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General knowledge of boutique coffee baking and making espresso

General knowledge of boutique coffee baking and making espresso

Today we are going to study a coffee roasting training course to compare the differences between espresso and other immersion brewing methods (such as French pressing and trickling). Recently, I have just received a sample bean, and I can't wait to bring the ceramic cup testing pot I have just got. After I injected hot water into the prepared sample bean for about five minutes, the bean showed lively.

Boutique coffee baking knowledge coffee roasting training

Boutique coffee baking knowledge coffee roasting training

When coffee beans grow on trees, they change from green to red. After harvest, they are selected, peeled, dried, and so on. What comes out is the so-called coffee beans. At this time, we call them raw beans, which are green. (the color varies according to the way it is handled. Generally speaking, the color of washing is darker and the color of dry is lighter.) Make it into a drinkable coffee

Basic knowledge of Fine Coffee coffee Grinding equipment

Basic knowledge of Fine Coffee coffee Grinding equipment

There are different brands and models of bean grinder, and the grinder which can adjust the thickness of grinding bean is ideal. When grinding with a bean grinder, don't grind too much at one time, just enough for one use. Because the longer the bean grinder is used at one time, the easier it is to heat up, which indirectly causes the coffee beans to be heated and leads to the loss of aroma, thus affecting the aroma of coffee. Coffee beans contain oil lu.

Summary of training of Coffee Roasters with General knowledge of Fine Coffee

Summary of training of Coffee Roasters with General knowledge of Fine Coffee

1. Mixing of coffee beans people need to piece together coffee from different places for several different purposes. The ideal goal, of course, is to piece together a coffee that tastes better than any of them. But generally speaking, single-origin Arabica coffee is enough to produce a good export flavor of coffee;, with a soft taste and a sweet aftertaste. So

High-quality coffee common sense coffee cup test Cupping Tasting

High-quality coffee common sense coffee cup test Cupping Tasting

Recently, I saw many cafes holding Cupping activities, which attracted a large number of coffee lovers to participate enthusiastically. Seeing that the coffee industry is so prosperous and coffee lovers are so studious, I can't help feeling comforted that the efforts of coffee people have not been in vain. But in the case of Cupping, is it a sign of professionalism or a gimmick for businesses to attract customers? I hope you will have one after reading this article.

Basic knowledge of fine coffee the three levels of coffee roasting

Basic knowledge of fine coffee the three levels of coffee roasting

Coffee roasting is a science that is easy to learn but difficult to master. Like cooking, anyone can cook food and eat it to satisfy hunger. But what level of food do you cook? How far and how big is the difference between "cooking" and "chef"? The same is true of roasted coffee. Being able to bake coffee does not mean that it produces good coffee. We can simply bake the coffee

General knowledge of boutique coffee how to check the clogging of the coffee roaster and clean it up

General knowledge of boutique coffee how to check the clogging of the coffee roaster and clean it up

Pipe congestion is always a headache for professional coffee roasting. Coffee beans roast at the same time will produce oil fume, this oil fume is not only exhaust gas, but also mixed with a lot of silver skin dandruff, as well as raw bean dust impurities, as long as the coffee roaster continues to run, this kind of oil fume full of impurities and dandruff will continue to be produced and discharged, and the oil fume with high viscosity will be produced and discharged one by one.

General knowledge of Coffee Bean roasting Development Direction of Fine Coffee Baking

General knowledge of Coffee Bean roasting Development Direction of Fine Coffee Baking

For a long time, the production of coffee has been improved by increasing the yield and reducing the difficulty of planting according to the economic factors. However, with the promotion of boutique coffee, the nature of coffee has also changed, from the trend of economic priority to allowing consumers to enjoy better quality coffee. More and more people are willing to buy high-quality coffee beans at a high price, or even go to the producing area in person to upgrade from cultivation to quality.

Comparison of flavors between raw coffee beans and ripe beans

Comparison of flavors between raw coffee beans and ripe beans

Sometimes, you will see a lot of marks on the coffee bean cup score table that have not been paid attention to before, such as almond pie, dried currants, green peaches or cream. So, which of these unique flavors are born with coffee beans and which are roasted? Raw coffee beans tend to have farm aromas such as grass or hay, but if stored and transported

World WBC Barista Barista Competition Creative Coffee Making

World WBC Barista Barista Competition Creative Coffee Making

Most people mention creative coffee is just a performance of pulling flowers on cappuccino or latte cafee. In my personal opinion, the soul of a coffee shop lies in the service, and the soul of the bar lies in the barista. A good barista should understand how coffee is creative, and the survival of a cafe lies in continuous innovation. So how do we make creative coffee reasonable?

Coffee common sense methods for making and tasting espresso

Coffee common sense methods for making and tasting espresso

Today, the students in the coffee class have entered the training of the espresso course. In the course, I prepared two kinds of selected espresso for the students. In Brista, we named these two classic espresso combinations: Italian No. 1 and Italian No. 2. In the baking classroom, students carefully hand-select the raw beans that need to be assembled, which is a very important teaching link.

A new variety of coffee suitable for autumn

A new variety of coffee suitable for autumn

One: coffee Espresso tini Coffee Tini is actually a creative coffee inspired by the famous classic cocktail: Martini. The world of wine is too complicated. Among the commonly used cocktails, there is a large category called distilled liquor. In China, distilled spirits are divided into six categories: gin, vodka, rum, Tequila, whisky, brandy. In these six distilled spirits

Winter Cafe New Cream Coffee Formula

Winter Cafe New Cream Coffee Formula

After most of the winter, I gradually got used to the sudden attack of low temperature. It is undeniable that hot coffee is a reliable companion almost every morning, afternoon and even late at night, always giving a warm hug when needed. This time, Brista will introduce two warm and doubly warm winter specials. With a little change, you can get unimaginable flavor coffee. Come and try it.

Introduction of all kinds of hand brewing pots for making coffee

Introduction of all kinds of hand brewing pots for making coffee

One: Melitta hand brewer Melitta hand coffee maker has a long history and is a market leader. Coffee lovers all over the world agree that hand-brewed coffee is the best and most convenient way to make coffee. Melitta's trendy design allows users to easily make a cup of strong coffee and enjoy the real taste of the coffee. Two: Hario hand flushing pot V60 is

Is it good to have oil in coffee beans?

Is it good to have oil in coffee beans?

Spring is warm and sunny, and the temperature here in Chongqing is getting higher and higher, so recently more friends have asked whether fresh beans should be dry on the surface, and those with glossy light must not be fresh, right? The answer, of course, is: the oil performance of wrong coffee is mainly related to temperature and baking degree. Generally speaking, the shallower the roasting degree, the more oil on the bean surface after roasting.

Coffee common sense Italian espresso Espresso coffee production standard

Coffee common sense Italian espresso Espresso coffee production standard

First of all: what is the golden rule for making espresso? What is the gold content of the gold rule? The golden rule: the time it takes to make a standard cup of Italian coffee (25-30ml), that is, from the first drop of coffee to turning off the switch, should be 25-30 seconds. Since it is called the golden rule, no matter its importance, its function and correctness, it should be like gold.

Coffee common sense what is the best bean grinder for an Italian coffee maker

Coffee common sense what is the best bean grinder for an Italian coffee maker

First place: Mahlkonig Mahdi bean grinder market price: 16000-18000 yuan Mahlkonig German translation for grinding king, mention coffee grinder can not help but say Mahlkonig, its exquisite workmanship, precision grinding plate production technology is difficult to compare with any other brand. Of course, the boss of Mahlkonig is also the current boss of SCAE, and Mahlkonig has been WBC since 2007.