Conditions

You grinder didn’t even have the chance to get cold and the freshly milled coffee spreads a magic aroma around your kitchen when suddenly a question raises in your head – what brewing technique to use while boiling your coffee? This refers not just to the novices that only begin to learn their way into the coffee world and to the coffee adherents that think they know everything about their favorite drink but to the common people also who often don’t even think about such nuances. If you really wish to brew a flavorful coffee and enjoy a masterpiece, just follow these few simple techniques given below.Before that, let’s bring together the necessary conditions so that the coffee is brewed in a proper way.

Conditions

Coffee devices – a coffee machine has to be kept clean at all costs. Remember that a clogged device not only will change the taste of your coffee, it can also make you drink all the unhealthy elements that subside on your machine since the last procedure.

Water – two factors are equally important here: the type of water you use for boiling and its temperature. As to the first point, everyone knows that tape water is of no good and it’s better to use distilled one. Well, if you are the lucky one and have the right water at hand, then go ahead and use it. But what to do with the tape water if it is the only water source you currently have? Just let the water flow out the tap for several minutes and only then fill your coffee maker with it. However, be always prepared and store as more distilled water at home as possible.

So the water begins to be boiled and a natural question arises – what temperature is ideal for brewing coffee? The perfect grade is considered to be between 195º to 202 ºF (~82º -85ºC), after the water in the coffee machine reached that level, pour the grinded coffee into it and brew.

Brewing period - the time depends on the device you choose (that can automatically decide when to stop brewing), the type of your coffee grinding and your personal preference. So there are no strict intervals while brewing coffee, just make sure you pay careful attention to the process and keep it under total control.

Thus these are the three rules of thumb in order to make a good high-quality coffee. But do not forget some other, one would think, insignificant moments:
• Grind the exact amount of coffee that you will be able to drink right now because the coffee aroma has the ability to quickly evaporate;
• The same is about brewing – boil only so much coffee you are capable or wish to drink at the moment. Don’t reheat the rest because it wouldn’t be fresh anymore, thus its beneficial features will turn into toxic ones;
• Another moment is to never use the coffee grounds for twice. The pleasant taste along with flavors is already obtained; the only left is acid elements that don’t give any pleasure to your palate.

So now when you got some grounding on the coffee brewing conditions, let’s get acquainted with the 6 main coffee brewing techniques famous throughout the world.

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