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A friend asked: "I don't have a manual brewing equipment at home, but only a French press. Can I make iced coffee?" Front Street was shocked at first, but since some friends asked, in this issue of Barista Development Diary, I will share with you the method of making iced coffee with a French press after several attempts.
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The French press uses the principle of immersion extraction. When making hot coffee normally and using the same beans, the coffee produced by the French press will be more balanced and thicker in taste than the hand brewed coffee. Therefore, we can also refer to the Japanese Pour over(V60) method to make French press iced coffee. That is, a small amount of hot water is used to soak the coffee, and after extracting the rich hot coffee liquid, it is poured into ice cubes to dilute and cool to form iced coffee.
Considering the need to add ice to dilute the concentration of coffee, it is not suitable to use light-roasted coffee with relatively high acidity to make iced coffee. One reason is that dilution will make the taste thinner, and another reason is that soaking light-roasted coffee with acidity can easily produce bad flavors such as almonds and peanuts.
In the end, we decided to use Front Street Strawberry Candy coffee beans for production. It is characterized by rich floral and fruity aroma, with moderate caramel and candied flavors. The aroma is very fresh and very suitable for soaking and extraction.
Extraction plan
① In the preparation stage, prepare a French press, electronic scale, glass, hot water and ice cubes. The amount of powder used is 15 grams. In order to obtain a richer hot coffee liquid, the ratio of coffee powder to hot water is 1:8, and the water temperature is 94°C. In terms of grinding degree, because the French press uses a metal filter to filter, it is not recommended to increase the extraction rate by adjusting the grinding degree. In terms of grinding degree, use medium-coarse grinding (70% passing rate of No. 20 standard screen).
② Grind the coffee powder, pour it into the French press, pour 120 grams of hot water (and start timing), and pour the water directly into the center.
③After 30 seconds, use the stirring stick to stir the coffee powder layer to increase the coffee extraction rate and form three layers of coffee liquid, coffee powder and coffee foam.
④Put the lid on the French press and wait for 3 minutes. During this period, you can add 105 grams of ice cubes into the glass.
⑤After 3 minutes, slowly press down the pressure lever. Let it sit for 1 minute to allow the coffee grounds to settle.
⑥At the fourth minute, pick up the French press and pour the coffee liquid into the glass with ice cubes.
In this way, a cup of iced coffee made with a French press is completed. Because it is filtered through a metal filter, the surface still maintains good coffee oil. The vanilla flavor of sherry coffee beans is well reflected, refreshing yet full-bodied.
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
