Coffee Seed Size AND EXTRACTION
The size of the roasted coffee bean can affect extraction, learn how. Effect of roasted coffee seed sizes on extraction Coffee seeds increase in size throughout the roast, expanding to about 1.5 times the size of the original green bean. Seed size affects the degree of roasting and can offset the density indicator. Very small […]
Grind Settings by Density
There have been several requests for DAE to include grind settings for each density. There are several problems with this. Different espresso basket diameters have different coffee bed depths, which requires different grind settings. For example a standard 58mm basket will require a much finer grind than a 45mm holding the same amount of coffee. […]
Ground breaking research
Excuse the terrible pun. I want to thank Logan Collinge of Mojo The Beanery for spending several weekends roasting to order for me, and being such a mine of information. The first experiment was to take one single origin green bean, and have Logan roast it to common roast levels across the roast spectrum. The selected Green […]
Value proposition for Roasters
I caught up with my original Coffee Sensai one day and enquired what great Single Origin coffee he was currently drinking. I was shocked when he sheepishly confessed, he had ‘given up’ trying Single Origins, because it took him most of the bag to dial it in. Whereas with his preferred routine Blend, at least […]
How to measure coffee beans
Measuring coffee density is the quickest way to finding an initial recipe that will make a great tasting extraction. 70% of the time it will be right first time. 95% of the time it will only require one adjustment step.
Why measure roasted coffee density
Coffee density measurement will improve your coffee extractions. Under-extracted coffee is sour, and over-extracted is bitter. Measure the roasted coffee density for the best coffee recipes and adjustments.
