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2018-02-26
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riggered by Alex Schroeder's [0]post I will describe my preparation
f coffee here.
irst of all I want to say that coffee has hundreds of different
lavours and whether they are good for you is purely subjective and
matter of taste. So all I say here may not apply to you -- dear
eader -- at all. So YMMV!
hat said the key to my coffee journey is this: Grind your coffee
resh just before brewing. This meant for me to get a coffee
rinder. There are several out there for varying price ranges. All
can tell is get one you can hold well and preferably one made
ith a metal casing. I had troubles with plastic ones and hat to
eturn two of them after 5 months.
o with the freshly ground beans you can have the choice of using:
A moka pot
An aeropress
A good old hand filter
A french press
s you can see all the above methods will not produce anything near
good old espresso due to the low pressure applied. This also means
hat you should buy light roasted beans. Espresso roasted beans
ill not get you as good as results.
he brewing method varies for me depending on the beans and the
vailable dishes and time.
use ~14g coffee for a 300ml cup, let the water sit a little after
oiling and proceed in pouring the water slowly over the ground
eans.
prefer the french press when there are visitors, because you can
asily get 3-4 cups out of ours.
here is a whole nerdy subculture that's obsessed with the right
rinder settings, coffee:water settings and so on. It is easy to
et lost there, so stick to basics first.
s an introduction I visited a local coffee roaster and there someone
howed me how fine the coffee grounds need to be in general. This
as helped me a lot in getting the right coarseness.
hat I still have to try out is so called cold brew coffee, where
ou let the ground coffee sit in cold water for 24+ hours then
ilter it and dillute to taste.
o how do you prepare your coffee?
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