As we all know, Pour over(V60) coffee and espresso coffee have different textures due to different extraction methods and filtering equipment. For example, Pour over(V60) coffee will be cleaner, while Italian coffee will be mellower. Because of this, friends often come up with the idea of making Pour over(V60) beans or using Italian beans to make Pour over(V60) beans.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this idea! After all, Pour over(V60) and Italian-style beans are just different extraction methods, and the so-called Pour over(V60) beans or Italian-style beans only mean that they are more advantageous in a certain extraction method. Therefore, we can use Pour over(V60) beans for making Italian coffee, and we can also use Italian-style beans for making Pour over(V60) coffee.
However, as Front Street shared in the article "How to brew Geisha beans by hand to make espresso", there is a certain difference in the roasting degree of Italian-style and Pour over(V60) coffee beans, so if the roasting degree difference between the two is too large, then we need to pay attention to adjusting the extraction parameters during production to avoid negative extraction of coffee.
Because in previous tweets, Front Street has shared the precautions for using Pour over(V60) single-origin beans for making Italian coffee, so what Front Street wants to share today is - what do we need to pay attention to when using Italian beans to make Pour over(V60) coffee?
What should we pay attention to when using Italian beans to make Pour over(V60) coffee?
Generally speaking, because espresso involves making milk coffee, the coffee beans used in espresso are usually roasted darker in order to reduce the acidity and conflict with the taste of milk; Pour over(V60) coffee is more about drinking the flavor of the coffee itself, so except for a few beans, most beans used for Pour over(V60) coffee are roasted lighter.
If everyone is like Front Street, the beans used to make Italian coffee are roasted darker, and the beans used to make Pour over(V60) coffee are roasted lighter. Then when we use dark-roasted Italian beans to make Pour over(V60) coffee, we must pay attention to reducing the extraction efficiency and reducing the risk of over-extraction of the coffee. So what exactly should be done?
It’s very simple. Adjusting the coarse grinding, lowering the water temperature, shortening the extraction time, etc. are all good choices! But generally speaking, Front Street recommends that you control the grinding degree and water temperature, because these two parameters have a significant impact on extraction.
There are many coffee beans in the Front Street Tmall Taobao flagship store that can be used for multiple purposes at the same time. If you like a sweet taste, choose the Italian blend of Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso, which is a blend of coffee from three production areas: Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ethiopia. The roasting degree is medium-dark, but in addition to the traditional medium-dark flavors such as nut butter, it also has rich floral and fruity aromas. It is a blended bean that is suitable for Italian style, as well as Pour over(V60) and cold-brewed coffee.
If you like refreshing floral coffee, you can buy Front Street Oiran SOE, Front Street Blackberry, and Front Street Mozart. They can meet the needs of espresso machines, moka pots, cold brew, hand brewing and other methods.
When using it to make Pour over(V60) coffee, coarser grinding and lower water temperature are used to reduce the risk of over-extraction. The parameters are as follows:
The amount of powder is 15g, the ratio of powder to water is 1:15, the grinding degree is 70%~75% of the sieving rate of No. 20 mesh, the brewing water temperature is 88°C, it is equipped with a Kono filter cup, the water injection method is three-stage, and the extraction time is 2 minutes.
The water filling process is the same as always, so I will skip the front street here. The Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee brewed with these parameters has a higher sweetness and outstanding flavor. We can clearly taste the strawberry fudge, white floral aroma, as well as the flavor expression of butter cookies, chocolate, and some berries. The taste is mellow and the aftertaste is excellent, which is very good.
If it is used to make cold brew coffee, then we can continue to use this grinding size, and the powder to water ratio is 1:12. If it will be consumed with ice later, Front Street recommends increasing the concentration to a powder to water ratio of 1:10. The soaking time is controlled at 8 to 12 hours, and then filtered out and put into sealed bottles for refrigerated fermentation for more than 4 hours.
The cold brew coffee produced in this way not only has a very rich taste, but also has a very soft texture. The coffee will have outstanding flavor and sweetness, and it is very delicious~
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
