How to Brew Good Coffee

How to brew good coffee

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Learn how to brew a richer more flavorsome coffee with your coffee machine.

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How to Brew Good Coffee

Hey, American coffee lover, taking a break with a rich robust flavorful and aromatic cup 
of Joe. No? Well how come?

Hey now, don’t do anything rash. It’s just a machine. You don’t expect it to be a barista 
do you? But of course not, besides, all it needs is a little help from you. That’s right. 
Follow these six simple steps and you and your machine can make a better cup of Joe.

Let’s talk about your beans. Now you keep your spices whole don’t you? Right. But then 
your coffee, you buy ground, but not anymore. From here on out, you’re buying whole 
beans and you’re keeping them in an airtight container. Got it? Good.

Now, you’ll need a grinder. A simple, cheap blade steel grinders are okay for spices and 
serious coffee lovers used bur grinders. Now bur grinder uses two wheels to grind the 
beans consistently and evenly which is a key to brew greatness.

Machines like this are available at fine kitchen stores and of course on the internet. Now 
look at that grind, that’s called a medium grind and it’s perfect for automatic drip 
machines.

Now, coffee is mostly water. So make sure, yours is clean and tasty by running it through 
a filter before running it through your coffee machine. Let’s brew.

Most drip machines these days come with reusable filters. You can use it if you want but 
I vastly prefer unbleached paper filters. I think they do a better job of brewing. Now, as 
for all those measuring spoons that came with your coffee machine, get yourself a plain 
old tablespoon. We want two tablespoons per cup. I’m going to make six cups here so 
that means we need 12 tablespoons of our grounds.

Last but not the least, on your quarter teaspoon of kosher salt, will help to take the 
bitterness out of your brew.

Now to the water, most experts use six fluid ounces per cup. It’s okay if the numbers on 
your craft don’t match, remember, it’s just a stupid machine. Now, close the lid and turn 
on the device.

Now, most modern machines have a special valve that allows you to remove the craft and 
have a cup before the brewing is over. But, the flavor will be better if you let it go to the 
whole cycle. Your patience will be rewarded.

Now, nothing tastes worse than burnt coffee. So you might want to move your brew to a 
thermos for safe keeping. It’ll stay warm for hours without picking up that nasty burnt 
flavor and it’s portable.

There, now finally, a really great cup of Joe. Can I have one too? Fine. Be that way.