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Improving Refractometric and Gravimetric TDS Measurement (Part 2)
Method for cross-checking your TDS measurement Let's continue with instant coffee and the method for TDS calibration. I tested a few...

Nasko Panov
Dec 11, 20222 min read
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Improving Refractometric and Gravimetric TDS Measurement (Part 1)
Method for cross-checking your TDS measurement Have you ever been doubting the TDS measurement? Both refractometric and gravimetric ways?...

Nasko Panov
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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Kinetics of VOCs released from coffee - Introduction
How fast aroma compounds are lost from the freshly grounded coffee Imagine this. You went to a very fancy specialty coffee and you want...

Nasko Panov
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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Testing Manual Grinders – Flair Royal Part 1
Different effects influencing Particle Size Distribution in manual grinders This is a continuation of a project I started almost a year...

Nasko Panov
Aug 28, 202110 min read
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Testing Manual Grinders – Flair Royal Part 2 Introduction
Different effects influencing Particle Size Distribution in manual grinders Let’s continue exploring the science behind coffee grinding....

Nasko Panov
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Regrinding Coffee
Effect of coffee beans addition speed to the grinder on the particle size distribution Dear readers, thank you once again for your...

Nasko Panov
Jun 21, 20216 min read
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Is my espresso contaminated? (Introduction)
Should We Reconsider Espresso Machine Descaling/Cleaning (Part 2) or measuring the potential lead contamination in the espresso machines...

Nasko Panov
Mar 21, 20212 min read
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Should We Reconsider Espresso Machine Descaling/Cleaning (Part 1)
Measuring the potential lead contamination in the espresso machines Many are asking me how I came up with ideas for the projects I’m...

Nasko Panov
Feb 13, 20217 min read
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Coffee Turbidity (BH Whitepaper)
This is the whitepaper I wrote for Barista Hustle on turbidity in immersion methods like Inverted AeroPress. It will be free for one...

Nasko Panov
Jan 23, 20211 min read
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Coffee Degassing after grinding Introduction
How coffee degassing after grinding is influencing extraction TDS? Coffee degassing is a major subject of interest recently by many...

Nasko Panov
Dec 6, 20202 min read
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Measuring TDS without refractometer
An alternative method for TDS measurement Nowadays, coffee Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measurement is becoming a standard for every...

Nasko Panov
Aug 21, 20205 min read
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How can CO2 influence espresso extraction?
An alternative way of extraction and flow control that is raising a question about coffee storage. Recently I was discussing the blog...

Nasko Panov
May 22, 20203 min read
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To bloom or not to bloom (Part 3)
Measure the effect of blooming on coffee extraction Continuation from Part 1 and 2 At the beginning I need to say, if you are not...

Nasko Panov
May 2, 20204 min read
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Measuring TDS without refractometer (Introduction)
An alternative method for TDS measurement Nowadays, coffee Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measurement is becoming a standard for every...

Nasko Panov
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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Patreon Announcement
Moving to Patreon With this Coffee science blog and all related projects, I'm giving all my knowledge, passion and free time for you -...

Nasko Panov
Mar 29, 20202 min read
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To bloom or not to bloom (Part 2)
Experimentally measure the effect of coffee bloom on dissolved CO2 in coffee brewed with V60 and Aeropress normal method. From Part 1 to...

Nasko Panov
Mar 28, 20206 min read
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To bloom or not to bloom? (Part 1)
Experimentally measure the effect of coffee bloom on dissolved CO2 in coffee brewed with Aeropress inverted method. What is coffee bloom?...

Nasko Panov
Mar 8, 20207 min read
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Temperature’s Not So Hidden Effect
Contrary Hypothesis How Brewing Temperature is Affecting Flow Rate of Espresso
...thanks NOT to dissolved gases.

Nasko Panov
Feb 10, 20207 min read
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