How to Make a Great Tasting Cup of Coffee - It’s Not Rocket Science

By Kate J. Simpson


There is good coffee and         more water to penetrate the   
absolutely abysmal coffee.      grounds evenly.               
Both may start with the same                                   
elements, but one cup can        6. Use unbleached coffee     
taste completely different to    filters or ensure your        
another. Freshness is the key   permanent filter is free from
to great tasting coffee.        all coffee sludge. When it   
Here is the play by play         comes to coffee, cleanliness  
smackdown of how to create a     is next to Godliness.         
fantastic tasting cup of                                       
coffee.                          7. Stir the pot. Once the   
                                 coffee is brewed, stir the pot
1. Use good beans. Go to a     to infuse the taste.          
local coffee roaster and buy                                   
only enough coffee beans to      At bare minimum, these steps  
last you a week. Buying fresh   should always be used when    
beans is one key to good         making coffee. Think about   
taste. When you buy beans       the farmer's in the field, if
make sure the beans are all      you skip a step are you doing
relatively the same size and     their hard work justice? On a
same color for even grinding     selfish note, missing one of  
and flavor. If you buy beans    those steps will affect the   
from the supermarket at          taste of your coffee, even    
minimum, check to see if the     slightly. Other things to    
beans are Arabica.               make a great cup of coffee    
                                 are:                          
2. Use filtered water. Even                                  
if your coffee maker has a       1. Always ensure your        
charcoal filter it is best to    equipment is clean. Old      
start off with filtered water    coffee sludge can really      
to ensure there are no           change the taste of coffee.  
impurities like chlorine or      Polident can clean your       
minerals to alter the real       equipment to almost new.      
taste. Use cold water.                                        
                                 2. NEVER reuse coffee        
3. For the best tasting         grinds.                       
coffee ensure you have a                                       
coffee maker which can brew up   3. NEVER grind beans just    
to 95 to 98 degrees Celsius,     taken out of the freezer. Let
just off the boil. This         them thaw first.              
temperature is the optimal                                     
temperature to get the best      4. Always store coffee in    
flavor out of the bean.          air-tight containers away from
                                 direct sunlight.              
4. The grind. Only grind as                                  
much coffee as you are going     5. NEVER leave the coffee on 
to need for that moment. The     a heater for longer than an  
finer you grind, the more        hour. It gets a burnt taste  
flavor you will receive. The     and smell.                   
grind has to be even to ensure                                 
even taste. If you are using    6. Always warm your cup and  
a cheap coffee maker you         never reheat coffee.          
should only use a medium grind                                 
to avoid the over-extraction.    The best coffee starts with   
However, grind to your          fresh beans, clean equipment  
equipment's recommendations.     and clean water. Adhering to
                                 at least those three          
5. Use two level tablespoons    guidelines will give you great
of coffee per cup. If you       tasting coffee. Everything   
are making more than 10-cups     else is just gravy.         
of coffee you should use the                                   
strength meter on its highest                                  
position possible to allow                                     

About the author:
Kate Simpson is a freelance writer who contributes for the Coffee Bean Queen - http://www.coffeebeanqueen.com- a website offering information on everything from coffee to coffee making and capresso coffee and more.


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