Love Your Coffee - How To Make Coffee Taste Less Bitter

Updated on January 16, 2018 CeLeste Christopher moreContact Author But first, coffee! There is no way to guarantee the perfect cup of coffee every single time you brew it. However, there are some ways to can get rid of a lot of that bitter taste if that is something you can do without in your coffee. I have been a coffee drinker since I was about 16 and I am now 55, so I have a little insight of what works for how to make coffee less bitter. I am not opposed to suggestions or your ideas so feel free to teach me something new about coffee. Essentially, getting a quality brand of coffee with quality beans, preferably organic, will provide you with the richest tasting cup of coffee. Bitterness is part of this aromatic beverage, but the roast does matter. Lighter roast coffee has more caffeine, but is less bitter.

Dark roast coffee, my favorite, has less caffeine, but offers a more full-bodied flavor over light roasts. Medium roasts fall somewhere in between the light and dark roasts. Dark roasted beans are roasted longer to bring out the uniqueness of the coffee bean. If you prefer a lighter flavor with less bitterness, choose a light roast. If you enjoy the full, rich flavor of coffee like I do, dark roasts are your friend! The coffee maker you use can make a difference, but I think it is more about how you take care of and keep your coffee maker clean that matters. Regardless of what you have been told in the past about leaving the coffee residue in the coffee maker; don't do it. It makes the coffee after that taste bitter and nasty. I rinse mine out with hot water and wipe it with a clean "coffee towel" (That's what I call it) daily and give it a good cleaning once a week.

This keeps it from getting gunky and makes tastier, smoother coffee in my experience. I do love my 12 cup Hamilton Beach BrewStation so I have no carafe to clean. Can the Coffee Brand Make It More or Less Bitter, My experience with coffee has been cheap coffee is just that; cheap. Yes, the brand does matter. I have discovered that brands that state 100% arabica beans have less bitterness, but that has not always been the case for cheaper discount brands that claim to be using arabica beans. I like World Market, Dunkin Donuts, Great Value and Barnie's when I can find it. Those are just my preferences. I used to like Gevalia but it is just too expensive for me since my household goes through coffee so fast. How do you take your coffee, Whole Bean or Ground - Does It Make a difference, Technically I have to say that buying whole bean coffee like Eight O'clock Coffee in whole bean form is much less bitter, but only if you do not grind it in the store.

I have a grinder and I recommend it to my coffee loving friends. I grind as I go so I get the freshest, smoothest and less bitter tasting coffee. That is just my take on it. It is not how I always make my coffee, but it is how I prefer it. Time can be a factor which is why my favorite brands are already ground. When your goal is to make better coffee not bitter coffee you want to avoid scorching it. Allowing it to sit for longer than 30 minutes in the coffee maker while it is on will start to give it a scorched, bitter flavor. I like to drink mine within 20 minutes usually so I get the freshest taste from it. I have found however, that sometimes I can nuke cold coffee that I have added salt or nutmeg to and it is still not bitter. It isn't the freshest that way, but it is still pretty smooth. I have to admit I am guilty of being too lazy to make fresh coffee and I have reheated it by turning on the coffee maker.