that overflows into the gap between the paper filter and the filter basket. This causes a real lot of ground of coffee to bypass as there’s absolutely no filtration from the filter basket, resulting in a very muddy cup of … Read more

Why is my espresso shot bitter? Espresso that pours slower becomes stronger in flavour as the coffee solids have more time to dissolve ? but only up to a point. If the shot pours too slowly due to the grind being too fine, the espresso will taste bitter. You need to make your coffee grinds … Read more