How to brew good coffee

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Usually, brewing your own coffee is not only more fragrant and delicious than buying canned coffee or instant coffee, but also contains only half the caffeine of canned and instant coffee. It is not only delicious, but also healthier. It is indeed the smartest choice! So here comes the question. How to brew a good cup of coffee?

In fact, it is not difficult to make good coffee! As long as you master the following seven tips, you will be able to make coffee the first time, and you will become the envy of others in the eyes of the coffee expert!

1. Choose your favorite coffee brewing method

Don’t care what others say. As long as you find it easy to use, brew conveniently, and enjoy drinking it, that’s the best way to brew coffee for you!

Some people like to use the convenient and fast American coffee pot to make coffee, some prefer to enjoy the romantic and elegant coffee of the siphon coffee pot, and some prefer the simplicity and purity of the French press, the Italian style of the moka pot, or the flavor of the hand-brewed filter coffee...

In any case, the brewing method that suits others may not be the best for you. Choosing the coffee brewing method that suits you best and that you like best is the first condition for enjoying the fun of DIY coffee brewing.

2. Only buy “freshly roasted” coffee beans with a “date stamp”

Coffee beans are fresh food, which is a concept that every coffee lover should have. "Fresh roasting" is the basic condition for a good cup of coffee.

Freshly roasted coffee beans retain the fullest coffee flavor and can easily make a cup of the most fragrant coffee; stale coffee beans have already lost their flavor and can only make a cup of boring black water that is not fragrant enough or even has gone off! From now on, please avoid buying coffee beans without a date mark.

3. Use “good water” to make coffee

In a cup of coffee, more than 98% of the ingredients are "water", and the importance of water is beyond doubt. If you use bad (not fresh, not clean, smelly) water to make coffee, even if you use the best coffee beans, it will be a waste of effort, because bad water can ruin the best coffee.

Even a simple "water filter kettle" can filter out many bad substances from "tap water", making the brewed coffee more fragrant. Just like brewing tea, be sure to use fresh good water when brewing coffee! If the tap water quality in your area is poor, using clean bottled water is also an ideal method.

4. Add enough coffee

The amount of coffee beans used must be sufficient. Using too little coffee powder may result in astringency or blandness, but you don't have to put too much at once. According to the coffee brewing standards of the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America), the standard amount is: use "one level spoon" (about 8 grams) of coffee beans (powder) to brew "120 ml" of coffee. Please adjust your coffee usage according to this ratio.

5. Suitable water temperature

Generally speaking, the most suitable water temperature for brewing coffee is between 88 and 94 degrees Celsius. Please avoid using boiling water to brew coffee. It is best to let the water stand for a while after boiling before using it to brew coffee.

6. Keep coffee equipment clean at all times

After each use, please clean the coffee maker immediately and place it in a ventilated place to keep it clean and dry.

If the coffee maker is not properly cleaned and maintained, you may end up brewing a cup of coffee with an oily smell next time!

7. Drink the brewed coffee as soon as possible

Tasting coffee is an extremely delicate matter.

Drinking coffee while it's hot is an important condition for drinking delicious coffee. Coffee at the optimal temperature is full of flavor, and its mellow taste will be affected if it gets cold.

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