Tried grinding my beans 15 minutes before brewing instead of right before and the flavor changed completely

I always thought fresher is better so I'd grind right as the water boiled, but after reading about degassing I let the grounds sit for a quarter hour and the cup was way smoother with less bitterness - has anyone else noticed a difference with a short rest time?

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3 Comments

thea8571mo ago

12 minutes is the sweet spot, anything less tastes flat to me.

victor_adams1mo ago

Tbh that "12 minutes is the sweet spot" idea sounds like pseudoscience. Degassing happens over hours or days, not minutes, so a 15 minute rest is more about letting the grounds cool down than any gas release.

victor_adams25d ago

Double down on that flatness idea, @thea857 - if 12 minutes is your sweet spot, maybe the "flat" taste is just the coffee actually settling into its real flavor profile instead of that initial sharp over-extracted edge.