What's the Difference Between Coffee Grounds and Instant Coffee? How Do Their Brewing Methods Differ?
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Coffee Powder vs. Instant Coffee
Coffee powder is ground from coffee beans and contains a large amount of insoluble substances; instant coffee consists of water-soluble granules made from extracted coffee through special processing techniques.
Brewing Methods
The most basic brewing method for coffee powder is the drip method, where filter paper or flannel filters hold the coffee powder while hot water flows through it to extract the coffee; instant coffee can be directly dissolved in hot water for drinking.
Composition Differences
Coffee powder is made by grinding roasted coffee beans. Water (either hot for brewing or cold for cold extraction) passes through the coffee powder, extracting aromatic substances, caffeine, and other compounds from the ground coffee, which dissolve in the water to form coffee liquid, while solid substances remain insoluble in water.
Instant coffee is produced by evaporating the water from already extracted coffee liquid and then processing it into granules.
Extraction vs. Reconstitution
Therefore, brewing with coffee powder is generally called extraction. There are many extraction methods for coffee powder: pressure extraction (espresso), pour-over, siphon, cold brew, cold drip, and so on.
Brewing instant coffee, logically speaking, should be called reconstitution.
Temperature Requirements
Coffee powder has specific requirements for extraction water temperature (90-95°C). Instant coffee has no such requirements.
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