Coffee Brewing Methods
Category: All About Coffee
Posted: 04/11/2004 06:06
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Synopsis: No matter what they're called, all ways of brewing coffee are basically the same: The ground coffee is soaked in the water until the water tastes good. The only equipment you really need to make great coffee is an open pot, a flame, and, possibly, a strainer.
Brewing Coffee
No matter what they're called, all ways of brewing coffee are basically the same: The ground coffee is soaked in the water until the water tastes good. The only equipment you really need to make great coffee is an open pot, a flame, and, possibly, a strainer.
There are many ways of brewing coffee. The Key Factor in brewing coffee is the extraction time , the contact time between hot water and the grinds, and the water temperature. Each brew method extracts the aroma and flavours of coffee differently.
Coffee Brewing Methods: |
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Extraction |
Caffeine |
Tannin |
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Pressure Brewing
Hot water is forced through the ground coffee and filter under high pressure. This is how today's espresso machines work.
More about Pressure Brewing... |
10-30 Seconds |
Medium |
Low |
for espresso machines |
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Vacuum
Hot water is being pulled through the ground coffee and filter by vacuum.
How to use a Vacuum Coffee Maker... |
1-3 Minutes |
High |
High |
for Vacuum Brewers |
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Turkish (Greek)
Ground coffee is brought to a boil together with water in the same pot. No filter is used.
How to brew Turkish Coffee... |
3-8 Mnutes |
High |
High |
Currently no Turkish
Coffee Makers
in our data base, sorry |
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Stove Top Espresso Maker (Mokka)
Hot water is forced through the ground coffee and filter.
How to use a Stove Top... |
2-3 Minutes |
Medium |
Medium |
for Stove Top Espresso Makers |
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French Press Coffee Maker
Ground coffee is being forced through the hot water by a filter plunger.
How to use a French Press... |
3-5 Minutes |
High |
High |
for French Press Coffee Makers |
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Filter Drip
Hot water sieves through the ground coffee and filter under gravity. The paper filter will effect the taste of coffee.
How to use a Filter Drip... |
3-5 Minutes |
High |
High |
for Filter Drip Urn Brewers |
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Single Serve Coffee
Actually this is similar to Pressure Brewing. Since it gains in popularity, we decided to give the single serve coffee makers its own category
Single Serve Coffee Makers... |
5 - 60 Seconds |
Medium |
Medium |
for Single Serve Coffee Makers |
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