#GearChallenge – Brewing specialty coffee with a Phin – Part One
Hated worldwide but loved back home, the Vietnamese Phin filter is often looked down upon because it is often linked to the notoriously sweet Vietnamese coffee Cà Phê Sữa đá, an iced Robusta brew with up to a cup of sweetened condensed milk per serving (yikes!). For us, however, we like a challenge every once in a while, let’s see if the Phin is any good. In its defense, the Phin was designed
NEVER HAVE I EVER,
brewed a Yirgacheffe in a Moka Pot. True story, up until one day fellow coffeehead and blogger Syed Naveed tagged us and showed us a rich pour flowing from his brewer with our bag of Yirgies in the background! Stunned into silence I sent him a DM, just to check if he’s still alive, but was surprised how delighted he was with the results of his brew. You see, the Yirgacheffe district in
COFFEE BREWING AND TASTING
Coffee brewing is the final process to get your coffee into your cup. However, there is more to this last step that meets the eye. Let's get down to business! First, there are different methods of coffee brewing. Some basic guidelines will help you get the best coffee in your cup and taste it before serving. Methods of Coffee Brewing There are different coffee brewing methods, and these methods differ by the amount of
COFFEE BLENDING
A Coffee blend is simply a mixture of two or more different varieties of coffee beans (basically from different origins). Coffee blending is a controversial topic in the coffee industry. Some persons assume that coffee roasters do it to use up left-over coffee beans to alter the taste of other profiles. This allegation remains speculation and could be right too. This blog will show you the real purpose of coffee blending and
COFFEE ROASTING AND GRINDING
Coffee beans are green after processing. These green beans are soft, spongy, and smell grassy. Green coffee beans retain the quality and taste of the coffee beans. However, it cannot give out the coffee drink you're expecting because of very poor solubility. Green coffee beans undergo roasting and grinding to become water-soluble and easy to brew. What is coffee roasting? Coffee roasting is the application of heat to green coffee beans to increase its
COFFEE HARVESTING
Coffee is an abundant and widespread beverage all over the world. Supplies of Coffee currently outmatch the demand for coffee. Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world and accounts for about 25% of annual coffee production. Brazil single-handedly produced over 3 million metric tons of coffee in 2019. It is evident that quality, not quantity, is becoming the primary keyword in the coffee industry. The coffee plant grows as a
