"Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs." Occasionally, customers and friends describe the Front Street offline stores this way. Because in the small store on Front Street, in addition to the various coffee beans sold online, there are also various coffee utensils placed in different corners. Such as siphon pot, French press pot, smart cup, Turkish coffee pot, Eritrean coffee pot, etc...Thanks to this, customers and friends often ask Front Street if they can use these appliances to make single-origin coffee. After receiving a negative reply, these customers and friends often ask questions such as: "Is it because the coffee brewed by these appliances is not as delicious as brewing by hand?", "Why do coffee shops like to brew coffee by hand so much?"I believe that many friends online also have the same question, so today Front Street is here to share with you why the single-origin coffee in coffee shops is always brewed by hand!Why do coffee shops always prefer to make single-origin coffee by hand?In fact, it is very simple, just like what Front Street will explain to guests and friends on the spot. Compared with other appliances, Pour over(V60) coffee has more comprehensive functions. We can think of it as a "hexagonal warrior". Although one of its abilities may not be the most outstanding among all appliances, overall, it is definitely the best choice for coffee shops to produce single-origin coffee.1. You can easily make coffee with outstanding flavorSince the 1990s, with the popularization of the concept of specialty coffee, everyone has begun to pursue the flavor of coffee, so a series of links from coffee planting, roasting to brewing have begun to serve a more prominent flavor.Hand-brewed coffee is one of the best choices among extraction methods to showcase flavor. Because it is a drip-filter extraction, drip-filter extraction caneasilyProduce coffee with rich layers and distinctive flavor. For example, the Front Street Esai Oiran is on the Front Street Bean List. The Oiran made by hand brewing has outstanding flavors such as strawberry, floral, cream, citrus, etc. It tastes sour and sweet, and has a light texture. We can easily identify the flavor of coffee.If you use an immersion extraction device such as a French press, although the coffee will have a mellower taste and a more balanced taste, the flavor expression will be slightly weaker.(I don’t mean to say it’s bad, each has its own advantages)But this alone is not enough to make Pour over(V60) coffee the mainstream method of extracting single-origin coffee, because by adjusting the extraction parameters and operating procedures, other appliances can also produce similar coffee. As mentioned in front of the street, the extraction method of Pour over(V60) coffee is a "polygon warrior". In addition to being able to easily produce coffee with outstanding flavor, it also has many other advantages, such as convenience.Convenience is a popular feature of Pour over(V60) coffee. Whether it is operation or cleaning, the use of Pour over(V60) coffee is much more convenient than most appliances. It does not have a very complicated operating process and is very simple to clean. All you need is a tool that can be filled with water and a paper filter cup, and you can start making coffee.And because the filter paper is a disposable filter, you only need to pick it up after brewing and throw it into the trash can along with the coffee powder. Finally, simply rinse the filter cup and container with clean water, and the cleaning is complete. Very simple and very convenient!In addition to convenience, speed is also one of the reasons why Pour over(V60) coffee has a wide audience. From the beginning to the end, it takes about 5 minutes to brew a pot of delicious coffee by hand. The time required for most appliances to make coffee is about 10 minutes. In comparison, Pour over(V60) coffee only takes half or even less than that. Coupled with the convenience of making and cleaning, choosing Pour over(V60) coffee can greatly improve the coffee shop's production efficiency.Compared with most extraction methods, Pour over(V60) coffee has higher controllability. It does not suffer from excessive carbon dioxide in coffee beans like pressurized extraction. You only need to simply adjust the parameters or water injection method to easily brew delicious coffee.Not only that, because the parameters used are not so extreme, we can also adjust the parameters in the filter cup during the brewing process.powder bed, water level status to determine whether the extraction is normal, and then make timely adjustments to the brewing so that the coffee will not appearPoor extractionthe taste.5. Extremely high playabilityOf course, we have to mention its playability, because the playability of Pour over(V60) coffee is very high! The selection of filter cups, filter paper and other equipment alone is very rich. When it comes to the brewing process, there are different water filling methods to choose from. like whatthree-stage, four or six brewing, stirring method, variable temperature brewing, etc.These different options allow us to brew coffee with different characteristics. For example, some brewing methods can make the coffee sweeter, some brewing methods can make the coffee have an excellent juice taste, the coffee brewed with this filter paper will be more fragrant, and the coffee brewed with that filter paper will be cleaner...Finally, it is ornamental. The production of Pour over(V60) coffee has a very good viewing experience! Whether it’s the way the barista concentrates on pouring water during brewing, or the vortex created when the water column is poured in circles, or the bulge during steaming, or the deep pit powder bed revealed after the coffee has completely penetrated... these are all scenes that can provide customers with a full visual experience.So combining the above six points, we can know why single-origin coffee in coffee shops is mostly made in the form of hand brewing, rather than other methods such as siphon pots and French press pots. Of course, it’s not that there are no other methods, but they are relatively rare~
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
