For many people, when it comes to coffee, bitterness comes to mind. This is understandable, as we are often exposed to bitter black coffee. However, the reality is that coffee comes in many different flavors, with sweet being one of the most popular.
There are two main ingredients that give coffee its sweet taste.
- Furanone: A flavor component produced when sugar is heated.
- Fenugreek lactone: An inherent flavor component of coffee beans. It is commonly found in dark roast coffee beans.
How to brew the sweetness of coffee? Conditions for bringing out the sweetness of coffee:
1. The order in which coffee flavors appear
The taste of the coffee varies depending on the stage.
1. Sour→ 2. Sweet→ 3. Bitter → 4. Miscellaneous taste
In order to bring out the sweetness, it needs to be extracted in a balanced manner.
2. Extraction time
The taste of the coffee will vary depending on whether it is over-extracted or under-extracted.
Over-extraction: A condition in which too many coffee components are extracted, resulting in a poor taste.
Unextracted: The coffee is not fully extracted to bring out the flavor.
3. Suitable water temperature
In order to bring out the sweetness, it is necessary to use hot water at the right temperature. High temperature, easy to over-extract; If the temperature is low, it is easy to extract under-extraction.
- 92 degrees is suitable for lightly roasted beans
- 85 degrees, medium roasted beans
- 88 degrees, medium-dark roasted beans
- The temperature of the dark roasted beans is around 80 degrees
4. How to pour hot water properly
The way you pour hot water is also an important point to bring out the sweetness.
Pour in hot water and roughly stir the powder in the filter, making it easier to extract the ingredients.
- Dark roasted beans: Pour gently to avoid too much bitterness
- Light roasted beans: Coarse pour in to bring out the sweetness
5. Proper coffee brewing time
Pay attention to the brewing time, it will bring out the sweetness better.
The longer the extraction time, the more ingredients are extracted, resulting in a bitter or astringent taste.
It is recommended to adjust the caffeine time to 3 minutes as a guideline.
6. Suitable coffee filter
The sweetness of coffee is related to its oil content. The paper filter absorbs the oil and brings out the bitterness of the coffee. You can choose a filter that brings out the natural sweetness of the beans: flannel filter, ceramic filter.
Summary of sweet coffee brewing methods
Extraction conditions that bring out the sweetness of coffee. What matters is the temperature of the hot water, how it is poured, and how long it takes to brew. With a simple adjustment, you can brew a rich, sweet coffee.