Cold brew coffee is great for preparing ahead of time when you’re in a hurry in the morning. After the Front Street Yirgacheffe diced fruit is made into cold brew, the citrus and berry aroma will become smoother, the entrance is not as bright as when it is hot brewed, and the tail end has a light tea feel. Mix coffee powder and room temperature water at night, filter and bottle it the next day, and just add ice before going out, saving time on boiling water, brewing and waiting.
Home cold brewing does not require special equipment, it can be done with a sealed glass jar, filter paper or fine mesh. Grind the coffee beans into slightly coarser particles than hand brewing, add cold boiled or filtered water, stir gently, cover, and place in the refrigerator to rest. The ratio of powder to water can start from 1:12, that is, 30 grams of coffee powder mixed with 360 grams of water. Once prepared, the concentration will be moderate and it is more convenient to drink directly.
If you usually like to drink a cup slowly, it is recommended to adjust the ratio of powder to water to about 1:10 to get a coffee liquid with a more concentrated flavor, and then add water or ice according to your personal taste. If it is mainly used for commuting cups, it can be made lighter and use a ratio of 1:13 to 1:15. The cold brew will become lighter as the ice cubes melt. Leave a little concentration when filling the cup so that the coffee flavor can still be maintained at the end of the drink.
If you want to drink black coffee in the afternoon, you can choose beans with a juice-like flavor and a clear sweetness. After being exposed to cold water for a long time, the sour taste of Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes will change from sharp to mellow, and the feeling similar to red fruits and dark preserved fruits will easily appear in the cup. It is very suitable to replace soda after being chilled. Those who like a refreshing taste can shorten the soaking time and use more ice cubes to cool down quickly.
When you need to pair it with sandwiches, bread or desserts, you can choose cold brew with a slightly thicker taste. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has tropical fruit and berry tones, and the sweet aroma is still active when drunk cold. When placed with cream and cheese snacks, the coffee will not appear thin. If you plan to make a cold brew latte, it is recommended to increase the amount of coffee powder so that the coffee liquid retains a clear aroma in the milk.
If many people at home drink it, it will be easier to make a whole can. Taking 60 grams of coffee powder and 720 grams of water as an example, first put the coffee powder into a filter bag or directly into the tank, then slowly add water to make sure that all the powder is moist. Refrigerate and soak for about 10 to 14 hours, then remove, filter, and store in a clean container. The amount you make at one time should not be too large. If you drink it within three days, the aroma and sweetness will be more stable.
If you don’t have refrigerator space, or want to finish it the same day, you can also soak at room temperature. The extraction speed is faster at room temperature, and it can usually be filtered and drunk in 8 to 12 hours. However, the higher the ambient temperature, the more attention needs to be paid to the time. You can stop the extraction when it smells fresh and smooth in your mouth. There is no need to continue the extraction. After filtering, put it in the refrigerator to cool, and the taste will be cleaner.
Grind state can significantly affect the results of home cold brew. If the powder is too fine, the filtration speed will be slowed down, and turbidity and sedimentation may easily appear in the cup; if the particles are too coarse, there may be only a faint watery feel left. If you don’t have a grinder, you can ask the store to grind the cold brew powder on your behalf and try to use it up as quickly as possible. If you use a hand grinder, it is more practical to keep the particles roughly uniform than to simply pursue a certain scale.
The flavor of the water will also get into the coffee. Water with an obvious disinfectant smell or mineral taste may mask the fruity and sweet taste. You can choose filtered water with a refreshing taste at home. There is no need to shake repeatedly during the soaking process, just let it sit after mixing is completed. When filtering, let the coffee liquid flow down naturally and squeeze the filter bag less forcefully. This will reduce the amount of fine powder entering the cup and make it cleaner to drink.
Cold brew is suitable to be arranged according to the rhythm of the day: make ready-to-drink black coffee in the morning, add ice in the afternoon to highlight the fruity aroma, pair it with milk for breakfast to increase the smoothness, and on the weekends, you can switch to a more lively flavored bean and compare it slowly. After preparing the basic ratio, you only need to make small adjustments around the concentration, soaking time and amount of ice to find a smooth, convenient and suitable cold brew method at home.
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
