Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Great Tasting Coffee

By Patrick Fitz-Gibbon


Many people seem to think that to make a coffee all they need to do is spoon some granules into a cup and add water. However doing so is not going to get you a wonderful tasting coffee. Coffee is an affordable luxury, which once made properly can set you up for the rest of the day.

Here are some tips on how to get the very best coffee brew you have ever tasted.

Coffee machine: Invest in the best you can afford, ideally with a burr attached. There are a lot on the market now but you want to buy one that does the coffee you prefer best for example, lattes or cappuccinos. Another alternative is to buy one that tends to make all kinds of coffees enabling you to choose what you want on any particular day.

Beans: Don't buy beans unless you know when they were roasted. A lot of the good makers can detail this on the packet. There is no point buying old coffee. It will not produce excellent results. Also bear in mind that when you buy fresh beans you must really use them inside a week as anything over that the coffee will begin to lose its flavor. Many people will also inform you to put coffee in the fridge; however doing so will not keep your coffee fresh, in reality the coldness can in fact spoil it. Ideally you should put fresh beans into an airtight container and store in a dark place. An ideal place will be definetely a pantry, however if you don't possess one, then consider putting the container in a garage or somewhere that doesn't get a lot of light.

Grinding your own: Doing so is necessary if you would want to make the ideal cup of coffee. When they are ground in the shop, quite often the shop is grinding a wide variety of beans throughout the day and if you are last in then you are not going to benefit from the full taste of your specific variety. Additionally the grinders used are prone to heat as they are utilized constantly, which may cause your beans being re-roasted. Most of the good coffee and espresso producers typically have their own grinders attached to them, so this is a far better way to produce the coffee and get the very best results.

Water temperature: If you are making your coffee using a coffee maker then it is likely that the ideal temperatures could be set for you, creating the ideal cup. Most folks when making coffee, especially instant will use boiling water and this is not the ideal thing to use. If the water you are using is steaming then it is likely the water is boiling.

Sugar: A lot of coffee drinkers do not add sugar to their cup but if you are among those that prefers to add something to sweeten it. Then do so by adding a good high quality brown sugar. White sugar can alter the taste of the coffee; however brown sugar can bring out the taste and truly enhances it.




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