Coffee 101
There is no such thing as the best coffee in the world. But there are really expensive coffee such as jamaican blue mountain, Kona coffee from Hawaii , gesha coffee, Kopi Luwak etc . Those are really expensive due to demand and low supply. They all produce nice taste profile that most, if not all, agree. It does not mean your palate will have to like them.It may not be ‘wow ‘when you drink. The best coffee for you is the coffee that you like the most , you enjoy the most , based on your drinking style. For e,g, if you drink coffee black, you can appreciate coffee taste note that you palate loves. It could be fruity, sweet, citric or chocolaty notes. That coffee could be from any origin. If you are milk based coffee drinker such as latte or cappuccino , you might like flavor that goes through the milk. The topic of ‘what is your favorite coffee’ will be never ending ……
BEANS: High quality beans and Fresh
ROAST LEVEL: it has to be perfect to your taste. ( light , medium, dark). Based on the roast level, flavor changes for the same bean.
BREWING METHOD : Beans should be grinded right before brewing to give you best flavor.Temperature: it has to be optimal temperature for optimal flavor extraction. It is 195-205 degree F.
Espresso: there are so many variable to be able to pull good espresso shot ,from temperature, pressure, bean grind size, amount, tamping , flow etc.
Pour over: it is simplest and best method to taste coffee origin and flavor especially single origin specialty coffee.
No one should judge you how you should drink coffee!! you drink coffee however you like. As long as you enjoy your cup , that’s what it matters. But here is the catch though!
In life, we tend to adhere to our routine, habit as normal or define who we are. That include how we drink coffee. You don’t know if this is your favorite cup unless you have tried everything how coffee is made, or tried different roast level, different origin, different processing methods. There are so many ways you can explore how a cup of coffee could be, depending on those above factors. Amazing , right! So are you open to suggestion? ready to try different method, different beans, different roast? let us know!
First of all, let me clear some confusion. people confuse espresso roast and espresso. people think that in order to use espresso machine to make coffee, you have to buy espresso roast. that is NOT TRUE. Espresso is how coffee is made out of espresso machine. you can use any bean you like to make espresso drink. nowadays, single origin bean are more and more popular to make espresso shot.
how do I make a good espresso shot or latte or cappuccino ?
It is not that easy to make a perfect espresso shot even if you have super expensive espresso machine of $5000 , Because, it requires perfection of every level , start with bean grind size ( uniformity), amount, water temperature, pressure, flow rate, tamping pressure. all of those need to be perfect to make a perfect shot. For example, if you change the bean or even roast level, you need to readjust everything. that is how perfect it have to be to make an espresso shot. To be continued……