Espresso
The amount of ground coffee used for an espresso.
What is the dose?
The first step after a filter has been placed in your brewer.
Has a strength of 1.2 - 1.5% TDS
What is filter or drip coffee?
In the final step in processing, coffee is milled, removing this layer.
What is parchment?
The animal responsible (mythically) for discovering coffee.
What is a goat?
The term used to describe the espresso beverage produced from your "dose."
What is the yield?
The first pour in the brew, adding water to dry coffee grounds.
What is the bloom?
This beverage is made by adding hot water to espresso.
What is an Americano?
Coffee cherries are allowed to dry completely intact in this coffee processing method.
What is natural process?
The birthplace of coffee.
What is Ethiopia?
The term used to describe the relationship between dose and yield.
What is the brew ratio?
The amount of water you're pouring divided by time.
What is the flow rate?
Made immersing coffee in water at a low temperature for several hours.
What is Cold Brew?
Coffee cherries are fermented in a closed container for an amount of time in this process.
What is anaerobic?
The name of the coffee bean that has been digested and excreted by a small mammal, and is considered one of the most expensive and rare coffees in the world.
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The typical range of time widely consisdered appropriate for espresso, in seconds?
What is 25-30 seconds?
The recommended brew ratio for filter coffee.
What is 1:16? (1:15-1:17, 60g/L)
This drink was named after monks.
What is a cappuccino?
This decaffeination process takes place in Mexico.
What is Mountain Water Process?
Winner of the 2023 US Barista Championship.
Who is Isaiah Sheese?
Espresso uses a fine grind and tamper to increase this, resulting in a slow and controlled extraction with increased pressure.
What is resistance?
This material of the Hario V60 brewer loses the least amount of heat during the brew.
What is plastic?
This drink uses steamed milk and brewed coffee.
What is Cafe Au Lait?
This process has various subcategories based on how long mucilage is allowed to dry.
What is honey process?
This piece of equipment, popular in Colombia, allows producers to process cherries at their farm, reducing the necessity of group organizaitons and co-ops.
What is an eco-pulper?