The cicadas are chirping and the birds are chirping, the sun is shining brightly, summer is gradually approaching in the south, the weather is hot, and the ice-cold drinks are always addictive. Cold brew coffee is simple to make and does not require complicated preparation procedures. You can brew a pot before going to bed at night and drink it when you wake up the next day. For coffee lovers, cold brew coffee is a good choice to cool down in summer. What is cold brew coffee? What is Starbucks' Cold Brew?
What is cold brew coffee?
Cold brew coffee, the English name is Cold Brew Coffee. Cold brew coffee is made by grinding coffee beans into powder and soaking them in cold water for more than 8 hours. If you want a richer body, the time can be extended to 24-48 hours. After steeping, we just need to filter out the coffee grounds and taste it.
Cold brew coffee extraction principle
The difference between low-temperature extraction and high-temperature rapid extraction (hand brewing) is that due to the low temperature, the bitter substances in the coffee powder are difficult to extract. At the same time, due to long-term slow soaking, the sweet and sour substances in the coffee will be more fully extracted, so the taste can be guaranteed to be mellow and the overall cleanliness of the coffee will also be improved.
What is Starbucks Cold Brew?
The gas is actually caused by adding nitrogen to the cold brew. The moment you take out the coffee, it interacts with the air, making the taste denser, giving you the feeling of drinking non-alcoholic dark beer. What you drink from this cup of air-cooled green coffee is its dense taste. As for whether it tastes good or not, it’s a matter of opinion.
How does FrontStreet Coffee make cold brew coffee?
If you want to drink cold brew coffee but don’t want to go out to buy it, then FrontStreet Coffee is here to teach you how to make cold brew coffee at home. Cold brew coffee is a very easy way to master. FrontStreet Coffee's cold brew coffee is based on 50 grams of coffee powder. In terms of grinding selection, because the temperature of the water in contact with the coffee powder is lower than that of ordinary Pour over(V60) coffee, a slightly finer scale is selected than Pour over(V60) coffee, that is, the No. 20 standard sieve pass rate is 85%. Put the coffee powder into a glass bottle, then add 400 ml of room temperature water and 200 grams of hard ice cubes (a total of 600 grams of ice-water mixture) into the bottle. The ratio of powder to water is 1:12. Then use a stirring stick to stir the coffee powder and water evenly, seal it and place it in the refrigerator to refrigerate.
After placing it in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours, use filter paper to filter out the coffee grounds to obtain clean coffee liquid. Then use a clean sealed bottle to put the coffee liquid in and refrigerate it for about 4 hours before drinking.
Here, FrontStreet Coffee needs to tell everyone that cold brew coffee does not taste better the longer it is brewed. Whether it tastes good or not is a very subjective matter. Some people like fresh and clean coffee, while others like strong, fermented coffee. These all vary from person to person.
For those who like a stronger fermentation feeling, FrontStreet Coffee recommends that the extraction time can be slightly longer. As the time is extended, the fermentation feeling of the coffee liquid will become heavier, but the concentration of the coffee will be richer and the taste will be more complex. If you feel that the coffee liquid is too strong when drinking, you can add two ice cubes. As the ice cubes melt, the concentration of the coffee liquid will also decrease.
Recommended single-origin coffee beans suitable for making cold brew coffee
The liquid displayed by cold brew coffee is not as clear as ice-drip coffee, and a thin layer of oil will float on the surface, making the flavor slightly thicker and more balanced. It is recommended to use some medium-light roasted coffee beans, which can express the cool and clean feeling of cold brew coffee.
①FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopian Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherry coffee beans: Yirgacheffe, as the most representative African coffee bean, has captured a large number of coffee lovers with its rich floral aroma and fruity tonality. As a sun-dried Ethiopian bean, Red Cherry Project has very good quality and is also very suitable for making cold brew coffee. Making cold brew coffee shows very sweet berry, layered, honey and other flavors.
Production area: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Manor: Aletaland Manor
Altitude: 1700m～2200m
Variety: Local native species
Treatment method: Sun exposure
②FrontStreet Coffee - Kenyan Azalea coffee beans: The full juice taste of Kenyan coffee beans and the aroma of small tomatoes attract countless coffee lovers. Because it has bright and solid acidity, making cold brew can produce the flavors of cherry tomatoes, honey, and ebony plums, with rich layers and full taste.
Origin: Thika, Kenya
Treatment Plant: Asali Treatment Plant
Altitude: 1550m～1750m
Variety: SL28, SL34
Processing method: K72 water washing
③FrontStreet Coffee - Panamanian Flower Butterfly Coffee Beans: This coffee is blended with 70% Geisha and 30% Catura Caduai. It is undoubtedly a very cost-effective single-origin coffee bean in Panama. When used to make cold brew coffee, it will show a clean and fresh floral, citrus, and oolong tea flavor.
Origin: Poquet, Panama
Altitude: 1600m
Variety: 70% Geisha, Kaduura, Kaduai
Processing method: washed
④FrontStreet Coffee - Costa Rica Mozart coffee beans: This coffee bean has a fermented aroma and a light orange blossom aroma. When used to make cold brew coffee, it will show the sweetness of raisins and a light white flower aroma, with a smooth taste.
Production area: Costa Rica Tara beads
Manor: Manor Canet
Altitude: 1980m
Variety: H1
Processing method: raisin honey processing
⑤FrontStreet Coffee - Honduran sherry coffee beans: This coffee bean is placed in a whiskey barrel for low-temperature fermentation. The green coffee beans absorb the aroma of whiskey in the barrel. The roasted coffee beans are also full of rich whiskey aroma. When used to make cold brew coffee, it will show the aroma of whiskey and the sweetness and smoothness of vanilla cream.
Origin: Masaguala, Honduras
Manor: Moka Manor
Altitude: 1500m～1700m
Varieties: Kaduura, Kaduai, Pacas
Processing method: Exquisite washing + whiskey barrel fermentation
The weather is so hot, how can I treat myself without a glass of iced drink? It's better to act than to think, just do it. Take out the bottle immediately, take out the coffee beans, and start making your own cup of cold brew coffee.
For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee on private WeChat, WeChat ID: kaixinguoguo0925
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
