Coffee FAQ: How to make coffee and How to drink coffee
How to make coffee:The following Equipments will be adopted.
1.Drip coffee
The brewing method invented by the Germans. Simply put, after grinding the coffee, put it in a funnel and then add a layer of filter paper, pour hot water on it (ideal water temperature is between 80 ℃ and 85 ℃). The hot water is injected in a circle, and the coffee flows out from underneath due to the gravity of the earth. The amount of coffee is usually 7 to 10 grams of powder to make a cup of about 120ml.
Grinding degree: coffee has a granulated sugar-like fine grain
Water-to-powder ratio: 1: 15-18.18 (depending on personal taste, bean products, and usage)
2.Syphon
One of the most popular coffee brewing methods in cafes. Principle: Under the burning of an alcohol lamp, when the water temperature in the lower container reaches 92 ° C, the water flow is sucked into the upper container with coffee powder, and after soaking and stirring, the coffee is returned to the original way.
Grinding degree: slightly coarser than powder, close to special granulated sugar.
3.Moka Pot
The basic principle of Moka pot uses pressurized hot water to quickly extract coffee liquid through coffee powder. The earliest Moka pot was made by Italian Alfonso Bialetti in 1933, and his company Bialetti has been world-famous for producing such coffee pots. Moka coffee pots are more commonly used in Europe.
The moka pot is divided into upper and lower parts. The water is placed in the lower half to boil to generate steam pressure; the boiling water rises and passes through the filter pot with coffee powder; when the coffee flows to the upper half, the fire is turned off, if the temperature is too high Makes coffee smell burnt.
Precautions for use:
1. Water level: Use warm water, the water level is 0.5 cm below the safety valve. The safety valve will automatically release the pressure when the pressure of the lower pot is too high to prevent safety accidents. If the water level is higher than the safety valve, the function of the safety valve will not function properly.
2. Coffee powder: Coffee powder is medium-fine-grained, filled with powder tank. Vibrate the powder tank properly when filling powder to evenly distribute coffee powder. After filling, press the surface with your fingers to make the powder more dense.
The Belgian pot with the characteristics of siphon coffee pot and moka pot is full of seesaw fun. It combines several natural forces: fire, steam, pressure, gravity, which makes the operation of the Belgian Royal Coffee Maker more visible.
4.French filter pot
Referred to as the French pressure pot, it is a coffee pot that also has the function of a tea maker. Principle: In the way of soaking, the essence of coffee is released through the stewing method of full contact of water and coffee powder. Applicable coffee: coffee powder with strong and light taste. Grinding degree: coarse particles.
Disadvantages: Because the metal filter cannot thoroughly filter the fine powder, the coffee beans need to be coarsely ground, and the coffee powder particles become coarse, resulting in a large amount of content that cannot be extracted. The long-term soaking will cause excessive extraction, and the bitterness, astringency, and miscellaneous taste will flow out, so the coffee tastes slightly inferior.
5.Electric coffee machine
The American coffee drip machine and Italian steam coffee machine are common in the market. The price of the American drip coffee machine is comparable to that of the siphon pot. It is suitable for medium or deep roasted coffee. The ground particles are slightly fine and the taste is bitter. It uses electric power to boil the water and then steep it. The black coffee is the easiest, but because it is made with boiling water, the taste is slightly inferior. The coffee brewed in the Italian steam coffee machine is relatively strong and the temperature is relatively high, and the taste is heavier than the coffee brewed in the American drip machine. An espresso coffee maker is a machine that uses high pressure and high temperature to allow steam to quickly extract coffee through coffee powder. The best temperature for brewing coffee is between 90 and 98 degrees Celsius. The temperature control of the espresso machine is quite good. Household espresso machines often carry a cappuccino to make cappuccino; in addition, they often have the function of warming the cup.
How to drink coffee: Drinking instructions
Usage of coffee cup:
Coffee consumed after a meal is usually served in pocket-sized cups. The ears of this cup are so small that the fingers cannot be worn out. But even if you use a larger cup, do not use your fingers to pass through the ears and then the cup. The correct way to take a coffee cup is to hold the cup with your thumb and forefinger and pick it up.
Coffee with sugar:
When adding sugar to the coffee, the sugar can be scooped with a coffee spoon and added directly into the cup; you can also use the sugar clip to clamp the sugar cube on the near side of the coffee saucer, and then use the coffee spoon to add the sugar cube to the cup. If you put the sugar cubes directly into the cup with a sugar clip or hand, it may sometimes cause the coffee to spill out, thus staining your clothes or tablecloth.
Usage of coffee spoon:
The coffee spoon is specially used to stir coffee, and it should be taken out when drinking coffee. Do not use a coffee spoon to scoop coffee slowly and spoon by spoon, or use a coffee spoon to mash the sugar cubes in the cup.
Coffee is too hot to cool:
The freshly brewed coffee is too hot, you can use a coffee spoon to gently stir in the cup to cool it, or wait for it to cool naturally before drinking. Trying to cool the coffee with your mouth is an inelegant move.
How to use cups and saucers:
The cups and saucers for coffee are specially made. They should be placed on the front or right side of the drinker, and the cup ears should point to the right. When drinking coffee, you can hold the cup ears of coffee with your right hand, gently hold the coffee saucer with your left hand, and slowly move towards your mouth to sip. It is not advisable to hold the cup full, swallow it in a big mouth, and not to bend over to the coffee cup. Don't make noise when drinking coffee. When adding coffee, do not lift the coffee cup from the coffee saucer.
Coffee tasting methods:
There is a difference in the taste of coffee, so you can't drink three or four cups in a row like tea or cola, and the formal coffee cup is the best. Ordinary drinking coffee takes 80 to 100cc as an appropriate amount. Sometimes if you want to drink three or four cups in a row, then you need to dilute the coffee concentration or add a lot of milk, but you still have to consider the degree of physiological needs to add or subtract The concentration of coffee, that is, don't cause greasy or disgusting feelings, and in the preparation of sugar, you can also make more changes to make coffee more delicious. Drinking while hot is a necessary condition for tasting delicious coffee, even when drinking hot coffee during the hot summer days.
Ask the guests to drink coffee at home, as the host, don't help the guests. Especially when the guests are coffee lovers, let them do it themselves or add milk or sugar, which also shows respect for the guests' taste. Because they are very particular about it. In addition, you should carefully prepare a cup of cold water for the expert who knows how to drink coffee, so that guests can alternately taste the taste of coffee between cold water and coffee. When you are a guest at a friend's house and drink coffee, you don't have to be polite, just drink the coffee while it's hot. This is polite. However, don't finish the coffee in one go, but sip it slowly. If you only care about chatting and letting cold coffee cool it, that is a waste of the host ’s heart.