As we all know, the original intention of the ear-mounted coffee design is to allow people to easily brew a cup of coffee at any time without being troubled by complicated parameters and processes. Therefore, a filter bag made of non-woven fabric and pre-ground coffee powder are all the contents of an ear-hanging bag. When we want to drink coffee, we only need to tear open the package, take out the hanging ear, and start brewing directly.
You must know that a cup of delicious coffee is inseparable from good beans. Here, Front Street simply lists a few flavors suitable for most people for you to choose from: Friends who like floral aromas, buy Front Street Panama Gesha Coffee. It was originally one of the most expensive coffees in the world, but now it has become the entry-level ration of Front Street. It is well worth a try. If you like fresh and sour coffee, I recommend Front Street Oiran Coffee, which tastes like black tea and berries;
For those who like a balanced taste, that is, coffee that is neither sour nor bitter, we recommend Front Street Brazilian Coffee. Finally, those who love a solid and mellow taste are recommended to buy the highest-grade Front Street Golden Mandheling Coffee. This bean has undergone multiple hand selections to minimize the defect rate of coffee beans, thereby making the coffee aroma clearer and the aftertaste better. The above ear-hanging coffees can be purchased and placed at Front Street stores and Front Street Tmall flagship stores.
Since the brewing method is very close to Pour over(V60) coffee, people often regard the hanging ear as a simpler version of Pour over(V60) coffee. Because of this, many friends will imitate Pour over(V60) coffee when brewing ear-mounted coffee. Although it is not impossible, it is obviously more cumbersome. After all, not only do you need to use the supporting professional tools, but you also have to pay attention to the method of filling water at all times, which completely eliminates the convenience of ear-mounting!
But if you don’t brew it this way, the coffee that you make will be bland. Therefore, many friends are asking in the background, is there an easier way to brew ear-mounted coffee?
Of course! And it’s easier than you think! To make a delicious cup of hanging ear, we only need to pay attention to two parameters, water temperature and water volume.
As introduced in the headline article, the water temperature determines the extraction rate of coffee with hot water. A good cup of coffee requires a suitable extraction rate, and for hanging ears with a fixed grinding degree, water temperature is obviously the most important extraction factor. The water temperature for brewing the hanging ear is the same as the water temperature for Pour over(V60) coffee, and the range can be slightly wider. The brewing water temperature for medium-dark roasts can be 86°C~90°C, while the water temperature for medium-light roasts needs to be higher, 88°C~92°C.
Many friends who work in the office are accustomed to using water heated by water dispensers to brew hanging ear cups. However, the hot water temperature of most water dispensers cannot reach these two temperature ranges, usually below 80°C, so it is difficult to achieve a sufficient extraction rate of brewed coffee. The hanging ear coffee that finally came out not only didn’t taste that fragrant, but also didn’t have that strong taste. So we can pay a little attention to the water temperature.
The second is the amount of water. The general specification of hanging ear coffee on the market is 10~12g per bag. Generally speaking, if we want the coffee to have a suitable concentration, then we need to control the powder to water ratio within the range of 1:14~1:16. The greater the ratio of powder to water, the higher the concentration of the coffee. Take Front Street's hanging ears as an example. One pack of Front Street's hanging ears is 10g per pack, so the amount of water we need to inject can be in the range of 140ml~160ml.
If we want ultimate simplicity, we can even omit the electronic scale. How to measure water without an electronic scale? It's very simple. Just like people in the past, by understanding the capacity of the cup and then calculating the approximate location where the amount of coffee liquid can reach, you can omit the need for electronic scale measurement!
After we understand the amount and temperature of water needed to brew the hanging ears, the next step is to brew! Although Front Street also talked about the key points of brewing in the previous article, in order to prevent new friends from not knowing, Front Street will demonstrate it again using a pack of hanging ears.
How to brew a cup of hanging ear coffee?
The materials used are simple: a pack of hanging ears, a cup, and any water-fillable container. It is best to use a tall cup. If the cup is too short, the hanging ears will be easily soaked during the brewing process (easy to under-extract). Taking the tall cup from the street as an example, the cup has a capacity of 350ml, so the amount of water we inject this time is 150ml, which is halfway down the cup. Then remember this position and you can start brewing!
①: First, we tear open the ear-hanging bag, take out the ear-hanging bag and hang it on the cup.
②: Then, we take out the kettle and pour the first section of hot water into the ear filter bag. This section of hot water just needs to cover the coffee powder. Then wait 20 seconds (steaming).
③: After steaming, we can inject the second section of hot water. This section of hot water is the same, just cover the coffee powder!
④: After the injected hot water has penetrated completely, we can then inject hot water in the same way until the coffee powder is submerged. Still waiting for the end, and then repeating it until the filtered coffee liquid reaches the target position of the cup, we can end the extraction!
The reason for dividing water into multiple stages in this way is mainly to extend the contact time between water and coffee powder. Because the material of the ear-hanging bag and the amount of coffee powder are not that much, the water is discharged faster. If we inject a large amount of hot water in one go, the contact time between water and coffee powder will not be enough because the water is poured in too quickly, resulting in insufficient coffee extraction.
Through this method, we not only extend the contact time between water and coffee powder, but also allow the coffee powder to be extracted by fresh hot water without concentration, so the extraction rate is higher. The final coffee powder not only has sufficient concentration, but also has rich flavor expression due to the sufficient extraction rate~
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
