Coffee Gears used in brewing coffee

July 31, 2017

What makes the difference in how your coffee turns out [after you must have ensured quality storage and/or preservation] is the gear you utilized in making your coffee- and of course, the method you employ. Every brewer knows that not all coffee comes out the same [taste wise]. The outcome boils down to one's preference and the amount of time used in brewing the coffee- also, one should not fail to consider the level of expertise of the brewer. Notwithstanding, this article would delve into discussing some of the coffee gears that are suitable for different brewing methods. Permit me to state here that there are quite a number of methods a barista could use in brewing coffee but this is not much of a concern at the moment. Let's now pointedly look at some of these coffee gears used in brewing coffee

French press: This is used in the 'plunger' method and it has been known to be very effective in giving exceptionally well-flavored coffee. The French press has a cylindrical glass carafe, a lever, and a mesh filter. This coffee gear works best with coarse coffee grounds.
Chemex: The 'Chemex' was the invention of Dr. Peter Schlumbohm. The setup consists of a special filter paper and a glass carafe which collects the brewed coffee. Chemex is used for the pour-over- or drip- method of brewing. To get a desirable result with this gear, the coffee grounds should be mildly coarse.
Espresso Machine: The espresso machine is the gear used by those who desire to get a richly tasting and creamy coffee as it permits the mixture of finely grounded coffee bean with hot water. The machine has varying range of automation- from manual to wholly automatic
Siphon: This is made up of an upper vessel attached to a round bottom flask and on some occasions, an electric heater. This works by submerging the mildly coarse coffee grounds [in its upper vessel] in hot water upon the application of heat. Thereafter, the brewed coffee is directed into the flask through a filter paper.
Stovetop Moka Pot: This gear was invented by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933. The Moka pot has a pressure regulator, a water tank, and a nozzle and it operates just like a pressure cooker- it uses steam pressure to force out the flavor from coffee grounds.

I will enjoin you to be minded of the fact that there is other coffee gear that can also be used for pour-over and plunger methods that are not highlighted above- the list is not an exhaustive one.