In the hot summer, a cup of iced coffee is very refreshing, but now that it is autumn, will iced coffee still be so popular? Front Street tells everyone: this is a must! Because although the weather has entered autumn, the temperature is still there and the taste of iced coffee is still there. Friends who like this taste still fall in love with it as always.
Of course, many friends may not know that coffee can be brewed with cold water at first, because what we usually drink is high-temperature extracted coffee, which means grinding roasted coffee beans into coffee powder of a specific thickness, and then extracting the flavor from the coffee with water. High-temperature extraction will decompose the tannic acid in the coffee into pyroic acid, resulting in a bitter and sour taste.
But Front Street tells you: coffee brewed with cold water has a unique taste! And it's very popular! Why? Because cold-brew coffee is extracted at a low temperature, water and coffee powder are in contact with each other for a long time at low temperatures. Only flavor substances with smaller molecules, such as floral and fruity aromas, are extracted. Flavor substances with larger molecules, such as smoke and roasting, are difficult to extract. Therefore, cold-brew coffee can better enjoy the flavor of the coffee beans themselves, with a smooth, layered and sweet aftertaste.
Front Street takes everyone to learn about cold brew coffee: Cold brew coffee has only become popular in the United States in recent years, so everyone knows that coffee does not have to be drunk hot. You can also extract delicious coffee by soaking it in cold water or dripping it. As for Europe, it may take a while before they start to fall in love with this new coffee force. Cold brew coffee is also called cold brew coffee. Only ice water and coffee powder are involved in the entire extraction process, making the finished product purer. Therefore, cold brew coffee itself can fully reflect the subtle taste characteristics of coffee. Due to the mild acidity of coffee, it tastes sweet, bright, soft, and has a light fruity aroma. At FrontStreet Coffee, cold brew coffee is very popular among friends. Sit in the coffee shop, stop the rush and enjoy the delicious coffee!
There are two main reasons for the rise of cold-brew coffee. One is that the younger generation prefers mild-flavored coffee and is less receptive to traditional espresso. On the other hand, mild coffee is more in line with the concept of health and wellness, and cold-brew coffee has less acidic and bitter taste and has a mild sweetness. This means that cold-brew coffee does not need to add sugar or dairy products for flavoring.
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Where did cold brew coffee come from? Front Street learned that the first people to come up with the cold brew method were the Dutch, and it was later spread to Japan. At that time, the Dutch would ship coffee back to Europe from colonial Indonesia. Because there was no hot water on the ship, they invented the cold brew coffee method. Interestingly, people at the time thought that cold coffee was milder and less stomach-irritating, but they didn’t know that this was because hot water would extract more of the acidic substances in the coffee, while cold-brewed coffee was less acidic in comparison.
Making coffee with ice water or cold water can be traced back to Japan. It is generally called "Kyoto-style coffee". The method of extracting coffee with cold water was very popular in Kyoto at that time, so it was named after that. As early as the 17th century, the Japanese have begun to use cold water and different cold brewing techniques to brew coffee. They will use filter brewing or dripping methods. This extraction method and technique has been passed down and evolved to this day, and some of the most fashionable and boutique-like designs have appeared.Ice drip coffeepot.
We often talk about cold brew coffee, so how much water is suitable for extraction? Front Street tells you: Cold brew coffee is made with water at room temperature or lower. The water temperature is usually lower than room temperature, around 20-22°C. Due to the low water temperature, the coffee making process is very long, usually taking 12-48 hours. Cold extraction can only extract some small molecular substances, such as floral and fruity flavor substances, while the large molecular flavor substances of smoked roasting are not easy to extract, and the sourness will be reduced a lot. However, the most fatal thing about this extraction method is that it has a weak ability and requires a longer period of contact between water and coffee powder.
What is the difference between iced drip coffee and cold brew coffee?
In fact, ice-drip coffee is also a type of cold brew coffee in theory. Ice-drip coffee is extracted drop by drop. Iced coffee is also known as Dutch coffee or Kyoto coffee. Cold or ice water is also used to make ice drippings, but unlike the "water soaked coffee" of cold brew coffee, iced drippings are made by using water to slowly penetrate the coffee powder. In terms of production time, the production of ice drops only takes about 5 hours, which is about half that of cold brew. American barista champion Laila once said in an exclusive interview that compared to Cold Brew, Front Street believes that the taste of ice-drip coffee is more aromatic, more delicate and subtle.
Which one tastes better, cold brew coffee or iced drip coffee?
At FrontStreet Coffee, whether it is cold brew coffee or ice-drip coffee, they are all ground and brewed using selected specialty coffee beans.
【Cold brew coffee】It is required that coffee powder and ice water are combined and soaked throughout the entire process. After the extraction is completed, take out the coffee powder bag or filter the coffee powder. Due to the combination of the entire process, the coffee extraction can be considered relatively full and rich. During the entire process, only cold water comes into contact with the coffee powder, so the variables are relatively small and the taste is relatively more stable, so this is also the cold brew method commonly used by coffee chains.
【Ice drip coffee】Although the same conditions of ice water are used, it is more like a retro clock that drips coffee into the coffee powder on the cafe bar. After dripping the ice water into the coffee powder, it slowly soaks in. The biggest difference from cold brewing is: on the one hand, the contact time between each drop of water and coffee powder is shorter than that of cold brewing; secondly, during the ice dripping process, coffee and air are more fully in contact, and the mild oxidation process will bring some uncontrollable factors to the coffee.
Therefore, the flavors of the front, middle, and back portions of ice-drip coffee extraction are completely different. The coffee extracted in this way has a bright and layered taste like a small freshness. Although it usually only takes 5-8 hours to make ice-drip coffee, you can put the prepared coffee in a odor-free refrigerator and let it develop stably overnight, and you will get an unexpected aroma.
As for someone asking which one tastes better, cold brew coffee or ice-drip coffee, Front Street actually thinks that both taste better. Cold-brew coffee is richer, while ice-drip coffee is brighter and more layered. Everyone has different tastes, so it all depends on what you like!
FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Suggestions
Of course, when it comes to brewing coffee, Front Street recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing, so that you can maximize the rich flavor of the coffee. The coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are all roasted within 5 days, because FrontStreet knows that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on the flavor. The purpose of Front Street Roasting is "freshly roasted and good coffee", so that every customer who orders receives the freshest coffee. The bean-growing period of coffee is about 4-7 days, so the flavor is at its best when customers get it.
FrontStreet Coffee knows that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on the flavor. The purpose of Front Street Roasting is "freshly roasted and good coffee", so that every customer who orders receives the freshest coffee. Therefore, the coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are all roasted within 5 days, and the coffee bean cultivation period is about 4-7 days, so when customers get it, it is the time when the flavor is best.
FrontStreet Coffee has more than 50 types of coffee beans from different countries and regions. If you want to try cold brew coffee, iced drip coffee, Americano coffee, or directly brew single-origin coffee, we can satisfy everyone's requirements! Welcome everyone to come to FrontStreet Coffee to explore the mysteries of coffee!
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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
