Brewing coffee is as magical as drinking it. It’s an experience for all the senses: once the aroma is released from the ground bean, the water releases the hypnotizing fragrance. How often do we despair with our espresso machine because we want to drink our Filipino coffee right away!
The secret behind brewing coffee is precision and balance. Not all brewing methods are suitable for every type of ground coffee, as the texture of the powder resists filters that are not designed for it.
We all know espresso machines, Chemex and french presses. Today we will show you some forms of brewing uncommon that promise a different result, but no less delicious.
The Hario V60 Dripper
Retro souls surely remember fondly the old days where coffee was brewed by hand. Well, this method recalls the days before the European press.
As any other pour oven brewing method, it is recommended to use coarse or medium ground coffee. Keep in mind that you have to concentrate. If you neglect the experiment for a moment, it will be ruined!
How to do it: Preheat water in the teapot. Use one of the filter papers and preheat it with a little water (don’t forget to throw it away before putting the coffee!). Once you place the coffee, pour the water slowly, spiraling from outside to inside and then vice versa. You must do this with extreme care, try to wet all the ground coffee eventually. Wait about 30 seconds and voalá! you will have your vintage coffee.
Vietnamese Drip Filter
Do you love cold sweets? Then this method is for you. No, we won’t make coffee ice cream, but something much better: Vietnamese coffee.
Vietnamese Dripper looks like a common pot, only that inside there’s a steel filter similar to the Moka press. If you have guests, we don’t recommend using this small Asian device.
How to do it: Place less than 1cm of condensed milk at the bottom of the glass. Fill the Vietnamese coffee pot with medium or coarse ground coffee. Put some hot water and wait 10 minutes for it to filter. You will see the clear, dark layers in the glass. Throw a few ice cubes, and you’re done.
Nitro coffee
Yeah, that’s how you read. Nitrogen brewed coffee is gaining strength in the coffee world. It’s a fascinating drink, full of cold, fresh foam. You can try it in the supermarket in cans (probably next to the beer) or order it in exotic cafeterias. But if you’re interested in doing it on your own, we’ll tell you how:
How to do it: More than a coffeepot, it looks like an experiment in a lab. The first thing you should know is that you will need to prepare cold brew coffee (you can read more about it on our blog).
Next, put the filtered cold coffee in a whipped cream dispenser. Close it tight, we don’t want disasters in your kitchen! Attach a cartridge with nitrogen. Shake it a little before pulling the lever and serving in the glass. Try to do it slowly so that the foam does not come outshot. Now just enjoy watching the drink and foam push each other into the glass.
Which one do you want to try first?
