[coffee addiction] extract the keywords of good coffee (part two)

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Taste a cup of coffee, can be very casual, between hot and cold speed, experience the different taste. Brewing a good cup of coffee, the attitude can be elegant and natural, but the process must be careful in order to extract the most delicious soul flavor of each coffee bean.

Grinding coffee beans must be performed immediately before brewing.

3. Grinding

Grinding coffee beans must be carried out immediately before brewing to ensure fresh and full aroma, so the bean grinder has become one of the necessary tools for brewing coffee. How to determine the appropriate thickness of grinding particles? To put it simply, the longer it takes to brew, the thicker the coffee powder should be, so as not to over-extract and make the taste bitter; on the contrary, the shorter the cooking time, such as Espresso, should be paired with fine coffee powder.

Good grinding in addition to the thickness to meet the requirements, the consistency of particles after grinding is also a very important and easy to be ignored, so the grinding methods and blades of the bean grinder become the focus of selection, coffee powder with different particles, it is impossible to grasp the degree of extraction, so that the flavor becomes messy, naturally can not make a good cup of coffee.

The quality and temperature of the water have an obvious effect on coffee.

4. Good water

Coffee powder must pass through water as a medium to successfully extract various aromas and flavors. The water content in a cup of coffee also accounts for the vast majority. The water used to brew coffee certainly determines whether a cup of coffee is good or bad. The quality and temperature of the water have an obvious effect on coffee.

What kind of water is suitable for making coffee? Is it as clean as possible? Although the impurities in the water can destroy the aroma of coffee, pure water, which is too clean, is not the best choice. The natural minerals in water can increase the richness of coffee and make it sweeter than pure water. Basically, ordinary water can become a suitable source of water for brewing coffee by filtering out chlorine and impurities with a simple water filter.

The water temperature of brewing coffee is between 85 ℃ and 95 Mel. If the boiling water temperature is too high, it will bring out the bitterness of too much coffee. Light roasted coffee beans are suitable for higher temperature, while deep roasting is suitable for lower temperature. different coffee beans have corresponding suitable temperatures. if it is not very clear, then 90 ℃ water can be used, which is the most applicable and safest way.

Brewing is the last line of defense to maintain the good flavor of coffee.

5. Brewing and cooking

Brewing is not only the last process of making coffee, but also the last line of defense to maintain the good flavor of coffee. The utensils for brewing coffee are quite diverse and can show different coffee characteristics. generally speaking, the same coffee bean can be made with different utensils, as long as it is matched with the corresponding degree of grinding. Although different brewers have different modes of operation, it is nothing more than the use of the interaction between water and powder for extraction, the action is gentle, no matter stirring or flushing, overweight is the reason for the coffee to release a bad flavor, gentle brewing like baby care, this is the right thing to do!

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