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Choose your beans wisely. It is best to use premium whole beans from a trusted brand or roaster. Arabica
beans provide the best flavours and have less caffeine, while Robusta beans are easier to grow and less
expensive, they have less flavour and higher caffeine content. Robusta beans are sometimes used in blends
to add a particular bitterness to the brew.
Beans can be roasted very lightly to provide a smooth aromatic taste or roasted dark to provide stronger
flavours, and anywhere in between.
A good roaster will be able to describe the flavours that the beans will impart to your brewed coffee.
Note: experiment with different beans and different roasts to identify one or several that suit your tastes.
The amount of ground coffee must be carefully measured against the volume of water for each brew cycle. It
is important to use enough coffee to avoid over extraction.
A small amount of coffee would be overwhelmed by a large volume of hot water. The jug measures “cups” as
140 ml each. Maximum capacity is slightly more than 1,68 l total water volume before brewing. The volume
of brewed coffee will be slightly less because the ground coffee will absorb a certain amount.
Krups recommend using “7 grams” of ground coffee per 140 ml cup of water. “7 grams” can be measured in
one rounded tablespoon.
If the resulting brew seems too strong you can adjust by using slightly less ground coffee. If you prefer a
much lighter taste it is best to brew at the recommended ratio and dilute the resulting brew with a measure of
hot water. This allows the best flavour to be extracted from the beans while avoiding over extraction of too
small an amount of ground coffee.
The water is a critical factor in the taste of your brewed coffee. Filtered water is normally the best choice to
help avoid the minerals and chlorine that can be found in water systems. However if your water tastes good
then it should be good for making coffee.
Never pour milk, prepared coffee, tea, etc. into a water tank (a).
The method of grinding and the level of fineness of the grind have a significant impact on the resulting taste
of the brewed coffee. Ideally you should grind fresh roasted whole beans just before brewing. Be aware that
this machine is set to brew the most common grinds found on store shelves. Typically pre-ground coffees are
of a similar size, medium-coarse. A very fine grind will produce much stronger flavours but risks becoming
extracted during the brew cycle producing a more bitter taste. You can learn more about coffee grinding and
about Krups range of grinders at our website www.krups.co.uk
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COFFEE BREWING GUIDE
THE COFFEE
THE RATIO
THE WATER
THE GRIND
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