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Pulling the Perfect Shot
Any coffee connoisseur knows that good coffee should never taste bitter. On the other hand, in the less-than-ideal coffee world that the majority of us inhabit, bad, bitter-tasting coffee is much more common than we’d love. Moreover, there are many tips out there on how to perfect this, including the odd-sounding suggestions that adding a pinch of salt to coffee can improve the flavour. Science can help us explain how these suggestions might work – and how to make the perfect cup of coffee.
After consulting the professionals and studying everything from the type of water you should use to the type of brewing mechanism you need to buy, there are many must-know tips to making a good cup of coffee.
One of the best things about making your espresso at home is how fresh it tastes, so bet on your coffee's flavor by grinding your beans right before you pull the shot. The grind texture is a very essential aspect of quality of the shot. If it's too coarse, it will be a fast, under-extracted shot with a weak and watery consistency and sour notes; if it's too fine, it will result in a slow, over-extracted shot that can taste bitter and burnt.
