Freshly brewed coffee drips into a cup at Ritual Coffee on August 26, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Coffee shops across the country are being faced with the decision to raise retail coffee prices as wholesale coffee bean prices are surging.
Coffee might always be a part of your morning rituals that helps you function better throughout the day. You might have invested in a coffee maker to have freshly brewed coffee available on your counter whenever you feel like drinking it.
But did you know that you might be committing coffee brewing mistakes that might cause a problem to your machine in the long run?
Even if the coffee maker offers convenience and the luxury of homemade coffee, this little man still needs attention and care from its users.
And because our world requires so much time, there may be some things we neglect to check with the coffee maker. To help you with that, here are the reasons why you are committing coffee brewing mistakes.
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Not Cleaning the Coffee Pot
Due to the responsibilities we all have, the world is requiring us to prioritize things, and because of that, you might not be able to clean the coffee pot of your brewing machine.
In an interview with Eat This Not That, executive testing and tasting editor from America's Test Kitchen situated in Boston, Lisa McManus, shares that people should be cleaning the carafe daily to remove the old coffee oils can cling to its walls that will soon turn bitter and sour. Eat This Not That recommends washing it soap and water, then rinsing it with water and wiping it dry will help.
Using water that is not hot enough
Taste of Home notes that most commercial drip brewers do not reach the ideal temperature for the perfect coffee, which is 195 degrees to 2015 degrees.
They add that the water fails to extract the best taste of the coffee from the beans because of this. So you may heat some water then add them to the compartment to help it reach the ideal temperature.
Wrong Coffee Measurement
According to Roasty Coffee, measuring the coffee correctly can improve the taste of your cup of joe in the morning. They add that investing in a kitchen scale and sparing a moment to measure the right amount of ground coffee and water will make the taste of your brewed coffee better.
The Specialty Coffee Association saying that the correct amount is two tablespoons of freshly ground coffee per six ounces of water.
Advance Grinding
McManus shares with Eat This Not That the coffee tastes better when you grind your coffee beans just before brewing them. This means you just have to ground the right amount of beans based on the number of people going to drink. But if you're alone, you might want to use that kitchen scale for an accurate measurement.
Wrong Cup
Taste of Home shares that the usual china teacups you serve at a tea party will rapidly cool down your coffee that might surprise you. They add that investing in a thick-walled maintains the coffee's hot temperature for longer.
Keeping these coffee brewing mistakes in mind will improve your coffee experience any time of the day. Who does not want a relaxing hot cup of premium coffee after a long day of work or even before starting it? Try to observe these mistakes and level up your game when it comes to brewing coffee.
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