Mobile Barista Tips | Home Brewing 101
Did you know that approximately 2,000 hours go into a typical cup of coffee, from seed germination to roasting to brewing? For a lot of us, watching our coffee being brewed by somebody is not enough. Getting started brewing in your home may be daunting, but it's enjoyable and rewarding. Here are six golden rules to kickstart your house barista pursuit.
Understand the basics
How difficult can it be? You’re pouring boiling water over coffee, right? Well, it is much more than that. As you brew, make the time to appreciate how you're basically a chemist. Learning the fundamentals of coffee chemistry, such as the principles of extraction, can allow you to learn how to sufficient time to allocate to the brewing process. Toying with variables like temperature, weight and brew time will provide you with varying results. Take the time to experiment, consider the process as a morning ritual.
Begin with the Appropriate Gear
Your homebrew installation can be complicated or primitive as you'd like. Many begin with a simple set up including a blade grinder, teakettle and a Chemex. What you will quickly realise is that this simple set up doesn’t allow for many mistakes to be made when it comes to brewing the best of cups. Small upgrades in equipment can improve results quite quickly. Items such as a Burr grinder, a scale and pour over kettle are relatively inexpensive upgrades that will make a vast improvement to your home brewing.
Do your research
Research your preferred brewing method and what makes it different from other methods. Youtube is a fantastic source, and there are some seriously great resources and forums online. Check out a local roasteries website as they will often contain brewing instructions.
Understand the basics
How difficult can it be? You’re pouring boiling water over coffee, right? Well, it is much more than that. As you brew, make the time to appreciate how you're basically a chemist. Learning the fundamentals of coffee chemistry, such as the principles of extraction, can allow you to learn how to sufficient time to allocate to the brewing process. Toying with variables like temperature, weight and brew time will provide you with varying results. Take the time to experiment, consider the process as a morning ritual.
Begin with the Appropriate Gear
Your homebrew installation can be complicated or primitive as you'd like. Many begin with a simple set up including a blade grinder, teakettle and a Chemex. What you will quickly realise is that this simple set up doesn’t allow for many mistakes to be made when it comes to brewing the best of cups. Small upgrades in equipment can improve results quite quickly. Items such as a Burr grinder, a scale and pour over kettle are relatively inexpensive upgrades that will make a vast improvement to your home brewing.
Do your research
Research your preferred brewing method and what makes it different from other methods. Youtube is a fantastic source, and there are some seriously great resources and forums online. Check out a local roasteries website as they will often contain brewing instructions.
Do not Rush It!
Slow the process down. Take longer than you would usually, in the knowledge that speciality coffee takes time, that’s why its speciality. Investing a couple of extra minutes will be worth it in the end.
Ask your Barista
Baristas can be a Superb source when getting started in home brewing. Remember that nobody is a complete authority on java, but baristas have a head start on speciality coffee brewing techniques and are often keen to help with any questions that you might have.
Experiment
Brewing in your home enables you time to experiment to form your own technique. Try different water ratios, grind proportions, and water temperature. Bear in mind that each of the brewing processes can be varied a hundred different ways, so the possibilities are infinite.
Slow the process down. Take longer than you would usually, in the knowledge that speciality coffee takes time, that’s why its speciality. Investing a couple of extra minutes will be worth it in the end.
Ask your Barista
Baristas can be a Superb source when getting started in home brewing. Remember that nobody is a complete authority on java, but baristas have a head start on speciality coffee brewing techniques and are often keen to help with any questions that you might have.
Experiment
Brewing in your home enables you time to experiment to form your own technique. Try different water ratios, grind proportions, and water temperature. Bear in mind that each of the brewing processes can be varied a hundred different ways, so the possibilities are infinite.
Keep at it!
Above all do not get discouraged! Much like learning a new language or how to play the guitar, home brewing requires training and patience. Nobody receives a perfect brew the first time – know that with each bad cup you will learn lessons that will help you develop your own techniques.
Don’t want to leave things to chance? Especially at a significant, once in a lifetime event such as a wedding. Hire one of our Coffee Carts to ensure that your Coffee selection is one less thing you need to worry about. Get in touch with our Baristas today to discuss your personal requirements.
Above all do not get discouraged! Much like learning a new language or how to play the guitar, home brewing requires training and patience. Nobody receives a perfect brew the first time – know that with each bad cup you will learn lessons that will help you develop your own techniques.
Don’t want to leave things to chance? Especially at a significant, once in a lifetime event such as a wedding. Hire one of our Coffee Carts to ensure that your Coffee selection is one less thing you need to worry about. Get in touch with our Baristas today to discuss your personal requirements.
