Why is soe cheaper than hand-made coffee beans which tastes better? description of the flavor characteristics of SOE espresso

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SOE, as one of the most popular products in boutique coffee shops and chain coffee shops, is an espresso extracted from a single producing area (single product) coffee beans. Its characteristic is that when the concentration of coffee liquid is very high, it can also show the unique flavor of coffee producing area.

The difference of flavor and taste between single product hand-made and single product concentrated

This time, Qianjie Coffee used self-baked medium-shallow roasted "Yega Xuefei Fruit Tintin Cooperative to wash coffee beans" to conduct a comparative experiment. In the medium and fine grinding with the ratio of 1:15 powder to water and 91 degrees Celsius trickling extraction, the flavor shows bright citrus acid, light aroma of white flowers and honey green tea, full and balanced as a whole.

But in very fine grinding, using an Italian coffee machine at 9-10bar pressure, hot water at 94 degrees Celsius is quickly distributed and filled evenly into the coffee powder layer, and the espresso liquid with a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2 is extracted. SOE coffee flavor shows obvious citric acid, berry juice taste, and oolong tea-like taste, but the whole is slightly thin.

Through the comparison of two different extraction methods, it can be found that using the same single producing area coffee beans, the balanced coffee beans are extracted by hand, and the acidity is increased due to the increase of the concentration of espresso after extraction. it is also because the degree of roasting is shallow, lack of alcohol thickness, and the final taste is thin.

Advantages and disadvantages of SOE Coffee

Qianjie Coffee believes that the characteristic of SOE is to highlight the unique flavor of the country of origin and to be rich in coffee layers. after adding water to make American coffee or adding different portions of milk to make different milk coffee products, it can also highlight the characteristic flavor of a producing area.

But the disadvantage is the lack of stability. Coffee beans as agricultural products, the flavor of coffee every year will be affected by a variety of natural factors, even beans in the same region, there will be differences in flavor, so espresso can not have a stable flavor performance for a long time. At the same time, the coffee beans that are roasted too lightly, the extracted SOE coffee is also prone to acidity and thinness.

In general, the most popular products in a coffee shop are espresso products, and the stability of the products is also the key to retain customers. Therefore, the espresso products of many coffee shops use deep-roasted Italian coffee beans by default, and then add the option of SOE, while the price of SOE products needs beans, which is not necessarily cheaper than hand-brewed coffee.