HOW TO MAKE GREAT TASTING COFFEE

Does coffee always seem to taste better out of someone else’s pot? It doesn’t have to be that way! Follow these short and easy guidelines to get the most taste out of your fine coffee beans.

• The standard is one 7-gram scoop for every 7-oz. mug of coffee. If you don’t have anything to measure in grams, keep in mind that a 7-gr. scoop is roughly 1 ½ Tbsp.

• Every coffeemaker is different. With some, a “cup” is 5 oz. With others, a “cup” is 6 oz. You will have to use your liquid measuring cup to find out what yours is.

• The measuring standard is also variable. Some like their coffee strong, and others weak. The strength of your coffee depends on how much coffee you use. Keep in mind, it is always easier to dilute strong coffee than it is to remedy weak coffee!

• Whatever you do, don’t use too little coffee, or it will be over-extracted (too much water going through each coffee granule), and taste bitter.

• Keep your coffeemaking equipment clean. The buildup of coffee oils around the sprayhead (where the water sprays out into the coffee basket) will turn rancid and ruin the taste of your good coffee. Use filtered water for better tasting coffee and to prevent the buildup of minerals deposits.

• The coffee pot should never stay on a burner for longer than 20 minutes. After that time, the chemistry of the coffee changes, and the coffee starts to scald.

• Store your coffee in a dark, air-tight container for lasting freshness. It’s OK to store in the freezer if you have more coffee than you can use in two weeks, but let the condensation evaporate before grinding…otherwise it will gunk up your grinder.

• Buy fresh roasted (check the roasted-on date), whole bean coffee (instead of ground), and grind it as you use it. Ground coffee goes stale much faster. The Beanery Coffee Roasters always includes a “roasted on date” so you know it is absolutely fresh.
  
  
• Enjoy a cup with a friend or co-worker!