What is coffee made by hand? What's the difference between espresso and machine-made espresso?

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So what exactly is hand-brewed coffee? What's the difference between it and machine-made espresso?

There are many ways to brew coffee. Besides Expresso coffee, hand brewed coffee is another popular brewing method in Hong Kong. Barista to manually control the flow of water, constantly tumbling coffee powder on the filter paper to extract coffee, because of the brewing method is not the same, so the taste is different from the general Espresso coffee, the biggest difference is that hand-brewed coffee does not have the coffee fat on the general Espresso, the taste is also lighter, some people think that the taste is a bit like tea, drink up do not have a flavor.

In terms of coffee beans, hand-brewed coffee generally uses single origin coffee beans. Due to different brewing methods, hand-brewed coffee usually tastes sour. There are also differences in the use of coffee powder between the two brewing methods. Espresso coffee is usually brewed by coffee machine through high-pressure water, coffee powder will be ground more fine, compared to the coffee powder used for brewing coffee will be ground coarser.

So how hard would it be to brew a cup of hand-brewed coffee at home? The answer is not difficult! With simple equipment and practice, you can make your own professional cup of hand-brewed coffee. What does the equipment include? They include: bean grinder, kettle, filter paper, funnel, thermometer, pounder and timer.

Some people may think that the bean grinder does not have to pay attention to it, as long as it can grind coffee beans into powder, but the fact is certainly not so simple! What is a good bean grinder? First of all, it is best for the grinder to adjust the coarse and fine coffee powder so as to adjust to different coffee beans. In addition, the coffee powder should be ground out evenly, so as to ensure that each coffee powder is evenly "out of taste", so that the taste of coffee acid and bitterness is more balanced. There are bean grinders on the market that can quickly grind coffee beans into powder, so that the coffee beans are minimally affected by the heat of the machine. The picture below is a cheaper Hario manual grinder, about $3-400HKD, suitable for beginners to use at home, but the coffee powder ground out of this grinder is not very average, and manual is also very tired!

As for kettles, many people in the community also think that any kettle can be used for hand flushing. The point is that the water jet should be evenly distributed. In addition, the smaller the water column, the easier it is to control. I usually use the same kettle as Hario below, which costs about $450HKD.

Filter paper and funnel do not have to be too persistent, basically the filter paper on the market are similar, I would suggest washing the filter paper with hot water before making coffee, so that the taste on the filter paper can be washed away. As for funnels, V60 is currently used by many people because this type of funnel removes water faster, which can avoid hot water accumulation in coffee powder soaking, affecting taste and effect.

If you want to pursue more professional, you can join the use of thermometers, pounds and time meters. Experts believe that the effect of water temperature between 86-93 degrees Celsius is better, and it is less likely to be over extraction. Pounds and time meters do not need to use very professional ones, as long as they can accurately measure the weight, convenient control of the amount of water is enough, and the proportion of water depends on the individual super good, the market from 1:11-1:16 version is also available. As for the timer, it is used to control the water injection speed, and it can also be used on your mobile phone!