| Brewing a great cup of coffee depends on a | | | | using frech press grind in an espresso maker), |
| number of things such as the quality of the | | | | very little of the caffeine and flavours extracted |
| coffee bean, the quality of the water being used, | | | | and will have poor flavour. |
| the type of brewing being done, and the grind of | | | | Of course filters play an important role in |
| the coffee. Now quality of bean and water is | | | | managing the balance between over and under |
| something you can easily take care. Just use good | | | | brewing your coffee. Not only do they keep the |
| quality beans and pure water. However the | | | | grind out of your cup, but they also control how |
| relationship between the grind of the coffee and | | | | fast the water passes over the grinds. Paper |
| the type of brewing being done is more detailed | | | | filters are the most common, but many people |
| and could use a little explanation. Now we all know | | | | are also using metal varieties. Paper filters are |
| that we make coffee by passing hot water over | | | | quite good. However they can absorb some of |
| crushed coffee beans. However for it to really | | | | the coffee flavour, and some people claim they |
| work well we need to understand just how long | | | | can taste the paper in the final coffee. Metal |
| the water should be passing over the beans. The | | | | filters are normally made from stainless steel or |
| purpose of this article is to help you understand | | | | gold plated mesh. They have very fine weave |
| how to match your coffee's grind to the type of | | | | and filter out the coffee grinds very well. They |
| brewing you are doing in order to make the best | | | | also do not alter the taste of the coffee at all. |
| coffee possible. | | | | Metal filters are also more environmentally friendly |
| Generally speaking, the 'soaking' time relates | | | | than the paper alternative. |
| directly to how coarse the coffee is ground. This | | | | Whichever you choose, be sure to buy decent |
| means that smaller coffee grinds need less | | | | quality. Cheap filters often clog or not allow the |
| contact with the water, and coarser grinds need | | | | coffee to brew properly. A decent quality metal |
| longer contact. Espresso coffee is only exposed | | | | filter will last years and save money in the end. |
| to water for 20-40 seconds and as a result is | | | | Brewing a cup of coffee is not that hard. Brewing |
| made using extremely fine grind coffee. A French | | | | a great cup takes a little more understanding, but |
| press coffee maker can take as much as 4 | | | | isn't any harder. Start with fresh beans and good |
| minutes and uses an extremely coarse grind. If | | | | clean water and then match your brewing style |
| coffee is left contacting water for too long for its | | | | to the proper grind and then mess around with |
| grind size, unwanted extracts emerge and make | | | | the exact proportions and pretty soon your be |
| the coffee taste bitter. Of course if the grind is | | | | brewing killer coffee every time. |
| too large and the water passes very quickly (like | | | | |