Into the coffee pit? How about making a good cup of coffee at home?

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Are you in the coffee pit? If you make a good cup of coffee at home?

Novice introduction to the world of boutique coffee, the order of purchase is: coffee beans, bean grinders, coffee beans, hand pots, coffee beans, all kinds of filter cups, coffee beans, coffee machine finally, do not have to buy.

Good coffee beans are very important, so I have to say it many times.

When you start knocking on the door and asking for directions, you often fall into the myth of purchasing equipment lists. Sometimes you will envy others, but choosing the most suitable tool within your ability is the king. The best tools are readily available, the most convenient to use and brew, and the key point is whether the coffee is good or not. Using different coffee cups can sometimes add to your good mood for drinking coffee.

Drink more and compare more

Beginners in coffee are advised to try and drink more. Try to taste the flavor brought by the producing area, tasting coffee has no knack, drink more, drink the original taste is the best.

Before buying beans, you can first go to the store to taste the flavor cooked in the shop, and then go home and see if you can recreate it. Usually the business bean grinder is more professional, the grinding uniformity will be higher, and there will be more flavor details that can be drunk, so the bean grinder is the most worthwhile coffee equipment to invest in, and you can't go back after drinking it.

two。 The key point of coffee brewing

Water quality and water temperature

The temperature of the water will affect the amount of substances dissolved out of the coffee. To put it simply, the higher the temperature, the more aromatic substances of the coffee will be dissolved, and the use of good filtered water quality will make your coffee taste better.

The weight grams of each coffee bean

How much weight of coffee beans, with how much weight of water, you can get a fixed proportion of delicious coffee. The use of accurate electronic scales can greatly increase the chances of successful cooking.

The time of cooking

The longer the coffee is boiled, the longer the coffee will be soaked in hot water, the stronger the flavor will be, and the more substances the coffee will dissolve, the better it will be, and the worse it will be.

Roughness of grinding

The scale of grinding must be decided with the brewing methods and utensils used, and choosing the brewing utensils suitable for you can greatly enhance the interest of drinking coffee. Here are some common cooking methods and appropriate grinding scales:

Shallow baked Pro Tips

Shallow baking if you want to be sour: the water temperature is a little higher, control at 90-88 degrees. Then slow down a bit, this will get more aroma, and emphasize the acid quality of the beans. If you don't want to drink too much acid, lower the water temperature a little, at 86-84 degrees, rinse a little faster, you will feel obvious sweetness and fruity.

Drink it when it's cool. It tastes better. Because it will not be sour to the throat, it also makes the aroma of flowers and fruits more obvious. Sweet and sour shallow baking, very suitable for hot summer mornings, clear as bell-like acidity, sweeping the wet, sticky wake-up gas.

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3. Brewing utensils and corresponding scales

Grinding degree by brewing method

Follicle type, hand flushing small Fuji ghost teeth 3: 3.5

France beat the ghost teeth of little Fuji 7.5 to 8.

Race wind and love music beat the ghost teeth of little Fuji 3.5 and 4.

Italian coffee machine SuperJolly stepless fine tuning

Follicular type, hand punching

Use filter cup and filter paper or filter mesh to do filtering tool, which is very convenient to use. Generally speaking, the American coffee maker uses the concept of follicles to make coffee. A wide variety of hand-made filter cups are available, such as T-shaped, cone-shaped, V60, smart filter cup and so on. Medium fine grinding is recommended for the follicle type, and the small Fuji ghost teeth are 3-3.5.

French tea press and tea maker

There are a lot of people who use French pressure (French Press) to cook, because it is very simple, and do not pay too much attention to details, it is most suitable for lazy French humans, because the time of brewing often forgets the timing, so it takes more than 5 minutes, so French pressure is suitable for roughness grinding, with small Fuji ghost teeth 7.5 and 8.

Racing wind kettle, love music pressure

People who usually use Syphon (or Siphon) can be said to be experts in home coffee brewing, while Aeropress is a new coffee brewing tool in recent years, which looks a bit like a large syringe and can be forced to shorten the extraction time of coffee by brute force, usually with moderate grinding.

Italian coffee machine

Italian coffee has been popular for a long time, and many people have bought one at home for no reason, but there is no way to use it. Suggestion: since a lot of money has been spent, why not invest a little more and buy a special bean grinder suitable for the fineness of Italian coffee grinding? The Italian coffee made by a good bean grinder can take you to heaven. Bad bean grinder, grinded Italian coffee will make you cry.

Grinding scale: small Fuji ghost teeth may not be fine enough, it is recommended that the Italian special bean grinder (Super Jolly non-segmented fine tuning).

So, the bean chopper

It is recommended to put away the propeller electric bean chopper sent by swiping card points in the cabinet, or give it to your mother to grind pepper, mung bean powder and spices. The bean chopping machine is crushed and cannot be called grinding. The disadvantage is that the coffee particles are chopped to death, the fineness gap is too large, and can not be controlled.

During excessive grinding, the heat generated by the machine has consumed the aroma of the coffee. Frugal, you will also remove the fine powder adsorbed by static electricity on the wall and cook it one by one. This powder as fine as flour is the reason why the flavor of your coffee is so complicated.

4. The way to store coffee

Taiwan's climate is relatively humid and hot, so coffee beans must be strictly prevented from being heated or damp. It is the best way to store it in a cabinet that is sealed and kept out of the sun.

The best way to store coffee is to brew it quickly and drink it into your stomach. Coffee beans that have been opened are not recommended in the household refrigerator (- 5-5 degrees), but if they are in the wine refrigerator (17-18 degrees). It is recommended that when purchasing coffee beans, choose the coffee beans roasted in freshly baked cafes in Taiwan.

A small amount of shopping can ensure freshness. People's own bakeries often boast extremely fresh roasting and emphasize drinking fresh coffee. In fact, the freshest coffee beans are not necessarily the best to drink. The best time to drink is usually 7 or 15 days after coffee is roasted.

The bean bag used by the store to pack coffee beans is preferably a closed bag with an one-way breathable valve. If you store it properly, you will be surprised that the storage time of coffee beans is longer than you think. After opening, you must finish it as soon as possible, of course, you can also drink slowly, slowly feel the fluctuation and decline of coffee flavor, which is also a kind of interest.

Review of key points of storage

Start shopping with local fresh baking stores.

It takes 7 to 15 days to mature after baking.

Only buy what you can drink.

Make sure the bean bag has an one-way breathable valve.

Put it in a sealed jar, in a cool cupboard, not in the household refrigerator, but the wine refrigerator can

Enjoy as soon as you open the seal.

5. I want coffee, but I'm afraid I can't sleep.

Buy beans with low caffeine

What should I do if I want to drink coffee at night but I'm afraid I can't sleep? The first method is to choose low-caffeinated coffee beans, except that because of the variety, they are naturally low-caffeinated. At present, there are many post-processing methods, not through chemistry, but by washing or steam treatment, which will not harm the body, called Decaf, or Decaffeinated Coffee. If necessary, you can ask the store for this information.

Choose high-quality beans.

If they are high-quality coffee beans, they will have less caffeine than commercial beans with too many defects. Although it is relatively expensive, it is reassuring to buy, because commercial beans that are too cheap are very likely to drive down costs by not caring for the environment and manufacturing in large quantities.

Choose deep-baked beans

If you are drinking boutique coffee, but still have trouble sleeping, in addition to dilute a little, you can consider choosing more deep-roasted coffee beans. Because it takes a relatively long time to bake, caffeine is a little more scattered during the baking process than shallow roasting. Deep-baked beans, the baking flavor will also be stronger, suitable for old gluttonous characters, it is also good to drink with milk.

What if I've already had a drink?

If you have already consumed too much caffeine but have to go to bed quickly, at this time, consume a large amount of water, or a sports drink rich in electrolytes is mixed with water in a ratio of one to one, and you will want to go to the toilet immediately after drinking it. Caffeine is water-soluble and can be excreted faster through urine metabolism.