Drinking coffee is still best with hand pouring

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In recent years, hand-poured coffee has become increasingly popular. The flavor and relaxing brewing process of hand-poured coffee have fascinated coffee lovers.

The hand-poured coffee market grew by 15%

In the past one or two years, hand-poured coffee enthusiasts have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. More and more coffee lovers have a full set of tools at home to make a cup of fresh coffee anytime and anywhere, and some enthusiasts even buy hand-poured coffee tools from all over the world when traveling.

2014 was the year of the explosion of hand-poured coffee. In 2012, there were only a handful of boutique coffee shops on the market. In 2013, the number increased and reached a high-speed development period last year. In the market, there are also a large number of "drip coffee" - simple travel packs of hand-poured coffee.

According to statistics, from 1998 to 2012, my country's coffee consumption increased from 199,000 bags to 1.1 million bags, with an annual growth rate of about 12.8%. In particular, from 2012 to 2015, the growth rate of the instant coffee market was slower than that of the hand-brewed coffee market. The hand-brewed coffee market maintained an increase of more than 15%, and this number continued to rise. On the contrary, the growth rate of instant coffee slowed down, and now the growth rate has fallen below 10%, approaching 5%.

Why is hand-poured coffee so popular?

Why do coffee lovers fall in love with first-brew coffee because single-origin coffee beans are purer? The taste of hand-brewed coffee is the biggest reason. Hand-brewed coffee is brewed by hand using coffee beans of a single variety and a single origin. Those who are particular about it even roast and grind the beans themselves. Because hand-brewed coffee is much softer and richer than machine-brewed or instant coffee, a cup of coffee can taste a variety of different flavors.

The most interesting thing is that hand-brewed coffee is full of variations. Even with the same beans, different people can brew different flavors, and the same person can brew different flavors at different times. Hand-brewed coffee changes with the brewer's mood at the moment. "It is not stereotyped, and the changes give it vitality." Hand-brewed coffee can make people taste rich flavors such as floral, fruity and nutty aromas, because a single coffee variety can remove interference, unlike "quick" coffee which is a mixture of multiple coffee beans.

Hand-brewed coffee gives your brain a brief relaxation

Hand-brewed coffee is a way of relaxation for many urbanites who lead busy lives. It takes more time to brew a cup of coffee than instant coffee. The cup must be scalded in advance, the filter paper must be wet, and water must be poured slowly. After the coffee powder absorbs water and releases carbon dioxide, water must be poured again and slowly dripped. This process must be repeated several times. Moreover, the entire process of hand-brewed coffee is controllable by oneself, and there is no need to worry about anything being added.

A set of hand punching tools can be done for three to five hundred yuan

A set of basic tools for hand-brewed coffee has at least 8 pieces, including filter paper, thermometer, filter cup, hand-brewed pot, timer, scale, sharing pot and grinder. This set of equipment can be very civilian, 380 to 500 yuan to get it; or it can be very high-end, an unprepossessing electronic scale sells for more than 1,000 yuan, a grinder can cost up to 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, and a better hand-brewed coffee machine that can maintain the original flavor of the coffee also costs several thousand yuan. Filter paper is also particular, and high-quality filter paper has a better texture. What level of tools to buy depends on the economic strength of the enthusiast. Some hardcore enthusiasts even buy a roasting machine to roast beans at home, and a machine costs about 7,500 yuan. Each enthusiast will buy corresponding tools according to their own preferences and economic situation.

Japanese brand tools are several hundred yuan more expensive than Taiwanese brands, but you get what you pay for. Take a kettle for example, a Japanese brand costs 500 yuan, while a Taiwanese brand only costs 100 yuan. A set of hand-brewing tools can be done for 300 to 500 yuan.

"Drip Coffee" Concentrated Hand-Poured Essence

Coffee lovers cannot live without coffee every day, and they miss this cup even when they are out and about. However, it is impossible to carry a set of eight tools with you, so drip coffee was born. The drip bag has at least two ears, and now some drip bags have three ears, which can easily hang the coffee bag on the cup. The cup directly replaces the function of the sharing cup, and the drip bag itself acts as a filter paper. Therefore, people only need a pot of warm water. Undoubtedly, drip coffee is a simple version of hand-brewed coffee.

Drip coffee was invented by the Japanese and has become widely popular in China in the past two years. Some coffee shops have launched their own drip coffee, and some hardcore coffee drinkers even grind the coffee beans themselves and ask a familiar coffee shop to divide the coffee beans into portions and put them into drip bags. One bag is the amount for one drink.

There are differences in flavors between hand-ground and machine-ground beans, including beans ground by different machines. Hand-ground beans can relatively better preserve the original flavor of coffee beans. Machine-ground beans depend on the blade of the grinder, which has two types: ghost-toothed and flat blades. The shapes of beans produced by different blades are different. Coffee beans ground by flat blades are uniform in shape and flake-like. The effect of brewing beans is high in sweetness and aroma, but the layering is low. Coffee beans ground by ghost-toothed are diamond-shaped powders. The uneven diamond shape is relatively uneven after brewing, but it actually improves the layering of coffee.

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