Well, who do not know that coffee cannot be brewed without water?
You would exclaimed a loud “of course”, wouldn’t you? Anyone knows that without water, you simply cannot extract the coffee grounds to become coffee! Imagine, me coming to tell you all these after only attending a free coffee course!
of course, we are not talking about water is to be used on the coffee ground, we are talking about the quality of water! Seriously, have you even think how important the quality of water is, and what difference it can make on coffee?
Personally, I know that water is important, but it is not after attending a free coffee course that I realize how important the quality of water is, to get a good cuppa!
To me, water is an element that should be rated even more important that the coffee beans! No matter how good is your coffee blend, if there are any residue from the water, your coffee is ruin.
Well, if you would clean your coffee maker regularly so that it would not have any rancid coffee oil to ruin your coffee brew, have you ever thought about what is inside the water might effectively spoil your coffee as well?
And this is the reason why many coffee experts placed alot of emphasis on their water. But, what are the elements to know about water? All along, I know that temperature was important, but after attending a free coffee course, I learn a few pointers with regards to water.
No worries, I am not going to go into the density of water or flowrate of how fast the water is going to seep your coffee grounds. It is going to be some simple but important facts about water.
This free coffee course highlights the importance of soft water. The term “soft water” refers to water that is free from minerals and thus any odors. Unfortunately, this is not the water that comes from your tap, because those are consider hard water, or water that contains a lot of minerals.
Other than altering the taste of coffee, tap water that contains minerals in the long run woudl clog your coffee makers, especially the filter portion. So, using soft water not only ensures better quality of coffee, it also potentially prolong the lifespan of your coffee makers.
Another thing about water that I learn from this free coffee course is about the right water temperature. At this moment, you would think that pouring hot water onto coffee grounds is the best way to brew great coffee right? We are all taught that coffee would not taste good once it is cool right?
But, do you know that hot water, especially after it is just boiled would ruin the taste of the coffee, in fact it would burn the coffee totally? So, pouring very hot water onto your coffee grounds would not produce good coffee, it would only give you bitter coffee.
so now, you know why you are always brewing bitter coffee, right? This one single mis-conception would allow many of you to brew better coffee immediately!
There you have it folks, very simple and easy variables that would enable you to brew better coffee. I was initially surprised that the coffee course would be teaching people such simple stuff, but these are stuff that people would not think matters but would definitely make a difference in the finished brew.