The 3 Basic Elements of Outstanding Fresh Roasted Coffee

There are thousands of different ways to enjoy a great cup of fresh coffee. That said, most genuine java lovers would probably agree there’s nothing quite like making your own fresh ground coffee from the finest beans you can lay your hands on. Fresh roasted coffee grounds are great, but grinding your own really does maximise the enjoyment of the whole thing.

Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t particularly difficult to make a DIY cup of fresh coffee that’s every bit as good as the pros pour. There’s much to be said for the talents of the baristas, but this doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy fresh coffee of serious quality at home. Once again, you’ll get good results from the best ground coffee on the market, but you’ll smell and taste the difference immediately if you grind your own.

With this in mind, what follows is a brief rundown of the 3 basic elements of outstanding coffee at home:

1) Choose fresh roasted coffee to your taste

Along with ensuring you choose fresh roasted coffee, it’s important to ensure that the roast is to your taste. The scale from light-roasted to dark-coffee can transform the flavour of just about any coffee beyond recognition. Experiment with a few different types and see which suits you best. Equally important when you go for fresh ground coffee as when grinding the beans yourself. Or if you’re feeling really adventurous, why not pick up a bunch of beans and roast your own fresh coffee from scratch?

2) Choose a brewing method you like

As for brewing methods, there are hundreds of different ways of putting the best ground coffee to use at home. There’s no ‘best’ or ‘worst’ method as such – it all comes down to your personal preferences. Some methods and devices produce a final cup that tastes completely different than the resulting brew of an alternative method. Arm yourself with the best ground coffee money can buy and give a few different methods a shot. Just remember that overly complex brewing methods rarely guarantee better results, so keep it simple!

3) Grind at the last possible moment

Last up, if you’re looking to make the very best ground coffee money can buy, you’ll need to ensure you grind your fresh roasted coffee beans at the latest possible moment before brewing. The moment the beans are broken is the moment they begin losing their aromas and flavours at an incredible rate. Rather than grinding beans in advance, try to get into the habit of grinding only what you need for the next hour or two at the most. The best ground coffee is the freshest ground coffee – leave things until the last minute when you actually need the grounds.

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