https://craftcoffeespot.com/espresso/espresso-tastes-sour-and-bitter/ What To Do If My Espresso Tastes Sour and Bitter? (Five Quick Fixes) By: Marina Maletic Last Updated: March 15, 2023 A good espresso shot is flavorful, rich, and smooth, with velvety crema on top. But, the opposite happens to the best of us — you pull a shot and have a sour, bitter, or burnt espresso. Many things can cause an espresso to taste sour and bitter. For example, adding too much water, coffee beans not ground finely enough, over or under-extracting. Luckily, these issues are easily fixed. Today, I’ll go over all the reasons your espresso can taste sour or bitter, and I’ll give you detailed instructions on how to fix the espresso taste, so you can have a flavorful brew every time. Contents A Quick Primer On Sour and Bitter Taste Oftentimes, the coffee industry (and ourselves at Craft Coffee Spot) throw around “sour” and “bitter” loosely without describing what sour and bitter coffee a...
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