Mandheling coffee is a single-origin coffee from Sumatra, Indonesia, and is also synonymous with Indonesian specialty coffee. Different from ordinary bitter coffee, Mandheling coffee has a rich aroma, a solid and mellow taste, and low acidity, which is very intriguing. Because it is darkly roasted, you can not only experience its long bitterness, but also enjoy its elegant sweetness, and feel its unique stuffy aroma through your sense of smell and taste at the same time.
Mandheling coffee that pursues different tastes will be divided into various types. The most recommended are the Front Street Mandheling from the Lindong production area and the highest-grade Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling. Front Street Lindong Mandheling is The entry-level standard model is a coffee that every novice cannot avoid. After brewing, it will show the mellow taste of cloves, nuts, dark chocolate, and caramel. Therefore, it is very suitable for espresso and moka pot coffee. It is also called Mandheling SOE.
Sharing of extraction parameters of Front Street Mandheling SOE
Coffee beans: Indonesia. Front Street Lindong Mandheling
Amount of coffee powder: 20g
Coffee liquid volume: 40g
Powder to liquid ratio: 1:2
Extraction time: 26~32 seconds
Grinding scale: Galileo 2.0 grid
Making espresso requires the use of a home coffee machine, ensuring that the pressure can reach 9 bar to meet the functions of extracting and frothing milk, as well as an espresso coffee grinder. The coffee machine used by Front Street has a double powder bowl capacity, which requires 20 grams of coffee powder each time. The extracted powder-to-liquid ratio is 1:2, which means 40 grams of coffee liquid can be produced in a reasonable time.
Before extraction, we need to dry the powder bowl first, turn on the grinder, grind out a double portion of coffee powder, place it on an electronic scale and measure the increase or decrease until it weighs 20 grams. Then use a powder spreader to spread the coffee powder, and use the tamper to press vertically downward to fill the coffee powder cake tightly to ensure more stable coffee extraction.
Then turn on the extraction switch and let in water for 1 to 2 seconds to moisten the brewing head and take away the coffee grounds stuck on it. Place an electronic scale under the cup where the Espresso is connected, return the weight to 0, and place it under the brewing head during extraction.
Gently snap the handle onto the brewing head and start turning down the extraction switch. Observe the changes in the extraction liquid. When the electronic scale shows that 40 grams of coffee liquid has been extracted, and the time is about 30 seconds, pull down the extraction switch. The brewing parameters will change subtly based on the daily air humidity and the state of the coffee beans, so the amount of coffee powder, scale, and extraction amount of coffee liquid need to be adjusted up or down.
The Mandheling SOE produced in this way will exude a strong aroma of roasted nuts and caramel. To make Mandheling SOE American style, add 200g ice water or warm water in a ratio of 1:5. You can also add 200ml of whipped fresh milk in a ratio of 1:5 to soften the taste, and you will have a delicious Mandheling SOE latte.
As the top quality of Mandheling, this Front Street PWN gold MandhelingOnly the beans with specifications above 18 mesh and less than 3 defective beans (300g raw bean sample) are selected, which belong to the highest grade G1 grade, are dark green in color, and are flat beans with a neat shape. After the processed green beans are screened by density and color, the beans must be manually picked. After four careful selections, the Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling coffee beans have the same color and uniform bean shape. It is said that when the green beans are processed, the Mandheling under the sunlight emits a golden luster, so it is named Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling.
Front Street Golden Mandheling has a high-quality herbal aroma, a stronger caramel sweetness, a relatively calm and elegant fruity acidity, a rich sweetness, a mellow and wild spice flavor, and good transparency and sweetness when it is baked before the second crack. The baking interpretation space is wider, and the burnt aroma is more prominent, so it is a medium-dark roast.
After brewing, the Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling has a roasted nutty tone. As the temperature drops slightly, aromas such as cinnamon spices, herbs, and melon begin to appear, with a caramel-like sweetness and a clean and mellow taste.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
