Coffee Brewing Suggestions: Advice For Great Taste - KitchenAid JAVASTUDIO 4KCM511 Instructions Manual

Coffee Brewing Suggestions:
Fresh Coffee Beans
Truly great coffee can only come from
fresh coffee beans. To preserve the
freshness of your coffee beans, keep
the beans in an opaque, air-tight
container and store them in a cool,
dry place. Refrigeration is not
recommended, as condensation tends
to form on the beans whenever the
container is opened. Freezing can
help preserve beans stored for an
extended period, but it will also
impair the flavour.
The Right Grind
Freshly ground coffee loses flavour
and aroma quickly – within minutes.
The best cup of coffee will always
come from coffee beans that are
ground just before brewing.
A proper grind is critical for good
coffee, and that means using a
quality grinder like the KitchenAid
Blade Coffee Grinder, PRO LINE™
Series Burr Coffee Mill, or the
KitchenAid ® Model A-9™ Coffee Mill.
Be sure to grind your coffee to the
correct size – use a medium grind
level appropriate for automatic drip
coffee makers.
The Proper Amount
of Ground Coffee
For standard drip-process coffee, a
good starting point is to use one
rounded scoop of coffee for every
cup of brew water as measured with
the carafe. This results in about one
ounce (30 ml) of coffee being used
for every 16 ounces (475 ml) of brew
water – the accepted brewing
standard. Finer grinds usually require
less coffee, but using too fine a grind
will produce bitterness. Very fine
grinds may also clog the coffee filter
and cause water to overflow the
brew basket.
Advice for Great Taste
®
If you prefer substantially weaker-
than-average coffee, it's best to brew
using a normal amount of ground
coffee and then dilute the result with
hot water. Doing this will maximize
flavour and minimize bitterness.
Brew Water Purity
The ion-exchange water filter that
comes with your Coffee Maker
reduces off-tastes and contaminants
in your brew water. It also softens the
water, which enhances coffee flavour.
For great tasting coffee, be sure to
use the filter – and replace it
promptly every three months.
Where local water quality is
extremely poor, you may wish to use
bottled, purified water with your
Coffee Maker. Do not use distilled
water or mineral water – they can
damage the Coffee Maker.
Coffee Maker Cleanliness
Coffee oils build up quickly within the
brew basket and carafe. Over time,
these oils will go stale and impair the
flavour of freshly brewed coffee. Daily
cleaning of the brew basket and
carafe is strongly recommended for
the best-tasting coffee.
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