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With the development of the specialty coffee market, many coffee fans have begun to study how to make Pour over(V60) coffee at home. However, Pour over(V60) coffee cannot be solved with just one recipe. Instead, it requires long-term brewing to find the feel and brew delicious coffee. Next, FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) will teach coffee fans how to make Pour over(V60) coffee at home. FrontStreet Coffee believes thatFront Street Indonesian Mandheling coffee beansIt is a Pour over(V60) coffee bean that is easier to get started with, so let’s start with Indonesian Golden Mandheling on Front Street.
FrontStreet Coffee:Front Street PWN Gold Mandheling Coffee Beans
Country: Indonesia
Production area: Sumatra Aceh Mount Gayoo
Altitude: 1100-1600m
Variety: Ateng
Treatment method: wet planing
Flavor: toast, nuts, pine, caramel, herbs
Indonesian Mandheling coffee origin
FrontStreet Coffee’s previous articles have often mentioned that there are three major factors that determine the flavor of coffee beans, namely coffee bean production area, variety and processing method. Next, FrontStreet Coffee will focus on these three points to talk about Front Street.Mandheling coffeeRight.MandhelingIt is mainly produced in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the largest island in Indonesia and is located near the equator. It has a typical tropical rainforest climate with high temperature and humidity and abundant rainfall, so it is very suitable for the growth of high-quality Arabica coffee beans.
However, the altitude of Indonesia's production areas is limited, and the space for planting high-quality Arabica coffee beans is also limited. Therefore, only 25% of the coffee beans produced in Indonesia belong to the Arabica species. Because the Arabica species can only have the best flavor when grown at high altitudes, the remaining 75% are Robusta coffee trees that can be grown in low-altitude areas, and the highest altitude in Indonesia is Sumatra.
And the best of the traditional Arabica coffee produced in northern Sumatra will be sold on the market under the name Lintong Mandheling. To be precise, Lintong Mandheling coffee beans refer to coffee grown in a small area southwest of Tobahu, Lintong Administrative Region.
Sumatra coffee bean origin
Among them, Mandheling coffee beans are also called "Sumatra coffee". Most of the producing areas in North Sumatra are in the Gayo production area. The Tawar Lake in the north, which is mainly ateng varieties, can be called Aceh coffee or Tawar lake coffee. The area around Lintong and Toba lake in South Sumatra can be calledMandheling. , Lindong area is the Mandheling production area , The best Mandheling coffee varieties are four varieties: Sidikalang, Bergendar, Siborong borong and Telok Sanggul.
Lake Toba:Located in the center of North Sumatra Province, Dutch colonists moved "Java Mandheling" north to the Lake Toba area in 1888, creating the modern Mandheling legend.
Lake Tawa:Located in the center of Aceh Special Administrative Region. It is located at the northern tip of Sumatra Island and is less than one-tenth the size of Lake Toba. However, in recent years, coffee quality and production have surpassed Lake Toba.
Gayo Mountains:Located in the Aceh production area in the northern province of Sumatra, most of the local coffee farmers working in Gayo are local farmers. The word "Gayo" comes from tribes in the Aceh region of Indonesia. This area has ideal growing conditions, a long history and unique flavor. The area widely uses organic methods to grow coffee without the use of chemical fertilizers, and is considered the world's green coffee production area. Therefore, Gayo coffee is often called green coffee and Gayo organic coffee.
Indonesian Mandheling coffee processing method
Speaking of Indonesian coffee, we have to mention the processing method that made Mandheling popular all over the world - wet planing., interestingly, although this green bean processing method is not a method that the locals are forced to do due to the weather, it is exactly what gives Mandheling its unique earthy, herbal, and spice flavor.
When using the wet planing method, the semi-hard and semi-soft wet green beans are easily crushed when the pectin parchment layer is removed, and the beans are damaged and cracked like sheep's hooves, commonly known as sheep's hoof beans. FrontStreet Coffee believes that this is a very distinctive feature of Mandheling and is not considered a defective bean.
The origin of wet planing in Indonesia
According to FrontStreet Coffee, the reason why Indonesia uses the wet planing method to process coffee cherries is because the local weather is often rainy and the typhoons are constant, which cannot achieve the good weather required for sunshine. Moreover, the local economy is not good, and it is also impossible to use the more expensive method of washing, which leads to the wet planing method with local characteristics.
Of course, the development of coffee in Indonesia is no longer as poor as it was in the past. There are many estates and companies that can use the washing method, but they still have not given up on the wet planing method. FrontStreet Coffee believes that the wet planing method is the factor that makes Mandheling coffee go global. When it comes to Mandheling coffee, the wet planing method will come to mind. Obviously, they are already complementary to each other.
The specific steps of the wet planing method can be divided into the following two stages:
The first stage,Use a wooden peeler to remove the peel and pulp. After fermentation for 3 hours, dry the fruit to reduce the moisture content to 30-50%, which is semi-dry and semi-wet.
The second stage,Remove the pectin and parchment and continue with the subsequent sun-drying process. The drying process takes 2-4 days and the moisture content is reduced to 12-13%.
What is "Golden Mandheling"What?"
Speaking of "Golden Mandheling", we have to start with PWN. This abbreviation is often mixed with the name of Mandheling Coffee. It is actually the abbreviation of a company, Pwani Coffee Company.
This company is a very famous local coffee purchasing company in Indonesia. It mainly purchases Mandheling coffee. Almost all the best producing areas in Indonesia have been purchased by it, so most of the beans produced by PWN Company are also unique and high-quality. Golden Mandheling is the product produced by this company. After the raw beans are purchased, they undergo multiple manual selections to select plump and flawless beans. Only these beans that have been screened like a draft can be classified as Golden Mandheling.
However, PWN Company has registered the trademark of Golden Mandheling, which means that in the future, only the Golden Mandheling produced by PWN Company can be regarded as the real "Golden Mandheling" of Front Street. Many beans on the market that are not produced by PWN and carry the golden Mandheling brand should actually be called premium Mandheling.
So how do you hand brew the Front Street Golden Mandheling coffee beans? FrontStreet Coffee is here to share it with coffee fans.
What equipment do you need to prepare Pour over(V60) coffee?
Brewing coffee by hand definitely requires the use of corresponding equipment. What are the specific ones? FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) will give you all the examples for coffee fans.
1. Hand brewing kettle:There are hand brewing kettles of various sizes and materials on the market, and you can choose according to your needs. What will affect the brewing results more is the size of the spout, because it is related to the amount of water produced. Beginners are generally advised to use a narrow mouth pot, which is easier to control. In addition, each hand brewing kettle is suitable for different heating methods (induction cooker or gas stove), so pay special attention when purchasing.
2. Filter cup:The sizes and materials of filter cups also vary, and they are mainly divided into three shapes: fan-shaped, conical and wavy filter cups. The size of the filter diameter at the bottom of the filter cup will affect the flow rate of extracted coffee, thereby affecting the flavor of the coffee. The fan-shaped filter cup has a small filter diameter, slow flow rate, and mellow taste; the cone-shaped filter cup has a large filter diameter, fast flow rate, and lighter taste; the wavy filter cup has a flat bottom and is equipped with special wavy filter paper to filter the coffee with the most uniform taste. What is more special is the metal filter cup, which does not need to be used with filter paper. It can retain more coffee oil and taste stronger, but some finer coffee powder may not be filtered out.
3. Filter paper:There are two types of filter paper, bleached and unbleached. Bleached filter paper looks whiter, while unbleached filter paper looks almost light brown. The function of the filter paper is to use extremely dense fibers to retain the ground coffee powder and filter the extracted coffee into the cup. When purchasing filter paper, you must choose the corresponding filter paper according to your own filter cup.
4. Bean grinder:Good Pour over(V60) coffee requires a good grinder. There are three types of grinders on the market.
1) Ghost tooth grinder
2) Flat knife grinder
3) Conical knife grinder
5. Thermometer:Thermometers are used to measure the water temperature of coffee. Thermometers on the market include Tiamo thermometer, Hero thermometer, and Cafede Kona thermometer.
6. Electronic scale:Electronic scales allow us to better control the powder-to-water ratio when brewing coffee, reduce unstable factors, and increase sufficient error tolerance. Electronic scales range from hundreds to dozens of dollars each, including Yami electronic scales, hero smart scales, and Taimo electronic scales.
7. Powder sifting net:The main thing is to judge the grinding degree. The grinding degree suitable for hand brewing is different for each type of coffee beans. Through continuous experiments, FrontStreet Coffee has determined that 80% of the coffee beans pass the Chinese standard No. 20 sieve as the grinding degree for hand brewing.
What are the detailed steps for brewing coffee by hand?
1. Water temperature
The higher the water temperature, the stronger the extraction ability, the bitterer the coffee and the stronger the taste; the lower the water temperature, the weaker the extraction ability, the coffee will easily become sour, and the taste will be mild and light. The temperature of hand brewing should be adjusted according to the degree of roasting of the coffee. The recommended temperature for light-medium roasted beans is 90-91°C, and the recommended temperature for medium-dark roasted beans is 86-88°C. FrontStreet Coffee basically makes adjustments within this range. A customer once questioned the brewing temperature. FrontStreet Coffee used Front Street Golden Mandheling coffee beans (dark roast) and brewed it with 90°C water temperature. The result was a taste that was almost "comparable" to espresso.
2. Grinding degree
Refers to the size of the coffee particles, and the grind size affects the contact time between coffee and water. If the coffee powder is finer, the water can extract more substances in the same time, but the finer the grind, the coffee will be easily over-extracted during the extraction process; conversely, the coarser the coffee is ground, the water will extract less substances in the same time, but the coarser the grind, the coffee will be prone to under-extraction. FrontStreet Coffee recommends using the Chinese standard No. 20 sieve pass rate of 80% as the grinding size for hand brewing. This is obtained after many taste tests. It should be noted that the grinding degree of different coffee beans is different, so when the flavor of hand brewing is not right, you can see if there is a problem with the grinding degree.
3. Pink to water ratio
The powder-to-water ratio refers to the ratio of coffee powder to brewing water, which affects the intensity of the coffee. It can be 1:10, 1:13, 1:15, or 1:16. FrontStreet Coffee recommends using a powder-to-water ratio of 1:15, which is more moderate in terms of concentration or taste. Of course, everyone pursues a different taste of coffee. When extracting coffee, you can adjust your own powder-to-water ratio according to the richness of taste you want.
Next, FrontStreet Coffee will share the specific parameters of Pour over(V60) FrontStreet pwn gold Mandheling coffee beans.
[FrontStreet Coffee pwn Golden Mandheling Coffee Brewing Recommendations]
Filter cup: KONO
Powder weight: 15 grams
Pink to water ratio: 1:15
Water temperature: 86-87 degrees
Grinding: No. 20 screen pass rate 70%
Front Street pwn gold mandheling coffee brewing method: segmented extraction.
Inject 30 grams of water into the first stage and steam for 30 seconds. In the second stage, add small water flow in a circle and inject water to 125 grams. When the water level drops and the powder bed is about to be exposed, continue to inject water to 225 grams and stop injecting water in the third stage. When the water level drops and the powder bed is about to be exposed, remove the filter cup. (Steaming starts timing) The extraction time is 2'00'.
Front Street PWN Golden Mandheling Flavor:Varied layers, mellow and clean, high balance, rich nutty and caramel aroma, with chocolate flavor, and long-lasting finish.
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
