Boutique Coffee General knowledge of the elements of brewing coffee

Choose your favorite coffee recipe.

Don't care what others say, as long as you use it well, cook it conveniently, drink happily, for you, it is the most suitable coffee brewing method. Some people prefer to brew coffee in convenient and fast American coffee pots, some prefer to enjoy the romantic elegance of corkscrew (siphon) coffee, others prefer the simplicity and purity of French press, the Italian style of mocha pot, or the flavor of hand brewed follicular coffee... In any case, the brewing method suitable for others may not be the best for you, and choosing the most suitable and favorite coffee brewing method is the first condition for enjoying DIY coffee brewing fun.

2. Buy only "freshly roasted" coffee beans with "marked roasting date"

"Coffee beans are fresh food" is already a very popular concept abroad. Fresh roast is the life of a good cup of coffee! Freshly roasted coffee beans retain the most fragrant and charming coffee flavor, and can easily brew a cup of the most fragrant coffee; the flavor of stale coffee beans has long been lost, and only a cup of bitter black water that is not fragrant enough and may even have changed its flavor. If you don't buy baked bread that was baked a month ago, please refuse to buy "stale" coffee beans/coffee grounds that are not clearly marked with a roasting date or that have been roasted for more than seven days.

Make coffee with "good water"

In a cup of coffee, more than 98% of the ingredients are "water." The importance of water is undeniable! If you use poorly-brewed coffee (e.g., dirty, smelly), even the best coffee beans are wasted effort--because poorly-brewed coffee can ruin the best coffee. Even a simple "filter kettle" can filter out many bad substances for "tap water", making the brewed coffee more fragrant, strong and mellow. As with making tea, avoid distilled water, and if tap water is of poor quality in your area, clean mountain spring water is ideal.

4. Put enough coffee

The amount of coffee beans used must be sufficient, using too little coffee powder may lead to bitterness or tastelessness, but do not put too much at once. The standard amount of coffee is: make a cup of coffee (about 180cc) with two tablespoons (about 15g) of coffee beans (powder). Adjust your coffee consumption accordingly.

5. Appropriate water temperature

Generally speaking, the most suitable water temperature for brewing coffee is between 88 and 94 degrees Celsius. Avoid using boiling water to brew coffee. Let the water boil for 1 to 2 minutes before brewing coffee.

6. Keep coffee equipment clean at all times

Don't bring the concept of "pot keeping" to coffee making equipment! After each use of coffee equipment, you need to wash immediately, put in a ventilated place to keep clean, dry, if the "pot" concept applied to coffee equipment, you will get a cup of coffee full of strange oily odor.

7. Cook coffee and drink it within ten minutes

Don't believe that your brewed coffee can be placed on the "electric hot plate" of the coffee pot to "keep warm" for most of the day! The longer the coffee is left, the flavor gradually dissipates and steals away. After the coffee is brewed, it is only a connoisseur who knows the way and enjoys it within ten minutes.