Speaking of coffee bags, Front Street will think of the convenient and simple ear-hanging coffee, but in fact they do not mean carrying a thing.
From the operating steps, bag coffee is simpler than hanging coffee. Just put it into a clean container and add liquid, such as hot water, cold water or milk. It is a coffee brewing method that has emerged in the past two years.
But just looking at the purpose of use, it is actually very similar to the well-known hanging ear bag coffee. It is to get a cup of coffee more quickly. It does not require any equipment or skills. As long as you have hot water, cold water or milk, it can be brewed. If you want to play more tricks, you can also use pure coconut juice, various fruit wines, blended wines, or other different liquids for soaking, so that you can taste different flavors and experience the fun of coffee.
The principle of extracting coffee with a tea bag is very simple. Because the coffee powder is inserted into the tea bag, the coffee powder can be condensed. As time goes by, the fine powder inside will not "escape", because water can only slowly penetrate and extract from the outside in. The external coffee powder must be saturated with water first, allowing the flavor substances to escape. However, if we want to make the coffee taste fuller, we need to turn the coffee bag properly during the steeping process so that the powder layer can be further evenly extracted.
After talking about bagged coffee, let’s talk about ear-hanging coffee.
Front Street believes that hanging ear coffee is equivalent to simplified hand brewing, and there will be certain requirements for brewing time, temperature and water volume. The water temperature of hanging ear coffee is more particular, and is determined according to the flavor and roasting degree of different production areas. If the roasting degree is deep, it is best to use a water temperature of 88 degrees for Front Street hanging ear coffee, and for a light roasting, it is best to use a water temperature of 90 degrees to 92 degrees. However, friends don’t have to worry about not being able to identify the degree of roasting of coffee. Front Street’s public account has released relevant knowledge and brewing methods about ear-hook coffee, so you can buy it with confidence.
Many customers often come to FrontStreet Coffee shop to ask whether hanging ear coffee can be brewed repeatedly? In fact, a small bag of hanging ear coffee usually contains 10 grams of powder, and 10 grams of powder can generally only be brewed once. When you cycle the brewing, you may find that the coffee tastes still very strong and you should still be able to drink it. In fact, this is not the case, because when you brew hanging ear coffee for a long time, the longer the coffee is brewed, the more caffeine is released. This is because the coffee has been over-extracted. Over-extraction will release the bitterness and astringency in the coffee, and basically the best flavor of this coffee is gone. Even if this coffee is in its best tasting period, brewing it multiple times will dilute the best flavor of the coffee. Therefore, Front Street generally does not recommend that customers repeatedly brew the same coffee.
If you buy ear-mounted coffee and brew it yourself, if the best flavor of the coffee is not brewed, the bag of ear-mounted coffee will be wasted. Therefore, everyone must brew coffee during its best tasting period. If you want to brew the best taste of hanging ear coffee, you need to pay attention to the brewing parameters. Although the process of brewing ear-mounted coffee is similar to brewing by hand, Front Street recommends that you should not copy it. Compared with the V60, the hanging ear design is not conducive to heat preservation, so the actual temperature will be lower. Therefore, Front Street recommends that you increase the water temperature by 1 degree when brewing, which is more conducive to brewing the best flavor of coffee.
If you come to the Front Street store, you will find that our baristas usually use 15 grams of coffee powder to make 225 ml of coffee for customers when they hand-brew coffee for customers. They will not use the remaining coffee powder from the previous time to brew coffee for the customers for the second time, because Front Street wants to serve every customer a cup of coffee with the best flavor. This is the original intention of Front Street Coffee.
In addition, Front Street will introduce you to a little trick on how to tell whether the hanging ear coffee you purchased is fresh. First of all, when buying coffee beans, first check the roasting date on the packaging of the coffee beans. The roasting date represents the date marked on the coffee beans since they were released from the oven. We often say that to check whether the coffee beans are fresh or not, we generally look at the roasting date rather than the shelf life. Because freshly roasted coffee undergoes a self-fermentation process within a week, the flavor becomes more perfect. After this stage, the coffee begins to oxidize and evaporate, and the unique aroma of coffee will not be so obvious.
Generally speaking, if there is no date on the coffee packaging, it may be hanging coffee that has been left for a long time. Although the shelf life is generally much longer than the tasting period, passing the best tasting period does not mean that it cannot be drunk. Front Street believes that if the coffee has passed the best tasting period, the flavor and taste of the brewed coffee will not be that good. Because if you brew coffee during the best tasting period, the brewed coffee oil will be very rich, with the unique sweetness of coffee, and the aroma of coffee will be very refreshing.
Then, when you brew hanging ear coffee, if it is fresh and in the best tasting period, when hot water is added to brew, there will be a bulge in the middle of the coffee powder layer. The fresher the coffee, the more obvious it will be. This phenomenon is generally called "hamburger brewing". Generally speaking, light roasted beans do not expand as much as dark roasted beans.
Also, Front Street recommends that when you buy hanging coffee, try not to buy hanging coffee that has been brewed for more than five days, because when the coffee beans are ground into powder, the coffee will soon lose its unique aroma, greatly reducing the flavor of the coffee. Just like the general customers who come to FrontStreet Coffee to buy coffee beans, we will advise them that it is best to drink freshly ground coffee beans. However, there are also a large number of customers who do not have a coffee grinder at home and will directly grind it into powder in the Front Street store. However, Front Street still recommends that everyone try to finish the coffee during the best tasting period.
When you have decided that you want to buy ear-mounted coffee, the question that bothers you now is how to choose the ear-mounted coffee brand that suits you. Front Street suggests that it is best to buy ear-hanging bags that are in season in the production area. For example, Front Street’s seasonal baguettes are mainly made of coffee from the seven production areas that best represent the flavor of this production area, which is somewhat similar to Front Street’s ration beans.
For example, if you like coffee with citrus and fruit flavors, Front Street will recommend you to buy Ethiopian coffee; if you prefer sweeter coffee flavors, such as sweet orange and honey, then you can try Front Street Guatemala Vivitan fruit coffee; if you like the rich nutty and chocolate flavor of America, then Front Street Brazilian Cerato, Colombian Huilan, and Costa Rica Tala coffee are the best for you.
If you have a strong taste, you can boldly try the Indonesian Mandheling coffee on Front Street. The wild herbal flavor will make you unforgettable! If you can't accept the unique taste of Mandheling, you might as well try Front Street Yunnan Small Grain Hanging Ear Coffee, which has a light fruity tea flavor, somewhat similar to the feeling of drinking tea. If you have difficulty choosing, take the time to visit a FrontStreet Coffee store and let our baristas choose a brand of hanging coffee that suits you.
In addition, Front Street will share with you the brewing method of hanging ear coffee.
The brewing process of hanging ear coffee
1 warm cup -
Prepare the cup, first pour some hot water into the cup to warm it. The function is to prevent the brewed coffee from cooling down too quickly. The flavor of the coffee will continue to change as the temperature drops. If it cools down too quickly, many different tastes will be missed.
2. Water temperature -
The temperature of the brewing water is very important. The recommended temperature is between 85 and 90 degrees. If the brewed coffee is too bitter, you can try lowering the water temperature. On the other hand, if it is too bland or astringent, you can increase the water temperature, but the range should still be between 85 and 90 degrees.
Three hanging coffee-
First shake the ear-hanging bag slightly to let the coffee powder fall to avoidWhen you tear it open, the coffee powder will scatter. Then pour out the hot water in the cup. After tearing off the seal on the hanging ear bag, open the paper hanging ears on both sides, shake it to make the coffee powder flat, and finally hang it to the edge of the cup.
Four pre-wet-
The amount of water injected for the first time should be just enough to soak the coffee powder. Too much or too little will affect the flavor. Then wait 20 seconds for the coffee powder to completely absorb the water. The intensity of the coffee can be adjusted using the pre-wet time, extending to 40 seconds can result in stronger coffee.
Five water injection-
For the second time, water can be poured into the filter paper until it is 80% full. It is best to use a slender water stream. After the water flow reaches the pre-wetted height, you can continue to pour water until 150 to 180cc is quenched. Once the quenching is completed, there is no need to wait for all the water in the filter paper to flow out, and it can be discarded directly.
6. Enjoy your coffee! Remember, you can taste different flavors with different temperatures!
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
