What is the meaning of hand-brewed coffee? what are the common types of hand-made coffee? How to introduce hand-made coffee

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In recent years, hand-brewed coffee has gradually become popular in China. In an era when all kinds of coffee machines are springing up everywhere, hand-brewing coffee with simple utensils and hand-feeling skills is like a clear stream of going back to nature, expanding from Japan, which pursues exquisite culture, and fascinates many coffee experts and life experts. Why is hand-made coffee attractive? What's the key to a good cup of hand coffee? In the following article, we will introduce the complete knowledge of hand-brewed coffee, so that you can also make good coffee at home.

Introduction: the basics of hand-made coffee

What is hand-made coffee?

Hand-brewed coffee, as the name implies, is to pour hot water on the coffee powder and extract the coffee through filter paper and filter cup. the whole brewing process is about 3 to 4 minutes. As the flow rate, direction and temperature of the hot water are all controlled by the brewer, the flavor of the coffee brewed is different almost every time. Although the appliance is simple, it pays great attention to technique and experience.

Hand coffee teaching

Hand-brewed coffee utensils

Hand punch: there are hand punch pots of all sizes and materials on the market, which can be selected according to your needs. It is the size of the spout that will affect the cooking results, because it is related to the amount of water. Beginners generally recommend using a small kettle (as shown below), which is easier to control. In addition, each hand punch pot is suitable for different heating methods (induction cooker or gas stove), so you should pay special attention when buying it. (photo source: Pchome)

Filter cup: the size and material of the filter cup are also different, mainly divided into three shapes: fan-shaped, tapered and wavy filter cup. The size of the filter diameter at the bottom of the filter cup will affect the flow rate of coffee extraction, and then affect the flavor of coffee. The fan-shaped filter cup has the advantages of small filter diameter, slow flow rate and mellow taste; the cone-shaped filter cup has large filter diameter, fast flow rate and light taste; the wavy filter cup has a flat bottom with special wave filter paper, which makes the coffee taste the most uniform. What is more special is the metal filter cup, which does not need to be used with filter paper, which can retain more coffee oil and taste thicker, but some finer coffee powder may not be filtered out.

Filter paper: different filter cups have their own suitable filter paper. Filter paper can absorb some of the smell and oil of coffee, and unbleached filter paper may have some paper smell.

Bean grinder: freshly ground coffee is the freshest, and the particle size and evenness of coffee powder are also the key to affect the flavor of hand-brewed coffee. The powder particles suitable for hand-brewed coffee are about the size of No. 2 sugar. The more uniform the particles are, the better the taste of the brewed coffee is.

Coffee pot and coffee cup: used to hold filtered coffee, it is best to heat it up to maintain the coffee temperature.

Assistive devices: electronic scales, thermometers and timers can make the coffee brewing process more accurate.

Hand brewed coffee is in the process of extracting coffee quickly.

Characteristics of hand-brewed coffee

The extraction speed is fast and efficient: compared with other coffee brewing methods, hand-brewed coffee continues to have fresh hot water passing through the coffee powder in the process of extracting coffee, which is faster and can extract more substances from the surface of coffee. But it is also because of its high speed and poor control, which may lead to excessive extraction. This is the same as frying fish in a pan over high heat. The fish has a large heating area, but if it is not well controlled, it may be scorched.

There are many influencing factors: although only a few minutes of the process, but including water flow rate, water temperature, coffee powder particles, filter cup shape and so on will affect the final flavor of coffee, need to be fully studied and prepared before brewing.

Coffee flavor diversity: the flavor of coffee is different under different conditions, and different kinds of beans are suitable for different conditions.

When you see this, you may think that making coffee by hand is complicated and skillful, and it doesn't seem to be so easy to use. Yes, making coffee by hand is certainly more difficult than making coffee with a coffee machine, but just like buying your own flour and kneading dough, every detail can be controlled by you, and the flavor of the coffee is naturally unique. And by adjusting the various factors, you can try all kinds of possible flavors of coffee, which is the charm of hand-brewed coffee!