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Choose your beans wisely. It is best to use premium whole beans from a trusted brand
or roaster. Arabica beans provide the best flavors and have less caffeine, while
Robusta beans are easier to grow and less expensive, they have less flavor and higher
caffeine content. Robusta beans are sometimes used in blends to add a particular
bitterness to the brew.
Beans can be roasted very lightly to provide a smooth aromatic taste or roasted dark to
provide stronger flavors, and anywhere in between.
A good roaster will be able to describe the flavors that the beans will impart to your
brewed coffee.
Note: experiment with different beans and different roasts to identify one or several
that suit your tastes.
The amount of ground coffee must be carefully measured against the volume of water
for each brew cycle. It is important to use enough coffee to avoid over extraction.A
small amount of coffee would be overwhelmed by a large volume of hot water. The
carafe measures “cups” as 5 oz each. Maximum capacity is slightly more than 50 oz
total water volume before brewing. The volume of brewed coffee will be slightly less
because the ground coffee will absorb a certain amount.
Krups recommends using 7 grams of ground coffee per 5 oz cup of water. 7 grams can
be measured in one rounded tablespoon.
If the resulting brew seems too strong you can adjust by using slightly less ground
coffee. If you prefer a much lighter taste it is best to brew at the recommended ratio
and dilute the resulting brew with a measure of hot water. This allows the best flavor to
be extracted from the beans while avoiding over extraction of too small an amount of
ground coffee.
The water is a critical factor in the taste of your brewed coffee. Filtered water is
normally the best choice to help avoid the minerals and chlorine that can be found in
municipal water systems. However if your water tastes good then it should be good for
your coffee.
Never pour milk, prepared coffee, tea, etc. into a water tank.
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THE WATER
THE RATIO
THE COFFEE
COFFEE BREWING GUIDE
COFFEE BREWING GUIDE
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