The Brewed Coffee Compass: How It Works and How to Use It
Trying out new and exciting beans is one of the great joys of making your own coffee. Yet, experimenting with beans is not without its frustrations. Any time you’re working with new coffee, you’ll need to adjust your brewing variables to get a balanced cup. Coffee compass can take some of the guesswork out of this process.
Read on to discover how it works and what a useful tool it can be for your brewing.
What is a coffee compass?
With manual brewing, you can control the variables that will affect the taste of your coffee. The downside is that it can be confusing precisely what you need to adjust to get a balanced brew.
A coffee brewing compass is your brewing cheat sheet.
The compass tells you exactly what needs changing, even if you don’t know which variables affect coffee characteristics (1).
很容易说您不喜欢咖啡的味道，但确切地确定了为什么您不喜欢它可能更具挑战性。如果您不习惯在咖啡中挑选特定的口味，那么您可能想检查一下咖啡风味轮第一的。
To get the most out of the compass, you’ll need to start withgood coffee beans. Adjusting your brew ratio and extraction time won’t solve problems caused by stale or poor-quality coffee.
指南针不仅是为了解决咖啡提取的问题；它还可以帮助您微调酿造的口味。
…using different brew ratios for the same coffee is like playing the same song with different arrangements.
What if your brew is in the green zone of the map? You can still use the compass to explore new characteristics of the beans or bring out the flavors you like best.
How to use the coffee compass
At first glance, the compass can seem a little overwhelming. Once you get the hang of it, you should find it a useful and flexible tool to help you nail the perfect brew.
这个罗盘是手工酿造方法。我t’s not suitable for espresso.
- 使用任何手动方法酿造咖啡。
- Taste the coffee, paying attention to negative flavors in particular.
- Look for the flavor on the map – this is where you should place the center of the compass.
- Find the arrow that points to the center of the green zone.
- Follow the instructions on that arrow for your next brew.
- Repeat the process, moving the compass for each brew until you get the taste you’re looking for.
Exactly how you implement these changes will depend on the brew method. For example, with aFrench pressyou have precise control over the extraction time. However, with something like a V60, you might need a finer grind to extract more.
Ratios are generally flexible across manual brewing methods. But, you will be restricted by the physical limits of the brewer (such as with an AeroPress). Also, by the fact that you probably want to get a full cup of coffee out of this. You should do two things to make things as easy as possible. First, keep the amount of water constant. Second, adjust the amount of coffee as per the directions on the arrow.
调整比率时，请确保按重量测量咖啡。这是获得一致测量的唯一方法，因为所有豆子的密度都会有所不同。
Finally, although water temperature is one factor that affects extraction, you don’t need to worry about that when using this compass. Keep to therecommended coffee brewing temperaturebetween 195–205℉ and adjust the taste using the other variables.
FAQs
Thebrewing ratiofor pour over coffee is recommended as 1:16-1:18. This is a suggested starting point that will need to be adjusted for the individual beans and your taste.
调整味道drip coffee machineyou will need to work with the grind size and the amount of coffee you use. Some drip machines also have an option to adjust the brew time, but you won’t have the same control as with a manual brewer.
有一个用于浓缩咖啡的咖啡指南针，但使用要复杂一些（2). Espresso machines have less flexibility when it comes to ratio and grind size compared to manual brewing methods.
参考
- Boydell, H. (2018, November 22). Understanding coffee extraction for your perfect cup. Perfect Daily Grind. Retrieved October 22, 2021, from https://perfectdailygrind.com/2018/11/understanding-coffee-extraction-for-your-perfect-cup/
- The Espresso Compass. Barista Hustle. (2021, September 28). Retrieved October 22, 2021, from https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/the-espresso-compass/
