How Do Ion Exchange Water Filters Work?

How do ion exchange water filters work?   We all know that hard water is the enemy of good coffee – it can make coffee taste heavy, chalky, and dull, and will wreak havoc with your equipment too. Ion exchange water filters are the most common method for...

Why Does Cold Brew Taste Different?

Why Does Cold Brew Taste Different? Cold brewed coffee tastes quite different to the same coffee brewed hot, then chilled. It tastes considerably less acidic, with more ‘brown’ flavours (on the spectrum from chocolate to rubber), and generally few of the complex...

Why Can Coffee Dry Your Mouth?

Why can coffee dry your mouth? Does it have anything to do with over extraction?   Dryness – or astringency? The dry feeling in the mouth that you can sometimes get after drinking coffee is properly called ‘astringency’. This is a dry, sandy feeling on the...