What you didn't know about Coffee
What you didn't know about Coffee
Roasting coffee is easy and anybody can do it! It’s as simple as making popcorn because it’s the exact same process. The coffee bean reaches a certain temperature in which the water inside the bean expands and becomes a gas. This expansion pops or “cracks” the coffee bean. During this…
In my opinion, the most important factor is the freshness of the roast. I always ask the barista the exact roast date of the coffee they are making espresso with. The fresher the better. Unfortunately this understanding is not practiced in Cafe’s. Often, the barista does not even know the…
For my money the best single cup coffee maker is the Moka Pot, also referred to as a stovetop espresso. It simply makes the strongest cup of coffee for the best price. If you use only freshly roasted and freshly ground coffee (using an inexpensive Burr Grinder), you will be…
🫘 Use only 100% Arabica green (unroasted) coffee.🫘 Roast it yourself using an inexpensive home roasting machine.🫘 Grind it immediately after roasting and cooling to room temperature, and just before brewing.🫘 Using a Moka Pot (stovetop espresso, originally made by Italian company Bialetti but now there are many manufacturers to…
Every morning I roast 120 grams (about a quarter pound) in only six minutes. There is no difference, that I can determine, between coffee that takes 6 minutes to roast compared to coffee that takes an hour or more to roast. As long as the coffee is roasting evenly throughout,…
Great question, and one in which it is a good time in human history to ask! IMO, the best home roaster has these features; easy to use, roasts all the coffee very evenly, is quick and efficient, utilizes the Fluid Bed Roasting method (a cleaner process of heating with electricity…
It really all depends on your interptetation of the word “proper”. For me, a proper coffee involves the 3 step process of Roast, Grind, Brew. Without control over these three steps, a big part of your end result will remain a mystery and you wont know how to correct it.…
In general, and in layman’s terms which I am guessing is what you are wanting, I can simply describe 3 types of roasts, light, medium, and dark. This is strictly for a novice because there are many complexities and variables (like coffee origin, the way it is processed, species of…
Your question involves the entire spectrum of coffee “from the cherry to the cup”, growing, harvesting, roasting, grinding, and brewing. All of these steps involved are important, however, there is an important factor you are not considering (nor do most people who are simply unaware of this most important factor).…
Buy green 100% Arabica coffee and roast it yourself, then grind it and brew in your standard drip coffee maker. You will be amazed at how good the coffee is when you are using freshly roasted and freshly ground 100% Arabica. More on Quora