Hanging ear coffee
Hanging coffee is ground coffee into coffee powder and packed in a sealed filter bag. The reason why it is called hanging-ear coffee is because during the brewing process, the small pieces of paper (little ears) on both sides of the filter bag need to be opened and hung on the cup for extraction. Because its main feature is that you can drink a cup of black coffee very conveniently, it has become a must-have for many offices, homes and travels.
Regarding the taste of hanging ear coffee, we actually have many different choices, such as the aboveOn the street bean list, there are more than 50 types of single-origin coffee beans from different production areas that can be made into ear-hanging bags.If you like floral or fruity flavors, you can give priority to classic acid-type hanging earrings such as Front Street Oiran hanging earrings, Front Street Yirgacheffe hanging earrings, and Front Street Geisha hanging earrings.；
AndFriends who like the mellow and sweet taste of coffee are recommended to choose the specialty beans with nutty flavor such as Front Street Mandheling seasonal beans, Front Street Colombian Cymbidium beans, and Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 beans.
In addition, since hanging ear coffee needs to be ground in advance, the coffee powder has a larger contact area with the air than the whole beans, and the aroma is more likely to be lost. Front Street recommends drinking it as soon as possible after receiving it, otherwise the aroma in the coffee will be easily lost if stored for too long. If you want to taste the coffee with the fullest flavor, Front Street recommends buying whole beans, freshly ground and brewed, for a better flavor profile.
Since the main purpose of the hanging ear is convenience, although it can be brewed using "complicated" brewing and grinding tools like Pour over(V60) coffee, this also masks the convenience advantage of the hanging ear itself. And friends who buy ear-mounted coffee all like the taste of Pour over(V60) coffee. In the office, at home or during travel, if there is a shortage of grinders, electronic scales, Pour over(V60) pots, filter cups and other equipment, hanging-ear coffee can be used to satisfy the craving.
So without the help of these appliances, can ear-mounted coffee still be as good as Pour over(V60) coffee?
Sharing of flushing methods
1. First of all, the net content of coffee powder in hanging ear coffee is fixed (usually 10 grams). This solves the problem of the grinder and the electronic scale.
2. The next step is to solve the water injection volume and water temperature. Just like Pour over(V60) coffee, the ratio is 1:15 to 1:16, so the brewed coffee liquid should reach 140 ml to 150 ml. The water temperature should be about 90℃. If you have a thermometer or a temperature-controlled kettle, you can give priority. If not, you can roughly judge the temperature. Generally, after the kettle is boiled, turn off the heat source and open the lid, wait 2-3 minutes, and the water temperature will reach about 90℃ (room temperature is 28℃).
3. When ready, preheat the mug (water cup), take out and tear open the seal of the ear-hanging bag, open the "ears" at both ends of the filter bag, hang it on the rim of the mug, and smooth out the powder layer.
4. Inject water into the first section, just make the coffee powder layer completely wet, and steam for 30 seconds.
5. After steaming, add water for the second time. Use a small flow of water in a circle to fill it up. When the powder layer drops slightly, continue to add water until it is full. Repeat until the coffee capacity in the cup reaches about 140-150 ml. Then you can remove the ear-hanging bag and enjoy.
6. If you want a more precise amount of water, you can pour 150-160 ml of water into the kettle. When brewing, after filling all the water in the kettle, you can remove the ear-hanging bag when all the coffee liquid flows into the cup. The entire brewing process takes about 1 minute to complete.
Since hanging coffee is pre-ground coffee, the flavor will be released faster than that of whole coffee beans. Therefore, if you want to enjoy the flavor of coffee, you must consume it as early as possible.
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
