As we all know, black coffee is a general term, which means coffee made without adding other ingredients other than water and coffee, such as American style, cold brew, espresso, Pour over(V60) coffee, etc., which are all members of black coffee.
Although they are all made from water and coffee, different methods will give the coffee a completely different texture. Even if it is the same coffee bean, there are certain differences in the aroma, taste and texture of the coffee under different extraction methods. So next, Front Street will share with you the differences between different black coffees made from the same beans!
Before sharing, Front Street would like to introduce the coffee beans used in this brewing - Front Street Strawberry Espresso~ This is a very versatile blend of beans, which is made from coffee beans from three production areas: Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ethiopia. It is medium roasted and has a rich berry aroma, but also has a very balanced taste, not too sour or too bitter, and can be suitable for all types of coffee making.
So Front Street chose to use it as the coffee bean for this sharing. It happens to be on the list of activities of Front Street Coffee today. Friends who haven’t had time to participate in the event should pay attention~
1. Espresso
Espresso is a super concentrated coffee made using an espresso machine! Although it is only a small cup, it has an extremely rich flavor and thick texture because of its extremely high concentration.
If you want a stable product, the Front Street Italian Bean series is the first choice for making concentrates. You can buy the Fatty-rich Front Street Classic Blend, the Front Street Boutique Blend with outstanding nutty aroma, the Front Street Commercial Blend specially used for opening a store, and the delicious and affordable Front Street Black Cocoa Basic Blend.
Take Front Street as an example. When Front Street uses Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso to make espresso, a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2 will be used, and the extraction time will be controlled at about 30 seconds. In fact, no matter what kind of coffee beans, this set of parameters can be adapted. The espresso made with it will not only have a very high concentration, but also have a sufficient extraction rate. The taste performance is not said to be outstanding, but it can also be called delicious.
The espresso made by Front Street using Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso with this set of parameters, as Front Street mentioned, has an extremely rich taste and aroma. We can drink the flavor expression of berries, cream, and caramel biscuits. The taste is full and solid, the taste is very balanced, but because of the high concentration, it is a bit strong, but it is also very delicious, with a strong aftertaste and a long aftertaste, which is very good.
Americano
If we use the espresso made above with Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso as a base and add four times the water of the coffee liquid, then it will transform into a cup of Americano.
Because the addition of water dilutes the concentration of the coffee, the coffee will become more drinkable. The overall taste and texture will be much softer, but it will also be rich and mellow. Compared with the former, because the concentration is reduced, we can taste some more delicate flavors in American coffee, including strawberry, grape, cream, and caramel.
There are many coffee beans suitable for making American-style coffee. If you also like this type of floral and fruity aroma, buy Front Street Oiran SOE, Front Street Grana Geisha SOE, and Front Street Red Cherry SOE. These beans are medium roasted and retain richer characteristics of their origin. As long as the parameters are reasonable, you can easily extract a fresh and sweet tonality.
hand brewed coffee
Hand-brewed coffee is a relatively complicated drip extraction method, but the complexity mainly lies in the steps and preliminary preparation. Brewing is relatively simple, and the error tolerance rate is also high. As long as we use the right parameters, we can easily brew a pot of delicious coffee.
When using Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso to make Pour over(V60) coffee, Front Street will use the following parameters for brewing: powder volume 15g, powder-water ratio 1:15, grinding degree of 70%~75% screening rate of No. 20 mesh, brewing water temperature 89°C, and extraction time controlled at 2 minutes.
The Pour over(V60) coffee brewed in this way will have rich layers. Because the concentration and extraction rate are just right, the taste of the coffee is very soft, light and smooth, and the taste is very balanced. It has a very prominent and clear flavor expression. We can clearly taste the flavors of strawberry candy, jasmine, blueberry, caramel, cream, and chocolate. The aftertaste is long and very good.
The biggest feature of hand brewing is that different flavor substances are dissolved in an orderly manner through segmented water injection under normal pressure, thereby making the coffee richer and the flavor more lasting. If you want to drink coffee with a unique taste, buy the Front Street Fruit Cooperative, Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling, and Front Street Poquette Gesha. These beans are the most recognizable representative coffees at the moment.
cold brew coffee
Cold brew coffee is different from all the previous coffees. Although the coffee is extracted with only water, it uses cold water for soaking. Compared with the previous three, the extraction efficiency of cold water is lower, so it takes longer to make. But relatively speaking, it is easier to make. You only need to pour water and coffee powder into a sealed container and refrigerate it for soaking. It can be said to be very, very simple~
Because it is an ice drink, it is best to choose medium-light roasted coffee beans for cold brewing. They have more fruit acids and floral aromas. They have a light and sweet taste, weak bitterness, and a round body, which is very suitable for summer. When buying cold brew coffee beans, the first choices are Front Street Kenyan Cherry Tomato, Front Street Mozart, Front Street Strawberry Candy, and Front Street Blackberry.
When using Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso to make cold brew coffee, the parameters used by Front Street are as follows: powder to water ratio 1:10, soaking time 10 hours, filter out and then refrigerate for several hours to ferment.
Cold brew coffee made with Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso has a very prominent sweetness. In addition to the beans themselves, there is also the fact that the extraction rate of ice water immersion is low, which will not dissolve too much bitter substances in the coffee, so the coffee produced will have a more prominent sweetness than the previous one;
The taste is mellow and full, and the flavor is also very obvious, including strawberry, cream, chocolate, and caramel, with a long aftertaste, which is very good.
So the above are the different presentations of a coffee bean in different production methods. It can be said that each has its own characteristics, so even if they are all black coffee, they can make a big difference~
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
