Why Coffee Tastes Different Depending On The Seasons

You grind your favourite coffee beans at home and brew it exactly how you normally would. You take a sip, expecting it to taste like usual, but something is off. It might taste a little bit more bitter, acidic, or just not as full-bodied as you remember.

Don’t worry, there’s probably nothing wrong with your coffee. In fact, you’re probably not imagining it.

 

Coffee Flavour Variations From Season to Season

Humidity, temperature, and cooling time can all play a part in your extraction and flavour. Since every season brings with it changes in these elements, your brewing process may require some slight tweaks during different times of the year.

How Seasonal Changes Influence Coffee Flavour

Coffee is sensitive to its surroundings. In times of high humidity, your coffee beans can absorb moisture from the air. This can make them stick together and resist water flow as you brew. Your coffee may become over-extracted, leaving you with a cup of coffee that tastes flat or bitter.

In contrast, during periods of low humidity, your beans can become more static and lose together. This lets water flow through your coffee too quickly and can cause under-extraction. Your brew may taste lighter in colour, sharper, and more acidic.

That perfect brew you nailed last week may suddenly seem “off” because of seasonal changes, even if you’re using the exact same beans and equipment.

Flavour Differences Between Over-and Under-Extraction

Over- and under-extracted coffee will highlight different flavours. Consider the following:

• Under-extracted coffee can taste sour, acidic, or thin.
• Over-extracted coffee can taste bitter, flat, or dry.

A well-extracted brew should hit the sweet spot. Coffees are complex and when brewed correctly, can have notes of sweetness and delicious body.

Many coffee drinkers find their coffee tastes “brighter” during cool, dry months and fuller or “richer” during hot, humid months.

How Gimoka Coffee Capsules Can Help

If you’re finding your coffee tastes different throughout the year, capsules are a great option to try. Here’s how they can help:

Climate-controlled cabinets are just one way Gimoka ensures your coffee stays fresh.

Premium coffee capsules, like Gimoka’s, offer a level of consistency that grinding your own beans may have difficulty matching. While you may need to tweak your grind size and brewing variables as humidity and temperature change throughout the year, gourmet coffee capsules are sealed to protect freshness and brewed exactly how every time.

Gimoka Nespresso compatible coffee capsules are sealed right after they’ve been ground and carefully portioned. This helps ensure the coffee doesn’t come into contact with things that can alter flavour over time: namely moisture, oxygen, and light. So no matter if it’s rainy and humid or freezing outside, you’ll always taste the same great flavour and aroma.

Popular blends like Gimoka Sublime and Intenso are specially crafted to offer consistent quality, taste and allow you to enjoy your favourite coffee flavour without having to adjust your brew process.

Capsules also allow you to experience the perfect cup of coffee every time. Simply add water and press your brew button.

Why You Should Care About Flavour Consistency

Capsule coffee offers consistency. Every single capsule is filled with the same coffee as the last, with precise measurements and sealed to maintain freshness.

If you brew Gimoka Sublime on Monday, you can brew Gimoka Sublime on Friday and taste the exact same flavour. The same goes for Gimoka Intenso and our entire line of Nespresso® Compatible Capsules.

Seasonal Changes Are Normal

Coffee is a natural product, so subtle changes in flavour from batch to batch are normal. However, investing in high-quality capsules can reduce the changes in flavour you might taste from home coffee.

Whether you brew from beans or choose Gimoka capsules, we hope you enjoy your morning coffee every single day.