As with any type of large volume production of a beverage, there are several different factors that go into the brewing of a great cup of coffee. For those beverage producers moving into the iced coffee or cold coffee drink market, or a brewery wanting to add coffee-infused beer to their line, making a consistently exceptional cup of coffee is a top priority.
To help ensure the best cup with every brew, here are some important factors to keep in mind.
The Best Equipment
When choosing industrial coffee equipment, buying the cheapest brand on the market is not going to provide a consistent finished product. By investing in quality industrial coffee equipment, inconsistency between batches brewed can be eliminated, providing other factors in the process are kept the same.
In most applications, industrial coffee equipment starts with a commercial coffee grinder. This should be designed to allow fine to coarse grinding with an ability to easily auto-program or control the grinding process.
The actual coffee brewer equipment should offer the volume of production you need and should have the ability to work with your current cooling and bottling systems.
Pay close attention to the cleaning and maintenance aspects of the brewer and the grinder. Regular cleaning is required to ensure top quality flavor and to maintain safety standards.
Coffee and Water
Water and coffee quality is just as important as the quality of the coffee equipment. Water should be filtered and should be tested to be consistent in pH to avoid bitter coffee flavors. Additionally, the minerals in the unfiltered tap or well water can have an impact on the flavor of the coffee as well as the buildup of mineral deposits in the system.
Quality coffee is always essential. Working with a supplier delivering small batches of freshly roasted bean provides a more consistent and better coffee than beans that are stored on-site or beans that are roasted and stored for long periods of time before delivery.
