Recently, the title "black coffee" often appears in popular videos on the Internet. It happens that the coffee the blogger is holding looks like American coffee, so it is inevitable that some newbies who don't know much about it will ask below: Is black coffee American coffee? What is the difference between black coffee and Americano?
So today, Front Street will share with you what black coffee is! What does black coffee have to do with American style?
What is black coffee?
"Black coffee" is actually a general term. Generally refers to coffee that does not add any condiments except water! Materials such as milk, syrup, juice, etc. will change the original taste of coffee, so latte, mocha, au lait, and other coffees with sugar and milk added are not black coffee. In other words, as long as the entire cup of coffee consists of only water other than coffee substances, then such coffee can be called black coffee.
For example, the espresso extracted by an espresso machine only consists of water and coffee substances, so it can naturally be called a member of black coffee. In addition, Ristretto, Lungo, and other members of the espresso system are all black coffee because they are only made with water!
Americano coffee is made from espresso mixed with water. The addition of water will not change the taste of the coffee, so Americano coffee is also a member of black coffee. However, what we need to know is that Americano coffee can be black coffee, but black coffee does not necessarily refer to Americano coffee, because in addition to Americano, there are many coffees made only with water and coffee, including but not limited to Italiano! So next, Front Street will share what other common black coffee members are!
hand brewed coffee
As a representative of drip coffee, Pour over(V60) coffee that is extracted with hot water is naturally also a member of black coffee. When the concept of specialty coffee was released, people began to pay attention to the original flavor characteristics of coffee, so the extraction method that could better express the flavor of coffee - "Pour over(V60) coffee" began to become popular around the world!
Not only because the coffee produced has a distinctive flavor, but also because the process of making Pour over(V60) coffee is both simple and challenging, because it will show different tastes with different coffee beans, brewing techniques, and parameters, so it can stand out from the crowd of coffee making methods. To this day, it is still a favorite of most people.
Because of this, choosing a good bag of beans can be the cornerstone for us to successfully get started with hand brewing. For those who are just getting started, the first choice is the Front Street Yirgacheffe with its fragrant jasmine scent, the Front Street Cerato Cerato with its nutty and creamy scent, the Front Street Huilan Columbia with its dark chocolate sweetness, the balanced taste of the Front Street Yunnan Granules, and the spice and herbal flavor of the Front Street Mandheling Indonesia.
siphon pot coffee
Before Pour over(V60) coffee became popular, we could see siphon pots in most cafes. Such a coffee appliance with a sense of age is not only very ornamental, but can also produce more mellow coffee than hand brewing. But now, as you can see, the status of siphon pots has been replaced by Pour over(V60) coffee. Because Pour over(V60) coffee can make delicious coffee more easily, there are very, very few coffee shops that can insist on using siphon pots as the mainstay.
Siphon pot coffee only uses hot water to soak and extract the coffee powder, so the final coffee is not affected by any other flavors and is also a member of black coffee. The siphon pot highlights the roundness and thickness of the coffee. The first choice is the berry-flavored Front Street Small Tomato·Kenya, and the Front Street Blue Mountain No. 1 with a balance of sour, sweet and bitter.
cold brew coffee
Cold brew coffee and iced drip coffee are all types of coffee that are extracted using cold water. Although their extraction time is longer than that of conventional coffee extraction, the taste will not be affected by foreign substances, so they can reflect the taste of the beans themselves and must be a member of black coffee.
For cold brew coffee, it is recommended to buy beans with a refreshing taste. We recommend Front Street Oiran, Front Street Butterfly, Front Street Blackberry, and Front Street Mozart.
moka pot coffee
Moka pots, like espresso machines, originated in Italy, and also use pressurization to extract coffee. Although the pressure of a moka pot is not as high as an espresso machine, it can still extract rich coffee in a short time. Before Moka pot coffee is processed twice, it is a cup of strong coffee with a lot of water, so it is also a member of black coffee.
The idea of selecting beans for a Moka pot is actually the same as that of an espresso machine. You can give priority to buying blended beans with medium and dark roasts:
For those who want to learn latte art at home, buy the Front Street Classic Blend, which is a medium-dark roasted Italian recipe composed of three production areas. Its design is inspired by the popular "Mamba" in ancient times, namely Mandheling and Brazil. In order to add aroma and oiliness, the Front Street Classic Blend also contains a small amount of Robusta to enhance the flavor intensity and allow novices to easily make Italian espresso with golden yellow oil at home.
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 Premium Blend has the nutty, chocolate and caramel aromas and appropriate acidity of Colombian coffee; the Front Street Dark Cocoa Basic Blend combines the acidity of small ripe Yunnan plums. When ground into powder, it will exude the aroma of cream chocolate. It has a balanced taste and high adaptability. In addition to making latte, it can also produce various Italian drinks.
All in all, as long as the coffee is made with only colorless and odorless water, without any materials that can change the taste, then it is considered a member of the black coffee system~
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
