(xbloom-style brewers with grinder, temperature, and pour control)
A coffee recipe is a way of controlling how fast, how evenly, and at what temperature water extracts flavor compounds from ground coffee. All recipes are trade-offs between:
- Strength (how concentrated the cup is)
- Extraction (how much flavor is removed from the grounds)
- Evenness (whether all grounds are extracted similarly)
- Flavor emphasis (acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, clarity)