How To Make The Strongest Coffee At Home

If you are anything like us at King’s Koffee, you probably love starting your morning off with a nice strong cup of coffee. This can often be an issue, however, as the strongest cups of coffee are normally acquired at places like Starbucks or Einstein’s and after a while, can end up costing you quite a bit of money. Sure, you may think that you simply don’t have time in the mornings as you get ready for work to brew your own cup of Joe, but when you consider how much time you spend at your favorite coffee cafe waiting in line, you actually could be spending that time at home making your very own version of your preferred morning beverage. In order to make it just the way you like it, however, you’ll have to follow the instructions below.

Make sure you buy a dark roast

If you’ve ever spent a minute or more in the coffee aisle at the grocery store, you probably know that the type of roast in indicated pretty clearly on each package of coffee. When you choose a dark or french roast, you are sure to get the very most intense flavours possible. For the richest coffee, we would suggest any dark roasts that are made with Colombian arabica beans. This type of roast will give you the earthiness and acidity that you are looking for in a solid morning cup of coffee.

Use fresh beans

You know that smoky flavor that comes with your favorite cups of coffee? That taste is fair more attainable than you may have imagined. What’s the secret? Fresh coffee beans. When you make coffee with beans that are not fresh, you can be sure that you will not only be able to pick up on a fairly obvious bitterness in your coffee, but you will also have to go through your day with that horrible aftertaste in your mouth.

Additionally, it is a good idea to only grind your beans right before you use them while also keeping in mind that you should never use the same beans for more than two weeks after you open the bag they come in. On the other hand, don’t toss out those beans once they have passed this expiration date. Instead, keep them to use for making cold brews, cooking or composting.

Pull out the french press

Sure, the convenience of an automatic coffee maker is nice, but if you want to be able to get your coffee just the way you like it, you’re going to have to use a french press. Add one extra teaspoon of grinds to your regular amount to get that extra bit of flavor and kick in your brew that you want.

Use a touch of salt

This may seem a bit strange to some, but adding the tiniest bit of salt to your coffee pre-brew can bring out some of the coffee profiles that you may otherwise not be able to taste. While this may require a tad bit of trial and error, it will absolutely lead to a better cup of coffee once you find the perfect amount of salt to add.

Have the right grind

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they are brewing their own coffee is that they do have their grinder on the right setting. When you think about coffee, try to imagine it in the terms of sand and pebbles. If your coffee is pebble sized, the water spending much less time running through it. On the other hand, if your coffee is sand-like the water has plenty of time to run through it, therefore creating a richer and stronger coffee.

Use filtered water

When you use fresh and pure water, you are sure to get fresh and pure coffee. It’s truly as simple as that.

Don’t add anything to it

Sure, you may like for your coffee to contain a splash of milk or a teaspoon of sugar, but the very best coffee is best without any additions. When you add things to your coffee, you are essential destroying the original flavor profile, negating all the hard work you put into creating the perfect cup of coffee in the first place.

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