Final step for a cup of Coffee, Brewing.

Today we are going to talk about Brewing, which is considered as the weakest link in the enjoyment of a good cup of coffee! You can buy the finest beans, can have the best of the best roast but if you mess up at this step then all the effort putted in are wasted.

The most important thing to understand the brewing method is to understand what goes on in the process. The main components are water and temperature. You need to understand how in brewing the grinded coffee is infused with boiling water to get the flavor out of the powdered coffee.

The best brew is obtained by measuring the Coffee to Water Ratio. The best way to measure coffee is by weight, which is generally done by the scale. It can be measured by volume but it disturbs the coffee taste as it’s not accurate all the time.  It is always wise to brew your coffee strong as it’s easy to divide it to desired taste by adding water.

Espresso Shots

The water that is used for infusion has to be right otherwise the coffee will taste wrong. The best rule is to taste the water before using it in brewing as the taste of water changes the taste of coffee.

We are lucky that we don’t have to do all this on our own as the coffee machines does this for us. But the scientists spend a lot of time to attain the determined taste and ratio for every coffee. Various big companies like Starbucks and Tim Horton’s have their own lab to get their right taste for all types of coffee they carry. For instance, a regular double double will be always prepared with the same type of ratio that was discovered in their lab by the machines they have in the restaurants.

Grinding coffee

Today we are going to talk about the final and most important step in the process of coffee making, Grinding Process. Grinding process is important as it determines how the coffee will taste. 

After the roasting process, described in our last post, now we will explain the process of grinding the aromatic coffee beans to attain your favorite tasting coffee.

As by the name grinding seems like an easy process, but there are different types of grinds for different type of coffee. The main objective of grinding is to get most of the flavor out of the beans into the beverage. For example, if you want to make an American coffee the grinding will be coarser (thicker grind); for an espresso (Italian coffee) there will be finer (thinner grind) grinding.

Furthermore, the period of time the grounds (grinded coffee beans) remain in contact with the water determines the ideal grade of grind. The finer the grind is the quicker the coffee is prepared.

It had been scientifically proven that the coffee should be freshly grinded and immediately brewed to get most flavor. These are few examples of how you can distinguish the type of coffee grinder

• Coarse- this type of grind produces chunky particles of coffee. This type of grind a product of French press coffee machine and most of the cold beverages too.
• Medium- this is quite similar to coarse but thinner in nature. This is product for machines with drip makers the machines with cone shaped filters.
• Fine- this type of grind looks more like sugar or salt. Product for espresso machines.
• Turkish Grind- this one leaves coffee with very powdery grind.

Fun Fact: Coffee is described as a drug due to its caffeine content, which makes it highly addictive and provides a coffee high!!