Does the act of making coffee affect the taste? Coffee is brewed like this at home.

15 minutes to make 12 cups of three different espresso, this is not a "petty bourgeoisie" show, it is a competition. Yesterday, the final of Chongqing Division of the 11th World baristas Competition in 2013 was held in Huangni Jinlan Coffee. After the final fierce competition, barista Li Xu won the championship and will represent Chongqing in the national finals next year. If you win, you will compete in the World baristas Finals.

What's the barista like?

It's not good to drink, it's also beautiful.

What is the barista contest? Zou Lei, vice president of the Beijing Coffee Industry Association, said that according to the requirements of the competition, each contestant is required to make three kinds of espresso within 15 minutes, including 12 cups of Espresso (espresso), cappuccino and creative coffee for seven judges, including four sensory judges, two technical judges and a referee.

Among them, two technical judges mainly examined the operation flow and movements of the contestants, while the other four sensory judges were mainly responsible for drinking coffee and examining the taste of coffee, which were subdivided into taste balance, oil, milk foam density, beauty and other evaluation criteria, which were also required to be completed within a specified period of time.

At the same time, the competition will also assess the skills of the contestants in arranging coffee utensils, setting plates for table decoration and other hygiene, etiquette and atmosphere layout. Every barista should not only make coffee skillfully, but also explain it to the judges in concise and vivid language, showing the baristas' knowledge and understanding of coffee in addition to 12 cups of coffee drinks.

How would you like your coffee?

Action determines the taste of coffee.

"every action determines the taste of a cup of coffee. If the action is not standard, the coffee will not taste good." Zou Lei said that if the coffee powder is pressed, the strength of the powder is very important. If the pressure is not true, the water will flow too fast and the coffee will taste weak. And make 12 cups in a row, the waste of coffee powder can not exceed the amount of one cup, otherwise points will be deducted.

For many people like to drink cappuccino, foam required to beat enough fine enough evenly, can not have a large foam, thickness can not exceed 1 cm, otherwise points will be deducted.

Espresso is based on espresso. When making espresso, players not only require a uniform degree of bitterness, sweetness, sweetness and astringency, but also a layer of foam thick enough to be golden yellow. As for the flower-pulling that makes many citizens feel strong, Zou Lei said that this is not the focus of judgment, for a good cup of coffee, the complexity of the flower is not important.

In order to select the best players, the referee is more demanding. All the judges are trained through rigorous assessment, and these judges are required to distinguish at least five coffee flavors and origin, and sometimes the judges taste more than 100 cups of coffee a day, so they have a very high demand for taste, smell and professional ability.

Do baristas make money?

Senior barista earns 6,000 yuan a month

After two days of competition, eight of the 32 baristas from Chongqing and Chengdu were selected to enter the finals. Li Hong, a contestant from Neijiang, Sichuan Province, is the only female contestant among the contestants. before becoming a barista, she worked for a company because she chose to change her profession because of her love of coffee.

"to participate in this competition, I want to really experience the operating standards of the world's top baristas and improve their production level." Li Hong said that among the baristas in China, there are fewer women, and she is a little nervous compared to other contestants, but she hopes to stand on the world stage with her own efforts in the future.

Chongqing Xinjinlan Coffee Yuan Sheng, the organizer of the competition, said that now the acceptance of coffee in Chongqing market is getting higher and higher, and baristas are very scarce. a skilled barista needs about 2-3 years of training, and now the average monthly salary of baristas is two or three thousand yuan. if the senior, the income can reach 5,000 to 6,000 yuan or more, a good barista is very popular. However, in foreign countries, baristas are mostly women because their production is more delicate.

I'll teach you a trick.

How to make coffee at home

1. Coffee at home is the best choice of coffee beans, grinding and boiling, in order to maintain the freshness of the coffee. If you don't have a bean grinder, you can buy good coffee beans in a coffee shop, ask the store to help you polish them, put them in a fresh-keeping box, and store them in the refrigerator.

two。 Coffee brewing pay attention to the ratio of coffee powder to water, if you like strong, the ratio at 1:10, that is, 15ml powder to 150ml water, ordinary 1:15.

3. The proportion of milk sugar depends on your hobby, but it is best to add milk to drink coffee, which can play the role of lubrication and make the coffee taste better. The temperature of the milk should not be too high, 50ml 60 degrees is the most suitable, and coffee tastes best at 70 degrees.

4. A cup of coffee every morning and afternoon is the most refreshing, but because coffee has an irritating effect on the gastric mucosa, it is best to drink it with dessert.