Saturday, January 1, 2011

Everyone wants to know "how to make the BEST cup of coffee".

Now since you have discovered the BEST coffee you want to know how to make the best cup of coffee there is. We will then call it Kona Lisa Coffee nirvana. You will, no doubt, believe that we have 7 coffee makers in our little coffee shack. We do use the drip coffee makers on Saturday mornings to brew the coffee into pump pots to take to the market. We sell many cups of coffee there and also give out many taste samples with excellent feedback from our customers. I'll always suggest a drip coffee maker for large jobs, that is, as long as you are using a good 100% Kona coffee. It still will not be bitter and your large gathering will appreciate that you care to serve a good cup of joe.

The next step is to enhance that cup of coffee for your own and your friends taste pleasures. Many of our customers use a French Press and I have two or those. A small one just for myself and a larger one that will serve up to 4 tourists. I'll make that for you when you do a coffee tour of the farm. I also find that I can brew myself a quick cup of coffee with my large cone shaped Randwyck (Melita type), set on top of my large 16 oz ceramic coffee cup. Using melita probably #4 brown filters I measure 16oz of fresh water into my measuring cup and microwave for about 2.5 mins. Whatever way you can get the temp to about 200 degrees. Pour it over a slightly wet filter and wa la a tasty rich morning brew.

My newest favorite is an AeroPress by Aerobie. You can have an espresso, a latte, or as I like it, a Americano cup of coffee in about 20 seconds after I heat the water to only about 175. - http://www.smarthome.com/91320/Aerobie-Inc-80R08-AeroPress-Coffee-and-Espresso-Maker/p.aspx

This link - http://tinyurl.com/2acwdes
demonstrates a neat way to brew with a Chemex brewer. I don't happen to have this one as it's made of glass and in my small kitchen, if I had one it would only be a matter of time.

A neighbor brews his coffee with a Technivor. This machine is pricey. Coffee tastes great but I like the simpler, faster, tastier methods. The Technivor is described as the only drip type brewer to heat the water to the correct brewing temp. To me grinding the coffee just before brewing lets the flavor escape into my cup instead of into the air, ruling out the newer Keuring K-cup method.

I'm sure I have only touched on a limited number of ways to brew that great cup of java. I've shared my favorites now I'd like to hear from you.