The charm of cold brew coffee lies in its cool, mild taste and longer drinking time. It can be put into a tumbler to accompany breakfast on the commute, or added to sparkling water in the afternoon to turn it into a refreshing, fruity drink. When picking beans, instead of just focusing on the word "cold brew," you should first imagine when you will drink this cup of coffee, whether it will be added with ice and water, and whether you want it to feel light or full.
If you are used to taking a cup out in the morning, it is recommended to choose beans with clear sweetness and sourness that still have aroma after cooling. This kind of cold brew will not look boring in the mouth, and it will not easily overpower the taste of food when paired with sandwiches, bread or fruits. The ratio of pink to water can be made slightly thicker. Add ice cubes or drinking water after filling the cup. As the ice cubes melt, the flavor will gradually change from bright to soft.
It is suitable to choose a style with a clearer sense of juice when commuting. After being cold-extracted, Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes will show the sweetness like ripe tomatoes, the sweetness and sourness like dark preserved fruits, and the roundness like syrup at the end. It will taste discernible, but it will not only be left with a sharp sour taste. If you use a tumbler to carry it, you can make a concentrated cold brew first and add water to adjust before drinking. The flavor will be more flexible.
For long drinking sessions in the office, the aroma of the beans can be bright, but the overall feel should be smooth. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding has the aroma of citrus peel, berries and light flowers. After steeping at low temperature, the acidity is reduced, and an aftertaste similar to tea will appear in the cup. It is suitable for drinking slowly in the morning, or drinking it directly without adding sugar; if you feel that the concentration is too high, you can still retain the light aroma after diluting it with ice water.
When you need a pick-me-up in the afternoon and want a little variety in your drink, you can turn cold brew into fruity sparkling coffee. Choose beans with tropical fruit and berry tones, add ice cubes and a small amount of soda water, and the aroma of the coffee will become more lively. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is suitable for this drinking method. The sweet aroma is still obvious after soaking, and combined with the refreshing touch brought by the bubbles, it is suitable for drinking in hot weather or during work breaks.
If cold brew is mainly used with lunch or dessert, the flavor should not be too thin. Beans that are roasted slightly darker, with more obvious sweetness and thickness, can handle chocolate, nuts, baked bread and other foods. At this time, the amount of dilution water can be reduced to give the coffee liquid a more concentrated taste; when paired with creamy desserts, ice cubes can be added to make the entrance cleaner and prevent the sweetness from staying in the mouth for too long.
Cold brew often calls for a more refreshing way to drink it after a workout or during an outdoor activity. You can make the coffee at a lower concentration and add enough ice cubes to make it lighter in the mouth and easier to drink in continuous sips. Beans with obvious fruity aroma are more likely to bring pleasure in this kind of scene, but if you are sensitive to sourness, you can choose a sweeter style, or add a small amount of honey to the cup to make the aroma and sweetness connect more naturally.
When making it at home, decide whether to make a ready-to-drink version or a pot of concentrate based on the number of people. The ready-to-drink type can fully contact the coffee powder with water for about eight to twelve hours. Start with a powder-to-water ratio of one to ten. If you want to store it for a few days and drink it in batches, you can reduce the amount of water and mix it with ice water when drinking. The grinding is slightly coarser than hand brewing, and the liquid will be clearer after filtering, making it easier to adjust according to the taste.
The longer the cold brew time is, the better the flavor will be. If the soaking time is short, the fruit acidity and light aroma may be left in the cup; if the soaking time is longer, the sweetness and thickness will increase, but the tail may also become heavy. If it tastes empty, you can slightly extend the contact time or reduce the dilution; if your mouth feels dry, you can shorten the soaking and check whether the grinding is too fine. Changing only one condition at a time makes it easier to find a stable formula.
The condition of the beans also affects cold brew performance. After opening, try to seal it away from light, and do not leave it open for a long time when taking the powder; filter it in time after the cold extraction is completed, put it into a clean container and refrigerate it, and shake it gently before drinking. When purchasing, you can arrange it according to the dosage for about a week, which can not only maintain the aroma, but also facilitate you to try drinking it neat, with ice, with water and sparkling water.
The cold brew beans that suit you don’t necessarily have to have complicated flavor names, but they have to be comfortable with the scene of the day. The refreshing and fruity flavor is suitable for commuting and outdoor use, the floral tea flavor is suitable for slow drinking in the office, and the sweet and full style is more suitable for meals and adding milk. First determine how long the cup will accompany you, and then adjust the concentration, ice volume and dilution method. Cold brew can transform from a cup of iced coffee into a more daily drinking option.
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
