I. Are Blue Mountain coffee beans suitable for hand-brewing?
The Blue Mountains are located in the east of Jamaica Island. The coffee produced here is called Blue Mountain coffee, which is of excellent quality. The price of a kind of coffee is also relatively expensive, so how to brew Blue Mountain coffee? Hand-brewed Blue Mountain Coffee?
There are many brewing methods suitable for Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, such as siphon pot, smart cup, French press, etc., but if you want to truly show the original flavor of Blue Mountain coffee, you should brew it by hand. The Blue Mountain coffee is better. The taste of Blue Mountain coffee beans is rich and mellow, sweet, sour, and bitter. The three flavors of Blue Mountain coffee are properly matched. Blue Mountain coffee brewed by hand brewing method can better bring out the flavor of Blue Mountain coffee.
Second, the brewing steps of hand-brewed Blue Mountain coffee
1. Blue Mountain coffee beans
To prepare Blue Mountain coffee by hand, the first thing you need to master is the ratio of water to powder (15:1 by weight is preferred). Weigh 12g of Blue Mountain coffee with an electronic scale and prepare 180g of water.
2. Blue Mountain Coffee Bean Grinder
Grinding coffee beans can be done with a hand grinder or an electric grinder, hand grinder If the thickness is adjusted well, the ground coffee will be very uniform.
3. Wet the filter paper
Wetting the filter paper with hot water can not only moisten the filter paper, but also function as a warm cup to keep the coffee temperature Will not lose temperature too quickly.
4. Pour Blue Mountain coffee powder into the filter cup
Pour the Blue Mountain coffee powder into the triangle cup, remember to tap the filter cup to let the coffee The powder is smooth
5. Steaming
Take out the hot water at 92℃, add water to the hand pour pot, slowly rotate it into the filter cup, when all the coffee After the powder is wet, stop injecting and smoulder for 20-30 seconds. During the water injection, pay attention to the stability of the water column, and let a small amount of hot water flow out from the water injection port. quick.
6. Water injection
Wait until the steaming is over, and start the second injection of water, starting from the center point in a circle, from the inside to the outside, and then from the From the outside to the inside, until the amount of hot water injected reaches the requirement, be careful not to touch the filter paper on the edge of the water column.
7. Tasting
Pour the brewed Blue Mountain coffee into a pre-warmed mug and start tasting.
