Come and have a cup of coffee on Christmas morning! Advanced Hand-made Coffee Equipment Selection Guide

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: Karma.Chen, an unsuccessful photographer

"When people see something they don’t know, they will use words such as pretense and gimmick. As the saying goes, the ignorant is fearless"

Coffee as a popularization It’s only a matter of recent years that it has truly entered the lives of the Chinese people. In more small cities, coffee is still a foreign gadget with a strong style and atmosphere. Of course, we do not intend not to discuss these boring ideological issues today.

Coffee is a large category of beverages. Drinking a cup of Turkish coffee and a cup of Irish coffee at the same time may not be the same at all. Of course, you can be happy, right?

Because of the particularity of coffee, freshness, brewing equipment, beans have become the three mountains that restrict the quality of coffee, and because of this, once you fall in love with this magical black "bean soup", such as Starbucks and others, soon It will become difficult to satisfy you. Is

coffee shop expensive and troublesome? The horrible price of espresso coffee worth tens of thousands? Coffee also has relatively simple entry and low barriers to entry. And this is what I want to say to you today, and it is also the hottest hand-brewed specialty coffee recently. What is

specialty coffee? In 1982, the United States created a SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America), which is the National Specialty Coffee Association. This can be regarded as the official debut of the term specialty coffee. More than 30 years have passed. Since then, coffee beans have also begun to pursue their terroir, producing areas and varieties like wine. The result of

is the popularity of hand-brewed coffee brewing with its own flavor characteristics. Of course, there are also many Italian boutique beans or Italian boutique blends. But most people are talking about specialty coffee in the pot.

is actually not that complicated. Buy the roasted beans, grind them and put them in a filter cup with filter paper. Use a pot to pour hot water into the filter cup and drip the delicious coffee. This is the whole process of brewing coffee. Up. Fortunately, it seems simple and easy to learn, but in fact it has huge space, changeable gameplay and simple equipment. You can buy an entry-level hand-made coffee for a few hundred yuan. It is one of the best choices for amateur coffee lovers. Have you ever had

? do you like it? Okay, I know you are going to buy and buy, but before you buy, you still have to figure out what you need.

If you want to make a cup of hand brewed coffee, you need at least:

1. , a hand pot

2. A filter cup

3. Filter paper and coffee powder and hot water as consumables

4. Used to catch the coffee liquid dripping from the filter cup Cup

However, because coffee beans are ground into powder, the flavors will be quickly lost, and the shelf life is extremely short (in fact, you can taste the quality decline after a quarter of an hour), so you can only buy coffee beans back.

Then you need one more: grinder.

Similarly, in order to prevent the fine powder problem caused by your insufficient grinder, you need a fine powder sieve to remove the fine powder in each portion of coffee powder. (Simply speaking, too much fine powder will cause the coffee to become too bitter and too astringent)

and hot water, you need a device to boil water, generally everyone has it at home.

If you need more than two people to drink a cup of coffee, you also need a pot to catch the brewed coffee and pour it to you and your friends.

In order to accurately control your coffee brewing, you need to determine the water temperature and volume, as well as the brewing time, an electronic scale, thermometer and stopwatch.

Finally, in order to prevent poor water in the filter cup and dripping problems after removing the filter cup, you'd better buy another hand flush holder with a drip tray. The production process of

is also very simple:

1. Take out a certain amount of coffee beans (10-15 g for one person, 20 g for two people), put it into the grinder and wash and grind, please do not start to formally grind the beans at this time.

2. The filter cup holder is on the hand holder, the sharing pot is placed underneath, and the filter paper is laid (if there is no hand holder, put it directly on the sharing pot)

3. Put the system just prepared on the electronic scale (if any words).

4. Wet the spread filter paper with hot water so that the filter paper fits on the filter cup (thisVery important).

5. Bring the water to a boil, and at the same time grind the coffee beans into coffee powder and sift out the very fine powder (if there is a powder sieve).

6. Pour boiling water into the hand-flushing pot and determine the water temperature. Put the coffee powder into the filter cup and pat evenly. For the V60 series, you can dig holes to help stew and steam

7. Start making coffee, first wet all of it with as little hot water as possible For coffee powder, wait for about thirty seconds. During this time, the fresh coffee powder will exhaust gas and prepare for the next brewing extraction. This process is called steaming.

8. Continue to fill water according to your own ideas, wait for the end conditions to be met, remove the filter cup or remove the sharing pot.

9. Shake the finished coffee in the pot to make it even. Enjoy it

, in the face of Taobao’s dazzling array of appliances, what should I buy or not? Of course, the following choices are made for small family coffee shops or direct family coffee lovers. If it is a large specialty coffee shop, you don’t need to refer to it. Are you short of people for the boss? Look at me.

Part 1. Hand-punched pot

Hand-pushed pot is the core of hand-punching appliances to buy prodigal. There are many varieties, and the style is naturally in line with personal aesthetics. I do not recommend the popular Hario VKB because it is not easy to use. Here are a few pots that I suggest to buy at the beginning. The price difference is not big, see one step in place, don't waste money, you know.

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4z cheating device: Takahiro Shizuku- "Shizuku" (cheat pot)

Takahiro Shizuku, known as the cheating pot, the reason is its excellent water flow control and impeccable workmanship, if you can only buy a single function pot, shizuku It is the best choice. The price of more than 500 is a bit expensive, but it is worth it. The 0.9 L specification can also cope with most environments. 18-8 stainless steel material. There are two main disadvantages. One is that the stainless steel top cover will burn to those players who habitually hold the top cover with the other hand, and the other is that the water flow restrictor cannot be installed.

z804z High-tech: Bonavita temperature-controlled long-mouth suction pot "Kettle"

is known as the Bonavita pot, which is characterized by its attached base, temperature control, heating and heat preservation functions accurate to 1 degree Celsius. High-quality pot body workmanship, top cover plastic, throttle valve can be installed, water flow control is also better than VKB. Nothing more than a pot in hand, a great choice for small cafes. Of course its only disadvantage seems to be that you can’t bear to heat it up with hard water, right? Are you willing to let such an expensive pot become dirty?

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4zKalita Crane-mouthed pot

Kalita is a veteran appliance manufacturer, adhering to the usual characteristics of the Japanese: exquisite workmanship, art-level workmanship, of course, there is still a gap between this crane-mouthed pot and some top products, but if there is no other artwork for personal use Using experience, using it is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment. The wooden handle is extremely comfortable, the upper and lower handles make the body very stable, and the crane mouth is also an advanced style with more changes and more interesting. The perfect combination of wood and stainless steel. It matches well with our own stainless steel filter bowl. The appearance is different, at least I like it, cool, not bad.

Part 2. The filter cup

will take a look at the filter paper. First, reject Tiamo if you want to spend more than 400 ML of water to wash the filter paper each time. Second, it's ok. As for the popularization of

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4z: Hario V60

To be precise, Hario V60 is a series that includes resin, glass, and ceramic. Personally recommend ceramics. Easy to clean and no color change is the biggest advantage. As a permeable filter bowl, it is also the standard filter bowl for most tutorials and communication. The coffee grounds extracted by mastering a certain method will appear beautiful volcanic craters, which are very ornamental.

z804z God's halo: Three-for 101

Taguchi protection design halo. Personally think this is the most suitable filter cup for novices, because there is no brain, you only need to pour water in steadily, no need to considerWhat channel effect, what kind of turbulence, even if it is biased, it is not a big problem. Just pour the water back and forth, unlike the V60, you have to consider circling and avoid the edge problem. It may be a little troublesome to clean, but for ceramics, just rinse them out in time.

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4z is cool: Kalita Wave 155

and Kalita's own crane-billed pot are really worthwhile. But it is not very suitable for novices. The problem of poor launching is easy to occur. Relatively speaking, a grinder with better performance is also needed, but it is better than cool. The coffee grounds after brewing also look better. Please also consider Bonavita Next wave made of ceramic for the same style.

Part 3. Bean grinder

In fact, this is the key to the quality of coffee. It's just been underestimated for a long time. The rich are all electric, and the hand grinder is simply too tired. But considering that some friends may only use about 15 g (one serving) per day, some relatively delicate hand grinders are also very good choices. For the shy friends in the pocket, the relatively low-end AKIRA A12, HARIO 1B/2TB, KILITA, PORLEX, etc. are basically available. HERO and TIAMO, please consciously bypass, this is my suggestion. Of course, as a mill recommended by everyone, I also recommend Encore, but it doesn't feel good to use it.

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4z Big Mac: OE Lido

Compared with Porlex, Hario 1B/2TB and other mills, Lido may only be called Big Mac. The price is also very high, but the high quality of the powder is good, as a hand mill, the residual powder is also more serious. For those pursuing higher, but not demanding high output, you can take a look at HG one.

z804z is small and efficient: Fuji royal R220

is known as Little Fuji or Little Nurse, because there is also a large version, a grinder designed for hand punch. The optional machine for coffee shops and friends who drink more coffee every day, the price is 3k-4k. Durable, nothing to say. The processing speed is also very fast. The disadvantage is the inevitable residual powder, every time you prepare 2-3 beans, wash and grind, the effect will be better.

Part 4. Other accessories

mainly includes accessories including hand-punching scales. I will explain the importance in the introduction.

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4z Intelligent, rich and handsome: Acaia hand-punching scale

​​is connected with IOS device, Acaia can get your hand-punching water injection curve, so as to scientifically guide your water injection process. It's a bit expensive and worth seeing yourself. If it's just for a drink, it doesn't make much sense. If you want to keep practicing or even become a world champion, it might really work. It’s just a bit expensive (basic version 1k, premium version 2k). If you can’t afford it, Hario’s hand-washing scale VST-2000 is enough. This is the second best thing. Buy Tiamo or even a general kitchen scale. Yes, just control the amount of water injection, it doesn't need to be too real.

z804z save it: AKIRA powder sifter

extremely fine powder is the enemy of hand-washed flavor, they are the culprit causing uneven extraction. What should I do if the grinder is too bad to afford a good one? Throw it into the powder dryer and sift it. Rescue your coffee powder. If your mill is too cruel, to the point where it makes you uncomfortable, better equip one. Ruji R220 is equipped with this thing still makes sense, but naturally you will feel that this thing is unnecessary if you drink too much.

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4z is more than just a stand up: Hario VSS-1T

is a beautiful hand-punch stand, which is convenient for the filter cup to enter the water, and sometimes it feels in the way. After the extraction is over, the drip tray design is very practical to take the sharing pot and keep the filter cup dripping. There is nothing for home users, but it is more suitable for small coffee shops.

Part 5. Summary

I didn't mention a word about some things, such as a sharing pot, just buy one that can hold hot water. For some special products, such as the KONO filter cup (it looks the same as the V60, but it is not the same), or the anti-static powder receiving cup, I will leave it to everyone to explore. In fact, many things recommended by

are no longer popular, especially the pot. The joy of hand brewing lies in the full control of the entire coffee extraction process. As for whether it is to burn equipment, show process, or taste is king, everyone has different values. If you can have fun from brewing the coffee to the end, you won’t be in vain, right?

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