27 July 2008
Do You Know How To Make Correct Hot Coffee
Posted by fatimah edris under: Food .
There are so many people who love drinking coffee, I believe you are not an exception. Coffee is everywhere. You will not have any problem looking for a place to enjoy your favorite drink. It has developed into different flavors because it has become a social hangout for people of all ages. Hot Coffee is still the most popular though there are other blended / iced version of coffee.
To Prepare Hot Coffee Correctly
Temperature
The right temperature is not only so that your coffee will taste great but it is also as a reminder that hot coffee can scald your tongue. Either if it is too hot or you drink it too fast. The best is to let it cool, but not too long. Or else you are going to have a cup of tasteless coffee.
For extracting the correct flavor from the beans, the right temperature is at around 195 degrees or just off the boil. After the water has reached a rolling boil, you take it off the heat and wait for 2 minutes, that is off the boil. Do not rush when drinking hot coffee, you don’t want to burn yourself.
Ideally, serving coffee at 165 - 175 degrees is the right temperature. This is sufficient enough to keep the flavor of the coffee. Letting it stand can lower the heat, however at the same time when it is left standing for too long, the flavor of the brew will be compromised. So be careful, you have to wait for it to stand so that over standing will not occur. If you use cups it cools faster than brewed coffee in a carafe or an air pot. The air pot is the best way to keep you brewed coffee since it is airtight and it prevents the coffee to cool quickly.
For most coffee lovers, they do not drink coffee in the morning only, but at any time after their meals or during their breaks. Some serious drinker even have hot coffee or cold coffee at night.
Hot coffee can be a gentle stimulant for some drinkers and become necessary for many other coffee lovers.