Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Coffee #4- How to make a great cup of Coffee


After research for the past three weeks about coffee I thought that I might try something new with my coffee blog. I am going to be describing how to make a perfect pot of coffee. This might seem like an easy process, but in order to make a good pot you need to take several things into consideratoin. You are going to first want to buy the coffee bean, and you might be thinking well of course you want to buy the beans because that is how you make coffee. You are not just buying a bean, you are going to buy a "good" bean. When I say "good" that could mean a millions of things, but no matter if you like a dark and heavy bean or a medium roasted bean; you should make sure that you are buying a quality bean from a reputable supplier. When you are in the store looking for that "good" bean you should make sure that the bean was kept airtight because as soon as beans are exposed to air they begin to lose their flavors. Since you know that little fact you should now know not to open the beans until you plan on using them. This next part of the process depends on the type of coffee maker you have because the next step is to grind the bean. I say it depends on what kind of coffee maker you have because each coffee maker has a certain courseness that will make the most enjoyable taste for you. Next, you should make sure that you are using good water because coffee is 98% of water so if you pollute that water then it will not taste as good as it would if it was not polluted. Some ways that you can make sure that you have good water is by filtering it or of course use bottled water to ensure that you have good water. After you have choosen the right bean, the right grind, and the right water you then just have to wait while the machine does its magic and that can take around five minutes for a good cup.

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