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added by Sandy Nov 8 '13 at 3:25

Too general. Specify the brew. Cold brews will differ from espresso. Espresso differs from Turkish coffee, etc. etc. – KoffeePi Nov 18 '13 at 1:56

Question could easily be edited to be made specific to one brew. – dwjohnston Jan 22 '14 at 2:06

Or provide a summary for all the main methods. – dwjohnston Apr 30 '14 at 4:00

This could be a decently good wiki question when the site takes off, I think – Patrick Sebastien May 23 '14 at 13:15

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added by hazer_drum Oct 17 '13 at 14:09

I believe this is an excellent question for this proposal because it is very unique. – Patrick Sebastien Oct 18 '13 at 18:09

Especially because it cannot be asked in Seasoned Advice – hazer_drum Oct 18 '13 at 18:38

It is on the limit of too broad. This particular question might have it's place, and is likely to get a lot of views and up-votes, and also should be protected early on to reduce "spam" comments and answers. – awe Nov 1 '13 at 10:19

When you are thinking about protecting a question before you even ask it, it might be a sign the question could be improved. Perhaps narrow it down to a specific aspect of a coffee shop? There's a lot that goes into running a business that you might not want to discuss on Coffee. – Jefromi Nov 5 '13 at 4:58

The epitome of "too broad." – Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:21

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added by Sam Whited Oct 15 '13 at 15:02

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added by hazer_drum Oct 13 '13 at 6:00

To merge one of my other questions into this one, I'd also be interested in what chemicals in the coffee make it sour when underextracted and why it gets more bitter after overextracting. – Muz Nov 18 '13 at 6:05

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added by kiwimatt Jan 8 '14 at 22:21

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added by Pravesh Parekh, edited by Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:30

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added by JavaCake Oct 12 '13 at 18:19

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added by JavaCake Oct 12 '13 at 18:21

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added by hazer_drum Oct 13 '13 at 5:55

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added by hazer_drum Oct 13 '13 at 18:10

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added by crownjewel82, edited by JavaCake Nov 17 '13 at 12:45

	A bit too broad in my opinion... and unclear. – Patrick Sebastien May 22 '14 at 10:07
	Apparently it was used as a coffee substitute in WWII – power Jun 5 '14 at 8:57

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added by bossyong Nov 8 '13 at 3:41

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added by Muz Nov 17 '13 at 10:47

"Is it worth..." Is always going to end up with a subjective close, I think... – yochannah Mar 5 '14 at 21:39

You can easily do a comparison of both. A lot of people can't judge the cost needed to brew espressos at home or compare quality, especially people who don't have a home espresso machine. You'll get different answers in say, Indonesia vs USA vs Italy, but the person will get the info to decide for themselves when (not) to bother with a home machine. – Muz Mar 5 '14 at 21:54

yochannah is right. "Is it worth it" always has exactly two, equally valid, answers: yes, and no. It depends entirely on the person. – Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:24

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added by ruffp, edited by Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:22

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added by VAlexander Feb 2 '14 at 5:44

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added by yochannah Feb 9 '14 at 22:13

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added by JavaCake Oct 12 '13 at 18:21

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added by crownjewel82 Oct 18 '13 at 17:49

Purpose plays a huge role here. Specifying what you're looking for, or what you want exactly, would make this a much better question. – VAlexander Feb 2 '14 at 5:38

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added by FvD Oct 20 '13 at 17:12

I thinks it's best to specify the brew. Espresso, etc. – KoffeePi Nov 18 '13 at 1:49

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added by JavaCake Nov 1 '13 at 11:05

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added by Muz Nov 17 '13 at 10:44

Also interested in knowing the difference in taste around the world, e.g. if Colombian coffee is nuttier than Javanese, and so on. – Muz Jan 18 '14 at 2:33

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added by Muz Nov 17 '13 at 10:48

	I don't know much about these types of machines, but I can imagine the answer is certainly "of course." It shouldn't be hard to botch a semi-automatic espresso batch, such that an automatic one is far superior. – Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:27
	This is a good question because it illustrates the differences in machines and the customizability of the process whilst making espresso. – Patrick Sebastien May 22 '14 at 10:11

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added by Muz Nov 18 '13 at 6:07

a better question would be "what are the pros/cons of a blade grinder vs. a burr grinder?" – wpenton Apr 30 '14 at 16:04

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added by dwjohnston Dec 17 '13 at 22:47

this would be very subjective – wpenton Apr 30 '14 at 16:02

@wpenton wouldn't this make any question about making things taste good subjective? And anyway, the question could be answered with 'This is how porcelain affects coffee'. – dwjohnston May 5 '14 at 0:35

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added by dwjohnston Dec 19 '13 at 0:34

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added by Duncan Bayne Jan 5 '14 at 23:25

Can you please specify what you mean by percolator? The word is used very freely these days, so it's difficult to know what device you actually mean. – petesivak Jan 26 '14 at 15:13

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added by jlbnjmn Jan 21 '14 at 0:28

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added by jlbnjmn Jan 22 '14 at 3:02

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added by vclaw Jan 28 '14 at 18:40

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added by yochannah Feb 9 '14 at 22:14

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added by yochannah Feb 9 '14 at 22:14

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added by lhan Feb 27 '14 at 14:50

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added by Afshin Moazami, edited by Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:28

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added by Eric Platon Mar 11 '14 at 15:19

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added by JPDurham Apr 16 '14 at 16:47

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added by hugovdberg Apr 17 '14 at 16:53

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added by Pomin Wu May 2 '14 at 2:29

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added by hazer_drum Oct 18 '13 at 15:12

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added by Muz Nov 17 '13 at 10:43

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added by Arie Litovsky Feb 6 '14 at 21:59

	Interesting question, which would probably lead to explanation on natural/washed beans, etc. It is also nicely specific to this SE site. – Eric Platon Mar 11 '14 at 2:23
	This is probably too broad.... as the process probably depends a lot on the region, the purpose of the coffee, etc. – Flimzy Mar 29 '14 at 23:26
	It might be too broad as it stands, but when specified to the preprocessing Eric mentioned, or indeed by purpose it is a nice question I think. Another question might be the comparison of processes for certain similar coffees. – hugovdberg Apr 17 '14 at 16:49