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Are You Brewing or Just Measuring?
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- Mar 3, 2026
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I dive deep into the paradox of precision in coffee brewing and question whether my obsession with exactness has actually robbed me of the joy I once felt. I reflect on my journey from the simplicity of the French press—just ground coffee, water, and time—to the world of scales, refractometers, temperature-controlled kettles, and my Timemore Sculptor 78SS grinder. I talk about how precision tools like scales and kettles transformed my brewing from experimenta...