Is single-piece hand-brewed coffee better or brewed with ice? Taste the flavor characteristics of fine coffee!

If you have ever asked a barista in a coffee shop this question: "If you want a flavor, choose hot or cold coffee? "Naqian Street believes that the answer to the question is without exception, and the barista will recommend it hot. Not only coffee shops, many friends will also ask Qianjie such questions when buying coffee beans at Qianjie stores. Then after answering them on Qianjie, many friends will ask the specific reason: Why is the flavor of hot hand-brewed coffee stronger than ice?

In fact, it's not just hand-brewed coffee, whether it's latte, American, or other coffee. If you want to drink obvious flavor from coffee, then give priority to hot drinks. The reason is also very simple, because hot drinks are-hot... The temperature of coffee The reason why hot coffee makes it easier for us to taste the flavor is because it is "hot"! If you have often read the articles shared by Qianjie, you should know that different temperatures of coffee will bring us different tasting experiences. If the temperature of coffee is too high or too low, it is not conducive to us tasting the full picture of coffee, because our taste buds are very sensitive. When the temperature is too high or too low, it will bring strong stimulation to our taste buds, which will reduce our taste buds 'perception of taste and prevent us from feeling a certain taste well. Taste is one of the components of flavor. When the taste is not clear enough, it is naturally difficult for us to associate concrete flavor;

In addition, temperature will also affect the volatilization of aroma. When the temperature is high, the aroma will evaporate faster, which allows us to feel more aroma in a short period of time, so as to better associate the flavor, and vice versa. So from the temperature level, hot coffee will already be easier to drink coffee flavor than cold coffee. But hand-brewed coffee is different from other coffees in that the parameters and methods of hot and cold brewing are completely different, which will further widen the difference in flavor performance.

The difference in brewing is that when making ice cream coffee, we use less water than that made by hot hand coffee, because ice cubes are used to cool down quickly. The melting of ice cubes will dilute the concentration of coffee. If we don't want to end up with a cup of iced coffee that is as pale as water, then we need to reduce the amount of water in the coffee and increase the concentration of coffee to offset the impact of melting ice cubes.

But reducing the amount of water will reduce the amount of flavor substances dissolved from the coffee, making it less likely to end up in the cup than if it was brewed hot. Coupled with the effect of temperature, the flavor of hand-brewed coffee will not be as prominent as that of hand-brewed coffee.

So if we want to drink obvious coffee flavor from coffee, especially hand-brewed coffee, Qianjie will recommend that everyone choose hot coffee first. Of course, this does not mean that iced drinks and iced coffee are not good to drink. They have their own unique characteristics! The following are the ice hand-punch and hot hand-punch made respectively by using beans from the bean list on Qianjie. You can compare the differences between the two.

Coffee comparison The coffee beans used in Qianjie this time are still the ones with outstanding flavor among Qianjie bean lists. At the same time, they have a very cost-effective Qianjie Ethiopian flower kui. The coffee produced by it is medium and light roasted and sun-treated has excellent fruit and fruit aroma, which is very suitable for making either hand-brewed or cold-extracted coffee. Hot rinsing parameters: powder quantity 15g, powder and water ratio 1:15, grinding degree 75%~80% sieving rate of No. 20 sieve, brewing water temperature 92°C, extraction time 2 minutes, brewing method is three-stage, filter cup is V60. Ice brewing parameters: powder amount 15g, powder to water ratio 1:10, powder to ice ratio 1:6, grinding degree 80% sieving rate of No. 20 sieve, brewing water temperature 92°C, extraction time 2 minutes, brewing method is three-stage, filter cup is V60.

It can be seen that in addition to the ratio of powder to water, Qianjie also adjusted the degree of grinding of coffee. Because a reduction in the amount of water will reduce the extraction efficiency of coffee, it is necessary to make appropriate corrections by increasing the extraction efficiency of other parameters. Skip the brewing process and share the tasting results directly. Rechong Qianjie Huakui: The rechong Qianjie Ethiopian Huakui tastes balanced between sweet and sour, and the taste is solid and full. It can obviously taste strawberry, citrus, apricot peach, floral fragrance, oolong tea and other flavors. It has a clear and lasting aftertaste, and the overall performance is very good.

Bingchong Front Street Huakui: The taste of Bingchong's Front Street Esther Huakui is mainly sweet and sour, with less bitterness, and light and icy. You can drink citrus, berries, and oolong tea. The flavor performance, the aftertaste will not last as long as that of the hot Huakui, but it is also obvious and very delicious.

So the above is all the content shared on Qianjie this time. I believe everyone should know very well why you have to drink hot coffee if you want to drink coffee ~

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FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。

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