Learned something wild about coffee shop water temp yesterday

I was reading this barista blog and found out that most home brewers only heat water to like 185 degrees when optimal extraction needs 195-205. Checked my Keurig at home with a thermometer and sure enough it was at 178. Has anyone else tested their machine and found the same thing?

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robert_bell3d ago

Wait, hold on. Your Keurig was only hitting 178 degrees? That is way too cold for a proper cup of coffee. I've heard some machines cheat on temperature to save energy but that is a huge difference from the 195-205 the pros use. I don't even own a Keurig but I just checked my own cheap drip machine with a meat thermometer and it was barely at 182 degrees. That explains why my morning coffee always tastes a little sour and flat compared to cafe coffee. It makes me wonder if all those pod coffee makers are secretly ruining our mornings without us even knowing.

taylor.sean3d ago

Yeah man, it's like everything's designed to be good enough not broken, not actually good.

ellis.susan3d ago

Yeah it's the same crap with everything now. Nobody aims for great, just "eh good enough.