The idea for this guide is to give you tips and tricks that we have learned along the way because we once were beginners, too.
Having the knowledge and the passion is the most important thing, but when it comes to applying it, things can get a little messy.
By Marcelo.
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Odds are you’ve stared at a barista as they twist and crank and throw punches at your coffee with the help of a myriad of machines and tools.
It’s just the tools that make the barista, you think, until you get your coffee and it tastes quite similar to one you could have made yourself at home with nothing else but a spoon, some instant coffee, and milk.
That’s why.
It’s not just about having the most expensive machines; and it’s certainly not about buying the fanciest beans.
There are little things – small things that accumulate along the process and, in the end, they can make all the difference.
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Here, you will learn about each step of the process: what it entails, and what small things you can do in each of them to tweak or enhance the taste of your coffee.
So don’t think that what you need is a lot of money to make really good coffee.
We need to see the whole picture to understand how to get a better taste in your coffee.
Let’s look at everything that comes before drinking our coffee so we can start dwelling deeper into each of them to make a better coffee.
- Choosing the best beans
- Roasting the beans
- Grinding the beans
- Using the right water-to-coffee ratios when brewing
- Different brewing methods (Drip coffee, espresso, etc.)
Once we have coffee in our cup, then we can focus on other things, like:
- Sugar and other sweeteners
- Cream/creamers
- Spices
You’ll see that even though making the perfect coffee is more like art—hard to put into words, and more about each person’s opinion, a good coffee is achieved through a much more scientific method: You observe carefully every step of the way, identify what things affect the taste of your coffee, and making them play in your favor.
You will learn from your mistakes, because there’s no other way to learn.
Except, maybe, by reading amazing articles like this one.
We will teach you all we know about coffee, so that you know every little thing that takes part in your coffee’s flavor.
Let’s start with our raw product: the green coffee bean.
Photos by Chevanon Photography and Sergei Starostin
