Can Rose Summer be condensed? Can single coffee beans be used to make Italian cuisine? What does SOE mean?

As we all know, there are mainly two kinds of coffee beans on the market, one is used for individual coffee, and the other is used for Italian coffee. Because Qianjie's main business is to sell beans, so we often encounter some guests with expensive beans such as Rose Summer to ask: can this bean be used to make Italian style?

You don't have to think about it, of course. There is no difference between espresso and hand-brewed coffee, because they are just different ways of making coffee. And Rosa is a kind of coffee, in addition to Italian coffee machine, hand coffee, we can also choose mocha pot, French kettle and other ways to extract it. If we use individual coffee beans to make espresso, the espresso produced by it will be called "SOE", "Single origin espresso"-espresso made from single-origin coffee beans. But that's not the point. The point is: is it worth making espresso with such expensive beans?

From the flavor point of view, if we stand from the flavor point of view, it is certainly worth it. Looking back at the World Barista Competition in previous years, we can find that many contestants use expensive beans such as Rosa to make espresso. The reason is also simple and easy to understand, because these beans will have a more unique or more concrete flavor. This is the best option that is not easy to lose points for the game.

The same is true for our daily life, although expensive beans do not necessarily mean good taste and excellent performance, and their baking degree may not be suitable for Italian style, but it will always give us a more chic experience. But even so, there are still many businesses will dissuade such behavior, why?

Because the cost is too much! High! La!

From a cost point of view, whether for ordinary consumers or businesses, the cost of making Italian style with expensive beans is indeed very high. The price here refers not only to the material cost of making a cup of espresso from coffee beans, but also to the wear and tear required for grinding.

In the comments section of yesterday's article, a friend suggested that today's article in Qianjie could be "what to do if half a bag of beans is gone". It can be seen that the adjustment of grinding is not as simple as "one-off" (there is a probability, but it is very small). But it also depends on the situation, if we simply want to make a cup of American coffee, then it will be easier to concentrate and adjust. Even if the coffee powder does not reach the appropriate grinding degree and the flow rate is fast, we can prolong the extraction time by reducing the pressure and water flow, and increase the weight of the coffee liquid, so as to obtain a relatively complete cup of extraction lungo. After all, the American style already needs to be diluted with water, so it's okay for us to extend the extraction.

If we want to make a cup of full-bodied milk coffee, we need to go through many grinding adjustments to make the coffee have an excellent taste performance and a very high concentration at the same time. It is assumed that the extraction master can do three fixed grinds. 20g powder is needed for each extraction, which is 60g for three times. If there is grinding in the middle, the consumption of coffee powder will vary from 70g to 80g.

A normal packet of expensive beans weighs about 100g (20g can extract 5 portions), so grinding alone has already spent more than half of the bag of coffee beans. The inexpensive ones will be around 100 yuan, while those as expensive as the red mark will go to 300 +. Although we don't have to grind every day to drink at home, if we don't drink too many cups, the cost is actually on the high side. To sum up, we can know that the reason why many businesses do not recommend expensive beans to make Italian style is because the cost is too high. If we can ignore the wear and tear caused by grinding, then it is worth a try to make Italian style with expensive beans. If you really have a friend who wants to try it, you can learn how to make a cup of espresso quickly through the article "how to grind".

In addition, we can also use cheap beans with the same baking to adjust the grinding to a general range, and then switch to expensive beans for taste adjustment, as suggested by a friend in the review area of the article yesterday. This will be a relatively good bean-saving scheme.

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