After making cold brew coffee, how to store it to retain the flavor is a question that many people are concerned about. The extraction process of cold brew involves low temperature and long-term soaking. The properties of the finished product are more stable than hot brewed coffee. It is completely feasible to store it in the refrigerator for a few days, but the flavor trend is also very different depending on the storage method.
The first is the container and seal. After the cold brew is filtered, pour the coffee liquid into a clean, sealable glass bottle or cold water bottle, close the lid tightly and place it in the refrigerator to avoid open storage. The larger the contact area between the coffee liquid and the air, the faster it will oxidize, the fruit acid and aroma substances will gradually dissipate, and the sweetness will become dull. Therefore, try to reduce the air in the bottle as much as possible. If you make a lot at one time, divide it into small bottles and only open one bottle at a time. This is a very practical way to maintain freshness.
The second is the timing of dilution. The concentration of cold brew liquid is relatively high, so drinking it directly will make it too strong. Mixing it with water or milk is a common way to drink it. The more recommended method is to store the original solution and the water or milk used for dilution separately, and then mix it according to taste when drinking. If the entire pot is diluted in advance, the flavor of the diluted coffee liquid will decay faster, and the state of refrigerated coffee for two or three days will be far less refreshing than the fresh coffee. If you like a refreshing taste, mix it with cold water and add two ice cubes to make the flavor level cleaner.
Regarding the tasting period, when cold brew is sealed and refrigerated, the flavor is relatively full within 48 hours, with bright acidity and clear sweetness; it can still be drunk on the third day, but the aroma will soften. Here you can refer to cold brews made with lightly roasted beans such as Front Street Oiran. The floral aroma and passion fruit tones are particularly prominent in the first two days, and they tend to become more stable as time goes by. If it is a cold brew made from medium-roasted beans such as Front Street Brazilian Queen, the nutty and caramel sweetness itself is relatively solid, and the stability during the shelf life will be better, so it is suitable to make a little at a time and drink it slowly.
You can also drink cold brew in different ways. Mix the original solution directly with water to make a refreshing black coffee, add milk to make a cold brew latte, and add a spoonful of coconut milk to have the feeling of raw coconut cold brew. If you want to make it easier, freeze the cold brew liquid into ice cubes, and throw a few cubes into the milk when needed. The melting process will create a cup of milk coffee with gradient colors, which is both beautiful and delicious.
Treat cold brew as the basic coffee liquid you always have at home, spend ten minutes at a time to refrigerate it, and you can drink smooth iced coffee at any time in the next two or three days. By mastering the key points of sealing, refrigeration and separate dilution, the flavor of cold brew can be maintained well during the tasting period.
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
