Speaking of specialty coffee beans, many friends will always think of Yirgacheffe first. Not only because Yirgacheffe has a very high reputation in the coffee industry, but also because the coffee produced by Yirgacheffe has an excellent flavor performance, is highly recognizable, and is unforgettable.But brewing Yirgacheffe coffee is not an easy task! Because experienced friends will know that the beans from this production area are easy to clog the filter paper during brewing, and it is also difficult to get out the "Yirgacheffe flavor".It doesn't matter! Today Front Street will share how to brew Yirgacheffe coffee, and what exactly it means: “Yirgacheffe flavor”!What is "Yirgacheffe Flavor"?
Obviously, "Yirgacheffe flavor" refers to the unique coffee flavor produced in the Yirgacheffe production area! The Yirgacheffe production area is located in Ethiopia, with an average altitude of about 2,000 meters.It is one of the highest altitude production areas in Ethiopia.Higher altitudes will prolong the ripening time of coffee cherries, giving the coffee enough time to accumulate sugar and transform into better flavor substances. Coupled with the unique terrain environment and planting system, it can be said to provide excellent growing conditions for coffee.The Yirgacheffe producing area was originally a sub-producing area of the Sidamo producing area. However, because the coffee grown in it had such a unique flavor, it was singled out and became its own group, and then became a prestigious coffee producing area in Ethiopia.
When talking about Yirgacheffe, we have to mention the washed coffee from this production area, because the "Yirgacheffe flavor" that we spread word of mouth actually mainly comes from the "pen" of the washed coffee!In the early days, Ethiopian processing was mainly based on sun drying. However, due to lack of experience and poor management in the early days, the coffee was very prone to qualitative changes during the processing, and the defect rate was high. The quality of the coffeeWholeOn the low side.
In order to improve the quality of coffee, the Ethiopian government introduced washing and processing technology and equipment in 1972 and established the first washing and processing station in the town of Yirgacheffe. Thanks to this initiative, defects in Yirgacheffe coffee have been significantly reduced and the quality has been greatly improved. And because the washing process will not cause excessive fermentation of the coffee beans, the flavor characteristics of the coffee itself can be better displayed: fresh and bright citric acidity, elegant and soft white floral aroma, and clean green tea aftertaste. This is the Yirgacheffe flavor that coffee geeks pass on word of mouth.（But it should be noted that not all coffee produced in Yirgacheffe will have Yirgacheffe flavor.）
Due to the outstanding effect of the washing process, many coffee lovers have become obsessed with the coffee from this production area after tasting it for the first time. Thanks to this, washing is the main coffee processing method in the Yirgacheffe production area. For a long time, most of the coffee produced in Yirgacheffe was washed.(There is also sun exposure, but less). This gradually creates a bond between Yirga coffee and washed processing. When we talk about Yirgacheffe coffee, we will immediately think of the flavor performance of washed Yirga.How to make Yirgacheffe coffee? How to get rid of the smell of Yirgacheffe?
As Front Street said, brewing Yelga coffee is not a simple matter. The Yelga coffee brewed by many friends often suffers from negative aspects such as tastelessness, thin taste, obvious bitterness, uneven extraction, etc. The reason is that the density of Yelka beans is generally high. If you are a hand-grinding friend, Front Street, I believe you will have a deep understanding of it.
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The high density is both because the beans are grown at high altitudes, where they accumulate rich material, and because most yaka beans are roasted lightly. High-density beans are difficult to lift up the powder bed with hot water, so inexperienced novices often inject hot water through the powder bed to form bypass water, which affects extraction; at the same time, because high-density beans are easy to block the filter paper, sometimes it is easy to over-extract due to too long extraction time.
If we want to brew this type of coffee well, we need to use higher water temperature and finer grinding for brewing, so as to improve the extraction efficiency and make the coffee flavor fuller; at the same time, pay attention to the height of the injection of hot water not too high, which can reduce the stirring of the coffee powder by the hot water and prevent the filter paper from being clogged; finally, divide the hot water into multiple sections andCooperate with small water flowInjection, this can effectively prevent hot water from flooding the powder bed and forming bypass water.
Next, Front Street will demonstrate how to make a good cup of Yirgacheffe through brewing! The beans used in the brewing shared by Front Street are Front Street Yirgacheffe·Washed Fruit Ding Ding from a certain treasure bean list on the Front Street online. It has a very standard "Yirgacheffe flavor"! The extraction parameters are as follows：Amount of powder used: 15gGrinding degree: 10 scale of Ek43, 75% grinding of No. 20 mesh, fine sugar particlesPink to water ratio: 1:16Brewing water temperature: 92°CBrewing method: four-stageFirst, we inject 30ml(Amount of two cups of water for powder)Steam with hot water for 30 seconds。After steaming, we inject the second section of hot water, a total of 90ml, in a large circle, and slowly inject it with a small flow of water. Note that when filling water, we try not to let the water level cover the powder bed too much to prevent the occurrence of bypass water.After the second stage of hot water seeps out of the filter cup, we inject the third stage of hot water. The third section of hot water is half of the remaining water, totaling 60ml. It also uses a small flow of water and then injects it in a small circle.When the water level is about to bottom out, we can inject the fourth section of hot water, a total of 60ml. When injecting, we can observe the time. If the time is less than two minutes, we can use a small water flow to inject in a small circle. If the time has passed two minutes, we can use a small water flow to inject at a fixed point. After the hot water is filled, we only need to wait for the coffee liquid to drip and filter before removing the filter cup and ending the extraction.The total time is 2 minutes and 28 seconds. Before I taste it, Front Street can already feel the elegant white floral fragrance from the wet fragrance. After the coffee is in your mouth, you can clearly smell the fresh aroma of lemon, jasmine, apricot, citrus and other flavors. The aftertaste has the sweetness of honey and the fragrance of green tea. The overall mellowness is low, the acidity is bright, clean and refreshing, very good!
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.
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