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I believe that many friends who have drank coffee may not necessarily understand or even heard of it.SOE coffeeYes, but experienced coffee lovers must know SOE coffee. Did you talk about it?SOE coffeeFriends who are new to coffee or even espresso may not understand it very well, but SOE sounds like it is quite high-end.
If you haven’t heard of or don’t understand this kind of coffee, don’t be overly convinced that you must try this kind of coffee, because SOE coffee actually uses single-origin coffee beans as raw materials to make espresso, or even milk coffee. It doesn't seem to have a particularly noble feeling, but SOE still has its characteristics, such as a relatively high price... Just kidding, SOE is not complicated, but it can highlight the regional flavor and understand the historical background behind this coffee.
what isSOE coffee
SOE coffeeIt is the English abbreviation, the full name is "Single Origin Espresso", which means single origin espresso, or it can be simply said to be single origin espresso. The characteristic of this kind of coffee is that it can show the diversity of flavors in different regions. It is very simple to understand. If you want to drink sour, it is recommended to use single-origin coffee beans such as Front Street Yirgacheffe; and friends who want a strong taste can choose Front Street Mandheling single-origin coffee beans to make it. This is SOE coffee.
Compared with traditional blended beans, SOE can better highlight the flavor of a certain country or coffee production area. This is the characteristic of SOE. SOE is already a very mature system abroad, because it has been popular abroad for more than ten years, and the domestic SOE coffee culture is also introduced from abroad. However, because the domestic coffee culture is not as mature as abroad, domestic coffee is still a niche culture. Therefore, unless they are senior coffee fans, most coffee friends do not know the meaning of SOE, and they will not directly ask if they want SOE when entering a cafe.
The advantage of SOE coffee is obvious, that is, it can highlight the regional flavor, and the certainty is also obvious. In addition to the relatively high price, there are also many uncertainties. First of all, SOE coffee is a seasonal product. Because coffee is an agricultural product, and the climate changes every day. When you make SOE from this batch of coffee, you will feel amazing, but you will not have the same experience when you make SOE from the next batch of coffee. And SOE is artificially selected. If the coffee shop uses micro-batch coffee beans to make SOE, the output will be less.
So why drink SOE? In a WBC (World Barista Competition) competition in 2007, the champion that year was won using SOE. This seems to show that judges around the world recognized the strength of SOE. Because of this operation, SOE became a sensation around the world, and SOE received unprecedented attention for a long time. The biggest disadvantage of SOE is that as mentioned above, the flavor performance of each batch of coffee beans cannot be guaranteed, so the flavor of each batch of coffee is very different, so the flavor of each cup of SOE coffee is unique.
The difference between soe coffee beans and single origin beans
So the question is, since SOE is made from single-origin coffee beans, what is the difference between SOE coffee beans and ordinary single-origin coffee beans?
1. Baking degree:The roasting degree should be set according to the production method. Light, medium and dark have different flavor presentations, and the roasting degree for hand brewing and Italian making is different. Because in addition to highlighting the flavor characteristics of the production area, making SOE also requires a certain amount of oil to support the presentation of the flavor. Because the oil of espresso is the source of the flavor of coffee, which is the aroma you smell, and the coffee liquid under the oil is what you feel in your mouth. Therefore, if you use ordinary single-origin beans to make SOE, you will find that the oil is very thin and dissipates very quickly.
2. Extraction method:This is linked to the degree of roasting. You must consider the coffee equipment used to set the degree of roasting. Extraction is also related to the difference in solubility. The solubility of Pour over(V60) coffee will be worse than that of espresso, and the second is the flavor presentation. Concentrate made from lightly roasted coffee beans must be so sour that it is difficult to drink, but Pour over(V60) coffee does have fruit-like acidity and sugar-like sweetness. The controllability of SOE is relatively poor. To make a good cup of SOE based on the stability of the machine, you obviously need a coffee machine with excellent stability.
Just like the Nuanyang blend in Front Street, the dual-purpose coffee beans were blended using the same roasting method and directly using the original roasting degree. As a result, the oil was very thin, the stability was very poor, and it was so sour that it was difficult to eat. The above is today's content, then let's make a comparison between SOE and single products using the coffee on the street.
Take Ethiopian red cherries as an example
Origin: Yirgacheffe
Altitude: 2000 meters
Variety: native species
Treatment method: Sun exposure
Roast degree: light roast
SOE parameters
Amount of coffee powder: 20g Coffee liquid volume: 40g Extraction time: 30~33 seconds Grinding degree: Q18 Grinding degree 1.8
SOE coffee flavor description:Medium acidity, medium-low bitterness, medium-low sweetness, viscous taste, berry juice flavor, slightly obvious tea taste, long aftertaste; poor oil stability and fast dissipation speed.
Manual parameters
Water temperature:91 degrees Celsius Powder to water ratio 1:15 Filter cup: V60 Grinding: Fine sugar/No. 20 sieve sieving rate 80% Segmented extraction
Brew:Steam 30g of water for 30 seconds, add water in a circle with a small flow of water until the 115g section is reached, and add 225g of water in three sections to stop the water injection. The extraction time is 2:00
Flavor Description:Tropical fruits, strawberries, berries, honey
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
