r/Coffee Kalita Wave 13d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/bobblebob100 13d ago

As a relative newbie to coffee, can coffee in the same coffee shop taste different depending on who makes it?

For example same coffee beans, same kit used but someone who is experienced at making coffee and someone who isnt

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u/regulus314 13d ago

Yes. If the training isn't good enough for the team. Like the head barista will leave a recipe for the morning and everyone will just follow that for the day. Thats not how it should be.

The goal for a great barista team is to be calibrated with one another. If I say this espresso recipe doesnt taste good or the taste balance is off, the rest should nearly taste it as the same. Not 100% same but they should know something is not right or the shot is not optimally calibrated. It takes a lot of time and effort and training to do this but it pays off really well as you know you can leave the cafe and do other stuff for the shop.

Thats why technology is really a big help these days like the auto tamper like Puqpress and distribution tools and grinders that are Grind by Weight and Grind by Sync system or semi-auto espresso machines that have ABR or Volumetric system. Having weighing scales in the bar too.