How to make a good cup of coffee?

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A really good cup of coffee can not only bring taste buds to travel, but also a long-term achievement of a good barista. Each coffee bean has its own unique flavor characteristics, if it shows the best flavor state of each bean after brewing, then this can be regarded as a successful brewing and a cup of qualified and excellent coffee!

How to make a good cup of coffee?

Freshly baked coffee beans

The coffee beans purchased should have been screened for defects, and it is best to have some understanding of the management of the selected coffee beans in the planting process, such as pesticides, chemical fertilizers, altitude, planting and so on. Otherwise, it will be easy to produce a variety of miscellaneous, astringent taste.

Under the correct baking process, the fresh period of most coffee beans begins about the 3rd day after baking until the 30th-60th day, which can be understood as the brightest period in its life. Therefore, it is natural to store coffee beans in the wrong way, or to choose coffee beans that have been brewed for too long, which is lack of flavor or moldy taste.

Overall, the quality of coffee beans can affect the quality of coffee by about 70%, so raw materials are a key.

Accurate grinding thickness of coffee beans

Generally speaking, the finer the coffee bean is ground, the easier it is to brew too much, and the thicker the grinding is, it is not conducive to the full extraction of coffee flavor; therefore, in the process of brewing coffee, baristas should have a certain understanding of the roasting degree and flavor characteristics of the coffee beans, so as to plan a relatively reasonable grinding plan.

Secondly, the coffee grinder is a qualified standard machine, which makes each coffee powder uniform in thickness, which will make the final flavor of coffee become symmetrical, harmonious and layered.

Ideal water quality

The water quality with moderate pH is the most ideal water source for coffee brewing (PH7), no pollution and no impurities. Coffee brewed with such water quality will be lively and clear; most cafes use (reverse osmosis RO membrane) filtered pure water, which makes coffee relatively dull and thin.

Reasonable brewing water temperature

In theory, it is called the best coffee brewing water temperature (91-94 degrees according to SCAA's coffee brewing standard), which is a theoretical value. Experienced baristas will control and adjust the water temperature according to the selection of coffee brewing utensils, the roasting degree of coffee beans, and the way they want to achieve a certain flavor tendency, so it is common to use 85-95 water temperature sometimes. So as to be free from the rules and flexible changes!

The brewing technology of barista

It can be said that the front is the preparatory work before brewing.

The brewing of coffee is controlled for a short time, and the brewing time of many coffee utensils is about 1-3 minutes, and during this period, baristas need to control the proportion of powdered water, steaming effect, brewing action, brewing time and other aspects, so it is often said that baristas' brewing technology is a process of long-term understanding of coffee beans, coffee culture and coffee technology.

When baristas really reach a certain degree, the brewing of coffee will become arbitrary, flexible, easily brewing a cup of their favorite, and excellent coffee!