Why do so many people like iced American coffee? Does hot American coffee have the same effect as iced American coffee?

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Many friends have noticed that no matter what season it is, when people go to coffee shops to buy American coffee, they choose ice. Why do so many people drink iced American coffee? Doesn't hot American taste good?

As to why more and more people drink iced American coffee, Qianjie Coffee has talked to many guests about the reasons for choosing iced American coffee. The answer revolves around three points: the preference of the new generation of consumers for ice drinks, many people say that iced American coffee will be less bitter, iced American coffee will be more refreshing and anti-greasy will be better.

As we all know, the practice of American coffee is very simple, that is, regular espresso + water diluted coffee products.

In theory, whether a cup of American coffee tastes good or not has a lot to do with the quality of coffee beans, the extraction of espresso and the proportion of water. However, many partners have pointed out that the temperature of water is also a very critical factor!

For the previous street coffee, this article will use the same coffee beans, the same extraction parameters, the same proportion and the same water samples to see how the flavor of American coffee changes under the conditions of high temperature (90 degrees Celsius), room temperature and low temperature (ice water mixture).

The Italian coffee beans used in this experiment are still our old buddy "sunflowers with coffee beans"! (em... Because... Only this coffee bean is used in the espresso produced by Qianjie store.

Today, the extraction parameter is 19.9g coffee powder to extract 38g coffee liquid, the extraction time is 30 seconds ~ the taste shows whisky, berry-like sour and sweet, vanilla cream-like aroma and smooth, caramel nut finish, the overall taste is full-bodied but soft.

Therefore, Qianjie Coffee in the production of American coffee, the ratio of water to water is not high, usually using a curry ratio of 4.5 g coffee liquid (1 g coffee liquid to 4.5 g water), so 38g coffee liquid to 171g water, the total amount of American coffee products is about 210g.

After three cups of American coffee at different temperatures were compared and tasted at the same time, it was found that hot American style was the best in terms of aroma, with the aroma of vanilla cream and whisky. The aroma of room temperature American coffee and iced American coffee is very weak.

From the taste, hot American caramel, whisky, chocolate is very full, and can feel the finish of vanilla cream. The normal temperature American style is more balanced, and all kinds of flavors are weaker than the hot American style. The flavor of iced American coffee is not as rich as hot American coffee, the whole moved to the sour direction, not so bitter, the main flavor is the middle and back section of whisky and chocolate.

In terms of taste, the hot American style tends to be full and mellow, while the iced American coffee tends to be refreshing and smooth, while the normal temperature American style is sandwiched between the two, keeping the mean.

In fact, the flavor performance of hot American coffee is the best of the three samples, but it tests the quality of the coffee beans and whether the baristas have extracted them properly.

On the other hand, iced American coffee due to the rapid drop in temperature and the continuous dilution of ice will reduce the bitterness of coffee and make friends more receptive to a cup of American coffee.

Of course, another main reason is that iced American coffee is the cheapest and unaffordable coffee ice drink (compared to ice hands, ice drops, cold bubbles).

A cup of cheap and better iced American coffee can meet the needs of summer heat, refreshing, edema, and greasy, and even give everyone a chance to go to the bathroom to fish (no).

Of course, in addition to relieving summer heat, hot American coffee also has the same effect. Whether it is hot American coffee or iced American coffee, it is chosen according to your preferences and physical conditions. Some friends with bad intestines and stomach still recommend hot American products. After all, frozen food will further stimulate the gastrointestinal tract.