How to make coffee? how to make coffee?

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The French kettle is a fully immersed cooking apparatus with a metal strainer. This makes the brewed coffee have a characteristic, because the water and coffee powder are directly soaked, so the resulting coffee will be more rich in oil, so it will have a thicker and fuller taste. For those who don't like the taste of coffee grounds or fine powder, the French kettle may not suit you.

The brewing kettle can control several factors (such as water temperature, grinding thickness and brewing time) and improve the brewing method according to personal preference. Most importantly, if you brew correctly, you can expect to enjoy the aroma and flavor of each kind of coffee you brew.

How to use a French kettle to make coffee?

There are some important factors to consider before making coffee

1. Grinding thickness

No matter what kind of grinding thickness is used to grind coffee, use a high-quality flat knife or cone knife grinder instead of a blade grinder, and this brewing method is likely to lead to excessive extraction. Then what exactly is the correct thickness?

A thicker grinding scale is recommended here, which is a bit like small gravel rather than fine sand. If the grinding is too fine, it may make the water extract the coffee powder too fast. It may not be a problem for other soaking utensils, but if the kettle is ground too fine, fine coffee powder may penetrate the metal filter, resulting in a large amount of dregs in the brewed coffee.

two。 Coffee powder quantity and powder-to-water ratio

The powder-to-water ratio is a simple formula, that is, how much water to how much coffee powder, the common ratio is 1:15 (for example, 15g of coffee powder versus 225g of water). You can start from this ratio, and then increase or decrease the amount of coffee or water from the next brewing according to your preference, until you find out your favorite proportion.

3. Water temperature

Water temperature is another factor in the taste of experimental coffee. Without a thermometer, the hot water can be boiled and left to rest for 45 seconds (adjusted according to the temperature), brewing at about 90 degrees Celsius. If you want to control the flavor of the brewed coffee, it is recommended to buy a temperature-controlled hand brewer.

4. Brewing time

The brewing time is about 3 to 5 minutes. If you brew deep-roasted coffee, 5 minutes may be too long; if it is shallow roasting, 3 minutes may be too short, so it is recommended to start with 4 minutes.

5. Brewing process

Pour the ground coffee powder into the preheated kettle, then slowly inject the hot water and make sure all the coffee powder is soaked. At first, pre-soak the steamed coffee powder with about twice the amount of water (for example, steaming 15 servings of coffee powder with 30 grams of water).

Stir gently for 30 seconds, pour in the remaining hot water, and put the pressure canister on it, do not press it down at this time, wait for the coffee powder to soak for 4 minutes, press the canister slowly to the bottom, and pour out the coffee liquid carefully to avoid stirring the coffee grounds at the bottom of the pot.