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Its no secret:Barista coffee always slaps.

5 ways to make your coffee even more flavorful

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This is why he suggests trading in your store-bought grocery store coffee for specialty roasters whenever possible.

Price definitely isnt everything.

Thus, if deciphering between a better maker or grinder, he says, always go for the latter.

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There are a lot of different amounts of effort you could put into coffee brewing.

Are you going to use a scale tomeasure your amount of coffee and water?

Get the pen and paper out, folks.

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However, he says playing around with different grind sizes is a great place to start.

If it tastes sour or not sweet enough, grinding a little finer can help, Kasperowicz says.

Meanwhile, adjustments to brew strength are another easy avenue to explore.

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If it tastes sour or not sweet enough, grinding a little finer can help, Kasperowicz says.

According to Kasperowicz, the best cup of coffee is the one that tastes good to you.

That said, below is his favorite way to make pour-over coffee in aKalita Wave breweras flavorful as possible.

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(Byhisstandards, of course.)

Start with 30 grams of medium-ground coffee and 500 grams of water in total.

At 45 seconds, do your first big pour, getting up to around 250 grams of water.

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At 1:15, pour 50 more grams of water, and keep doing that until youve reached 500 grams.

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