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Ice Americano withcold brew coffee, can be said to be the two most popular items in summer coffee shops, but there is a very big difference in price. The price of cold brew coffee is usually twice that of iced American coffee! It’s all iced coffee, so why is cold brew coffee so expensive? This article will follow FrontStreet Coffee to learn about this heartthrob.
what iscold brew coffee？
Unlike most Americano brewing methods, cold brew is a low-temperature steeping process using water at or below room temperature. FrontStreet Coffee usually adds medium-ground coffee powder (white sugar thickness/75% Chinese No. 20 standard sieve sieving rate) to cold water, then seals it and puts it in the refrigerator, soaks it at low temperature for 8-12 hours, and then filters out the residue.
The longer extraction time iscold brew coffeecharacteristics. Because there is no movement of hot molecules, the process of extracting the substance takes longer than at higher temperatures. This is because water molecules have less kinetic energy at lower temperatures. To solve this problem, cold brew coffee needs to be steeped for a longer period of time.
Due to the longer brewing time,cold brew coffeeTypically contains more total dissolved solids (TDS) than espresso (like Americano) or filter coffee (like pour-over). This means that cold brew coffee will contain more caffeine and a higher concentration than other brewed coffee drinks. Therefore, many friends dilute it with water or milk when tasting cold brew coffee.
Another thing to note is that cold brew coffee is different from iced coffee. In some coffee shops, the two terms are interchangeable, but the two drinks are made in different ways. Generally, iced coffee is brewed with hot water, then quickly cooled and served over ice.
whycold brew coffeeMore expensive than iced American style?
One is the cost of time. Iced Americano is made by adding an appropriate amount of water to dilute the espresso after the extraction is complete. The espresso is made by grinding the coffee powder into very fine particles and pressurizing it to 9-10 bar, so that the hot water at about 94 degrees Celsius can quickly pass through the coffee powder layer, and it only takes 25-30 seconds.
One is the cost of using coffee beans. Most stores produce Italian coffee drinks, and in order to make the product more stable for a longer period of time, they usually use blended coffee beans. The blended coffee beans use the characteristics of the coffee beans from different production areas to blend their strengths and weaknesses to create a balanced and mellow taste that is more suitable for pressurized extraction.
Cold brew coffee is made to reflect the unique flavor of the coffee beans' production area, so single-origin coffee beans are usually used. Compared with blended coffee beans, the cost of single-origin coffee will be higher. In addition to factors such as portion size and time, the price of cold brew in coffee shops is often more expensive than American coffee.
Recommended coffee beans suitable for cold brewing
Making cold brew coffee can bring out the original flavor of coffee beans, so FrontStreet Coffee recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans from a single origin. You can place an order at the FrontStreet Coffee flagship store, and all coffee beans will be shipped within 5 days after roasting.
Friends who want cold brew coffee with a fruity and sweet taste can try the "Front Street Oiran Coffee Bean", which has flavors of citrus, berry, red floral, and black tea;
If you want a soft sour taste with a slight fruit fermentation, you can try "Front Street Mozart Coffee Beans", which has flavors of raisins, osmanthus, honey, and nuts;
If you want something that is not sour at all and has a rich taste, you can try the "Front Street-Brazilian Queen's Manor Coffee Bean". The flavors are roasted peanuts, creamy smooth, dark chocolate, and cane sugar.
If you want a balanced taste with sweet floral and fruity aroma, you can try the "Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Bean", which has flavors of rose, candied fruit, strawberry gummy, and nuts.
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
