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If you are like most coffee drinkers, you probably think you are already getting an awesome cup of coffee. However odds are that you could probably still improve the quality by following these eleven steps:

Use Quality Coffee Beans

Stay out of the grocery stores! OK that is clearly a serious statement, but seriously usually do not buy coffee beans at the grocery store. Nobody knows when it was roasted and that is a crucial, key point in coffee freshness. These beans are known for being stale, whether they come in the gravity bins (especially stale!) or bagged (usually stale!). Nobody really knows just how long the beans have been around in the bins or bags. Purchase your coffee from an area independent coffee shop or artisan coffee roaster that may verify the roasting date. Here is the only way to know you are buying freshly roasted coffee beans of gourmet quality. Their reputation is at risk so they strive for the best quality coffee freshly roasted.

Store Properly Remove your beans from the initial bag and put in an airtight container like Tupperware or Glad Ware. The more opaque the container, the better to keep harmful light out. Extreme light like keeping coffee in a glass jar on the sink can cause deterioration of your beans, allowing your final cup of coffee to taste flat or stale.

Do not store in the freezer or refrigerator. Keep them in an airtight container in a cool, dry and dark place just like a cupboard or pantry. Refrigerators harbor many odors and coffee is very porous. It will become a sponge to odors whether it’s ground or whole bean. Freezers could cause freezer burn, and the flavor oils to crack and lose flavor. These oils are where in fact the flavor is. Storing in the freezer freezes the top condensation every time the coffee is removed from the freezer.

Excess moisture will cause your beans to stale faster and shorten living of your coffee so an awesome, dry and dark place it recommended for storage.

Proper Grind and Grind Just Before Using

The grind of the coffee matters. Your coffee should be ground for the type of brewing method you’re using. 咖啡班 Coarse for French press and single serve, fine for espresso. The in between matter but for most auto-drip makers your grind should be just finer than coarse and therefore when you rub it in the middle of your fingers the grinds should feel similar to typical bread crumbs. Espresso grinds should feel like somewhere within sugar and powdered sugar. Also, by using a burr grinder your coffee will receive less friction when compared to a typical blade grinder giving your grinds less possiblity to get scorched during grinding.

Coffee is very porous and will absorb odors and air (oxygen) very fast. Oxygen will make your coffee taste really bad! So, the longer your coffee is ground rather than used the longer it has to stale and create a bad cup.

Measure Properly

Weigh your coffee before you grind it. To generate a good, well-rounded sit down elsewhere you should use approximately.75oz (22g) of coffee beans to every 8oz of cool water. You can +/- to taste but this is a good starting point.

Purified Water at Precise Temperature

Fresh, clean plain tap water (purified is most beneficial) or quality spring water is preferred. Usually do not use mineral water, distilled water or tap water with any kind of odor. It will make your coffee taste bad. The water should be between 195-205 degrees when ready to brew. As of this temperature, the coffee will get proper extraction to optimize the flavor oils and caramelized sugars inside the coffee bean. That is hard to perform with most home brewers as the heating elements are not heat adjustable nor are they reliable to heat to the proper temperature at all. Good home coffee brewers will cost about $200 but are well worth it and last a lot longer. If you can, try the single cup pour over methods available or other brewing methods such as French press or siphon. The taste difference is remarkable. Google search each way for more information.

Brew Just Enough to Drink

Letting your brewed coffee sit waiting isn’t a good idea. And much more so please do not let it sit on the hot plate! This is a great way to cook your coffee. Constant ‘keep warm’ mode such as this can make it taste bitter. If you have to brew more than one cup and are not going to finish is right away, get an airpot of air tight hot container to help keep it in. Still drink it within an hour or so but it will buy your additional time.