Level 5 for coffee novices｜How to get started with hand-poured coffee, from getting started with specialty coffee to changing careers

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Previously, I wrote four articles about how to get started with premium coffee for beginners. I will continue to update today.

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Editor, can you recommend a beginner's guide to hand brewed coffee?

If you want to make a cup of pour-over coffee, you will need at least:

1. A hand brewing kettle

2. A filter cup

3. Filter paper, temperature machine, and scale as consumables

4. Share Pot

5. Coffee beans and grinders

So what should you buy and what shouldn’t you buy when faced with a wide variety of equipment on Taobao? Of course, the following choices are all gear for small family coffee shops or direct family coffee lovers~~

When it comes to hand brewing, the first thing newbies consider is the equipment.

If you want to drink hand brewed coffee, you need a filter cup, filter paper, a hand brew pot, a bottom pot for coffee liquid, a thermometer and an electronic scale; a sharing pot, the better sharing pots are basically 70-200, a filter cup HARIO V60 resin filter cup is about 40-50, filter paper is more than 20 or 100 pieces, and a narrow-mouth pot is about 200-300.

If you want to drink fresh coffee, you need a hand grinder or an electric grinder. For beginners, I recommend a hand grinder. Without a good grinder, you are wasting your beans. For beginners, I recommend a Hario 2TB, Thai grinder, lido, etc. For electric grinders, I recommend Xiaofeiying, domestic Xiaofuji, and the price is around 1200

I also started from Kalita, to Hario, to Kono, and finally bought a Chemex, then a siphon, and a KALITA copper kettle 900 for a hand-poured kettle, then a Bonavita temperature-controlled long spout, and a Kalita crane-bill kettle... Later I changed the grinder, the Little Fuji 3600, and then I took a fancy to the EK43, 20,000+, and I, a spicy mom, also want to have it!

Here are a few pots that I recommend buying in the early stages. The price difference is not big, so just go for it and don’t waste money, you know.

The hand-brewed kettle we often use is bonabita, which is made of stainless steel. It has a generous and beautiful appearance and can effectively control the water flow speed, flow and direction. The lines of the kettle are smooth and the feel is comfortable. The water flow is gentle and even novices can control it well. Generally speaking, it is very easy to use. Novices are suitable for thin-mouthed kettles (inner diameter above 6mm). The professional gooseneck thin and pointed mouth design can more effectively control the water flow speed and the flow rate is moderate.

HARIO Long Spout Kettle Cloud Kettle 1L//1.2L

Reference price: (depending on the size of the pot) price 220-400

Practicality: It is said to be the most used hand-brewed kettle in coffee shops. It feels light and the handle is not hot at all. The cloud kettle has a cute shape, and the handle of the handshake kettle feels integrated.

Material: Stainless steel

Recommended hand-washing method: fast flushing

Barista's experience: The water flow is relatively coarse, and it takes skill to control the fine water flow. V60 is the company's best-selling hand-poured coffee machine. The use of the best quality metal, glass, ceramic and glass can set off the modern and simple design of V60. The large-caliber design allows more space for coffee to expand when hot water is added for extraction. The V60 hand-poured coffee set includes a V60 hand-poured coffee machine, a measuring spoon, filter paper and a microwaveable coffee pot. It is the best gift for coffee lovers or for your own use.

Bonavita gooseneck narrow mouth wooden handle hand brewing kettle

Reference price: 268-288

Practicality: It can be used in induction cookers to effectively control the speed, flow and direction of water flow. The kettle has smooth lines and a comfortable feel, and its appearance is elegant and beautiful.

Material: Stainless steel

Recommended hand-washing method: slow flushing

Barista's experience: The water flow is gentle and can be well controlled by novices. Generally speaking, it is very easy to use. It is suitable for novices with thin spouts (inner diameter of 6mm or more). The professional gooseneck thin spout design can more effectively control the water flow speed and the flow rate is moderate.

HARIO Copper Coffee Pour-Over Kettle

Reference price: The old version has been discontinued, 800-900

Practicality: The curve angle of this spout can be moved up and down without changing the center position. The copper has good thermal conductivity and even heat dissipation. The shape is noble. The old version has been discontinued and has collection value.

Material: Copper (the new version has a heat-resistant handle)

Recommended hand-washing method: basically applicable

Barista's experience: The water flow is difficult to control, and the handle is hot. Once you become proficient, you can switch between large and small water flows at will. If you control it well, the water flow can be very thin, which is very suitable for Japanese hand-brew.

Kalita elephant trunk hand brewing kettle

Reference price: 800-900

Practicality: Copper has good thermal conductivity and even heat dissipation, and its shape is noble, giving people a calm and down-to-earth look. It also makes the user look sophisticated.

Material: Copper

Recommended hand pouring method: Japanese hand pouring

Barista's experience: The neck of Kalita1L is not a smooth rise, but a triangular streamline that gradually gathers from the body to the tip of the spout, increasing the curvature and thus limiting the water flow rate. The water injection force is much softer than the bold appearance.

2. Filter cup, reference

V60 filter bowl:

We often use Hario V60 glass and plastic models. It has a fast flow rate and can complete brewing in a short time. The playability V60 has three major features:

(1) The 60-degree cone extends the time it takes for water to flow through the coffee grounds to the center.

(2) A large filter hole: This allows us to control the flavor of the coffee by changing the flow rate of the water.

(3) Spiral pattern: It produces a twisting function, increasing the amount of soluble substances released, which allows air to escape upward from all sides, maximizing the contact area between the coffee grounds and the air and water.

Kalita Fan :

The shape of wide top and narrow bottom is conducive to the concentration of water, and the round top is designed to make the wider area to evenly distribute the coffee particles and reduce stacking. There are many ribs on the wall of the kalita cup, which are distributed in a straight line. The distance between the ribs is consistent, in order to increase the speed of exhaust and water flow. At the same time, its flow rate is relatively slow, and it is mainly extracted by immersion. There are three small round holes, and the water flows out slowly, so the whole process is a semi-immersion extraction.

Kalita Cake Cup :

Kalita Wave is a flat-bottomed hand brewing filter cup from Japan. The flat-bottom design allows for more complete extraction. Although the aroma and flavor changes of hand brewing with a cake cup are not as strong as those of a cone-shaped filter cup, the overall flavor of the beans and the solid taste and sweetness of the mouth are better.

According to the working method, they can be divided into manual and electric. No matter what category, my personal advice is to buy a good electric coffee grinder that your financial ability can accept!

Electric grinder: small steel cannon

There are three different types of knives: flat knife, cone knife, and ghost tooth.

[Flat knife] grinds coffee beans by "shaving" to increase the cell wall area. Therefore, using a flat knife can increase the concentration and extraction rate of coffee liquid in a short time, making the coffee aroma significantly improved in a short time;

【Ghost Tooth】Grinds coffee in a grinding method, the particles are closer to round, and the ratio of coarse powder and fine powder is more uniform, so the coffee tastes cleaner and the flavor is more three-dimensional and full, but the machine is more expensive. We use Ghost Tooth's small steel cannon.

Kono Unbleached Coffee Filter Paper 100 Pieces 01 Size 1-2 People, Almost No Paper Smell.

5. Electronic scale

The most easily overlooked thing about electronic scales is the simplest one, the amount of powder and the amount of water added when brewing coffee. How much coffee beans are needed to extract how much powder, there is a certain water-to-powder ratio.

6. Thermometer

Thermometers are used to measure water temperature. There are also corresponding cost-effective thermometers on Taobao.

7. Share the pot

The sharing pot is used to hold coffee. If you are drinking alone, you don't need to use a sharing pot, but can directly place the mug on the drip filter. If you want to extract multiple cups of coffee, you need a sharing pot. With the help of the sharing pot's own scale display and transparent material, it is easier to understand and control the extraction process. The sharing pot is not only used to divide the cups.

Here is an extension of the topic of coffee machines. For general household coffee machines, you can also choose:

Drip coffee maker: Drip coffee maker is the most affordable in the coffee machine family and is suitable for daily drinking.

The American coffee machine is a method of brewing coffee that is only used when a large amount of coffee is produced. The taste of the brewed coffee is not as good as that of the Italian coffee machine, and the American coffee machine can only brew coffee powder. The coffee brewed by the American coffee machine is originally quite light. This is because its principle is to pour water on the coffee powder and then flow into the lower pot.

2. Capsule coffee machine: The emergence of capsule coffee machine is definitely the biggest liberation for lazy people who are keen on coffee.

3. Coffee machine: fully automatic and semi-automatic coffee machines. The threshold of fully automatic coffee machines is slightly higher, and the price basically starts at 3,000 yuan. For busy people, fully automatic coffee machines mean that you can easily make a cup of coffee while washing your face.

Having said so much, let me introduce several popular home semi-automatic coffee machines in coffee forums.

The price of elegant em-18 (imitation s) is about 1600 yuan for the second generation and about 2000 yuan for the third generation

Huijia 210s 2, priced at around 3,600 yuan

NUOVA SIMONELLI OSCAR Italian Steam Semi-Automatic Coffee Machine 5800+

Many small appliance brands are like this (such as Tsannkuen, Delonghi, Electrolux, etc.), after all, these brands are not professional coffee machines. Another thing to consider is good heat conduction materials. Good machines have better circuit and pipeline design, and use copper or stainless steel as the main material of the coffee machine. They have good thermal conductivity (ensuring uniform and stable temperature). Otherwise, the temperature coming out of the boiler is still around 90 degrees, and the temperature becomes 70 or 80 degrees when the coffee machine comes out. It will be more obvious in low temperature environment.

Around 1,000 yuan is the Tsannkuen level, and the concentrated products are relatively watery. The semi-automatic machines of Molong are actually similar, not much better. After all, the internal hardware cannot keep up. According to your budget, EM-18 meets your budget. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and price reflects quality. In addition to the appearance of the casing that you see, the key points are the grinding and brewing principles inside the machine, the manufacturing materials of important parts, the overall quality, and whether there is perfect after-sales service.

Espresso machine:

Italian coffee machine - here you can choose between fully automatic integrated coffee machine and semi-automatic coffee machine. Fully automatic coffee machine can complete Italian espresso extraction with one click, and it can grind beans for you, so you don't need to buy another grinder. However, fully automatic coffee machine requires more meticulous maintenance, costs more, and is not very personalized. For example, the fully automatic wmf coffee machine used by FamilyMart and Lawson costs more than 20,000 yuan; the fully automatic egro coffee machine used by 7-ELEVEN is better, and it sells for more than 60,000 yuan on Taobao.

If you use a semi-automatic coffee machine , the barista will be required to grind, press powder, extract, and make milk foam. You can watch the barista make coffee and enjoy the service. Most coffee shops use semi-automatic coffee machines, which are recommended to be around 10,000-30,000 yuan. The reference price of Nuova commercial double-head machine is 16,500-20,000 yuan, mother-child boiler, Italian Pegasus FAEMA Enova A2, more than 20,000 yuan

Nuova Appia 2

FAEMA ENova A2

I heard that the price of GS3 has also increased. You can’t buy it for more than 30,000 yuan, and it will cost 40,000 to 50,000 yuan...

A good machine should be equipped with a good grinder. If you are considering buying a hot mom, you should also consider buying a good grinder. Check out the price of EK43~~

Mahlkonig EK43

I have been playing with coffee machines since I learned about coffee ! So now you know why baristas can’t save money, because they spend all their money on buying equipment~~

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