How to use coffee filter paper? Comparison of the effects of different brands of coffee filter paper on coffee flavor

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Comparison of the effect of filter paper on coffee

As a lover of hand-brewed coffee, in order to brew a good cup of coffee, we must first understand the characteristics of coffee beans, and then choose brewing methods and utensils that can give full play to their characteristics. Generally speaking, according to the quality and characteristics of coffee beans, according to their own preferences, good use of the brewer will give full play to the flavor, taste, acidity, sweetness and balance of coffee beans.

Coffee filter paper is definitely one of the keys in the process of hand-brewing coffee, but this key is often ignored. In fact, the material and design used in the filter paper will directly affect the flavor, taste, acidity, sweetness and balance of coffee. For different types of filter paper on the market, it does take some time to experiment on how to choose the right filter paper. This time, we will make a comparison with four different brands of filter paper.

The four kinds of filter paper in this experiment are Hario, Kono, Mola and Mola linen, all of them are model 01, and except Hario, the rest are bleached filter paper. After this experiment and comparison, I hope to understand clearly how the characteristics and characteristics of each filter paper affect the flavor, taste, acidity, sweetness and balance of coffee. The process will be to compare the water absorption and running speed of each type of filter paper, and then compare the changes of coffee after passing through each type of filter paper, so that it is easier to select the suitable filter paper.

In the first experiment, 300 grams of water will be poured into a filter cup with filter paper, and then the time required for all the water to pass through each filter paper will be calculated, and then the water absorption of each filter paper will be observed.

Comparison of 300 grams of water through various types of filter paper

Filter paper brand

Time required (seconds)

After wearing filter paper, there is remaining water (g).

Hario

thirty-three

two hundred and ninety seven

Kono

forty

two hundred and ninety six

Mola

forty-three

two hundred and ninety six

Mola hemp quality

forty-one

two hundred and ninety five

According to the above figures, the water absorption of all types of filter paper is about the same, while the relative water absorption of Hario is the least, only 3 grams. In addition, the time for clear water to pass through Hario filter paper is also relatively fast, and compared with the other three brands, Hario takes nearly 20% faster on average.

In another experiment, French coffee is poured into a filter cup with filter paper, which is poured directly onto the filter paper without being rinsed with clean water. The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect of different paper filtration on the flavor of coffee with the same extraction. The cup tester can compare the samples at the same temperature while avoiding the environmental differences caused by different methods of brewing.

We analyzed the changes of flavor, taste, acidity, sweetness and balance. Among them, the score will be sorted from 1 to 4, 1 is the lowest among the four filter papers, and 4 is the highest among the four filter papers.

Filter paper brand

Flavor

Taste

Acidity

Sweetness

Balance degree

Total score

Hario

one

one

three

one

one

seven

Kono

four

three

one

three

two

twelve

Mola

three

four

two

four

four

seventeen

Mola hemp quality

two

two

four

two

three

thirteen

According to the ranking of the flavor, taste, acidity, sweetness and balance of the same coffee after different filter paper, the highest score is Mola, followed by Mola hemp, followed by Kono, followed by Hario.

Coffee wearing filter paper is a key step, the material used in the filter paper can directly affect a cup of coffee.

In this experiment, the two types of filter paper of the brand Mola are excellent. First, Mola bleached wood pulp filter paper, the score is the highest among the four types of filter paper, this filter paper not only retains the flavor of coffee, but also does not weaken its taste and reduce sweetness, and finally achieves a higher balance of the whole cup of coffee.

Basically, Mola and Kono are bleached wood paper, but there are differences. Kono filter paper is the thickest of the four types of filter paper tested, so compared with the similarly bleached wood Mola filter paper, Kono can highlight the flavor most, its thickness not only effectively filters the impurities from the coffee, but also slightly filters the sweetness and acidity of the coffee.

Another type of filter paper similar to the experimental results of Kono filter paper is Mola linen filter paper. The dripping time and absorption of clear water are about the same as the figures of each test. The greatest influence of the two filter papers on coffee lies in the flavor and acidity of coffee, which is probably related to the use of different materials. Mola linen filter paper is made of non-wood fiber pulp from Manila hemp in the Philippines, which produces high quality paper while reducing damage to the environment.

Finally, to the Hario filter paper, the filter paper is not bleached, and the experimental results are not outstanding in each score. In the final analysis, some people will prefer unbleached filter paper. The main purpose of this experiment is to compare the brands and models chosen by more people at present, so that it is easier for everyone to choose a suitable kind of coffee brewing from these more popular filter papers, so as to give better play to the characteristics of coffee.

Although the main function of coffee filter paper is to separate the coffee powder when brewing coffee, but after the experiment, it is undeniable that different pulp materials have a real effect on coffee. In order to brew a good cup of coffee, we can no longer ignore the choice of filter paper and its influence on coffee.

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