Which tastes better, hand-brewed coffee or espresso? how to taste coffee? learn the steps clearly.

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Qianjie-introduction to hand-made coffee and coffee tasting guide

The most fundamental difference between Italian style and hand flushing lies in the way of extraction.

Espresso: the principle of extraction: the coffee powder is extracted quickly with hot water at 90-94 degrees Celsius at 9 atmospheric pressure. Usually, the amount of espresso powder for a single serving of espresso is 7-8 g, and that of a double serving is 15-16 g. The 30ml espresso liquid obtained by this high pressure extraction method is Italian concentrate (Espresso). Based on Espresso, various Italian coffee drinks such as American / latte / cappuccino / mocha can be obtained by adding water or other ingredients such as milk foam or chocolate sauce in different proportions.

Italian coffee beans are mostly used in commercial cafes, so they mostly use conventional commercial beans from Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Yunnan and other places. At the same time, Italian beans mostly use a deeper baking degree to ensure the stability of the product.

Hand brewing coffee: as an extraction method, hand brewing, also known as "drip brewing", was invented by the German Ms. Mellita in 1908 (also known as the German filter paper brand Mellita).

Extraction principle: put coffee powder into filter paper or filter, inject hot water of 85-94 degrees under atmospheric pressure, and get coffee liquid by gravity natural dripping extraction.

What we usually hear about "Solar Yega Chuefei", "Columbia Whelan Water washing", "Brazil FC Solar" and so on are the names of individual beans, usually indicating the producing area / manor / processing station where the coffee beans come from and the treatment used.

Step 1: smell the dry aroma of coffee (Aroma)

Put the freshly ground coffee powder close to your nose and you will feel the dry aroma of coffee from different coffee producing areas. This is the first message to you, if you smell coffee, then your keen sense of smell will help you enjoy the smell of major coffee farms.

Step 2: taste its flavor (Flavor)

It is not easy to taste the unique flavor of coffee from different producing areas. Coffee liquids are identified by the senses in the mouth. After a period of trial and exercise, you can taste their respective flavors.

The flavor of beans from different places has its own characteristics, from which you can taste all kinds of strange flavors, such as flowers and fruits, nuts, tea, ginger, pine wood, and so on. In addition to taste, it also requires our imagination.

Step 3: perceive aftertaste (Aftertaste)

Tasting coffee is the same as tasting red wine, it needs aftertaste. The moment you drink the coffee, you don't swallow it easily, but hover around your throat, and you will feel a taste coming back from your throat, some with a clear and lasting aftertaste, some with a vague and short-lived aftertaste, but it will be a wonderful feeling.

Step 4: know the acidity (Acidity)

Many friends, like me, do not like the sour taste of coffee, but care more about the mellow or even bitter coffee, thinking that this is strong enough, but if you want to become a real coffee tasting person, you must first know the acid in the coffee.

Acidity is a typical and anticipated part of coffee. It is a direct taste sensation that occurs under the edge of your tongue and on your upper jaw. Acidity provides a strong, distinct and active texture. Without acidity, coffee will tend to be monotonous.

Step 5: perceive mellow (Body)

Mellowness refers to the touch of coffee, the taste of coffee in the mouth, from light as water or skim milk, to thick as milk or cream, syrup. People need to use the middle part of the tongue to feel its "weight". Whether you like it light or thick depends on individual differences, but first, you have to learn to feel it.

Knowledge: coffee beans contain a variety of organic compounds after roasting, especially acidic fats and volatile fats.

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