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South Africa's Rich Coffee Culture

Although coffee's homeland may not be in South Africa, this sub-Saharan African nation, South Africans' enthusiasm for coffee rivals that of Europeans and Americans. This can be witnessed in the ubiquitous coffee shops lining streets and shopping centers, demonstrating how deeply coffee has penetrated South African daily life.

South Africa's Coffee Industry Landscape

South Africa's unique climate conditions and geographical environment are highly beneficial for coffee bean cultivation. Consequently, many world-renowned coffee companies, such as the world-famous Swiss "Nescafé," "Colombian" coffee, and "Maxwell House" coffee, have chosen to establish operations in South Africa. There are also numerous notable local South African coffee brands, among which "Jacob" Coffee leads the domestic market in production and sales. Due to its authentic and distinctive taste, this brand's coffee has even become a favorite among Europeans. The brand even has factories in Germany, specifically producing espresso coffee tailored to European palates.

The Art of Coffee Brewing in South Africa

South Africa is not only a major producer and consumer of instant coffee but also a significant producer of non-instant coffee. Walking into any South African coffee shop, you can taste mellow and delicious brewed coffee. For coffee lovers, brewed coffee offers advantages and appeal that instant coffee simply cannot match. On a winter evening or during a lazy afternoon, being able to personally enter the kitchen and use your beloved coffee machine to carefully prepare a pot of coffee exclusively for yourself—what a comfortable and delightful experience!

However, to truly achieve the state where every drop is aromatic and the experience is unforgettable, brewing coffee requires some skill and patience.

A pot of rich, mellow coffee typically requires several steps to complete. Below is a simple introduction to the popular method of brewing coffee with a coffee machine in South Africa. If you're a coffee lover, you might want to give it a try.

Steps to Brew Authentic South African Coffee

To brew authentic South African coffee, the following steps are required:

1. Select Quality Coffee Beans
When purchasing coffee, you should buy high-quality coffee beans, such as the Jacob coffee beans mentioned above, or high-quality European coffee beans.

2. Grind the Coffee Beans
After taking an appropriate amount of coffee beans from the bag, use a dedicated grinder to grind the coffee beans into grounds (not necessarily into powder—small particles will suffice). Major South African supermarkets like Checkers, Shoprite, and Pick 'n Pay typically have self-service coffee grinders on their coffee bean shelves, allowing customers to grind their selected coffee beans themselves while controlling the grinding degree.

3. Use a Dedicated Coffee Maker
Use a dedicated coffee maker to brew the coffee. Generally, the alcohol lamp coffee maker with a glass bottle on both top and bottom is more suitable for making stronger coffee—the upper glass bottle contains the ground coffee, while the lower glass bottle contains water. When the water is boiled using the alcohol lamp, it will rise along a thin glass tube until it reaches the upper glass bottle, immersing the coffee grounds inside. After the water and coffee boil completely for one minute, remove the alcohol lamp.

4. Filter the Coffee
There is a filter screen at the mouth of the upper glass bottle. When pouring, you can filter out the coffee grounds, pouring only the coffee liquid into the cup.

5. Add Personal Touches
When finally drinking the coffee, add sugar or special coffee fresh milk according to personal preference.

6. Alternative Grinding Methods
If you don't have a dedicated coffee grinder, you can also use a household blender as a substitute. However, be sure to distinguish between blades for dry goods and wet goods—when grinding coffee, you must use the blade for dry goods.

7. Choose the Right Coffee Maker
Coffee makers come in various types, including electric and alcohol lamp-heated models. Choose according to your personal situation.

Generally, you should choose the type where coffee grounds and water are separated beforehand (like the one introduced above, as well as distilled water types). If you mix coffee grounds with cold water from the beginning and heat them together, it will affect the coffee's richness. The ratio of coffee to water must be well-controlled—naturally, too little coffee will result in a weak brew.

8. The Cultural Experience of Coffee Brewing
The process of brewing coffee is itself a cultural experience: when three or five good friends gather together, with anticipation watching the complete coffee brewing process in crystal-clear containers, you will surely find it visually pleasing and exceptionally delightful. Ideally, you could also buy a one-minute hourglass—the moment when the fine sand has completely fallen is precisely when the coffee is ready. This sensation of sipping drop by drop, incredibly aromatic and mellow, is truly something that tea drinking cannot provide!

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