Hand brewed coffee has endless charm,

not only in the very ritualistic process,

but also in the happiness brought to us by the good coffee extracted by hand,

just like the "pit" left behind after the hand brewing process,

so that we will fall into the "pit" once we play,

and never leave it again!

Like the "pit" that remains after hand-punching,

we fall into it as soon as we play and

never leave it again!

So how do you hand brew a great cup of coffee? Take this beginner's guide today!

Preparation of equipment

Hot water kettle, hand brewing pot, filter cups, the next pot (sharing pot), filter paper, grinder, weighing, thermometer, freshly roasted coffee beans; there are already on the market with the temperature control and heating function of the hand brewing pot, will be the above hot water kettle, hand brewing pots and thermometers to the merger of the hand brewing player to bring more convenience, roughly the equipment, see the following picture.

Hand brewing process

Boiling water

Weighing (calculating the powder to water ratio of 1:15 as an example)

Hot filter cups, filter paper, under the pot

Grinding

Smothering and steaming

Extracting

Completion

Process Explained

Step 1

Preparing hot water, weighing Coffee beans 18g (water ratio 1:15 for example)

Fold the filter paper and put it into the filter cup, rinse the filter paper and the filter cup with hot water: the filter paper will have a taste, in order to avoid affecting the flavor of the coffee, so that the filter paper and the filter cup fit better (one of the key techniques).

Step 2

Warm the filter cup and the lower pot at the same time, the reason is to avoid the coffee getting cold during the filtering process, the temperature will affect the flavor of the coffee.

Step 3

Grind (coarsely close to coarse sugar), pour in the coffee powder and tap the filter cup to make the coffee powder even and flat, which is conducive to even extraction.

Step 4

Pour 85-90 degrees hot water (depending on the degree of coffee roasting and grinding coarseness) slowly from the middle of the coffee powder, do not pour on the filter paper (one of the key skills, after training to perfectly control the size of the water flow and flow rate). Coffee powder is basically wet, and the lower pot began to drip coffee liquid, stop injecting water, and stewing steam 30-45 seconds (one of the key skills), the role of the steam is to release the gas in the coffee (mainly carbon dioxide), remove the gas after the coffee particles uniformly saturated with water, in order to extract uniformity, the appearance of the appearance of the powdered coffee will see the expansion up.

Step 5

Smothering the end of the steam, from the center of the first injection of hot water in a circle (can be one or more times), the water flow can not be too large / too fast and to maintain a continuous, which is also the need to be professionally trained in order to achieve the perfect mastery of the water flow.

At this time, the coffee powder will be fully filtered, oil and some soluble substances, aromatic substances will be released, the aroma overflowing, intoxicating;

Sixth step

Injection of 270ml of water that is to stop→warm cup to taste.

Summary of the key skills of hand-brewed coffee

1, coffee powder roasting beans selection and the degree of roasting, will affect the flavor of the hand-brewed coffee, according to personal preference to choose a medium roast or light roast.

2, the water temperature should be based on the degree of roasting of the coffee beans and to reflect the flavor to make subtle adjustments;

3, the degree of thickness of the coffee powder will also affect the flavor of the finished product. Too thick coffee powder will let the hot water flow too fast, which will lead to not be able to extract the complete. And too fine coffee powder will let the hot water flow too slowly, which will lead to over-extraction, and finally make the coffee will be more bitter or too much flavor.

4. Using freshly roasted, freshly ground, high-quality ground coffee is the key to making coffee that brews well.

5, reasonable stewing and steaming (time from 20 seconds - 45 seconds) is also essential to ensure that the water flow through the smooth, even extraction of the key steps.

6, when injecting hot water try not to rush to the filter paper.

7, perfect control of the size of the water flow, flow rate;

8, keep a good mood, you brew out of the coffee will be better!