Brewing with boiling water (100°C) or water that is too hot does not burn the coffee in the true sense; actual burning requires temperatures of 180–200°C to create smoky, ashy notes, which brew water cannot reach.
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“You need way higher temperature than your brewing water can be. Okay, so you're looking at 180 to 200 degrees Celsius, where you could start burning something, but with the brewing water temperature, you are not burning it.”
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:53:38 AM
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