Is weak coffee more likely to be bitter?
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Go big or go home. I typically use 2 tablespoons per cup. Weak coffee is more likely to be bitter.
Is there some truth here? Why would weak coffee be more bitter?
Best Answer
It's not so much that weak coffee is bitter, as that over-extracted coffee is bitter. If you want it strong but don't use enough ground coffee, you can get more flavour by leaving the water on the grounds for longer. But then the bitter flavours come out. The opposite is espresso; a decent espresso is of course strong but not at all bitter and extraction is quick.
Another factor may be that some of the bitter compounds come out early but are masked or made acceptable by the other flavours
Water temperature also plays a role in which components of the flavour are extracted, but I assume that's fixed.
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Answer 2
Is weak in the sense that your dosage is weak, too little coffee grounds + lots of water = over extracted bitterness.
There should be a ratio of grounds to water of 1:15-18
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