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Origin Coffee's master roaster Roger Sheppard has this
advice:
Filters from unbleached paper produce the best results but remember that leaving the coffee on the warmer too long will result in a 'chemical' taste. Fresh-brewed coffee always has the best taste. Espresso is gaining popularity in New Zealand. It's a black, Italian-style and means "made to order" on the spot. In an espresso machine, hot water is forced through coffee at high pressure for maximum flavour. The coffee should dribble out slowly and a foamy golden brown crema is the sign of a good cup - especially if your sugar floats for a few seconds. Use 1 to 1-1/4 oz of espresso and serve in a demitasse cup.
Cappuccino is a strong coffee with added milk or frothy cream topped with chocolate powder. It's named after the brown robes of Capuchin monks. The correct proportions are 1/3 espresso, 2/3 froth. To produce the froth, fill a small jug to 1/3 with fresh milk. Insert espresso machine frothing arm to just below surface and turn on steam, gradually lowering the jug but keeping the arm below surface. Add half of the froth into the espresso coffee and sprinkle with cocoa power or grated chocolate. Add rest of the froth. Top off with more cocoa or chocolate. Plunger coffee is the traditional French method and preferred by many coffee lovers. Water is boiled, then left to cool down a while before pouring over medium to coarse ground coffee and left to stand for 3-4 minutes before the plunger and mesh filter are slowly pushed down to separate the grounds from the liquid. It generally produces a 'heavy', full-flavour coffee and is quick and easy.
Ground coffee is placed in an upper globe, and held by a filter. Cold water, poured into half of the lower globe leaves pressurised air in the other half. Heating the lower globe causes the air to expand forcing water up a glass tube into the upper globe. When the heat is removed, pressure drops and infused coffee filters into the lower globe for pouring. "Invented 160 years ago, it takes a little time but is fun to watch and the aroma and taste can be magic," says Roger. "We'll be adding vacuum pots to our product line soon." Percolator
coffee. Previously one of
the most popular ways to brew coffee, although percolators break
golden rules by boiling coffee and passing brewed coffee back
over the grounds several times. Again it comes down to individual
taste. Learners list: Espresso: A short 25-30ml with a thick golden crema on the
surface. It is served to the top of the glass, you need a small
cup.
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Everyone
strives for what they believe is The Perfect Cup of Coffee. But
perfection in coffee means different things to different people.
Like appreciation of art or music or food, it comes down to
individual taste.
Filtered
coffee is still the most popular brewing method although
occasionally frowned upon by some aficionados. Either a paper or
metal filter is placed in a cone-shaped holder with medium to
fine coffee and hot water drips through. Most machines are
automatic.
Espresso
coffee is also the basis for specialty drinks like Cappuccino.
Vacuum pot
coffee (Roger
Sheppard's most recommended) Using only glassware with no metal
products in contact with the water or coffee, the vacuum method
produces an excellent, un-tainted, sediment-free cup.
Cafe Terms. Below the standard
recipe sheet we offer to our café's and restaurants as a guide
line. Obviously every barista adds their own individual
techniques.