The original function of coffee is to refresh your mind. Whether it is espresso that you drink right away, American drip coffee that is always available in the office, or even Pour over(V60) single-origin coffee that is specially made from coffee beans, it all has the function of refreshing you. It's just that everyone chooses the right coffee based on different requirements for scenes, functions, and taste.
So, with so many types of coffee, which coffee is the most refreshing?
Why does drinking coffee make you feel refreshed?
The refreshing effect of coffee mainly comes from caffeine. The reason why we feel tired is because our body is controlled by a substance called adenosine. The longer we are awake, the more adenosine will accumulate in our body, making us more likely to feel sleepy. The substance caffeine can block the combination of adenosine and brain nerves, so the brain does not receive the "fatigue message from adenosine", so it continues to work hard, so that people do not feel tired (translation means that you use caffeine to deceive your brain).
So the most refreshing coffee is definitely the one with more caffeine. The caffeine content in the final coffee mainly depends on the caffeine content of the coffee beans and the way the coffee is made. Therefore, Front Street will discuss it in these two steps.
How much caffeine does a cup of coffee typically contain?
The amount of caffeine released is also related to time. Under the same high-temperature extraction, the caffeine content will be higher if the extraction time is longer. Therefore, coffee drinks based on espresso do not have the highest caffeine. Drip coffee based on hand brewing and immersion coffee based on French press have higher caffeine content. Although cold brew and ice-drip coffee are extracted at low temperature, the long extraction time makes the caffeine content higher than the previous ones.
Below are some common caffeine content references for coffee drinks: (Note: The coffee beans are all Arabica; cold brew and ice-drip coffee are affected by the extraction time. Here, 8 hours for ice-drip and 12 hours for cold brew shall prevail)
To make espresso, 20g of Front Street Boutique blended 100% Arabica coffee beans will be used to extract 40g of coffee liquid in 25 to 30 seconds to obtain about 100mg of caffeine;Because they all use double concentrate as the base, the caffeine content of latte, Americano, cappuccino and other drinks is the same as espresso.
In other words, whether it is a hot American or an iced American, since 40g of coffee liquid is added, both have the same caffeine content and will be equally refreshing after drinking.
If 15g of powder is used to make Pour over(V60) coffee and 195ml of coffee liquid is brewed, the caffeine content will be approximately 90mg;When 20g of coffee powder is used to make Pour over(V60) coffee, 260ml of coffee liquid is obtained, and the caffeine becomes 120mg;
French press (20g powder/4 minutes) about 135mg;
Ice drip coffee (a cup of 20g powder/200ml coffee) is about 135mg;
A cup of cold brew coffee will use 20g of Front Street Strawberry Candy coffee powder, and finally get 200ml of coffee liquid. In this way, the caffeine intake of a cup of cold brew is about 140mg;
Hanging ear coffee (one bag of 10g powder/120ml coffee) is about 50mg;
Instant coffee (one bag) is about 50mg.
How many cups of coffee can you drink in a day?
According to surveys, an adult’s daily caffeine intake should not exceed 400mg. In other words, in theory, as long as the intake is lower than this value, there will generally be no problem! In other words, if you drink American coffee, you can drink no more than 4 cups a day. If you drink cold brew, you can drink no more than 3 cups a day.
But we need to know that everyone’s physique is different, and their tolerance to caffeine varies from person to person. Therefore, Front Street recommends that everyone drink coffee in moderation. If you experience reactions such as palpitations or shortness of breath after drinking coffee, it is recommended to reduce your drinking, or only drink one cup of Americano or latte a day.
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
