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Coffee glossary

Body

The weight and texture of a coffee in the mouth, from the dissolved solids and the oils and fines the filter let through.

The weight and texture of a coffee in the mouth, from the dissolved solids and the oils and fines the filter let through.

Body is texture, not strength. A metal filter or a French press gives more of it than paper, because paper holds back the oils and the fines that carry it.

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