making black coffee in a machine

it's not complicated.

i. buy your freshly roasted whole coffee beans in small batches. beans that are exposed to the air or sunlight will go rancid.

making black coffee in a machine

ii. purchase unbleached coffee filters that fit in your coffee maker. if you doubt whether your coffee maker has been cleaned in a while, take some time to clean it for the best possible taste. run it on the cleaning mode (or a simple brewing mode) with a mixture of half distilled white vinegar and half water.

• follow up with two additional brews with water to ensure that the vinegar residue has been completely removed.

• for areas with very hard water, include a larger ratio of vinegar to water. repeat the cleaning every month.

iii. grind your beans daily in a burr or blade grinder right before brewing. burr mills provide the most even grinding; however, they are much more expensive than small blade grinders. ıf you use a blade grinder, rock it several times during grinding to produce more even grounds.

• try out different sized coffee grounds. the finer the grounds, the more flavor you will get from them; however, they can also result in a more bitter brew.

iv. use approximately two and three-fourths tbsp. of coffee per eight oz. cup.  adjust the amount to your taste.

v. opt to turn off the automatic warming feature on your pot. most coffee makers are programmed to brew at a perfect 93 degrees celsius, but the warming feature can boil the brew, making it taste bitter. for best results, drink the freshly brewed black coffee right away.

* writen by infernoterra