Tea masters and tea lovers might insist that the quality of tea leaves depends on judgment from experience.
There is some truth in that.
But the fact of the matter is like coffee and wine, tea grading is done to categorize tea leaves so that they can be differentiated more easily and distributed to different markets.
The yield when mentioned in the coffee brewing process refers to the amount of resulting beverage produced.
And this in turn, is measured by the weight of the drink which consist of water and coffee that is dissolved.
Because coffee starts to be diluted as extraction is prolonged, the coffee flavor of a drink tends to be more dilute the higher it’s coffee yield.
Bar is a unit used in the measurement of pressure.
1 bar of pressure is equivalent to the natural atmospheric pressure at sea level.
However, not all countries around the world recognizes it’s usage in official measurements.
As an old-fashioned barista, if given a choice of an espresso machine between one with the classic look of a portafilter attached to the group head or one of those modern looking machines with a tube-like dispenser, I would select the former without needing to think.
This is why there was a lack of excitement when I was given the opportunity to give the Espressione 8212S a try.
This is a fully automatic espresso machine with a downward coffee spout which looks like it belongs in fast food restaurant.