The ancients said: A day's plan begins in the morning. In the early morning, preparing a sumptuous breakfast for yourself and your family, and brewing a pot of fragrant coffee can not only keep our body and mind healthy, refresh our mind, but also give us a perfect start to the day. The technique of brewing coffee by hand is the same as brewing Kung Fu tea. Different tea types require different water temperatures, utensils and brewing times; the same is true for tasting a good cup of coffee.
Compared with machine brewing, the extraction technique of Pour over(V60) coffee can better control the water temperature and water flow, restore the original flavor of different coffee beans, and adjust the brewing method according to personal preferences for the taste of coffee. In the process of brewing coffee, you learn to taste coffee, make you calm and focused, and you can easily receive visitors through coffee, easily create topics with people, and then expand your circle of friends. This is why Pour over(V60) coffee has become popular in recent years.
Brewing coffee by hand is actually not difficult. If you are a novice in brewing coffee by hand, just follow the steps below and you can brew a cup of coffee with your own unique flavor.
What coffee beans are suitable for hand brewing?
There are actually many coffee beans to choose from for hand brewing. Here is a brief list of the types of coffee suitable for most people. For those who like floral flavors, we recommend Front Street Panama Jade Manor Red Label Gesha Coffee, which is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. If you like fresh and sour coffee, we recommend Front Street Oiran Coffee, which tastes like black tea and berries;
For those who like a balanced taste, that is, coffee that is neither sour nor bitter, we recommend Front Street Brazilian Red Bourbon Coffee; finally, those who love a solid and mellow taste are recommended to buy the highest-grade Front Street Golden Mandheling Coffee. This bean has undergone multiple hand selections to minimize the defect rate of coffee beans, thereby making the coffee aroma clearer and the aftertaste better. The above coffee beans can be purchased and ordered at Front Street stores and Front Street Tmall flagship store. In order to allow everyone to enjoy the full appreciation period of the beans, all coffee beans shipped by Front Street are roasted within 5 days.
Prepare basic brewing equipment
There are actually a lot of choices for Pour over(V60) coffee brewing equipment, but if you are a beginner, you only need to invest in the simplest brewing equipment at the beginning, and then add related equipment according to your preferences.
Bean grinder:
When buying a good-quality "grinding machine", the price is not necessarily directly proportional to the grinding quality. However, choosing a grinder with better grinding uniformity will give you a chance to produce coffee with even extraction and the correct flavor.
Electronic scale:
Just like roasting, to accurately brew and replicate the flavor of brewed coffee, you need to master the correct extraction rate, and an electronic scale is an essential tool. It is best to choose an electronic scale with a sensitivity of 0.1 grams to help you accurately control each brewing process.
Hand brewing kettle:
Beginners are advised to use a thin-mouth pot, which can flexibly control the water flow rate, the size of water injection, and even the way the coffee grounds are tumbled during brewing.
Filter cup:
Hand-pour filter cups come in various shapes, sizes, number of water holes, and materials. Every coffee fan has a different opinion on the style they like. In short, as long as you can master the principles and techniques of hand-pour coffee extraction, any style is acceptable.
Filter material:
The filter material placed in the filter cup can be divided into cloth, paper, and metal. Beginners are recommended to use the most common filter paper. In addition to the convenience of discarding it with the coffee grounds once used, it is also recognized to minimize the sediment in the coffee and filter out the coffee oil.
Hand-brewed coffee extraction method
Preparation beforehand:
Boil a pot of water
Prepare a pack of freshly roasted Front Street Panama Jade Red Label Geisha coffee beans
Take 15 grams of coffee beans and grind them (fine sugar level, use a No. 20 sieve with a sieving rate of 80%)
Recommended ratio of coffee powder to water: (1:15 or 1:16)
Rinse filter paper:
First, place the filter cup on top of the mug or kettle, put the filter paper into the filter cup, and rinse the filter paper with hot water to reduce the excessive paper smell of some filter papers from escaping into the coffee, and to preheat the brewing equipment. Then pour out the water inside.
Front Street uses three stages of brewing:
First, pour 15 grams of coffee powder into the filter cup to reset the weight. Inject 30g of water in the first section and steam for 30 seconds. At the same time, start the timer. Inject the small water flow at the center point and start to circle outwards. Pay attention to the need to moisten the entire powder layer.
In the second stage, use a larger flow of water to inject 120g of water. The purpose is to raise the entire powder layer. The water column needs to be injected vertically and evenly. At this time, the timing scale shows 150g, and the injection is completed in about 55 seconds.
When the liquid level drops to half of the level, start using a small flow of water to inject 90 grams of the third section in a small circle. Try to control the water flow not to be too large, which will easily disperse the coffee powder layer and cause insufficient extraction. The final amount of water injected is 240 grams, and the completion time of trickling filtration is about 2 minutes and 10 seconds. After removing the filter cup, shake the coffee liquid in the sharing pot evenly and start tasting.
The Pour over(V60) Jade Red Label Geisha coffee tastes elegant with the acidity of roses, citrus, strawberries, and tropical fruits. The black tea has a long-lasting and pleasant flavor. The flavor level changes with the temperature, and the overall taste is smooth.
The influence of different parameters and flavor of Pour over(V60) coffee
If you are a beginner, you will need a period of practice to control the water flow, water temperature, and time of Pour over(V60) coffee. During this process, you will learn to adjust the intensity and adjust the best flavor according to the roasting degree of different coffee beans.
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
