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What are the eight

What are the eight "what" in coffee?

What is caffeine? Caffeine is a substance found in the leaves, roots and fruits of 100 plants in nature. it is also a mixture of methylxanthine. Caffeine usually comes from coffee, dimethoate and tea. Caffeine is also used in energy drinks and drugs to treat colds and flu. Coffee and tea also contain other dimethylxanthine theophylline. Tea

May 16, 2014 121 views #Coffee knowledge #coffee questions
12 factors affecting Espresso

12 factors affecting Espresso

The production of Espresso is an art that requires precision and patience. Maybe it's because there are so many factors that affect the production of Espresso that we can have a lot of fun when we use our brains and emotional hearts to control its complexity. The following 12 factors and problems will directly affect the perfection of Espresso!

May 16, 2014 180 views #Coffee knowledge #Espresso Coffee
Use of coffee powder after extraction

Use of coffee powder after extraction

I always like to make my own coffee, but always throw the remaining coffee powder after brewing and extraction into the dustbin. Recently, the economic situation is not good, Xiao Ke is also trying to wonder if coffee powder can also have some surplus value for me to extract. After I have tried many things, I have summed up the following major functions:

Teach you to understand coffee beans from the label

Teach you to understand coffee beans from the label

Professionals all know that there may be great differences in the flavor of coffee beans from different years and different producing areas. Professional roasters will taste the raw coffee beans from different producing areas every year, and adjust the way of roasting and blending, so that consumers can get products with stable flavor and little difference.

May 16, 2014 127 views #Coffee knowledge #coffee beans
Coffee must be drunk while it is hot.

Coffee must be drunk while it is hot.

Tasting hot coffee is the worst way to taste coffee. Only when the coffee cools slightly can you realize its hidden characteristics and delicacy, but the coffee will lose its mellow and rich flavor with the passage of time, so it is best to drink it within 10 minutes after brewing.

May 16, 2014 157 views #Coffee knowledge
What can Crema tell us? what can't tell us?

What can Crema tell us? what can't tell us?

Crema can tell us: 1, whether the coffee is fresh: a large number of Robosta beans can allow us to see a lot of foam, so we can't judge the freshness of coffee by watching the speed at which the foam disappears. Fresh coffee will appear very crema throughout the production process (that is, when the coffee comes out, it looks like Coke spurting out), and only when a large amount of water appears, it will stop.

May 16, 2014 153 views #Coffee knowledge #what is Crema