# Brewing Tricks & Tips

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**Created:** [June 21, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/t/brewing-tricks-tips/396 "2016-06-21T02:41:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/t/brewing-tricks-tips/396/1 "2016-06-21T02:41:34Z")

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While brewing, I often stumble upon little tricks, tips, and practices that greatly improve consistency & quality but that you won’t necessaily find in an official brew guide. I’d love to hear what everyone has discovered while they have been evaluating and re-evaluating their brews.

A couple of mine:

AEROPRESS:

I try to make sure that most of the grounds have settled to the bottom of the piston before pressing. I’ve done this by pouring even spirals the whole time & i’ve also done it by whisking the top of the brew to knock down any floating grounds.

When flipping an inverted press, I like to give it a gentle little “north south east west” shake to help level the coffee before starting to press.

BATCH BREW:

I try to really tilt the basket (about 45 degrees) in all 4 directions before leveling it to ensure that there aren’t any (even slight) low spots/curves along the edges of the basket

After I close up a pot, I will shake it up and down a couple times to break up the stratification that naturally occurs during the brewing process

I’ve got a few more but I’m anxious to hear from others!