Whether you’re a coffee newbie or an expert in the world of beans, there are some basic principles to follow when choosing your next batch of grinds, dense, oily beans have a high concentration of oils that provide body and flavor to the coffee and you don’t want those oils scooped out during the roasting process because they’ll result in bitter, oily coffee.
On the flip side, dry beans can produce bitterness if not roasted sufficiently, and last but not least,French-pressing is widely acknowledged for its well-rounded flavor as compared to standard drip-coffee brewing.
Get to know your beans.
Coffee is a deeply chillable plant, which means it will only grow in warm climates, so if you’re growing it in your garden or a heated greenhouse, you’re probably going to be disappointed with the results, and when the coffee berries are mature, they’ll blooms, which will open up the bloomer or Cupola, allowing for the release of more volatile oils that are important for flavor and aroma.
When the bloom is complete, the beans are dried, ground, and frequently sent off to be roasted and packed into bags or bottles for sale. However, when you receive the potential beans for your bean-to-bar espresso machine, you may want to try roasting your beans because there are several ways to do this, but the two main methods are automatic and manual; in a manual roaster, you’re basically roasting the beans and then gathering them up and putting them in bags, this is called bagging.
Decide if you want a lighter cup of coffee or a bolder one.
Once you know how the best coffee beans are roasted, you can decide if you want a lighter or a bolder cup of coffee, or if you frequently travel, you may want a bolder cup of coffee to go with your favorite travel destinations and if you like rich, chocolaty coffee, you may prefer a lighter cup of coffee to start your day or go towards the end of your day- we’re all different and have different preferences, so don’t be afraid to experiment.
Drip or Batch brewers should have this down.
If you’re a beginner, you need to get acquainted with the difference between drip- and Batch brewers- if you’re a coffee newbie, you may have heard about Drip coffee and Batch coffee: Drip coffee is made by setting up a coffee maker that pours water over the coffee grounds, the grounds are allowed to sit for a while before being removed from the brewer and as the coffee decays, the grounds are slowly rotted away and replaced by more coffee; batch coffee, on the other hand, is made by setting up a coffee maker that automatically switches between Batch and Drip mode- in this mode, the coffee grounds are allowed to sit while the brewing process happens, and then they’re automatically removed from the brewer.
The flavor is key with espresso shots.
If you’re making espresso shots, you want your beans to be perfectly roasted, if you’re making regular coffee, you can over-roast your beans and end up with bitter coffee but with espresso shots, you want your beans to be perfectly struckso they lose their bitterness and become easy to drink- you can test this out by tasting your freshly roasted coffee beans and if they’re not quite right, adjust them by crushing them up a bit and adding them back to the brew basket.
