How to fold the filter paper of hand-brewed coffee? how is the water temperature of hand-brewed coffee?

How to fold the filter paper of hand-brewed coffee? how is the water temperature of hand-brewed coffee?

Uncle Coffee: when brewing hand coffee, it will first go through the steaming stage, the time is about 15 to 30 seconds, let the coffee powder absorb water, the coffee powder that absorbs enough water will expand, and produce another kind of aroma, the longer the steaming time, the stronger the coffee flavor, usually the amount of steaming water is twice that of coffee powder, for example, 30 grams of coffee powder, about pour 60cc water, so that the coffee powder can absorb enough water.

After stuffy steaming, the action of water injection is carried out. it is generally recommended that beginners use a fine-mouthed hand flushing pot, which is not easy to fail; at the beginning of water injection, it is easy to extract coffee, if you are an ordinary hand flushing pot, do not use too much water at the beginning, and use a large water injection near the end to avoid flushing out too many impurities. The ideal time for water injection is about one and a half to two and a half minutes. If you want the coffee to taste thicker, you can slow down.

The direction of water injection can start from the center, around the outside of the circle to the clockwise direction, to remember that the biggest impact is not to rush to the filter paper. In addition, another technique when brewing coffee is to cut off the water, which is to interrupt the water injection process. This action can make the hand-brewed coffee taste not too heavy or too thin. For example, the water in 360cc can be interrupted at half the 180cc, and then continue to be injected until the water level on the coffee powder drops. This can adjust the flavor of the hand-brewed coffee and make it stronger. In addition, the water has to be cut off when the water column is too large, so the taste of hand-brewed coffee can be changed and the extraction rhythm can be adjusted by cutting off water, which can be recommended once or twice.

Uncle Coffee: grinding beans is the first step of handmade coffee, but it is also a step that many people are easy to fail. It is either too fine or too thick, which indirectly affects the taste of the cooked coffee powder. If you want to accurately grasp the size of the coffee powder, you can use a small flying eagle or Pegasus bean grinder, which can adjust the scale of the coffee powder and accurately grind it to the ideal fineness. The best thickness of hand coffee powder is between Italian coffee (No. 1 ~ 2) and French filter kettle (No. 5 ~ 6), that is, the granularity is about No. 4, and the smaller the number is, the finer the powder is. If you use a traditional hand grinder, the granularity of hand-brewed coffee is half the size of brown sugar, but the disadvantage of manual grinder is that it is easy to have uneven thickness. The coffee powder that is too fine will be over-extracted, and it is easy to extract the coffee impurities, while the coffee powder that is too coarse will be underextracted and the taste will be light.

The rise of hand-brewed coffee has led to a trend of making its own coffee, and even utensils have been constantly innovated, giving coffee fans more choices; hand-brewed coffee classrooms or coffee clubs have also been set up one by one, which shows that the magic of hand-brewing coffee is still hot. Pei Yu also has many readers who are keen on hand-brewing coffee, but for some beginners, they still can't accurately master the correct skills. Pei-fu once again asks Uncle Coffee to give you some things to pay attention to when making coffee, so that you can make a good cup of hand-brewed coffee.