Coffee information – A better cup of coffee

• Try to control these four things:
  • Grind size
    • Propeller blade causes inconsistent size
    • Burr grinder will create similar sized grains
      They are expensive.  Consider using Store Grinders
  • Temperature
    • Temperature of brewing water should be 190 – 205º
  • Proportion
    • Ideally 2 TBL coffee to 6 oz of distilled water
  • Brew time
    • Brew time is 4-5 minutes – strained into a caraffe

TWO WAYS OF COOKING COFFEE

1. Heat water to about 207-210 degrees and pour over coffee grounds in a ceramic filter.  Rinse clear water through the coffee filter before running your coffee through.  2 TBL per cup of coffee.
2. Drip coffee – about 210-211 degrees and poured through grounds
3. Stovetop – Comes to a simmer, so it is about 212º so let it come to the MEAREST SIMMER don’t let it come to a rolling boil

• ROASTS
  • Light City – high caffiene
  • Full City
  • French Vanilla
  • Italian
  • Espresso – low caffiene
• Bagged coffee should have a pressure release button on the bag
• COFFEE PRODUCTION LOCATIONS – Descriptions by Alton Brown
  • Hawaii and Central America – Bright and Snappy
  • E Africa and Yeman – Brooding
  • Sumatra and Indonesisa – Funky

Tip 1
Place a cinnamon stick piece in the basket of your coffee maker
Optionally, a piece of star anise or an orange peel

Tip2
Place a piece of salted caramel chocolate in the bottom of your coffee cup
Fill half with coffee, and then fill with warm half-and-half
Stir

Tip 3
Create your own vanilla coffee syrup
Scrape out the inside of one vanilla bean
Place shell of vanilla bean in the pan
Add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water
Heat to about 180°