Introduction
I believe many friends have the same thought after reading the title: "I think something is wrong with the title! But I can't tell what is wrong! Isn't extra concentrated just concentrated?"
What is espresso?
Espresso first appeared in the early 19th century, when Italy entered the era of speed, and everything had to be faster, more efficient, and more mechanized. Coffee was no exception, and coffee that was brewed and filtered in a pressurized device for a short time quickly gained popularity.
At the beginning, espresso did not pursue taste and quality, but could quickly produce a cup of coffee with high caffeine content in a short time for refreshing. Therefore, coffee beans with high caffeine content were used to make concentrated espresso. The higher the caffeine, the less flavor the coffee will have. In addition, the roasting technology and extraction technology are not stable, so the coffee liquid that comes out is burnt, bitter and strong.
With the development of the times, people have slowly become more refined, and their requirements for espresso have gradually increased, and they have begun to pay attention to the flavor of coffee. With the continuous upgrading of espresso-making machines, the water temperature and pressure during coffee extraction have begun to stabilize. The selection of coffee beans also pays more attention to variety and quality, so that the flavor of coffee can be drunk even with rapid extraction.
Nowadays, people’s pursuit of espresso is more refined. In addition to speed and flavor, oil and taste are also essential. Different from Pour over(V60) coffee, espresso has a strong and fast taste. It does not have the flavor of different stages of high, medium and low temperatures like Pour over(V60) coffee. What everyone enjoys is the impact of coffee on the mouth.
What is espresso?
Italian espresso (Ristretto/Ristretto/espresso), the word Ristretto comes from ristrict and narrow, we can understand it as coffee with a small amount of liquid within a limited time. This coffee is an espresso derived from espresso. With the same amount of powder, espresso takes less time and less coffee is extracted.
Espresso coffee does not mean that the flavor of coffee is richer and more mellow, but by reducing the ratio of powder to water, the concentration of espresso coffee will be higher than that of espresso coffee, and the flavor will be more concentrated, but the body will not be as high as espresso coffee. Isn’t it very contradictory? Although the concentration is high, the flavor is not that mellow? Next, Front Street will demonstrate the extraction process of two kinds of espresso to see the difference in flavor between the two.
How to Make Espresso & Espresso
The first choice for making Italian coffee is medium-dark roasted blended beans, because these products are specially designed for coffee machines. They mostly use beans from more than two production areas. The aroma will be more complex, and rich coffee oil can be extracted, making it more stable during production.
For those who are looking for extra strong flavors and rich fats, buy the Front Street Classic Blend. This is a formula that combines the three major production areas of Mandheling, Brazil, and Vietnam. It has the wild aroma of Mandheling and the smooth taste of Brazilian beans. The taste plays a complementary and harmonious role. Front Street's classic Italian blend is based on the Mamba recipe and adds Robusta. When extracted, it can obtain the aroma of butter, nuts, spices, and dark chocolate. Their wild tonality and bursting fat are their biggest features.
If you prefer complex nutty aromas such as almonds, almonds, and walnuts, we recommend the Front Street Premium Blend and the Front Street Black Cocoa Basic Blend. They both contain a large proportion of Brazilian coffee beans, so they provide a comfortable sweet and bitter taste and are extremely smooth in the mouth. Among them, the Front Street Blend has the nutty, chocolate and caramel aromas and appropriate acidity of Colombian coffee;
The basic blend of Front Street black cocoa combines the acidity of small ripe Yunnan plums. When ground into powder, it will exude the aroma of cream chocolate. The taste is balanced and highly adaptable. In addition to making latte, it can also be used to produce various Italian drinks.
Espresso & espresso use the same coffee machine, grinder, grinding size, water temperature, pressure, and powder volume for extraction.
After debugging, the extraction parameters of this espresso are 20g coffee powder to extract 38~40g coffee liquid in 27 seconds, which is suitable for making classic milk coffee latte and cappuccino.
After determining the extraction parameters of espresso, the extraction parameters of espresso are 20g coffee powder to extract 27~30g coffee liquid in 20 seconds, which is suitable for making Australian specialty coffee Flat White.
The difference in flavor and taste of espresso & espresso
No matter what the extraction method is, the first thing that is extracted from coffee is acidity with light molecular weight, then sweetness, and finally bitterness with heavy molecular weight. Therefore, the coffee liquid that is only extracted in the first part tastes high in acidity. At the same time, because the heavy molecular weight flavor is not extracted, the taste will be slightly thin.
This is the case for espresso. The extraction time is shorter than espresso, so the extracted flavor is dominated by wine and berry flavors, with caramel-like sweetness, high acidity, clean taste, and clear sweet and sour flavor. Espresso coffee can extract a heavy molecular weight flavor, showing the overall aroma of butter, cocoa, and nuts, with a chocolate and caramel aftertaste, a full taste, and a more mellow flavor.
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
