How to make delicious and flavorful filter coffee

The way to make filter coffee is not difficult, but to make a cup of coffee with a strong flavor, you need to follow the right method. The guide below will help you make the best cup of coffee.

Indeed, although now Western coffees are gradually becoming popular such as Cappuccino, Latte, etc., which are made from an Espresso machine to shorten the brewing time, traditional coffee is still hand-mixed by a filter. is always a familiar choice of diners. There are two popular ways to make filter coffee: small filter and large filter. Let's find out with Vietblend!

1. Selection of coffee powder

First of all, you should choose to buy the right type of coffee used for making filter, to protect your health choose clean coffee products and should consider the content of coffee to suit your taste best. . How to make a good filter coffee depends on a factor that few people care about: the coffee powder. In this article, Vietblend will not mention how to choose good coffee, but suppose you have many types of coffee powder but not all are suitable for making filter.

Currently on the market there are many types of pre-ground coffee, depending on how they grind, the most important thing you need to care about is that the coffee powder must be as big as a sugar grain, because if it is too smooth, it will follow. holes in the filter and fall into the glass to form residue. Not only that, the coffee will be difficult to flow down, too smooth, sometimes not even flowing. With a 1kg coffee powder, if you brew carefully, you will get about 40 cups of coffee.

2. How to make filter coffee?

Tools and materials

Coffee: Clean, pure

Filter: Aluminum, thick, evenly punched

Cups, cups, cups: Porcelain type (hot coffee)

Measuring cup ml: 50ml, 100ml, 200ml…

Instructions on how to

Before making coffee, you need to make sure that the filter and cup are clean and dry, should be rinsed with boiling water before brewing. Use purified water, the purer the water, the better your coffee will be. Make sure the glass and filter used to mix are clean, it is best to rinse with boiled water. Use boiled water at a temperature of 95-100 degrees Celsius.

–  Mixing method for small filter (25GR – Total brewing time is about 5-7 minutes)

Step 1: Use boiling water to rinse the coffee filter to make sure the Phin is clean, besides the warm coffee filter will help the coffee bloom more evenly and reduce the absorption of heat when making coffee.

Step 2: Put into the filter 3 tablespoons of coffee powder (about 25g) and shake well

Step 3: Put the filter on the cup, pour slowly and evenly over the filter surface about 30ml of boiling water (92-98OC) for the coffee to bloom evenly.

Step 4: After 2-3 minutes, when the coffee has absorbed all the water and the coffee powder has risen evenly, now you can compress the cap (you can compress the lid before filling the water for the first time) and proceed to refill 50ml. Boil water, cover and wait.

About 1 minute later, the coffee water will start to drip into the cup, wait until the coffee is almost all small, press the lid tightly to extract all the remaining coffee.

Coffee begins to drip drop by drop

Step 5: As a result, you get an amount of 40-45ml of coffee juice, you can add sugar or milk, ice (depending on your preference) and stir well and finally you enjoy a delicious cup of coffee. I just made it myself.

– How to make 100GR medium-sized filter coffee (Total brewing time is about 10-15 minutes)

How to make 100GR medium-sized filter coffee with the same preparation steps as for small filter. But the amount of coffee and water is different, please refer to it:

Step 1: After rinsing the filter, use 10 teaspoons of coffee powder (about 100g) to shake it gently and evenly, gently press the filter cap.

Step 2: Fill 160ml of boiling water (92-98OC) for the coffee to bloom evenly.

Step 3: After 7-10 minutes, add 250ml of water, then close the lid and wait for the coffee to drip.

Step 4: When the coffee is almost flowing, you tighten the cap to extract all the remaining coffee in the filter and the result will produce an amount of 160-200ml of juice enough for 4-5 cups (about 40ml each cup). -50ml) strong, delicious coffee.

– How to make large filter coffee 200 grams

Similar to the medium-sized filter, the way to make 200GR large filter coffee with the same preparation steps as for the small filter. But the amount of coffee and water is different, please refer to it:

Step 1: After rinsing the filter, use 20 tablespoons of coffee powder (about 200g) to shake it gently and evenly, gently press the filter cap.

Step 2: Fill 250ml of boiling water (92-98OC) for the coffee to bloom evenly.

Step 3: After 10-15 minutes, add 500ml of water, then close the lid and wait for the coffee to drip.

Step 4: When the coffee is almost flowing, you tighten the lid to extract all the remaining coffee in the filter and the result will produce an amount of 360-400ml of juice enough for 8-10 cups (about 40ml each cup). -50ml) strong, delicious coffee.

Tip: for stronger coffee, you should add a little salt when brewing. After brewing coffee, put it in a bottle and put it in the freezer or refrigerator to make the coffee stronger and more delicious.

Nowadays, the competition between coffee shops is very fierce, in order to have a special cup of coffee to make customers loyal to the shop, coming to the shop every day, you should not just buy cheap coffee powder because of greed. The taste of coffee is no longer attractive! At Vietblend, we specialize in providing good quality coffee at affordable prices that have received the trust of choice from major coffee shops.