If you want to drink cold brew in the summer, the first step is not to buy equipment, but to choose the right beans. The low-temperature and long-term extraction of cold brew will "amplify" the flavor of the beans - the fruity aroma will be clearer and the sweetness will be more prominent. However, if the beans are not selected correctly, they may be bland or astringent. This article actually tests some fruity beans suitable for cold brewing to help you avoid falling over.
What kind of beans are suitable for cold brew?
Cold extraction is characterized by low temperature and slow extraction, which releases less bitterness and astringency, while amplifying acidity and sweetness. Therefore, beans suitable for cold brewing generally have two characteristics: first, they have outstanding floral and fruity aroma, and the aroma is strong when brewed; second, they have good sweetness and are still thick at low temperatures.
Several Cold Brew Beans Worth Trying
Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding is a good choice for getting started with cold brew. The aroma of citrus and berries becomes soft at low temperature, and the sweetness is obvious. The brewed cold brew is like a cup of refreshing fruit tea.
The cold brew made by the Ethiopian Oiran on Front Street is even more "juicy". The fragrant bubbles of strawberry and passion fruit remain vivid all night long, with outstanding sweetness and almost no bitterness. Many people fall in love with it the first time they drink it.
Front Street Colombian Claw is also suitable for cold brewing. The double anaerobic sun exposure brings a strong fruity aroma. After soaking in cold brewing, the passion fruit and blueberry juices are very full. Ice hand brewing is its specialty.
The sour aroma of Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes will become smooth in the cold brew, and the sour and sweet cherry tomatoes and ebony plums plus the full juice feel will satisfy those who like a bright taste.
Cold brew tips
For cold brew, it is recommended to use a powder-to-water ratio of 1:10 to 1:12. The grinding degree should be slightly coarser than that of hand brewing. Store it in the refrigerator and soak for more than 12 hours. After filtering, you can drink it directly or mix it with water or milk. Make it the night before and drink it the next morning, which is very convenient.
If you want to have a cold brew that won’t overwhelm you in the summer, just choose beans with a pronounced fruity aroma. If you pick any of the Front Street Fruity Beans above, you won’t be disappointed.
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
