I think the key to making a great cup of home brewed coffee to start with filtered water and recently roasted whole bean coffee. The smell…the taste… is wonderful. Now, there are two ways that you can purchase your whole bean coffee. You can either buy them already roasted or you can buy green coffee beans and then roast them yourself. at home. Roasting your own coffee beans isn’t nearly as difficult as it sounds.
Selecting Whole Bean Coffee
The coffee beans you choose will depend on if you like a light, medium or dark roast flavor A lighter roast lets all of the bean's original flavor come through, use this for a coffee whose flavor you truly enjoy.
Purchasing your beans from a store or coffee shop that roasts its own beans is most important. Some online retailers will take your order, roast your coffee beans and then immediately package it up and send it to you. In this way you receive the freshest whole bean coffee available. When roasted coffee’s true flavor only lasts from around 7 days to up to two weeks depending upon the type of whole bean coffee you purchase.
Why is this so important?
An important factor to stay mindful of is that as soon as the beans are roasted, they begin to lose their freshness. The oils in the beans will start breaking down soon after roasting, which causes the bean to lose the fresh roasted flavor. The less time between roasting and making the better.
Although you may be tempted to, purchase whole bean coffee from your local supermarket these beans have been roasted at who knows where and trucked to your local supermarket. These beans may already be 7 days old.
Keeping Coffee Beans Fresh
It's very important that you only grind as much as you'll need and then store the rest of the whole bean coffee in an airtight container preferably away from extreme heat, cold or light. I like to keep my beans in the freezer and if I do grind extra I usually keep this in the fridge. I keep my whole beans in the freezer and any ground coffee in the refrigerator. Just like my whole bean coffee that's been roasted, the your beans begin to lose their freshness very rapidly.
My Experience Has Shown To Make A really Good Cup Of Coffee
Purchase whole bean coffee from a reputable online roaster.
Do not grind the beans until you are ready to make coffee.
Use filtered water.
Use a coffee pot that brews at a temperature of 200 degrees.
