As a long-established Italian coffee brand, illy's pre-ground espresso powder is not an instant product; it requires a filter tool or an espresso machine to complete the extraction. For home or office settings, Front Street Coffee recommends using a French press for immersion brewing. This article will introduce illy espresso powder's blend characteristics, its difference from instant coffee, and specific brewing parameters and operational details using 15 grams of powder as an example, helping coffee lovers easily make a cup of rich coffee.
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illy coffee was born in 1933 and is a catering company from Italy, with the Chinese translation "意利". The company is also one of the world's earlier brands to sell pre-ground coffee powder. In Italy itself, many cafes like to choose illy beans or coffee powder specially blended for espresso to make espresso coffee drinks.
illy's espresso powder and whole beans are both blended coffee beans. The biggest advantage of blending is that the cost is relatively controllable, and it can integrate the characteristics of coffee beans from different regions, complementing each other's shortcomings, thereby offsetting the flavor fluctuations caused by annual terroir and climate differences in a certain origin. In this way, the taste of each can of espresso beans or coffee powder is more balanced and can maintain long-term stability.
How to drink illy espresso powder?
illy coffee powder is made from 100% Arabica coffee beans that are roasted and ground. This is completely different from the process of instant coffee, which is boiled, then concentrated and dried, and can dissolve directly in water. Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) reminds everyone that illy espresso powder must be brewed, then use a filter tool to separate the coffee grounds, or use a dedicated espresso machine to extract high-concentration coffee by pressure.
If brewing illy espresso powder at home or in the office, Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) recommends using a French press for immersion.
The French press has a simple structure, simple principle, and simple operation. The whole thing is a heat-resistant glass container paired with a metal filter with a plunger. When making coffee, you only need to soak the coffee powder and hot water together in the glass container, then use the metal filter with the plunger to filter out the coffee grounds, and you can get a relatively clean cup of coffee. The entire brewing process requires only three manual steps: pour powder, pour water, and press the plunger.
Since it is pre-ground coffee powder, its particle size is set for espresso machines, so it is on the finer side. Therefore, it is recommended to soak it in 80°C water for 3 minutes to obtain a rich-tasting coffee.
The operation process is indeed very convenient. Taking 15g of coffee powder as an example, pour the ground coffee powder into the pot, then add 225-240ml of hot water, pull up the plunger, cover the pot, and wait 3 minutes. Then slowly press down the plunger so that the metal filter is pressed to 1/4 of the pot body, avoiding the fine powder at the bottom from surging upward.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
