When making coffee by hand, do you have to wet the filter paper? How to make coffee by hand?

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When making coffee by hand, most novices will ask a question about filter paper. One of the frequently asked questions is whether you need to get wet. Let's talk about filter paper today.

The filter paper used for hand-brewing coffee varies in size, shape, and material due to different filter cup manufacturers. Small filter cups used by 1-2 people use filter paper with different weight or thickness, which will affect the flow speed.

Filter paper can be divided into two categories

Bleaching or not first shows the biggest visual difference. The white filter paper we often use is bleached. In the past, people thought that bleached filter paper used chlorine chemicals, so there are not a few people who prefer unbleached filter paper. That is why most people think that white filter paper must be washed with water.

Recently, due to the use of bleach that is harmless to the human body, the idea of rinsing for the sake of health has gradually disappeared.

The filter paper should be washed because of the smell of pulp!

Apart from health reasons, another main reason for filter paper cleaning is that people think there is a smell of pulp. Unbleached filter paper usually smells like pulp. But white filter paper also smells like pulp. don't be negligent. After using a large packet of filter paper, you can smell it when you remove the new package.

If the odorous filter paper can be removed by rinsing, but there are times when it doesn't work.

The deeper the beans are baked, the stronger the smell will be than the filter paper.

Deep-baked beans tend to cover up the smell of filter paper because of their strong aroma. In this case, it is not known whether it is necessary to wash the filter paper, and it may even be said that the filter paper has only a little pulp taste.

Coffee with high concentration must have a stronger smell than filter paper.

Coffee with high concentration will definitely smell stronger than filter paper, so there is no need to wash filter paper.

Light coffee, coffee with delicate taste

If you like to drink coffee with rich flavor, the coffee will be more satisfying if you wet the filter paper first. In this case, people are more sensitive to the smell of pulp.

The filter paper sold on the market varies in size and weight because of its quality management. The Hario V01 filter paper I mainly use can still have 3-4g water after it is wet. If you make coffee by hand without rinsing, you should pay attention to this and use only a small amount of water.

Make coffee for others

When making coffee for others, especially when the barista is making coffee for the guests, the guests can also feel the sincerity in the small details, because the smart taste buds can feel it.