Coffee Brewing Guide - Krups ARUBA Serie Manual Del Usaurio

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COFFEE BREWING GUIDE

T H E C O F F E E
Choose your beans wisely. It is best to use premium whole beans from a
trusted brand or roaster. Arabica beans provide the best flavors and have
less caffeine, while Robusta beans are easier to grow and less expensive,
they have less flavor and higher caffeine content. Robusta beans are some-
times used in blends to add a particular bitterness to the brew. Beans can
be roasted very lightly to provide a smooth aromatic taste or roasted dark
to provide stronger flavors, and anywhere in between. A good roaster will
be able to describe the flavors that the beans will impart to your brewed
coffee.
Note: experiment with coffee grounds made from different beans and different
roasts to identify one or several that suits your taste.
T H E C O F F E E / WAT E R R AT I O
The amount of ground coffee must be carefully measured against the volume
of water for each brew cycle. It is important to use enough coffee to avoid over
extraction. A small amount of coffee would be overwhelmed by a large volume
of hot water. The coffee level indicator measures "cups" as 5 oz each. Maximum
capacity is slightly more than 50 oz total water volume before brewing. The
volume of brewed coffee will be slightly less because the ground coffee will
absorb a certain amount.
Krups recommends using 7 grams of ground coffee per 5 oz cup of water.
7 grams can be measured in one rounded tablespoon.
If the resulting brew seems too strong you can adjust by using slightly less
ground coffee. If you prefer a much lighter taste it is best to brew at the
recommended ratio and dilute the resulting brew with a measure of hot water.
This allows the best flavor to be extracted from the beans while avoiding over
extraction of too small an amount of ground coffee.
T H E WAT E R
The water is a critical factor in the taste of your brewed coffee. Filtered water
is normally the best choice to help avoid the minerals and chlorine that can be
found in municipal water systems. However if your water tastes good then it
should be good for your coffee.
Never pour milk, prepared coffee, tea, etc. into a water tank.
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