[Qianjie barista's Note] are the coffee brewing parameters the same for smart cups and French presses?

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When it comes to immersion extraction, the editor thinks of the French kettle and the Smart Cup, so will the flavor extracted between them be similar? Or do you have different styles? The editor will do a comparative experiment for you in a moment!

Let's first look at the difference between the Smart Cup and the French kettle.

1. Material: [French kettle] glass material; [smart cup] PCT material.

2. Shape: [French kettle] cylindrical; [smart cup] trapezoid.

3. How to pour out: after the coffee grounds are pressed down with a pressure bar, the coffee liquid is poured out from the upper spout; the smart cup is placed on the sharing pot and the piston will open and the coffee liquid will flow out from below.

The editor chose a balanced [Honduras Sweet Orange Manor] coffee beans with the same techniques and parameters to extract the flavor.

[Honduras Sweet Orange Manor]

Origin: Maraka, Honduras

Manor: sweet Orange Manor

Altitude: 1425 m

Treatment: washing treatment

Variety: Kaduai

Baking degree: shallow and medium baking

The Agrton bean color value is 64.4 (figure 1 on the left), the Agrton pink value is 82.7 (figure 1 on the right) and the Roast Delta value is 18.3.

Experiment 1: grinding degree BG-6M

Parameters: 90 ℃ / 1 rig 15gram powder / soaking time 3mm 30 "/ grindability BG-6M (48% pass rate of Chinese standard No. 20 screen)

[French kettle] technique: directly inject water to 229 grams, wait for 3: 30 "and then press out, the total time taste is 3: 52".

Flavor: Xuanmi, passion fruit, lime, berries, honey, nuts, the overall taste is round, like the mellow taste of fruit juice, sweet and sour balance.

[smart Cup] technique: directly inject water to 225 grams, wait for 3: 30 "and then press out, the total time taste is 4: 04".

Flavor: Xuanmi, vanilla, lemon, nut, orange, citrus, plum, the overall taste is clean, layered, long finish.

Experiment 2: grinding degree BG-5R

Parameters: 90 ℃ / 1 rig 15gram powder / soaking time 3mm 30 "/ grindability BG-5R (Chinese standard No. 20 screen pass rate 58%)

[French kettle] technique: directly inject water to 223 grams, wait for 3: 30 "and then press out, the total time taste is 4: 06".

Flavor: oranges, chocolate, nuts, sucrose, berries, citrus, caramel, hot will have a little woody miscellaneous flavor, cold sour taste more lively.

[smart Cup] technique: directly inject water to 222 grams, wait for 3: 30 "and then press out, the total time taste is 4: 13".

Flavor: citrus, nuts, grapefruit, cream, sucrose, rice flavor, honey, low acidity, obvious sweetness, clean and thin taste.

Total knot

After the soaking extraction of the bean [Honduras Sweet Orange Manor] with different grinding degrees, the editor feels that the biggest difference between the French kettle and the Smart Cup is the taste between them. [French pressure pot] it looks a little cloudy after extraction, and many friends think that the coffee cup is polluted. That is the oil of coffee, it can increase the mellow thickness of its taste, so it is often smoother after being extracted by [French kettle]. The liquid extracted from the [smart cup] will be relatively clean and transparent, and the flavor to drink will be clean, clear and layered.

So why is there grease in the French kettle and not in the smart cup? That's because they pour out in different ways. First of all, the [French kettle] uses a metal filter mesh and filter paper, and the pressure bar presses the coffee grounds from top to bottom, which slightly increases its extraction rate. The coffee liquid is then poured out of the top spout, and the oil that was floating on the coffee liquid flows into the sharing pot with the water. The fat of coffee increases its mellow thickness and smoothness, and makes the flavor softer and more balanced.

The [smart cup] is a drip filter, and the oil of the coffee will be filtered out by layers of coffee grounds and filter paper, so the liquid will look clearer, lighter in taste, cleaner in taste, and more layered in flavor.

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