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Since the production process of cold brew coffee is different from that of conventional hot brew coffee, it needs to be made one day in advance. Therefore, the cold brew sold in the Front Street store does not have a wide range of coffee beans to choose from like hand brewing.
But precisely because of this, when making cold brew, Front Street carefully selects some coffee beans that are more suitable for cold brewing and have a wider taste, so that customers can get a better experience among the few choices.
And because these cold brews are very popular with most friends, friends often quietly go to the street after drinking to inquire about the ingredients and recipes for cold brews, so that they can replicate the same delicious taste at home.
Although Front Street just shared the general idea of selecting beans two days ago, many friends sent private messages in the background to ask for a more detailed recommendation of beans for cold brew. Because as mentioned earlier, the method of cold brewing coffee is different from hot brewing coffee, so the coffee made from the same coffee beans will be very different from the conventional hot brewing coffee style.
How to make cold brew coffee
Cold brew coffee is a very easy way to make. We use FrontStreet Coffee strawberry sugar coffee beans, weigh 50 grams and grind them into powder. The coffee powder is ground finely and uses a No. 20 standard sieve with a passing rate of 85%.
Put the coffee powder into a glass bottle, then add 400 ml of room temperature water and 200 grams of hard ice cubes (a total of 600 grams of ice-water mixture) into the bottle. The powder-to-water ratio is 1:12. Then use a stirring rod to stir the coffee powder and water evenly, then seal and place in the refrigerator.
After placing it in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours, use filter paper to filter out the coffee grounds to obtain clean coffee liquid. Then use a clean sealed bottle to store the coffee liquid and refrigerate it for about 4 hours before drinking.
The main characteristics of cold brew coffee are that it is not bitter, weakly acidic, has a soft flavor, and has a sense of fermentation produced by "low-temperature maturation". In addition to drinking it directly, Front Street has also tried to mix cold brew with different drinks to make special coffee. Cold brew + sparkling water has a refreshing taste, cold brew + fruit juice has a sour and sweet taste, and cold brew + fresh milk is round and balanced. They are all good choices.
When Front Street makes this kind of low-temperature extraction coffee, it will give priority to beans with floral and fruit flavors. Friends who like floral aromas are recommended to buy Front Street Oiran Coffee, Front Street Red Cherry Coffee, and Front Street Dingding Coffee. If you prefer coffee with obvious juice, it is recommended to choose beans with rich fruit tones such as Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee, Front Street Cherry Tomato Coffee, and Front Street Mozart Coffee. All of the above can be ordered at the Front Street Tmall flagship store or Front Street Taobao store.
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
