Brew the Perfect Cup

Pour over coffee maker

How to brew coffee

Brewing the perfect cup of coffee isn't as difficult as it sounds but it does take some work. There is the preparation work such as selecting a coffee and brew method, filtering and heating the water, then putting it all together to and brewing your favorite cup.

But first a little on the standards for coffee brewing.
The specialty coffee association or SCA has traditionally been looked to for the requirements
for brewing the best cup, sometimes referred to as the golden cup standard.

So here the the SCAA golden cup standard

•  Coffee to water ratio 55g/l +/- 10%
• Water temperature 200 degrees F +/- 5 degrees
• Time of coffee to water contact 1 to 8 minutes depending on brew method.

The   resulting coffee shall exhibit a brew strength measure in total dissolved solids of 11.3 to 13.5 grams per liter corresponding to 1.15 to 1.35% on the SCA brewing control chart resulting from a solubles extraction yield of 18 to 22%

What does this mean for those of us that brew at home? Coffee brewing can be highly scientific process, but it doesn't have to complicated and can be fun finding the best cup with a particular coffee. it also makes a great science experiment for the kids. Get your fresh coffee beans, brewing device, water, and measuring devices together. It's best to measure by weight instead of volume and using the metric system makes it easier. The conversions are straight forward. A food scale that measures in grams is preferred.

Start with measuring out the coffee and water using the SCA recipe you will need 55g of ground coffee and 1000g of water(1ml is equal to 1g). Heat the water to 200 degrees F then add to the coffee. Then adjust the three variables till you get a cup that you like.

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