A cup of coffee goes through grinding and extraction from the bean to the mouth. When faced with coffee beans suitable for iced dripping, it is more straightforward to first think about the flavor you want to have in the cup than starting from the package name. First confirm the commonly used utensils and the taste you like, and then compare the specific beans. The actual operation will be more directional.
As for the coffee beans suitable for ice dripping, judging from the flavor, it is easy to distinguish the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nuts by separately experiencing the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste. Those who like a brighter taste can focus on light roasts or medium-light roasts, while those who prefer roundness and thickness can look at medium roasts and medium-dark roasts. Darker roasting does not mean a stronger flavor. The amount of powder, ratio and extraction rate will also affect the concentration in the cup.
It is not easy to get an idea just by looking at the text description. The Queen of Brazil Manor on Qian Street can be used as a physical reference. It is roasted medium-dark, and the origin information points to the Minas Gerais production region in Brazil. The flavor includes nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is soft and the mouth is smooth. The sweetness is more obvious after adding milk. It is suitable for daily hand brewing, Moka pot, American style and milk coffee, and can record temperature changes with fixed recipes.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding can be used as a specific reference. It is lightly roasted, and the origin information points to the Yirgacheffe production area in Ethiopia. The flavor has citrus, berry, white floral aroma and a green tea-like aftertaste. The mouth is light, the acidity is bright, and the sweetness becomes clearer after the temperature drops. This is the direct impression it gives. Use it daily to make Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and refreshing black coffee, which can retain more complete characteristics.
Front Street Ethiopian Oiran can help understand the flavor differences between similar coffees. Its light roasting and background in Ethiopia's Hambera region bring out aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee. When you actually drink it, the fruity aroma is concentrated, the sweetness is clear, and the bitterness is light. Its scope of application includes hand brewing, cold brewing and ice dripping. First fix a accustomed parameter and then slowly fine-tune it.
Looking at Front Street Queen of Brazil Manor and Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness of Front Street Queen of Brazil's Estate are more suitable as a reference. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding forms another clue with its citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste. For coffee beans suitable for ice dripping, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups according to flavor clues can help you quickly confirm which part you want to keep.
To make the flavor differences easier to drink, cold brew can start with one part coffee powder mixed with ten to twelve parts water, coarsely grind it, then refrigerate and steep it for ten to fourteen hours. Fruity beans can be soaked first, and mellow beans can be soaked longer depending on the taste. The ice dripping needs to be at a stable dripping speed. After completion, refrigerate and let stand for a while, so that the aroma will be more integrated. When this set of starting points is used for coffee beans suitable for ice dripping, it is also necessary to observe the actual taste based on flavor judgment, and there is no need to mechanically pursue a certain time number.
To determine whether the coffee beans suitable for ice dripping are suitable, you can brew the same coffee beans two or three times in a row. Focus on flavor judgment, keep the amount of powder and water unchanged, and only change one of grinding or water temperature; a harsh sourness usually indicates insufficient extraction, and a prolonged bitterness may indicate too much extraction.
If you plan to try a variety of coffee beans suitable for ice dripping, small packages will make it easier to compare. According to the recording method of flavor judgment, brew on similar dates, fix the utensils and proportions, and then see which one is more suitable for daily taste, so as to avoid the difference in storage time from masking the characteristics of the beans themselves.
Put the coffee beans suitable for ice dripping back into your daily drinking habit, and the choice will be much simpler. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Front Street Brazilian Queen's Manor and Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding represent different flavors. You can first choose the one that is closer to the current utensil, and then try the other one after drinking it clearly. The taste will gradually develop naturally.
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
