Coffee as a companion Coffee life

Liu Yang, now works for a travel agency and works as a tour guide. He has a special hobby, which is to study coffee. With the help of the convenience of work, Liu Yang went all over the world and tasted all kinds of coffee.

As early as 1994, Liu Yang began to come into contact with coffee. "at first, it was all a simple game, but later when I went abroad, I saw that people all used pressure coffee machines, and the coffee made was very rich. And their water is also very fastidious, are very standard 90 degrees water, so the taste is relatively pure. " "I once went to a traditional coffee shop in Taiwan. According to the owner, everyone has different ways of making coffee. If you want to sum up your own plan, you will have a different flavor." Liu Yang recalled that from then on he decided to study coffee.

Today, in Liu Yang's view, coffee with different tastes can be mainly divided into two ways: one is to make different varieties of coffee through different raw materials, processes, and tools, and the other is the restrictions on the objective conditions imposed by the coffee makers themselves.

Liu Yang said that he has tasted coffee from Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, the Netherlands and other places. "there will be some differences, mainly depending on your own style, whether you like bitter or sour." He said. "the taste of coffee has a lot to do with the tools. For example, at present, the most popular household coffee machine is the drip coffee machine, which is relatively simple, and most Americans like to use it. Then there are a little more tricks, such as machines with pressure, coffee machines that spray steam. This kind of coffee is also becoming popular now, and a simple home-installed pressure coffee machine can make more variety of coffee. " Liu Yang said. He currently has four or five coffee machines on hand, including the simplest pressure coffee maker, drip coffee maker, and even coffee pots brought back from Turkey to make Turkish coffee.

Apart from the fact that differences in raw materials and tools can lead to differences in coffee taste, personal craftsmanship has a lot to do with it. "everyone has different craftsmanship and taste. Take the latte as an example, the proportion is the same, but the temperature control will bring out different flavors, such as 60 or 70 degrees milk, the entrance of the foam will feel different. " Liu Yang said that according to the machine, water temperature, milk, coffee bean grinding scale, the taste of coffee is different.

Today, Liu Yang has taken making coffee as a hobby, and coffee has become his most important playmate around the world. "the cost of making it yourself is also low. It costs dozens of yuan a cup outside, but it only costs a few yuan to make it myself." Liu Yang said with a smile.