How To Brew A Good Cup Of Coffee

Brewing the perfect cup of coffee can be done by anyone. Knowing how to brew coffee properly will allow you to enjoy your cup and allow for the natural tastes and flavors to come out.

The first step is to take a look at the equipment you are using. You need to start with a clean machine. You will want to make sure that your coffee maker and pot are clean. If your pot and brewer are old and really heavily stained, you may want to consider a new brewer. The coffee stains will make the coffee bitter.

The next step is brewing your coffee. For starters, use fresh cold water. Ideally, if you can use filtered water, even better. Starting with cold water gives you a cleaner brew. The coffee is made up of mostly water, so good water is 90 percent of a good cup. Use a clean glass to pour the water into the reservoir. Keep in mind that using tap water that tastes bad will give you coffee that tastes bad as well.

Use a high quality coffee to make and brew with. Using premium coffee beans will give you the freshest and more flavorful tasting pot of coffee as well. These coffees are better balanced between bitterness, and roast. Your beans should be stored in an air tight container. The best coffee to use would be one that you grind yourself, but if you can’t get that, just get the best that fits within your budget.

Next, let’s talk about how much coffee to use. General rule of thumb is to use around two rounded tablespoons of coffee per cup of water. You can also find coffee measuring spoons to help. If you like your coffee stronger, just add in a little more coffee, for weaker a bit less.

What to do when the coffee is done brewing. Remove the filter immediately. Allowing the filter to sit in your coffee machine means that coffee will continue to drip in to your freshly brewed coffee. Although the coffee is fresh in your carafe, the coffee dripping from the filter will be bitter. Thus, you could ruin a fresh pot of coffee. You should plan to drink your coffee within 15 minutes. Any longer, and the coffee starts to separate, and the oils start to break out.

Best practices for storing your coffee. First, you don’t need to keep it in the freezer. Assuming you drink coffee on a regular basis, freezing does not help you. All you need to concern yourself with is keeping it in an air tight container. If you can make sure that you keep the coffee out of the air, you will be well on your way to having coffee that lasts.

Now that you have a wonderful brewed cup of coffee, enjoy it! You did all the work, now sit back, relax and sip away.