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Putting the heat on

Dr Monika Fekete is the Founder of Coffee Science Lab.

Dialing in a delicious espresso shot is great way to start your day, be it at work or at home. As the day goes on, you might find that shots speed up and you need to adjust your grinder a bit finer to get the same result. It seems like your grind profile has changed.

Does this sound like a familiar story? It might be a common observation, but to date I’m unaware of a viable explanation backed up by solid data.

The reason is probably a result of many factors at play. Increasing temperatures over time is clearly of crucial importance. Or, as Colin Harmon of 3FE Coffee has

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