Extraction

Aim

Connect taste to adjustment.

Start

Keep the recipe same; change only grind or time next brew.

Do

• Taste the cup.
• Name the problem.
• Change one thing next time.

Notice

• Sour
• bitter
• hollow
• muddy

Words

Extraction

Sour often needs finer grind or more time. Bitter or dry often needs coarser grind or less time. With a bowl grinder, adjust by pulsing shorter or longer and accept a little unevenness. Adjust temperature later, after strength and extraction are under control.

Record

Question
Observation
Repeatable note
Next change	Taste before fixing.