There is nothing better than sipping on some delicious coffee, but did you know there is a big difference between good coffee and bad coffee? Learn more here!
There is no better way to start your morning than with a warm, strong, perfectly brewed cup of coffee. But no two cups of coffee are brewed equally, and if you're not careful you could brewing bad coffee each morning.
Keep reading to learn more about how you can tell the difference between bad and good coffee.
It's incredible the amount of coffee that is brewed and sold that isn't fresh. Step inside any commercial chain and your $5 lattes are most likely brewed with stale beans.
When coffee beans get roasted they give off this incredible aroma with an amazing and powerful taste that disappears quickly. The best time to drink coffee is within fifteen days of the date it was roasted. After that, the taste of the coffee will significantly decline.
Of course, you can still drink this coffee after that date. The coffee will just taste stale and not as delicious as it would taste closer to its roast date.
To make sure you're enjoying good coffee that is roasted within 15 days of its roast date, you will want to check your coffee's bag. Here you will be able to find the roast date.
If you can't find a roast date on the bag, then your coffee probably sat in a warehouse or shipping container for multiple months.
The first difference between good and bad coffee? Good coffee is brewed from coffee beans that have been roasted within the last 15 days. Which means that coffee on the shelves of your grocery store, is probably stale and not fresh.
Now that you know coffee beans will lose their aroma and flavor at around 15 days after they are roasted, the same thing happens when you grind coffee and let it sit unused for a day or two.
When you grind coffee beans, it's flavor will disappear very quickly. You will notice that the quality of ground coffee starts to drop a day after the beans get grounded.
The same applies to pre-ground beans at a grocery store, these beans go stale before they even hit the shelves.
The other big difference between good and bad coffee is that good coffee is made with coffee beans that have been ground for use. Bad coffee tends to be pre-ground, sitting in a vacuum-sealed packet for months.
To enjoy good delicious coffee at home, you will want to get yourself a coffee grinder. While this might seem like an investment, it will make a huge difference in the quality of your cups of coffee.
There's a fine balancing act involved with brewing a good cup of coffee. You have to think about the coffee to water ratio. As well as the grind size, brewing technique, and water temperature, consistency, and other variables.
All of these factors can really affect the extraction of the coffee and the coffee's strength.
Just like a Michelin star chef would only use the best and finest cuts of meat, the quality of your coffee depends on your coffee's ingredients. Cheap coffee that is heavily produced is not what you want for "good coffee."
The best coffee comes from all over the world, but usually, it comes from smaller farms or "micro-lots." This is because this coffee isn't mass-farmed rubbish. Smaller batches of coffee mean these beans have been taken better care of than mass-produced batches.
Other factors that affect the quality of coffee beans include rainfall, shade, sunlight, how the coffee is grown, dried, picked, and peeled. All of these factors make a huge difference in how the final cup of coffee tastes.
You might have heard of the term "single-origin" coffee. This refers to coffee that is grown out of a small region or farm. These beans tend to have more pronounced tasting notes, flavors, and end up being high quality because they are better nurtured.
The other big difference between good and bad coffee is that good quality coffee comes from high-quality beans that come from farms that emphasize the care of their crops.
Which is why before you buy your beans, you will want to make sure these beans come from a specialty roaster and not a grocery store or major coffee chain. Be sure to find locations for quality, personally owned coffee shops in your area.
Whenever you drink a cup of coffee that tastes smoky, charry and burnt, it's a good chance that that coffee comes from over-roasted beans. Some might like the taste of dark roasted coffee like some enjoy a charred and well-done steak. But, most would not consider that to be a good cup of coffee.
Which is why you want to make sure that you buy your coffee beans from a dedicated roaster. This way there's less of chance that you will have over-roasted beans.
If your beans are ground inconsistently, this can really affect the taste of your coffee. Which is why you want to invest in a high-quality grinder.
If when you grind your coffee you have some big chunks as well as some fine powder all mixed together, such as dust and boulders, then your coffee won't taste good.
The big grinds of coffee will make it hard for you to brew your coffee properly. Your brew could end up being too grassy and thin. The fine powder will then extract too quickly leaving your drink with a lot of bitter flavors.
Now that you know good coffee comes from fresh beans that aren't stale, ground fresh, with the right ratios. Good coffee also comes from high-quality beans that are properly roasted and properly ground.
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