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If you are a person who has drank cold brew coffee, then you will definitely be lingering over the unique smooth taste and "pure" quality. Why is cold brew coffee so popular? How is it different from regular iced coffee? In this article, FrontStreet Coffee will talk about what is cold brew coffee?
cold brew coffeeThe difference with iced coffee
Many people distinguish cold brew coffee from iced coffee. The reason is that the iced coffee we understand is the traditional concept of using hot water to extract and then adding ice or ice to change the coffee from hot temperature to iced coffee.
Andcold brew coffeeThe biggest difference is that ice water is used throughout the process and the coffee liquid is obtained by low-temperature extraction. Due to the low-temperature method of cold brewing, coffee can well avoid the release of some bitter and astringent substances, making the flavor of coffee unique, unique and mild.
cold brew coffeeflavor characteristics
Low-temperature extraction and long extraction time are the two major characteristics of cold-brew coffee, and they are also the two main differences between cold-brew coffee and high-temperature extracted coffee. High-temperature extracted coffee is extracted from coffee beans through hot water, the temperature is between 82-95°C, and the time generally does not exceed 3 minutes.
Cold brew coffee itself can fully reflect the subtle taste characteristics of coffee. Due to the mild acidity, sweet taste, bright taste and soft taste of coffee, FrontStreet Coffee believes that cold brew coffee can better present the flavor characteristics of the production area of a specialty coffee bean.
What coffee beans are suitable for cold brew?
Since low-temperature extraction does not easily release mellow substances, cold brew coffee is more suitable to use freshly roasted coffee beans with medium to medium intensity and sweet and sour taste. FrontStreet Coffee believes that only freshly roasted coffee beans will have a richer taste and aroma, so all coffee beans ordered by our friends will be shipped within 5 days after the roasting is completed.
Friends who like fruity and sour flavors can try the "Front Street Oiran Coffee Bean" ~ This is a sun-dried coffee from the Buku Processing Plant in Hambera, Guji production area, Ethiopia. The high-altitude cultivation gives this bean a very good flavor level. After being made into cold brew coffee, it will show the sweetness and sourness like berries, the sweetness like honey, and the sweetness like black tea.
If you like floral and fruity flavors, but not too sour, you can try the "Front Street Butterfly Coffee Beans" ~ This is a mixed variety of single-origin washed coffee beans from Gesha and Catulakaduay in the Poquete production area of Panama. The Geisha variety brings floral and fruity notes to this coffee bean, while the Caturra and Carduai varieties bring soft fruity acidity and mellowness to this coffee. After being made into cold brew coffee, it will have a fragrance like white flowers, a soft acidity like citrus, a sweetness like caramel, and a sweet aftertaste like green tea.
If you like something that is not sour and has a special taste, you can try the "Front Street Sherry Coffee Beans" ~ This is a representative work of wine-flavored coffee. It comes from coffee beans fermented in whiskey barrels at Moca Manor in Honduras. This coffee bean is characterized by its low acidity and mellow aroma. When made into cold brew coffee, it will exhibit a whiskey-like aroma, vanilla cream-like smoothness, and hazelnut caramel-like sweetness.
for one personcold brew coffeeHow is it made?
First prepare a 200ml clean, oil-free glass bottle with a lid that can be sealed.
Then weigh 20 grams of beans for making cold brew coffee and grind them to medium/white sugar size (China No. 20 standard sieve sieving rate is 75%).
Then put it into a glass bottle and add 1:10 room temperature/ice water. Stir thoroughly to ensure that all coffee particles are in contact with water, then seal and place in the refrigerated brewing area of the refrigerator for 8-12 hours. No need to shake in the middle, just let it sit and soak.
After soaking, use a filter tool to filter the coffee/coffee filter paper into the coffee grounds, and you can start tasting!
cold brew coffeestorage time
Some friends have heard that cold brew coffee can be stored for 2-3 weeks, but FrontStreet Coffee does not recommend that you store it for that long. After the cold brew coffee is sealed and stored after the extraction is completed and the coffee grounds are filtered out, it is recommended to drink it within 72 hours.
Some homemade cold brew coffee will be mixed with different meats and vegetables in the home refrigerator. Even if it is sealed and stored, it is difficult to avoid the invasion of bacteria, so after making the cold brew coffee, remember to drink it as soon as possible!
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
