When you don’t have a Turkish coffee maker or a coffee maker at hand, but you really want to drink a cup of your favorite invigorating drink, don’t rush to make an instant one. If you know how to brew natural coffee in a mug, then you can enjoy your favorite drink anytime and anywhere.
Yes, don’t be surprised, you can brew real ground coffee in a regular mug. The drink prepared in this way is not inferior in taste to natural coffee prepared in Turkish coffee. At the same time, ground coffee brewed in a mug turns out much tastier, more aromatic and healthier than instant coffee. To do this, it is enough to know how to properly prepare ground coffee in a mug. In the article you will learn which grind and type of coffee to choose, brewing features and recipes for preparing coffee in a cup.
Guide to Brewing Coffee in a Cup
Any of us may find ourselves in a situation where we don’t have our favorite coffee maker at hand. When faced with the prospect of being left without your favorite drink, do not despair, because the only thing you need is: a mug, coffee and water!
You will need:
- Freshly roasted coffee (filter roasting). Ideally, you should use 55 grams of coffee per liter of water, but it’s unlikely that you took scales and a calculator with you on the road, so we’ll use the “old-fashioned” method. 1 heaped teaspoon contains approximately 6 grams. ground coffee. To prepare in a regular 200 ml tea cup, we need 12 g. coffee is 2 teaspoons. If you have a large mug, then take 3 spoons. Grind: fine or medium (when purchasing, ask for a cup grind)
- Water – 200 ml: temperature: 93–96°C (the kettle should sit for a couple of minutes after boiling)
- Cup (200 ml)
Total brewing time: 4 min.
The easiest way to brew while traveling or for those who have not yet acquired a set of coffee devices.
Cooking:
- Pour ground coffee into a cup.
- Fill the cup with water to the brim. You should have a thick coffee head.
- Wait four minutes and then gently stir the coffee all the way to the bottom to break up the head.
- If you have a little foam left on the surface, that's okay, just carefully skim it off with a spoon (the same way you skim off the foam when making broth).
Coffee is ready! But the drink may still be too hot, so it’s better to let it cool for a couple more minutes to avoid getting burned.
The effect of ground coffee on the human body, positive and negative aspects
An instant drink has a chemical composition that is far from a natural product, while ground coffee, which is not boiled, retains maximum natural properties that have an effect on the human body.
In addition to the caffeine itself, which is part of coffee, ground beans contain numerous natural oils and fats (lipids), organic acids, minerals and tannins, vitamins E, B and PP, as well as proteins and carbohydrates, which are beneficial for our health.
This composition has a positive effect on the body, which consists of the following points:
- increased vigor and body tone;
- dulling the feeling of hunger (therefore the drink is often used for weight loss);
- breakdown of fat cells;
- improved concentration and brain activity;
- the risk of some diseases is significantly reduced, for example, prostate cancer by 25%;
- slowing down cellular aging of the body;
- Improved mood and overall positive outlook on life due to stimulation of brain hormones.
With significant abuse of ground coffee, there may be negative consequences:
- development of insomnia;
- increased vascular pressure;
- risk of heart attack;
- migraine;
- problems with conceiving and bearing a child;
- leaching of calcium from the body;
- decreased hearing level.
We can say that the worst negative consequence is death from taking a lethal dose of caffeine, which is 10-15 grams. However, this amount of the substance is contained in 80-120 cups, so in practice it is almost impossible to die from your favorite drink, although it is clearly not worth abusing it.
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The main thing to pay attention to is the brewing time of the coffee. If coffee is brewed for too long, it will overcook and the drink will have a bitter aftertaste.
Use a wide cup. Of course, a cup of any size, shape or material is suitable for brewing, but in a wide mug the water will cool faster and the coffee will not brew stronger than necessary.
Add an ice cube. Use a little less water, and after four minutes of brewing, throw a couple of ice cubes into the mug. This will lower the temperature in the cup enough to slow down the extraction and stop the bitterness.
Use a fine strainer. After 4 minutes of brewing, simply strain the coffee. This will not only separate the drink from the coffee grounds, but also stop the brewing (extraction) process. The main thing is to make sure that your strainer does not smell of anything! So, in fact, this brewing method will not be much different from making coffee in a French press.
Coffee in a cup + regular strainer
Cooking:
- Pour ground coffee into a cup.
- Fill the cup with water to the brim. You should have a thick coffee head.
- Wait three minutes and stir the resulting coffee head.
- After waiting another minute, strain the drink through a strainer.
- Let the drink cool for a couple of minutes and enjoy your creation!
So, the next time you go on a trip where you may not have the perfect coffee maker, don't fret!
Are these coffee brewing methods ideal? - Of course not. But nevertheless, if you follow all the recommendations, you can make a very tasty cup of coffee.
Let's look at a few more ways to brew coffee without coffee devices:
Cowboy coffee
“Cowboy Coffee in the USA - cowboy coffee or “Koke Kaffe” in Scandinavia - “boiled coffee”
To prepare this coffee, any vessel in which you boil water over a fire is suitable: a kettle, a saucepan, and a steel or enamel kettle is best suited. This method is popular among hunters, fishermen and travelers.
You will need:
- Kettle or pot
- Tablespoon
- Medium grind coffee works best. If you use too fine a grind, the coffee will end up with sediment and very cloudy.
- Water
Cooking:
- If you publish the exact recipe for “Cowboy Coffee,” it would not be at all in keeping with the spirit of this method.
