Tips How To Make A Healthy Coffee

The coffee beverage may be produced by one of a number of methods:



Drip Black Coffee

Filter – Hot water is passed through finely-ground coffee within a filter

Plunger/Cafetiere – Hot water is added to coarsely-ground coffee, and after steeping for 3-5 minutes a plunger with a fine mesh base is used to separate the grounds from the infusion

Percolator – Coarsely-ground coffee in water is boiled and bubbled to the top of the percolator

Espresso – A machine forces hot water through very finely-ground, compacted coffee into cups below. When properly prepared by a ‘barista’, the result is a golden brown liquid called the ‘crema’ on top of black coffee. One espresso ‘shot’ is between 1.5 fl oz/44 ml and 1.75 fl oz/52 ml, produced from 7 grams of ground coffee.

Moka-Nepoletana – In a combination of espresso and percolator methods, water is boiled in the lower container of a double-chambered pot, and forced up through a tube then down through finely-ground coffee.

Arab or Turkish – Finely-ground coffee with sugar in a cupful of water, is brought to the boil then taken off the heat up to 3 times, before being poured to drink as a strong-tasting coffee.

K-Cup Caffeine- Keurig’s K-Cups are similar to the filter brewing style and have a similar taste and caffeine content.
Specialty and convenience coffee drinks include:

Cappuccino - Espresso, some milk, and a thick head of milk foam, often sprinkled with cinnamon or cocoa powder
Latte: Espresso with lots of milk

Mocha: Latte with chocolate, often topped with whipped cream
Americano: Espresso shot, plus hot water to fill the cup

Macchiato -  Espresso shot, plus a little frothed milk

Cafe au lait - Brewed coffee, preferably dark French roast with chicory, with half scalded milk (not steamed), poured into the cuo together.

Instant (or soluble) coffee -  Dehydrated coffee powder or granules to which hot water (and/or hot or cold milk) is added

Flavoured coffee drinks - Flavours introduced either to the beans after roasting, or after brewing by adding syrups (vanilla, caramel, peppermint etc) or alcohol (eg whiskey for Irish coffee)

Coffee-infused liqueurs -  Irish cream, rum cream etc

Iced coffee -  Brewed coffee, cooled then chilled, and stirred with crushed ice (possibly sweetened and with cold milk added)