Hand coffee to control the flow, pay attention to the details can make your hand coffee more perfect

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Many friends who have just started to flush the pot can't wait to make a good cup of coffee, but they find it is not as easy to control as they thought. Qianjie Coffee today tells you the details and skills of water control.

[1] pick a player to flush the pot

Most of the hand pots on the market are made of metal (stainless steel, copper, enamel), which only affects the cooling rate of water temperature and does not affect water control. The main factor affecting the flow of water is the spout, which is generally divided into gooseneck fine mouth (including thick and thin caliber), elephant trunk and crane mouth (including wide mouth and narrow mouth). Generally speaking, if you practice water flow, it will be easier to use the gooseneck mouth first.

There are also many kinds of gooseneck fines, most of which change the angle of the spout to make it easier to inject 90 °water column. Here, it is recommended to use hario 1.2L Yunduo kettle, which is commonly known as hand mine kettle, because of its large outlet caliber, traditional angle and difficult to use. Qianjie Coffee believes that if you conquer the hand pot with a large degree of difficulty, then other relatively simple ones will be fine.

If you want to use a hand-flushing pot that is easier to control, you can also choose a pot. The outlet of this pot is small, and it is easy to control a steady flow, but its advantages and disadvantages are also disadvantages, which can not inject a large flow.

[2] hold the kettle

When making a cup of coffee, it usually lasts more than 2 minutes to hold the pot, and the length can reach more than 7 minutes. So a comfortable grip can greatly increase the stability of the current. Generally, the position of holding the pot is that the thumb is placed on the handle, the other four fingers hold the handle, and the strength of the grip is stable in gently "poking" the body of the pot with the other hand without moving. Never concentrate on the handle of the kettle with "exertion", so that your hands will be very tired.

Generally, 70% water is poured into the kettle as the best water injection capacity. Take the Hario 1.2L Yunduo kettle as an example, the best water injection capacity is when the water level reaches the second layer "cloud". For some small partners with relatively small strength, they can also be adjusted according to the weight area they can accept.

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[3] fixed-point constant speed water injection

This is not only a boring exercise, but also a key exercise. In the early stage, you can hold the pot with both hands for water injection (but it is still recommended to hold the pot with one hand). Start filling the water in the hand flushing pot with a small current at a uniform speed, keep the flow at right angles to the horizontal line, and practice repeatedly. After getting started, fill all the water in the hand flushing pot with medium current at a uniform speed, and practice repeatedly. Finally, go to the big current and practice over and over again.

Qianjie Coffee believes that this exercise can help your hand familiarize yourself with the change in the weight of the hand pot, that is, the "feel". It can also train you to be patient and understand the flow rate and time.

[4] practice of circular water injection

When the fixed-point water injection practice is natural, and you can control the flow as much as you like, you can practice water injection in a circle, take out the filter cup and put a larger bottle cap on the top to act as a powder barrier. Then you can inject water in a circle along the edge of the bottle cap, also from slow to fast.

As the saying goes, "one minute on the stage, ten years off the stage], Qianjie Coffee is just sharing some practice skills, and your friends' success is based on their own practice. So, practice! Teenager!

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