This is one of the best Turkish Coffee tutorials I've seen on UA-cam. Most other videos I've seen ignored the foam entirely, but it's the most important part of Turkish coffee. Instead of pouring the foam into the cups, you can also scoop it with a small spoon. And as you've said it's also a good idea to repeat this 2-3 times. Just one thing, I wouldn't say most electric grinders are capable to grind for Turkish.
@A A Yeah I'd guess roasters can grind fine enough, I was more talking about home grinders. But to be fair, I haven't tried grinding it myself because I know I can't get as fine. If you say it's good enough I'll give it a try at home, cheers :)
Even though most grinders can't do a decent espresso grind, that's more an issue of uniformity than anything else. Any grinder is capable, however, of putting the burrs so close together that only a fine powder can make it out. When your grind size is flour uniformity is a given.
@@serhatatalay1376 lol, you really can't use your brain as to how to find right tutorials. Search for turkish coffee world champion, and you will see tutorials from world champions, like Turgay Yildizli and Konstantinos Komninakis, not this idiot UA-camr who instructs you to put it back on heat to repeat foams, this will create a very bitter coffee. YOU'RE WELCOME!
Great video , mind you , its really hard to achieve Turkish grind with a hand grinder even commercial grinders need to have custom burrs , another point is that your cezve is cooper on the outside and tin on the inside , hence you need to use a wooden spoon to avoid any tin 😉
Thanks for this precious video about turkish coffee. This is exactly what is made in turkish houses. But a bit of specialty touch makes the coffee even more devine. I prefer Turgay Yıldızlı's recipe for all turkish coffee lovers. Enjoy
@swedeturbo666 LMAO best tutorial my ass, use your brain and search for turkish coffee world champion, and you will see tutorials from champions, like Turgay Yildizli and Konstantinos Komninakis, not this idiot UA-camr who instructs you to put it back on heat to repeat foams, this will create a very bitter coffee. YOU'RE WELCOME!
Thanks for the video. I found that the ROK hand grinder got good results (as far as I could tell, pretty much like the grind achieved by your electric grinder.
I love it! - Yes, managed it a few times - probably wouldn't place it on 1 and grind too much through - may over heat the grinder eventually - but it did do it quite well 👌 ENJOY
A Baratza Ecore would not be able to do this right? the grounds get stuck in the grinder and not all of the beans I put in come out. any suggestions besides getting a different grinder? lol thaks
You should be able to grind as fine as it will go - so 10 I believe is the smallest setting. It will take a while to grind it all, but thankfully it's not a lot of coffee either. The Baratza Encore can have shims placed in it too, so you're able to increase the fineness of the grounds. Perhaps a search on how to add shims to the Encore and you'll be able to 👍
i am turk and i like this video ,,, mostly all of the ways was right , but in usual , use of the scale , is not so necessary , just for several body you have a tea spoon coffee but more leads than usual ,and the important thing is the water, before of everything you must fill your cup then drop into the ibrik ,,, just that , and i must say to you is not at all very original way to have a cup of turkish coffee you just must to have very very powder of coffee ,how much you can have tiny grind of coffee , is better even like dust 👍and all of the ways you see in every region have deference ,dont worry some making it in hot soil,some body stirring that with spoon when is on stove ,,, some making in hot flame ,,, some in little flame (this is good👍) ,,,by the way , all of nature of turkish coffee is have dusty coffee🙏❤
Great video. One minor thing I thought the letter c in Turkish pronounced like a j in English. The letter ç is pronounced like “ch”. So cezve should be pronounced “jez-veh”
100% - with this brew method adding additional elements can elevate the cup 👌 If you're aiming for the traditional brew, it's best to get the Ibrik roasted beans - though they are hard to find. Otherwise, I'd try either a very light roasted bean or medium espresso roast and see what you prefer
Dont you have to filter the coffee? Is it safe to drink all the ground coffee? While in an espresso or pour over or even French press the coffee grounds are discarded, Turkish style uses all the ground beans? I didn’t know it was edible
100% is safe. The grounds actually settle in the bottom of the brewer - so wait a little while it does this and than you can drink freely without getting any grounds in your mouth 👍
Really depends on your liking - traditional Turkish coffee is roasted at very low temperatures for a long time - and are almost unroasted than they are roasted similar to Italian Espresso beans. Yet, they're hard to come by - so most people would be using Espresso roasted beans - usually a medium to dark roast 👌
No, not really. It'll grind fairly fine on 0 or 10, enough for espresso but that's it.. and anything above 1- and it's to fine. (for reference - there's no setting between 0 & 10.)
@@AlternativeBrewing okay because I’m looking for a good hand grinder that is best for Turkish coffee as I have a Baratza Encore Esp and doesn’t really grind fine enough for Turkish coffee
My problem is that once I pour off the top foam and put it back on, it goes to a boil just because it's a smaller amount even with the burner lowered. How does one avoid boiling? I am using a butane burner on its lowest setting for the entire process.
Your video inspired me to buy Cezve :-) With Kinu Phoenix is good pair. I use setting 0,3,0. Tutorial is great. I have question - Cezve what You use in video is smaller 250ml ogrbigger 350ml ? I have smaller one and make two cups of coffee - 140g water. :-)
If you once you made one of these you pressed it through an aeropress to filter it, would it be suitable to mix with frothed milk? Would one of them water, one for milk, a nanofoamer and an aeropress be an adequate setup for campfire lattes?
Hi, Joshua! What is better for Turkish coffee and light roasted (Nordic roast) coffee beans from manual grinders, Kiny M47 or Commandante C40 nitro blades?
@@AlternativeBrewingoh, thank you so much, Joshua, for your answer! Your message confirmed that i am on the right way. I really like Kinu M47 Simplicity. )))
You did it wrong: the cap has risen too high and has even already reached the boiling point. And it’s better to make one serving per one person - this way the flavor will be more balanced.
Made my first pot... I think I brought it up to temp too quickly... I tried scooping the foam but it was more of a slurry full of grounds. Had I heated more gradually, the grounds would have settled out of the foam.
@@AlternativeBrewing Still... it tasted awesome. I've always been a bit of a coffee freak and was introduced to it just a few months ago. This is real coffee...
No, surprisingly so. - though it is coffee bean dependant. As it cools, it becomes quite sweet. It is a very strong and thick coffee that is best enjoyed alongside a sweet and some water for many reasons - but I haven't it to be unpleasantly bitter at all 👍
@@AlternativeBrewing he's right. i will a little bit tip to you about Turkish coffee. you can mix to while cooking until it boils for good foaming. after boils you know what to do.
I agree. As fine as it will go - that's the best I could do witht hte grinder I had 😀 a suggestion foranyoneewantingg to enjoy Turkish coffee at home - don't be put off by making it if it's not super super fine.. as only a very limited amount of grinders can achieve a perfect turkish grind,, You'll get better foam if you can grind that fine, but with the grind that I had, it was sufficient for two foam rises 👌
Sorry but what you claim about most electronic coffee grinders is absolutely false! Most average home coffee grinders will never be able to produce coffee grounds fine enough as in powder like for Turkish coffee preparation. I think it is important to show respect by being more authentic and truthful when one is making an educational video about the oldest traditional way of consuming coffee. So for anyone that is watching this video please take important notes that you will not be able to get fine enough as in powder like coffee grounds with majority of coffee grinders. Please do your due diligence and proper research as Turkish coffee is very much a special type of coffee and you cannot prepare it with just any type of grind. Turkish grind is the finest grind as in it's 50 to 150 microns which is finer than espresso which is between 200 to 400 microns. Hopefully that information gives you a more accurate idea of what you need to make proper Turkish coffee.
You are not wrong. Perhaps MOST was an over-embellishment. Many can grind quite fine. I find Espresso to be around 120-220µ. 50µ is a stretch for a lot of grinders - especially at volume - it may take a while - or worse - clog the grinder. There was no disrespect intended in making this video - and more of an attempt to allow people to see the opportunity and try making it themselves at home - as in to say - it is something accessible for anyone willing to give it a try. 🫶 First you must walk before you can run my friend. In future I'll establish my shortcomings first
@@AlternativeBrewing Thank you for responding. With certain things it's not about walking first so you can run. It just is what it is. You can't make Turkish coffee with french press grind for example, and vise versa. They just won't be good. I love that you love and appreciate the way people in other cultures may consume coffee. I just thought that if one is going to share their joy and love for something very specific like this, it's important to pay great attention to the very important details. Thanks so much for being open and appreciating things from other countries and cultures. I too didn't mean any disrespect. Just want people to have the right into so they can have an authentic experience. Wishing you a happy day. Best wishes. 🙏🌷💕🙂☕
I am in Turkey right now, trying to find a turkish coffee grinder. Most of turkish people are not aware of the importance of grind size. In Bazaar, I found manual coffee grinders that do not grind fine anough and the seller did not know how to adjust the grinder for finer course. The only way to make tuskish cofee here is by buing it ready from hypermarket.
@@TheBlackDove Hi there. Wow. That's so interesting. So does that mean that often Turkish coffee isn't fresh? Or it is because of the high turn over and high consumption rates by the populations? I've become super curious and interested in finding out exactly how those companies , for example the world famous brand Mehmet Efendi grind their coffee so powder fine. I imagine they have quite expensive and specialized industrial coffee grinding machines. In would love to see a video online about this but haven't found any as of yet. Any thoughts?
I saw a lot of very big industrial machines in coffee shops. They grind it very fine, for turkish cofee. In the same shop, the salesman had small manual grinders for sale but he did not know how they grind. Judging by the number of coffee shops and big grinding machines the average turkish use cofee without even knowing the technical details.
That's an absurd way of destroying your coffee: it must take not more than 2,5-3 mins or coffee will be over-extracted and boiling it will ruin all the taste you'll have a harsh bitterness. Find some other place for recipe
This is one of the best Turkish Coffee tutorials I've seen on UA-cam. Most other videos I've seen ignored the foam entirely, but it's the most important part of Turkish coffee. Instead of pouring the foam into the cups, you can also scoop it with a small spoon. And as you've said it's also a good idea to repeat this 2-3 times. Just one thing, I wouldn't say most electric grinders are capable to grind for Turkish.
@A A Yeah I'd guess roasters can grind fine enough, I was more talking about home grinders. But to be fair, I haven't tried grinding it myself because I know I can't get as fine. If you say it's good enough I'll give it a try at home, cheers :)
Wow, thank you!
Even though most grinders can't do a decent espresso grind, that's more an issue of uniformity than anything else. Any grinder is capable, however, of putting the burrs so close together that only a fine powder can make it out. When your grind size is flour uniformity is a given.
Ah so I guess just pouring the foam would eliminate any grounds or residue in the cup
@@serhatatalay1376 lol, you really can't use your brain as to how to find right tutorials. Search for turkish coffee world champion, and you will see tutorials from world champions, like Turgay Yildizli and Konstantinos Komninakis, not this idiot UA-camr who instructs you to put it back on heat to repeat foams, this will create a very bitter coffee. YOU'RE WELCOME!
Love the brass plate that goes under the cezve !
Do you sell them?
yes we do - it's in fact a Stainless Steel plate that is used for induction purposes 👌
alternativebrewing.com.au/product/bialetti-induction-plate/
Great video , mind you , its really hard to achieve Turkish grind with a hand grinder even commercial grinders need to have custom burrs , another point is that your cezve is cooper on the outside and tin on the inside , hence you need to use a wooden spoon to avoid any tin 😉
Great point!
Thanks for this precious video about turkish coffee. This is exactly what is made in turkish houses. But a bit of specialty touch makes the coffee even more devine. I prefer Turgay Yıldızlı's recipe for all turkish coffee lovers. Enjoy
Thanks for the tips!
i am enlightened! the best turkish coffee tutorial. facts and clear instructions!
Wow, thank you!
@swedeturbo666 LMAO best tutorial my ass, use your brain and search for turkish coffee world champion, and you will see tutorials from champions, like Turgay Yildizli and Konstantinos Komninakis, not this idiot UA-camr who instructs you to put it back on heat to repeat foams, this will create a very bitter coffee. YOU'RE WELCOME!
Thanks for the video. I found that the ROK hand grinder got good results (as far as I could tell, pretty much like the grind achieved by your electric grinder.
Thanks for the info!
The sugar needs to be put in BEFORE water of coffee grinds.
are you using an induction burner? what's that extra plate you put on it to heat the copper Cezve?
Yes, I'm using an induction burner with a Bialetti Induction plate: alternativebrewing.com.au/products/bialetti-induction-plate
Thank you for that
Yes, put a desert music at background. Thats where we live.
turkish culture is not Arabic. There is no desert in Turkey.
I'm surprised you used welhome zd-10 grinder for turkish coffee.. I have one at home and didn't know it can do that.. Definitely will try!
I love it! - Yes, managed it a few times - probably wouldn't place it on 1 and grind too much through - may over heat the grinder eventually - but it did do it quite well 👌 ENJOY
A Baratza Ecore would not be able to do this right? the grounds get stuck in the grinder and not all of the beans I put in come out. any suggestions besides getting a different grinder? lol thaks
You should be able to grind as fine as it will go - so 10 I believe is the smallest setting. It will take a while to grind it all, but thankfully it's not a lot of coffee either. The Baratza Encore can have shims placed in it too, so you're able to increase the fineness of the grounds. Perhaps a search on how to add shims to the Encore and you'll be able to 👍
i am turk and i like this video ,,, mostly all of the ways was right , but in usual , use of the scale , is not so necessary , just for several body you have a tea spoon coffee but more leads than usual ,and the important thing is the water, before of everything you must fill your cup then drop into the ibrik ,,, just that , and i must say to you is not at all very original way to have a cup of turkish coffee you just must to have very very powder of coffee ,how much you can have tiny grind of coffee , is better even like dust 👍and all of the ways you see in every region have deference ,dont worry some making it in hot soil,some body stirring that with spoon when is on stove ,,, some making in hot flame ,,, some in little flame (this is good👍) ,,,by the way , all of nature of turkish coffee is have dusty coffee🙏❤
thanks so much 🙌
Great video. One minor thing I thought the letter c in Turkish pronounced like a j in English. The letter ç is pronounced like “ch”. So cezve should be pronounced “jez-veh”
Thanks for the tip!
Any thoughts on the use of cardamom or honey in brewing? Additionally, are there specific roasts that seem to perform better when brewed this way?
100% - with this brew method adding additional elements can elevate the cup 👌 If you're aiming for the traditional brew, it's best to get the Ibrik roasted beans - though they are hard to find. Otherwise, I'd try either a very light roasted bean or medium espresso roast and see what you prefer
Is it traditional to flavor with cardamom?
Hi, which kind of milk is best for this?
None actually - it is intended to be drunk without milk - though - let's say you were adding milk - imho any milk would do 😀
So basically Turkish coffee doesnt leave any residue behind ? Ends being equivalent to an instant coffee ?
UA-cam Video on making coffee:
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Very good👍👍👍
Thank you very much
Dont you have to filter the coffee? Is it safe to drink all the ground coffee? While in an espresso or pour over or even French press the coffee grounds are discarded, Turkish style uses all the ground beans? I didn’t know it was edible
100% is safe. The grounds actually settle in the bottom of the brewer - so wait a little while it does this and than you can drink freely without getting any grounds in your mouth 👍
What roast beans are best to use ?
Really depends on your liking - traditional Turkish coffee is roasted at very low temperatures for a long time - and are almost unroasted than they are roasted similar to Italian Espresso beans. Yet, they're hard to come by - so most people would be using Espresso roasted beans - usually a medium to dark roast 👌
Can baratza encor grind that fine for Turkish coffee?
No, not really. It'll grind fairly fine on 0 or 10, enough for espresso but that's it.. and anything above 1- and it's to fine. (for reference - there's no setting between 0 & 10.)
What grinders could grind fine enough for Turkish coffee?
Most electric ones will grind very fine - however even a Comandante Hand Grinder will do the job really well 👌
@@AlternativeBrewing okay because I’m looking for a good hand grinder that is best for Turkish coffee as I have a Baratza Encore Esp and doesn’t really grind fine enough for Turkish coffee
My problem is that once I pour off the top foam and put it back on, it goes to a boil just because it's a smaller amount even with the burner lowered. How does one avoid boiling? I am using a butane burner on its lowest setting for the entire process.
don't place it all the way on the heat - hover it over to control the contact with the flame and the adjust this way 👌
Thank u sir
You're welcome
@@AlternativeBrewingalso I have a question sir, how much heat do u use?
In Mexico, is named "café de olla".
Your video inspired me to buy Cezve :-) With Kinu Phoenix is good pair. I use setting 0,3,0. Tutorial is great. I have question - Cezve what You use in video is smaller 250ml ogrbigger 350ml ? I have smaller one and make two cups of coffee - 140g water. :-)
😀 Thanks so much! The smaller 250ml Cezve was used in the video to make 140ml of brewed coffee 👌
If you once you made one of these you pressed it through an aeropress to filter it, would it be suitable to mix with frothed milk? Would one of them water, one for milk, a nanofoamer and an aeropress be an adequate setup for campfire lattes?
Yes, this sounds like some work to achieve it but would work just fine 😀
@@AlternativeBrewing Maybe, but I doubt any self respecting Turkish person would call it Turkish coffee😂
@@clivenewton7609only those who hate Turks don't call it Turkish coffee
Hi, Joshua! What is better for Turkish coffee and light roasted (Nordic roast) coffee beans from manual grinders, Kiny M47 or Commandante C40 nitro blades?
personally - I would gio the KINU in this scenario. far more suited to the finer end of the spectrum 👍
@@AlternativeBrewingoh, thank you so much, Joshua, for your answer! Your message confirmed that i am on the right way. I really like Kinu M47 Simplicity. )))
@@AlternativeBrewing Hi AB, is the Kinu sale price really A$539.00?? I'm confused! Its just a grinder right?
@@fireandflowers It is just a Grinder. But an incredibly well made one. Top 3 for precision and quality build for all HGs.
You did it wrong: the cap has risen too high and has even already reached the boiling point. And it’s better to make one serving per one person - this way the flavor will be more balanced.
Made my first pot... I think I brought it up to temp too quickly... I tried scooping the foam but it was more of a slurry full of grounds. Had I heated more gradually, the grounds would have settled out of the foam.
🙌 sounds right
@@AlternativeBrewing Still... it tasted awesome. I've always been a bit of a coffee freak and was introduced to it just a few months ago. This is real coffee...
Wouldn't this taste extremely bitter?
You can always add little bit of water/milk
No, surprisingly so. - though it is coffee bean dependant. As it cools, it becomes quite sweet. It is a very strong and thick coffee that is best enjoyed alongside a sweet and some water for many reasons - but I haven't it to be unpleasantly bitter at all 👍
@@AlternativeBrewing Oh Josh you tasted a very dark coffee in some video and called it okay, for us beginners it’s kinda bittersweet.
If you don't let it boil it won't be bitter. Key is to take it off the heat before the black foam forms.
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I say to you as a Turkish that your coffee is not bad , but you have to improve yourself , the top surface is should be fully covered by coffee foam
Thanks so much! 😀 Always room for improvement - I could have ground finer too
@@AlternativeBrewing he's right. i will a little bit tip to you about Turkish coffee. you can mix to while cooking until it boils for good foaming. after boils you know what to do.
A lot of cultures make life difficult or complicated by making too many unnecessary rules. Just drink coffee the way you like.
Good advice 🫶 don’t take the love out of something you love doing
The grind should've been considerably finer.
I agree. As fine as it will go - that's the best I could do witht hte grinder I had 😀 a suggestion foranyoneewantingg to enjoy Turkish coffee at home - don't be put off by making it if it's not super super fine.. as only a very limited amount of grinders can achieve a perfect turkish grind,, You'll get better foam if you can grind that fine, but with the grind that I had, it was sufficient for two foam rises 👌
Sorry but what you claim about most electronic coffee grinders is absolutely false! Most average home coffee grinders will never be able to produce coffee grounds fine enough as in powder like for Turkish coffee preparation.
I think it is important to show respect by being more authentic and truthful when one is making an educational video about the oldest traditional way of consuming coffee.
So for anyone that is watching this video please take important notes that you will not be able to get fine enough as in powder like coffee grounds with majority of coffee grinders.
Please do your due diligence and proper research as Turkish coffee is very much a special type of coffee and you cannot prepare it with just any type of grind.
Turkish grind is the finest grind as in it's 50 to 150 microns which is finer than espresso which is between 200 to 400 microns.
Hopefully that information gives you a more accurate idea of what you need to make proper Turkish coffee.
You are not wrong. Perhaps MOST was an over-embellishment. Many can grind quite fine. I find Espresso to be around 120-220µ. 50µ is a stretch for a lot of grinders - especially at volume - it may take a while - or worse - clog the grinder.
There was no disrespect intended in making this video - and more of an attempt to allow people to see the opportunity and try making it themselves at home - as in to say - it is something accessible for anyone willing to give it a try. 🫶 First you must walk before you can run my friend. In future I'll establish my shortcomings first
@@AlternativeBrewing
Thank you for responding. With certain things it's not about walking first so you can run.
It just is what it is. You can't make Turkish coffee with french press grind for example, and vise versa. They just won't be good.
I love that you love and appreciate the way people in other cultures may consume coffee.
I just thought that if one is going to share their joy and love for something very specific like this, it's important to pay great attention to the very important details.
Thanks so much for being open and appreciating things from other countries and cultures.
I too didn't mean any disrespect.
Just want people to have the right into so they can have an authentic experience.
Wishing you a happy day.
Best wishes.
🙏🌷💕🙂☕
I am in Turkey right now, trying to find a turkish coffee grinder. Most of turkish people are not aware of the importance of grind size. In Bazaar, I found manual coffee grinders that do not grind fine anough and the seller did not know how to adjust the grinder for finer course. The only way to make tuskish cofee here is by buing it ready from hypermarket.
@@TheBlackDove
Hi there. Wow. That's so interesting. So does that mean that often Turkish coffee isn't fresh? Or it is because of the high turn over and high consumption rates by the populations?
I've become super curious and interested in finding out exactly how those companies , for example the world famous brand Mehmet Efendi grind their coffee so powder fine.
I imagine they have quite expensive and specialized industrial coffee grinding machines. In would love to see a video online about this but haven't found any as of yet.
Any thoughts?
I saw a lot of very big industrial machines in coffee shops. They grind it very fine, for turkish cofee. In the same shop, the salesman had small manual grinders for sale but he did not know how they grind. Judging by the number of coffee shops and big grinding machines the average turkish use cofee without even knowing the technical details.
That's an absurd way of destroying your coffee: it must take not more than 2,5-3 mins or coffee will be over-extracted and boiling it will ruin all the taste you'll have a harsh bitterness. Find some other place for recipe
😂 thanks for watching