[Qianjie teaches you to make coffee] hand-made-introduction to filter cup V60, cake cup and trapezoidal filter cup

In the last issue, we talked about how to choose a good hand punch pot, this time let's talk about how to choose a suitable filter cup!

Probably the most important things for hand-brewing coffee are hand-brewing pots, filter cups and filter paper. There is no sharing pot can be directly found in a container, no weight can be felt, but there is no filter cup, what do you use to filter coffee powder? Unless it's a Turkish coffee bar, you can have divination by the way.

There are so many filter cups on the market, such as tapered filter cups, cake cups, trapezoidal filter cups, etc., but what's the difference except that they look a little different?

In fact, it is also important to choose a suitable filter cup, and different filter cups naturally have different reasons.

Conical filter cup

V60 filter cup

As a representative of the tapered filter cup, the V60 filter cup can be said to be very common, cheap and easy to use, almost like an artifact.

The design of the V60 filter cup focuses on the falling speed of the water level, so that the coffee powder particles can achieve a better extraction velocity, and the internal ribs are designed with a Radian whirlpool structure to assist in speeding up the flow of water, extending from the bottom to the top, indicating that the exhaust effect is smooth. Curved ribs increase the flow path to increase the contact time between coffee powder particles and water.

In general, V60 is mainly flushing, controlling the speed and direction of the flow of water, giving coffee powder enough time to absorb hot water and blending soluble matter with water.

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Diamond filter cup

The design of the diamond filter cup adopts the design of the diamond cutting surface and the cone of the large round hole in the center. The diamond-shaped lines can make the flow velocity more uniform, and the design of the large round hole in the center of the filter cup can increase the flow rate and make up for the non-uniformity of extraction to a certain extent. The use of diamond filter cup also requires some cooking skills and stability.

The diamond filter cup has a strong fit with the filter paper, and there are many exhaust paths. the flow path of the diamond filter cup is faster than that of V60, which is easy to cause the over-extraction of the powder layer on the edge of the filter cup, and the contact time between the powder layer and hot water in the middle is insufficient and the extraction is inadequate. alcohol thickness decreases, taste hierarchy is insufficient.

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KONO filter cup

There are not many ribs at the bottom of the KONO filter cup, and the filter paper clings to the filter cup to achieve the purpose of limiting air flow, so that water and coffee powder can have longer contact soaking time in the filter cup, ensuring the extraction time and extraction rate of rough grinding. In this way, the coffee powder can be fully extracted, enhance the mellow taste and make the taste more concentrated.

KONO filter cup brewed coffee taste mellow, will be more suitable for deep roasting, taste-based coffee, such as Blue Mountain, Manning and so on.

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Trapezoidal filter cup

Take the kalita trapezoidal filter cup as an example, there are many ribs on the cup wall, which are distributed in a straight line, and the distance between the ribs is the same, in order to increase the speed of exhaust and water flow. Because there are three small round holes at the bottom, the flow rate is relatively slow, so the whole process is a semi-immersion extraction.

For beginners who are not good at controlling water flow, it can easily help you achieve full extraction without having to worry about insufficient extraction caused by excessive water flow.

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Cake filter cup

The cake cup is also called the wave filter cup. The bottom of the wave filter cup has three holes. The flat design makes the current uniform, and it is not as fast as the conical flow, so it is more suitable for coffee which is more resistant to extraction.

The cake cup uses the crease of the filter paper to replace the special design of the diversion groove, does not directly stick to the filter cup, reduces the area of direct contact between the paper and the filter cup, and creates the largest extraction area. On the one hand, it can help concentrate the extraction, and the hot water can drip down evenly and smoothly, making the coffee extraction more smoothly; on the other hand, it can also slow down the cooling rate.

Cake cup due to contact with the filter cup area is small, so the loss of temperature is slow, because it is immersion extraction, extraction time is long, so the extraction will be relatively uniform, not easy to appear the problem of insufficient extraction. Suitable for the crowd: novice → master.

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I believe that the friends who have read this article should have some idea about how to choose a suitable filter cup.

Now let's choose one of the filter cups to make a cup of coffee.

Clifton Farm

Jamaica Clifton Mount Estate

Landowner: sharp Family The Sharp family

Certification: tropical rainforest certification

Location: Newcastle area

Total area: 250 acres

Coffee acreage: 180 acres

Average altitude: 4300 ft (1310.64 m)

Treatment method: washing

Variety: iron pickup

Dry incense: roasted peanuts, hazelnuts, melons, chocolate

Wet fragrance: oolong tea, caramel, honey, chocolate, almond skin, silky taste, bright feeling

Flavor: a perfect and delicate balance of acidity, mellow thickness and aroma. Its acidity is bright and delicate. Its body is as smooth as velvet. Its aroma is slightly penetrating, accompanied by floral, spicy, and citric acid tones. There is a hint of cocoa after the entrance.

Apparatus: KONO filter cup, thin mouth pot, thermometer, timer, weighing

Prepare 17 grams of coffee, water temperature 88 degrees, small Fuji grinding degree 4, water powder ratio close to 1:14

First steam with 30 grams of water for 25 seconds

The first water injection to 120 grams of water cut off, wait for the water level to drop 1 gram 3, again water injection to 230 grams to stop, and finally remove the filter cup without the end of the water. The cooking time is controlled at about 2 minutes.