Brewing coffee: This is how you get the best filter coffee
Cooking coffee by hand delivers great filter coffee enjoyment. Although this is more time-consuming than with a conventional coffee machine, it is even more worthwhile. Because only with the right preparation does the coffee develop its full aroma.
You need this to make filter coffee
The most common way of making coffee is still with the coffee machine. Whether with pads or filters - in a few minutes you will have a cup of freshly brewed coffee in front of you. However, you can get a completely different coffee enjoyment when preparing by hand and filter.
- To make filter coffee, all you need is a hand filter, filter paper and the right coffee. Suitable hand filters such as those used in grandma's time are still manufactured by the Melitta brand, for example.
- Buy whole coffee beans that you grind fresh before making coffee. This is the only way to get the full coffee aroma.
- You can grind the coffee to different degrees. The finer the powder, the less time it takes to filter the coffee.
- An electric coffee grinder takes care of the grinding for you. Alternatively, grind the coffee with a hand grinder.
- Brew the coffee with water at around 90 degrees. If the water is too hot, aromatic substances are destroyed and the coffee then tastes too bitter. Too cold water, on the other hand, makes the coffee taste sour.
Always rinse the coffee pot and filter before preparation
To make the perfect filter coffee, you should first rinse the jug and filter with hot water. In this way, no taste of the paper filter gets into your coffee.
- Place the filter jug on the coffee pot. Place a paper filter in the filter jug. Then pour some water into the filter and let the water run through. The paper filter is rinsed through and loses its own taste.
- Pour the drained water out of the jug.
- It is best to set the boiling water aside for a minute so that it cools down to approx. 90 degrees.
- You need about 30 grams of freshly ground coffee per 500 ml of water.
- Put the powdered coffee beans in the paper filter. Then pour water on the powder until it is completely covered with water.
- Gradually pour more and more water onto the coffee so that it is saturated with water. Bubbles should form.
- The water should have drained completely after about five minutes.
- It is best to use the coffee grounds as fertilizer. Your houseplants will thank you.
