What are mixed beans? The characteristics of Yunnan Italian mixed Coffee recommended that Italian Coffee must be mixed

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Coffee fans all know that individual coffee is mainly used for hand-brewing coffee to drink, while espresso is made from coffee beans, so what is coffee beans? Does espresso have to be made with coffee beans? Then in this article, Qianjie Coffee will come to popularize the content about Italian coffee beans.

What are Italian coffee beans?

Italian blended coffee beans originated in Italy, and according to Qianjie Coffee, the original Italian blended coffee appeared because the Italian espresso was popular at that time, while the single-origin coffee had a flavor bias, that is, advantages and disadvantages coexisted. In addition, the price of high-quality single coffee beans is expensive, and the price of blended coffee is higher, and the price is lower than that of single coffee, but the flavor can also be unique, so at that time, many Italians chose blended coffee rather than individual coffee. blended coffee has developed and become popular today.

The reason why espresso is more cost-effective than single coffee is that the traditional espresso beans are mixed with Robusta varieties, because the flavor of Robusta coffee beans is mellow, and although the cup score is not as high as that of single coffee, it can provide more rich and thick coffee oil for Italian coffee when paired with single coffee, and can provide a sticky and smooth taste as the base of milk coffee.

Coffee fans who often drink single coffee all know that single coffee refers to Arabica coffee beans produced in a traceable single producing area, while the cup test grade of Robusta is not up to the standard of single coffee, so it is not used as a single coffee, and Robusta's growing conditions are relatively simple, so it is much cheaper than Arabica coffee beans.

The blending of coffee beans naturally refers to the blending of more than two kinds of original beans, but a special example is that it can also match the same kind of coffee beans with different roasting degrees, or even the new crop and aged coffee or old crop of the same kind of coffee beans, so the type referred to in the blending is no longer a coffee variety in a narrow sense, but extends to the flavor of coffee in a broad sense. Generally use 2 to 6 kinds of coffee beans when blending, too many kinds will not be able to show the unique flavor of coffee.

Why mix coffee beans?

The main purpose of Italian coffee blending is to maintain a stable flavor and balanced taste, because coffee fruit is always a crop, and the flavor of coffee fruit is unstable every year because of climatic and environmental problems, which may be sweeter this year and not so sweet next year. Mixing several kinds of coffee beans together can solve this problem, or at least keep the flavor of coffee tasted every year consistent.

Another most important factor is that the Italian coffee machine has a feature that magnifies the most prominent coffee flavor of coffee beans. For example, in the coffee shop in the front street, the main flavor of Essier Chevy coffee beans is citrus citric acid. Then Italian coffee will magnify its acid, while Indonesia Mantini's main flavor is bitter herbal soil, and the Italian coffee machine will enlarge the bitter flavor. Therefore, Qianjie coffee will not use a single variety of coffee beans to make espresso, otherwise the coffee produced is very uneven and affects the taste, which is why Italian coffee is made with mixed beans.

Can single coffee beans use espresso mechanism to make espresso?

Although Qianjie Coffee said above that individual coffee is not suitable to be made with an Italian coffee machine, it does not mean that it cannot be made. It is just that espresso made from single coffee beans is given another name-soe Coffee. Making soe coffee requires adjusting the ratio of espresso to milk or water. Reduce milk or water and highlight the taste of the coffee so that the coffee is not too light.

Finally, there are very strict requirements on the beans that choose to make SOE. Although the performance of SOE is outstanding, but because it comes from a single producing area, the shortcomings are relatively easy to be magnified, so factors such as baking and particle size will affect the flavor. So soe coffee is difficult to maintain a stable coffee flavor, so Qianjie coffee shop does not provide.

How to mix coffee beans in Italian style?

Of course, the blending of coffee beans is not spelled casually, just as Qianjie Coffee said above, Italian coffee will magnify the original flavor of coffee beans, so Qianjie Coffee suggests that the roasting degree of coffee beans should be similar and the flavor can be integrated and complementary. If it is a combination of Yega Xuefei coffee beans and Indonesian Mantenin coffee beans, it may be a "dark" drink. Therefore, coffee bean blending should strictly require blending proportion and flavor coordination in order to make coffee with a good flavor. This is a great test of the barista's understanding of coffee beans.

Then, Qianjie Coffee mentioned above that Italian coffee beans are blended with 2-6 kinds of raw beans, and coffee beans naturally need to be roasted and processed, so mixed coffee is divided into raw and cooked coffee.

Spiced coffee beans

Shengpin is to mix the coffee beans and then bake, while cooked spelling is to bake and mix first. Qianjie believes that the advantage of life and hard work is that the coffee flavor can be stable and uniform by using the same baking degree, and it can be put in place in one baking, and the same baking degree can also greatly reduce the difficulty of quality control and improve the efficiency.

But it is not perfect, and the limitation of life is very great, so it is generally recommended to use several beans with similar coffee bean density in Shengpin Qianjie, otherwise the flavor will not be as good as that in the original producing area. For example, beans that have always been suitable for shallow baking have to be baked together with the same shallow baked beans to achieve double good results, while a shallow baked bean and a deep baked bean do not match. It will lead to bad flavor.

Cooked coffee beans

On the other hand, Qianjie believes that the advantage of cooked spelling is that it can be baked according to the best baking degree of each bean to maximize the characteristics of each bean. But the disadvantage of cooked spelling is that daily quality control and management will be more difficult, baking dates are inconsistent, you need to pay more attention to more bean cultivation period, imagine using 4-5 coffee beans to do cooked spelling, this product needs to focus on 4-5 baking dates. Therefore, cooked spelling also has a variety of advantages and disadvantages, but the purpose is the same, all in order to make the coffee flavor more delicious.

Of course, there are also two ways of blending coffee. One is the blending of coffee beans from different producing areas. For example, the warm sun blend of Qianjie coffee is made of Honduran sherry mixed with Yega Sherfield sun-tanned cherries. Shirley coffee beans provide most of the fermented wine flavor, while sun-tanned red cherry coffee beans provide aroma and acidity.

Recommended for blending coffee beans

As Qianjie Coffee said above, it is not an easy task to mix coffee beans. It is like a color palette. Whether it can produce a satisfactory color depends on the painter's skill. In other words, coffee blenders must understand the different flavor characteristics of coffee in different producing areas in order to mix attractive aroma and make coffee more delicious, which not only requires a lot of coffee experience and inspiration. It is more necessary to calculate the exact proportion, so it is not too much to say that the process of blending coffee beans is an art. Next, Qianjie will share the flavor characteristics of the four coffee beans that Qianjie coffee blenders have developed over the years.

Qianjie coffee sunflower sunflower mix

Flavor: obvious acidity, light berry aroma, wine aroma, rich chocolate flavor.

Recipe: Honduras Shirley: Yega Red Cherry = 6:4

This matching Qianjie is made of Yega Sheffield Sun Red Cherry and Honduran Shirley. Qianjie's design concept for this matching bean is that both Italian style and hand flushing can be used. The flavor emitted when it is used to make espresso has obvious fermented wine aroma, and the acidity of citrus and berries emerges immediately when it is tasted, with the aroma of whisky and dark chocolate in the finish.

When brewing this sunny coffee by hand, the flavor is not as rich as when making espresso, it has fermented wine and a little citrus aroma, and only obvious wine and dark chocolate in the mouth at high temperature. when the temperature drops, it will slightly reflect the acidity of citrus and berries, the whole is clean and fresh, without the taste of vanilla cream.

Qianjie coffee boutique mix

Flavor: soft slightly sour, sweet, nutty, the overall feeling is not too exciting, peaceful, grease belongs to medium.

Recipe: Colombia: Brazil = 3:7

This blend is made in front of Brazil and Colombia, with a hint of baked grass, a slightly bitter fragrance, and a pleasant finish. This is because the coffee beans in the Colombian Cymbidium area have a pleasant sour taste, mellow smell, moderate acidity, rich sweetness and endurance.

It is intriguing that the coffee beans in the Hilado region of Brazil have a comfortable sweet and bitter taste, and the entrance is extremely smooth. So it's a wonderful match.

Commercial blending of coffee in Qianjie

Flavor: caramel sweetness, nutty and cocoa, dark chocolate flavor, sweet and sour balance, a little bittersweet, lingering finish.

Recipe: Colombia: Brazil: Robusta = 3:6:1

This mix uses Brazilian and Colombian coffee beans and 10% robusta coffee beans in front of the mix. The taste is classic. Qianjie believes that this blend has rich grease and taste and caramel sweetness, with nutty and cocoa flavors, dark chocolate flavor, sweet and sour balance, a little bitterness and a long finish. This commercial blend, like the Qianjie boutique coffee mix, uses Colombian and Brazilian coffee beans, except that Robusta provides rich oil, making the coffee taste more mellow.

Qianjie Coffee basic blending

Flavor: with soft fruit acid, caramel sweetness, nutty, dark chocolate flavor, smooth and sticky, but light.

Recipe: Yunnan: Brazil = 3:7

The front street is made up of Brazil and Yunnan. Qianjie thinks it tastes sweet with soft fruit acid and caramel, as well as nutty and dark chocolate, smooth and sticky, but light. This is because the natural conditions of Yunnan are very similar to those of Colombia, with high altitude, great temperature difference between day and night, mellow flavor, moderate sour taste, rich and mellow taste, uniform particles, more oil, and fruity flavor, and its quality and taste is similar to Colombian coffee. But it is still slightly lighter than that in Colombia, while the coffee beans in Brazil's Hilado region have a comfortable sweet and bitter taste and are extremely smooth in entrance. Therefore, the mixed flavor of these two kinds of coffee beans is also good, and this basic combination of coffee beans has a very high performance-to-price ratio, which is suitable for Italian beginners and small coffee shops.

The above is the relevant information about Italian coffee beans sorted out by Qianjie Coffee. I hope it can help coffee fans understand more about the relevant knowledge in order to choose Italian coffee beans that suit their own taste.

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