Six factors to improve the quality of hand-brewed coffee what is Starbucks hand-brewed coffee?

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In the face of coffee, do not deny yourself, do not be blindly confident, believe that if you grasp the following six dimensions, even at home, you can complete a professional coffee brewing like a master.

1. Keep it fresh

Fresh is the life of coffee, so is raw bean, so is ripe bean, so is extraction. Although there are different forms of coffee raw materials on the market, the sale of "coffee cooked beans (whole beans)" still lasts for a long time.

The aromatic substances in the coffee will volatilize quickly during the grinding process, and the oil and protein components in the coffee will also make the coffee deteriorate over time.

So whether you are an expert in a coffee shop or a coffee lover who makes coffee at home, please make sure that your coffee beans are fresh and drink as soon as possible after opening the bag during the appropriate taste period, and that you will not be exposed to direct sunlight, exposure to the air for a long time, and avoid external pollution.

two。 Choose higher quality

There is a very simple truth, give you a high-quality coffee beans, give the world champion a very bad coffee beans, your coffee is better than the champion is very likely.

You need a coffee roaster or coffee company that is of better quality, more stable, ensures freshness and has a more transparent supply chain.

As diners become more and more picky about the quality of coffee, there has been a similar demand and appreciation for cultural goods, and they need to know where the coffee comes from, how long it has been roasted, and what grade and flavor it has.

3. Understand the source

Many factors affect the taste of coffee, including climate, altitude, the type of coffee, the way it is handled, and so on. These things that happen in coffee producing areas are beyond the reach of many consumers. There may be irresponsible sources involving adulteration, illegal operation, and shoddy phenomena, which should be paid special attention at this time.

The same is true in the baking stage, before you pour the powder into the bean grinder, you also need to make sure that you have a basic concept of the origin, baking degree and flavor trend of the current bean, and make sure that the communication with the baker is smooth.

A single variety of coffee is easier to cultivate your subtle sensory experience with coffee beans.

4. Find the smell you like.

On this issue, everyone has a different concept. Some like sweet cream, some like bitter, some like citric acid, and some like to look for the spice in coffee.

In order to help find the taste of coffee, we can use auxiliary tools such as "coffee nose" and "coffee flavor wheel", which will help us to reach a common communication language. In fact, you can open your heart to describe coffee and express it boldly. Maybe one day, you will like the taste of a certain type of coffee as much as you like someone. It is a wonderful feeling. Try more and you will always find it.

5. Get to know your tools.

Will V60 be better than the Smart Cup? Is there any difference in the milking process of different coffee machine steam heads? Do you know anything about your bean grinder? Where's the filter paper? What about the water quality?

Try different coffee brewing equipment, will bring you a richer and three-dimensional brewing experience, do not take pressure and prejudice, to try each brewing method, you will find this is a very enjoyable process.

6. Listen more to the sharing of professionals

You always need to be patient with the things you love, your own repeated attempts are very important, and listening to the sharing of experts is also a shortcut to the next level.

Often the information you receive is comprehensive, complex and fragmented. If you listen more and summarize more, you will have your unique understanding. After analogy, you will find that these knowledge points can be applied freely.