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The basics of hand-brewing 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-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 are generally advised to use a small pot, 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.

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.

Pick out the beans, get the equipment ready, and finally make coffee.

Since instant coffee powder does not need to separate dregs, it all depends on the number of teaspoons of coffee powder. By contrast, the public will find the hand-brewed coffee to be filtered complicated and complicated. In fact, each packet of coffee beans, only need to find a suitable thick young degree, and then brew, can be as simple as watering flowers.

18g coffee powder mixed with 300ml water

The most common method is to extract 18 grams of coffee powder in a ratio of about 300 milliliters of water. First of all, 30 to 40 milliliters of water are injected into the middle of the funnel. after 20 to 30 seconds of "steaming" (I still don't understand why this action is called steaming), divide it into three to four sections, each with 60 to 80 milliliters, and inject the rest of the water. The whole process will be completed in two to three minutes. In the meantime, avoid wetting the filter paper without coffee powder, otherwise water will be lost from the channel formed by the periphery of pressed powder.