New to hand-poured coffee? Check out these seven tips first

Hand-poured coffee has become the best choice for many coffee lovers to drink coffee every day. So for coffee novices, what should they pay attention to when brewing hand-poured coffee for the first time? Where should they start?

First: Green bean factors

Selecting good quality coffee beans is one of the key factors in whether hand-brewed coffee can be attractive. Green bean factors include green bean variety, green bean harvesting method, green bean processing method, green bean grade, and green bean freshness.

Second: Baking Degree

Generally speaking, dark roasted coffee beans will be more bitter, and light roasted coffee beans will be more sour, but each type of coffee beans has its own roasting degree, and not everything can be roasted randomly. Only the right roasting degree can bring out the characteristics of the beans themselves during extraction.

Third: Freshness of coffee beans

Freshness is the biggest indicator of coffee aroma. Generally speaking, it is best to use coffee powder that is freshly ground before making coffee, so that the flavor of the coffee can be retained to the greatest extent.

Fourth: Coffee grinding degree

The degree of grinding determines the taste of coffee to a large extent. Generally speaking, finely ground coffee has high concentration, high extraction rate, and high body; coarsely ground coffee has low concentration, low extraction rate, and low body. In addition, dark roasted coffee beans have a higher solubility rate. Therefore, when encountering dark roasted coffee beans, we need to use a slightly coarser grind. On the contrary, the lighter the roasted coffee beans, the finer they should be ground.

Fifth: Extraction water temperature

The optimal temperature is 90~95 degrees. The higher the water temperature, the faster the extraction speed, the stronger the aroma and the bitterer the taste. The lower the water temperature, the slower the extraction speed and the easier it is to under-extract. Of course, if the coffee is not very fresh, in order to bring out its flavor, it is recommended to use a higher water temperature to extract it, so as to avoid the extracted coffee tasting too thin.

Sixth: Powder-water ratio

The generally recommended coffee powder to water ratio is about 1:10 to 1:15. With the same amount of coffee powder, the more coffee is extracted, the less bitter the coffee will be. Therefore, if more coffee powder is used, a more refined coffee liquid can be extracted. Water can be added to adjust the strength according to personal taste.

Seventh: Recording

It is recommended to record the key information of each brewing, such as bean information, powder-water ratio, grinding degree, water temperature, and brewing time. The purpose of doing this is to facilitate reference or adjustment the next time you brew.

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