What does special coffee mean? What beans are the best to make special coffee? Do you make special coffee with espresso or cold extract? Why is specialty coffee the "cocktail" of the coffee industry?

Special flavor is the third coffee category mainly sold in coffee shops in addition to Italian style and single products. The so-called specialty coffee can be understood as the "cocktail" of the coffee industry. It is a creative drink different from traditional coffee created by combining coffee with various traditional or non-traditional ingredients. (Coffee Martini)

Qianjie has recently shared a lot of special coffee making, such as lychee bubble American, jasmine and lemon cold extract, white toast, grape oolong Dirty, etc. Then, the problem came! Many friends reproduced it at home, but they found that the special tunes they made were not only not as delicious as described in the previous street article, but also had conflicts between the tastes of different materials, making it very abrupt to drink. So they went to the Qianjie store to ask why. After some inquiries, Qianjie found that it was not that he had not given the right formula, but that the taste of coffee made from the coffee beans everyone used did not match the taste of other materials. Although Qian Jie did not explain in detail the use of coffee beans in each special article, but only briefly summarized it, this does not mean that the choice of coffee beans is not important. Because most specialty coffees pay attention to the balance between flavors, not the taste of one material overshadowed the taste of another material. Therefore, this tests whether the taste of coffee can be matched with other materials. At the same time, this is also the fundamental reason why the development of specialty coffee tests the ability of baristas.

To give a simple example, Qianjie recently shared the production of two special Dirty, namely "White Toast Dirty" and "Grape Oolong Dirty". Although they are both Dirty, the coffee beans selected by the former Front Street are medium and deep baked Front Street boutique combinations, while the latter is a medium baked Front Street Rose Summer combination·strawberry candy.

Different roasted and processed coffee beans will have completely different tastes and flavors. If we want the final specialty coffee to have rich layers and high consistency, then choosing the right coffee beans is really important! So today, Qianjie came to share what kind of coffee beans are suitable for different types of specialty coffees in the production of specialty coffee ~

Special coffees that taste relatively fresh. The first thing we introduce is some special coffees that taste relatively fresh, such as lychee bubble American, jasmine tea cold extract, apple juice coffee, etc.(or some other special coffees with similar performance) The flavor is not strong, but the special coffees with overflowing aroma can be regarded as relatively fresh types.

Although this type of special coffee can also be made from deep-roasted coffee, the use of deep-roasted coffee has a disadvantage, that is, it is easy to cover up the taste of other materials due to its excessive taste. Deep-roasted coffee will have a strong burnt aroma because it takes longer to roast. The fresh type of special flavor uses materials that will not have a strong taste, so this can easily be covered up by the burnt aroma of deep-roasted coffee and increase the bitterness of the coffee.

Therefore, it is generally recommended to mix this type of Texiao Qianjie with some coffee that is not very delicious, such as medium and light roasted sun-dried and washed coffee beans, which are very suitable. Because they are not baked too deeply, they are not too bitter, and more are the floral and fruity notes of the coffee itself. The taste is mainly sweet and sour, which is very suitable for these fresh types of specialty coffees! For example, Qianjie Essi Huakui in Qianjie Bean List, the coffee made with it has the sweetness and sweetness of citrus and berries, rich in layers and light taste; or Qianjie washed Yega Fruit Dingding in Qianjie Bean List, the coffee made with it has the fresh aroma of jasmine, lemon and oolong tea, and tastes very clean.

The strong flavor of specialty fruit coffee is followed by some fruity specialty coffees with a strong flavor, such as orange C, citrus, yellow-skinned American, lemon, berry, grape oolong Dirty (or some other similar expression specialty coffee), these specialty coffees with strong flavor and aroma cannot be easily concealed by coffee can be made using coffee beans that are roasted slightly deeper.

Because the taste of the materials themselves will be relatively strong, we only need to control the proportion so that we don't have to worry about their taste being concealed by coffee. Therefore, this type of coffee is recommended by the Front Street Association to use medium, light, medium and deep roasted coffee beans. These three degrees of roasting coffee taste neither too sour nor too bitter, have just the right amount of sweetness, and can be combined with other materials to produce a very good performance. For example, the rose summer mix and strawberry candy in Qianjie bean list has the flavors of strawberry fudge, white flower fragrance, and berries when it is moderately baked. It has a strong taste and a high sweetness; Or the Front Street Boundary Estate·Xizhao in the Front Street Bean List. It is an anaerobically sun-treated Colombia bean. It has rare but rich coffee flavors such as grapes, passion fruits, apricot peaches, etc., and the tail rhyme has a light red wine aroma. Many coffee shops use this coffee bean for their specialties and Italian styles, or the big navel of the same manor.

Special coffee with a relatively deep and heavy taste. In addition to the above-mentioned types that are more "lively" to drink, there are also some types that are more heavy and have a relatively deep taste. For example, the example of white toast Dirty, or pistachio Dirty, or some special coffees with deep flavors such as nuts, chocolate, wood, etc., and have a mellow taste.

Then these types of coffee are best made with medium, medium and deep roasted coffee beans! Because these roasted coffees will have abundant caramel, chocolate, and nut aromas because they have undergone enough caramel and Mayna reactions, which can complement each other with these special flavors and better highlight their characteristics. Although the taste consistency of deep-roasted coffee is high, the flavors of coffee beans from different origins are still different. For example, Qianjie Brazilian Queen Manor in Qianjie Bean List has a stronger aroma and a stronger sweetness when baked in medium and deep.

Front Street Tips... No matter what kind of coffee beans are selected, the final ratio to other materials still needs to be adjusted according to the type of coffee and the concentration of coffee. It is not just a direct application like the parameters shared by Qianjie. After all, even if the coffee is the same, the taste of the ingredients will differ. For example, if you are also lemons, some have higher citric acid and some have lower acidity... Therefore, the ratio and formula that Qianjie recommends that you use still have to be adjusted according to the taste of the special coffee. It is very simple. If the coffee taste is too strong, order less coffee or more other materials. If the coffee taste is too strong, you can choose to replace the coffee beans that do not taste strong or change the type of coffee. For example, replace 40 ml of espresso coffee with 40 ml of cold extract coffee (for example). The concentration is lower and the taste will not be too concentrated...

All in all, there are many ideas for "solving problems". How to solve the problem depends on everyone's own understanding. Also, Qianjie stores do not produce any special coffee ~~

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