Next Sunday at Satamatie 6, we will delve deeper into hand extraction under the guidance of Lehmus Roastery's roasting master Visa Tuovinen .
The presentation, which starts at 1 p.m., will introduce you to the Pour Over method and the use of the Aeropress. Pour over refers to the extraction of coffee by pouring, while the Aeropress extracts coffee under pressure.
We caught up with roaster Tuovinen at the roaster to talk more about Sunday.
What's on the program for Sunday?
"The idea is to get to know and learn how to use a pour over and Aeropress through a demonstration. The purpose is to go over how hand extraction is done and how it affects the taste of the coffee. For coffee, we have the newly renewed Kanava coffee."
Why is it worth brewing coffee in any way other than with a regular filter coffee maker?
"When you extract coffee by hand, you can influence each extraction step, unlike when making coffee with an automatic device. It's more interesting because then you can do all the steps that affect the extraction yourself in making coffee. At the same time, you can experiment with how changes to, for example, the temperature of the water or the coarseness of the grind affect the taste of the coffee."
Visa Tuovinen at the pour over method.
How do the pour over method and Aeropress affect the end result, are there any differences?
"Generally speaking, you could say that pour over coffee brings out the fresh notes better, while Aeropress emphasizes the body and fullness of the coffee."
Do you have to know how to use these devices and know all the terms to dare to come?
"Not at all, the aim is to get to know this wonderful world of hand extraction and during the extractions we will go through the process from the very basics. The shelves at Satamatie 6 also have pour over equipment and Aeropress devices, if after the presentation you get excited about these methods yourself!"
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Lehmus Roastery's hand-pulling show on Sunday, September 10, 2017, from 1-3 p.m. at Satamatie 6. No need to register in advance for the event, it's free. You can find the event on Facebook here .
The show is part of the Art@bars event weekend that enlivens the center of Lappeenranta.