When brewing coffee there’s a couple of tips that will help you get a good cup of coffee. It’s quite easy, and not very time consuming, to follow these tips:

• Make your your coffee maker is clean, rinse it in hot water before you brew your coffee.
• Use plenty og coffee, at least 2-2½ tablespoons of of ground beans per cup unless your coffeemaker specifies something else.
• Use fresh water, if the tapwater in you area isn’t good, then consider bottled water for your coffee making.
• Use hot water, not boiling water. A temperature of 96 degrees Celsius(200F) is the right temperature. Lower will give you a weaker tasting cup of coffee and boiling water will give a really bitter cup of coffee.
• Don’t let your coffee sit on the burner too long, always use a thermos or a Vacuum flask to store your coffee after brewing it.
• Never try to reheat your coffee or boil it. You will get a very bitter tasting cup of coffee.

Making a good cup of coffee isn’t hard. So do yourself the favour a make good coffee.

Making a good cup of coffee isn’t hard, but you can make your coffee better buy following a couple of quick and easy tips.

Buying coffee

If possible, always buy your coffee beans fresh and then grind them yourself. It’s not always easy to find a store that has fresh roasted beans, so you might have to buy them roasted and sealed, but always be sure that the are whole beans as the flavor will stay longer. Get yourself a good grinder and only grind what you need for each pot you’re making.

Grinding coffee

When you’re grinding your coffee, you have a couple of choices. If you are using a french press make sure you don’t grind your coffee too fine, as you’ll get a really strong cup of coffee that will be bitter tasting. When making espresso your coffee grind should be as fine as possible.

How To Store Coffee

Always store your coffee in a clean, dry, airtight container, in dark and not too hot place. If you bought you coffee ground, then leave the coffee in the bag it came in and put that in an airtight container.
Never store your coffee in the refrigerator. Coffee absorbs flavors and aromas from the food in your refrigerator.

Your equipment

No matter if you use a french press or a regular coffee mashine, make sure you clean your coffee equipment regularly, this will increase the quality of your coffee.