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espressoIt is a highly concentrated coffee liquid extracted by an espresso machine at 9 bar pressure and is a member of the coffee category.
Espresso is an Italian method of brewing coffee and has a history of hundreds of years. Espresso is the past participle of the Italian word esprimere, derived from the Latin exprimō, which means "to squeeze out." But some linguists believe that its meaning is similar to English express, meaning "fast". Although different people have different interpretations of the etymology, it exactly reflects the two major characteristics of espresso.
Espresso coffee beans recommendations？
FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) extracts espresso liquid, usually using Italian blended coffee beans that are blended from coffee beans from different origins. The characteristic of blending coffee beans is that as coffee is a crop, the quality of the beans every year will be affected by the terroir and climate, and the coffee flavor is not stable enough. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the flavor characteristics of coffee beans in different production areas, use different proportions, and use the best of each other to balance the flavor of espresso and increase stability.
Customers will be willing to repurchase coffee from one store for a long time, and the stability of the store's products has become a very important factor. Another feature of blending coffee beans is that blending coffee beans from different production areas can reduce the cost of coffee. Cost-effective and stable coffee products are also an important reason for contemporary consumers to choose products.
espressoExtraction ratio and parameters
FrontStreet Coffee stores use a medium-dark roasted "Sunflower Warm Italian Blend Coffee Bean" which is a blend of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherry coffee beans + Honduran sherry coffee beans to extract espresso.
For those who like mellow coffee, we recommend the Front Street Classic Italian Blend Coffee. This is a recipe made from Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It uses deep roasting, which can highlight the mellow aroma of the coffee to the greatest extent, and also allows everyone to easily extract the rich and dense coffee oil. It is very suitable for making an American style diluted with water or a latte with milk. It can be purchased at the Front Street Taobao store or the Front Street Tmall flagship store.
To make a single shot of espresso, 10-11g of coffee powder will be used to extract 20-25g of coffee liquid, and the extraction time is about 22 seconds; to make a double shot of espresso, 19-20g of coffee powder will be used to make 35-40g of coffee liquid, and the extraction time will be about 29 seconds.
Through extremely fine grinding, 94-degree water is quickly passed through the coffee particles in a vacuum environment of 9-10bar. The extracted espresso coffee drips out from the coffee handle as smoothly as honey, with the color ranging from reddish brown to golden yellow. After the extraction is completed, the surface of the espresso coffee will be covered with a layer of fine golden coffee crema (the oil foam produced by the carbon dioxide in the coffee particles combining with the coffee creme in a vacuum environment and emulsifying it).
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As a highly concentrated coffee liquid, espresso has naturally been used in various ways. Next, FrontStreet Coffee will give a brief example of common coffee shop products made with espresso.
Latte: Add steamed milk/iced milk to the extracted espresso. Latte means "milk" in Italian (so not all lattes must be coffee), so "Caffe Latte" originally expressed the fusion of coffee (caffe) and milk (latte).
Americano: Add hot/ice water to the extracted espresso. There is no specified proportion, you just need to add the appropriate amount of water according to the concentration and flavor of the espresso/your own taste.
Mocha coffee: Add chocolate to the extracted espresso and then add steamed milk/ice milk. The word "mocha" comes from the port of Mocha in Yemen. The mocha coffee exported here at that time had a very fragrant flavor. It has a distinct sour taste, a strong sense of body and fermentation, a moderate sweetness, and a rich black cocoa aroma in the aftertaste. The emergence of Italian mocha coffee now is to replicate the flavor of mocha coffee.
Cappuccino: Add steamed milk and fine and dense milk foam to the extracted espresso. The name of cappuccino comes from the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Capuchin. When the church went to Italy to preach, they wore dark brown robes and a small pointed hat made from a turban. The Italians at that time had an idea. They whipped the milk into a dense and stable foam and poured it into the espresso. The coffee in the cup showed a circle of brown that was close to the color of the priest's robe. Then they used a spoon to shape the milk foam on the surface of the coffee into the shape of a pointed hat.
Australian white coffee/fului white: The characteristic of flat white is that although it is also a mixture of milk and coffee, compared with latte coffee and cappuccino, flat white milk content will be less, and the coffee flavor will be more prominent! Therefore, if you want to drink milk coffee but don’t want to drink too much milk, you can choose Flat White, which has a rich coffee flavor and a mellow and smooth taste.
Dirty coffee: This kind of coffee is filled with a cup of white milk, then topped with double espresso liquid, and uses the gravity of the coffee liquid to penetrate downward, giving a visual effect of "tarnishing" the milk, hence the name. Because the coffee is hot and the milk is iced, Dirty coffee has a distinct layered feel. So after the coffee is made, there is no need to stir it evenly or use a straw. We can just take a big sip.
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
