Coffee brewing method

appliance selection

Choose your favorite coffee brewing method: coffee pot has siphon pot, drip filter pot, mocha pot; grinder has hand-operated coffee mill, electric coffee mill; coffee cup has ordinary porcelain, bone china. What suits you is best, don't care what others say.

coffee beans

Coffee beans include single beans (Brazil, Colombia, Mantelin, Yunnan, etc.), flavor beans (coffee with various flavors, such as blue mountain flavor and mocha flavor, generally roasted by one or more coffee beans from one origin through specific procedures), etc.

Coffee beans coffee beans flavor best, coffee beans can not be stored in the refrigerator, coffee beans should be placed in a cool and ventilated place, avoid direct sunlight, humidity and heat.

coffee grinding

Different brewing methods require different coffee powders. Generally, the shorter the contact time between coffee powder and water, the finer the coffee powder.

water quality

Generally speaking, water with high mineral content is better for brewing coffee than tap water, and tap water is better than distilled water.

Ratio of coffee to water

The general concentration of coffee is 55 grams of coffee plus 1 liter of water, the specific ratio can be found in the actual operation.

Many coffee pots have scales, but they often do not match the actual situation.

water temperature

Water at any temperature can extract coffee, but hot water is faster than cold water. Do not pour boiling water directly on coffee, even instant coffee, which will give coffee an astringent taste. The optimum temperature is between 90 and 96 degrees Celsius.

warm cup

Coffee poured into the cold cup, the temperature of the coffee immediately reduced, a large number of aroma disappeared; and the warm cup not only coffee heat can be preserved, and the temperature of the cup is more suitable for brewing aroma, so that the aroma of coffee is fully released.

instrument cleaning

Clean and keep clean and dry coffee utensils immediately after each use.

drinking time

Coffee should generally be brewed within ten minutes to drink, here tastes best. For preservation, store in a heated thermos cup.