Second only to water in the ranking of the most consumed beverages in the country, coffee has become the favorite
drink of Brazilians. Today, attention is even more focused on this beverage, because April 14th is World Coffee Day ! With this date in mind, we have prepared a guide based on the opinions of experts that can improve the quality of your coffee and provide you with a better experience when drinking it. Let's go! First, choose carefully which coffee to use. Coffee beans are divided into traditional, superior, gourmet and specialty . According to Caio Tucunduva, roasting specialist and owner of No More Bad Coffee , the best flavors are found in the specialty coffee category. For him, swapping your traditional everyday coffee for a higher quality one is a path of no return. The expert explains that these coffees have a lighter roast , which means that the bitterness of the drink is lessened and its acidity is accentuated in a more gentle way.
A common misconception is that light roasts are associated with “weak coffee.” In reality, light roasts are the ones that will add body to your drink, while dark roasts can “burn” the coffee and eliminate almost all of its body. Therefore, specialty coffees are those that most whet the palate, and can present different flavors such as fruity , citrus and almond ! (@nomorebadcoffee/CASACOR)
The way you strain it makes all the difference
How do you prepare your coffee? Alessandro Miquelini , owner of Terra Cruz Cafés Especiais and digital content creator, shows on his social media that making quality coffee requires more than just pouring hot water over the grounds in the filter. He teaches some techniques that make all the difference in taste. The first is to scald the filter : the expert recommends wetting the paper filter with hot water to prevent the taste of the material from penetrating the drink. The other technique involves being careful when wetting the powder : instead of pouring all the water in at once, Miquelini recommends performing a pre-infusion . Check out the step-by-step guide: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1_3FoCu407/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Some signs that you didn't brew your coffee properly
To make sure you've extracted the best possible flavor from your coffee, the best thing to do is to observe how the filter looks after the coffee has been infused: "If the coffee grounds are stuck to the side of the filter, this means that the water was unable to extract all the components that will give the drink flavor from the coffee," explains Alessandro. When the filter looks like this, the coffee probably has little flavor and is very acidic .
Consider investing in a grain grinder Chef Helena Mil-Homens, from St. Chico bakery , says that making the drink with good ground beans is a detail that makes a difference in the experience: “Today there are electric grinders at affordable prices that are a good investment for beginners.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxvt75BJf4d/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Another advantage of a grain grinder is that it allows you to obtain the most appropriate grind for each of the different brewing methods. For example, after infusion, the powder inside the filter may have a muddy appearance, which means that the ground grains were too fine and this brought unnecessary bitterness to the drink. The correct way, in this case, would be to coarsen the grind with a grain grinder , so that the powder in the filter has a more granular appearance. Paper filter, French press, Italian coffee maker… Which is best? We can prepare our coffee in several ways. According to chef Helena, there is no better or worse way than another, but each method produces different results. The French press, for example, produces a more intense drink, which requires a medium or coarse grind. With an Italian coffee maker, it is important to pay more attention to the measurements and temperatures used. 
