The Ultimate How To Make Coffee Guide
If you are looking for the best information on how to make coffee, than you have come to the right place. We are going to show you some very easy to follow steps that will enable you to brew a gourmet cup of coffee in no time.
To get the best of your brewing you need to know what kind of a coffee you like to drink and how much time are you prepared to put into learning how to make coffee.
If you do not have time for grinding and brewing, you can use a single serve coffee maker like the new Keurig b155 from Green Mountain Coffee. There you can also buy great gourmet coffee beans from all over the World.
Our tip: concentrate on regional origins (Kenya, Costa Rica, Colombia, Jamaica etc.) and go for the Arabica coffee beans over the Robusta as the Robusta taste is slightly bitter.
Before we go into coffee making you must know if you really want to drink good coffee you must know several basic coffee facts.
Coffee gets the largest percentage of its characteristic flavor from roasting. The time of roasting is the most important factor to remember when buying the coffee beans for your home or office.
The longer the coffee beans are roasted, the more oil comes out of them, and the less acid and caffeine remains.
Now lets look how to make coffee in six easy to follow steps.
1. Coffee Storage
2. Coffee Grinding
3. The quality of water
4. Choose the appropriate coffee machine
5. Measure the coffee amount
6. Enjoy the fresh brewed cup of coffee
1. Coffee Storage
Make sure to protect your gourmet coffee beans from heat, light and also moisture. Store your coffee in an air-tight container, or keep it in original bag rolled tight. You can also store coffee in a cool dark place or in the freezer for the best preservation.
2. How to grind coffee
Using the appropriate coffee grinder provides you with the supreme coffee experience. Before grinding keep in mind to grind just as much coffee as you need for one brew cycle. Or else it will oxidize and coffee beans will loose its flavor. The experts recommend a burr coffee grinder over a blade grinder since it gives you better consistency. Best grinders are so called conical burr grinders which are also the best for grinding flavored or oily coffee.
Important: Use a coarse grind for a coffee pot, medium grind for a cafeteria (French Press), medium to fine for a filter drip machine and espresso grind for an espresso machine.
3. Temperature and water quality
The water quality is essential for the overall taste.
Why?
A cup of coffee comprises of 92 % of water. And the difference in water quality can be huge. If you use tap water remember to let your tap run a few seconds until it cools to its lowest temperature. If your drinking water is not nearly perfect, you should filter it or buy bottled. Do not use distilled water as it produces a flat cup of coffee.
Our tip: The best temperature for brewing coffee is between 195 to 215 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Go for the appropriate coffee machine
To brew a cup of gourmet coffee you must buy right coffee machine to go with your coffee. You can choose from many different types and models. You can buy espresso coffee maker, cappuccino coffee machine or any coffee machine that lets you brew your own coffee. There are also some one cup coffee makers that can deliver the results.
From our experiences the best coffee comes from manual drip machines, French press pot, or from a vacuum pot. The electric drip machines can also deliver the results. But you need to choose the appropriate coffee maker as there are lots of cheap coffee machines that do not perform well. Personally I like Bunn coffee makers. They are expensive, but they make great coffee.
5. Measure the amount of coffee
Our advice: use two or three spoons of ground coffee for every 5 to 6 ounces of water. Obviously you can adapt that to your particular taste and coffee drinking style. Keep in mind that some coffees are stronger than others. So you need to take that also into account.
If you want to treat yourself royally, use Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee which requires more coffee grounds than others.
6. Enjoy the fresh brewed cup of coffee
However, if you want to get the most out of your coffee, than drink it while it is still fresh. I like to drink it in my favorite coffee mug and while it is still very hot.
This are the most important steps you need to know in order to brew a great cup of coffee. Remember to drink while it is still fresh.Once you know how to make coffee you can try countless ways of coffee brewing.