Espresso maker problem!?

[richedie]

Hi Coffee lovers!

A friend posed this question.....

"My new stove top espresso maker makes great tasting coffee, but for some reason I don't get the caffiene high I usually get from a strong cup of coffee or espresso. I don't think I doing anything wrong. You have any idea?"

Thoughts everyone?

-Rich

 

[DavesLT]

Coffee Buzz

Tell your friend to check the bag and see if it says Decaf on the label

But Seriously, caffene is water soluable, so there will be more of it in a cup of drip coffee than a cup brewed more quickly in a stovetop espresso maker. They should also check the grind to make sure it's fine enough to properly extract, otherwise the water will brew through it too quickly.

Actually, a properly extracted shot of espresso has less caffene than a cup of strong drip coffee. But since I usually order triple shots, this isn't a problem.

-Dave

 

[mrgnomer]

"My new stove top espresso maker makes great tasting coffee, but for some reason I don't get the caffiene high I usually get from a strong cup of coffee or espresso. I don't think I doing anything wrong. You have any idea?"

From the information about caffeine extraction it is true that coffee does not give up it's caffeine readily. A shorter extraction time will result in less caffeine in the cup.

As well, higher quality arabica beans contain less caffeine than robusta so 100% arabica will offer less caffeine than an arabica/robusta blend.

Espresso extracted at high pressure is intense tasting but should have less caffeine than if the same amount of grinds were steeped over a longer period of time. Unfortunately using steam pressure with a moka pot or screw lid 'espresso' machine doesn't, by current definition, produce espresso.