Columbia SOE espresso extraction parameters how to extract espresso to taste good

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The bean list of Qianjie coffee is mainly hand-brewed coffee beans, and there are currently four espresso beans for espresso, all in the form of blending. Stores use one of the warm sun blends, which is a combination of 60% Honduran sherry barrel treatment and 40% sun-tanned cherry plan Yejia Sheffield coffee beans, and there is not yet a SOE (single-origin concentrated) coffee bean.

In the daily operation, many guests also asked whether there were recommended SOE coffee beans, and thought about the previous street coffee soon. According to the characteristics of SOE, we hope that the coffee beans that make SOE are produced in areas with distinctive characteristics, such as Yega Xuefei, which is washed in water, Sidamo, which is tanned in the sun, etc., while today we are going to evaluate a bean from Columbia Paradise Manor that is doubly anaerobic washed Castillo coffee beans, a bean commonly known as Strawberry yogurt in the industry, and the performance of this coffee in making SOE and its milk coffee.

Will think of choosing this coffee bean to make SOE single-origin espresso, because it shows a unique flavor performance in the cup test, strawberry fruit tone, cheese flavor mixed with black cocoa aftertaste, the whole coffee performance is very unique, and even impressive.

Coffee bean information

Finca El Paraiso is a coffee farm started by Mr. Diego Samuel in 2008, originally a small family farm with only 2.5 hectares, and the owner put the annual surplus into the research of coffee agriculture and continue to delve into how the boutique flavor can be better produced.

In 2015, when he participated in the local regional competition for the first time, Columbia Paradise Manor coffee beans won the first place, gained recognition in the industry after becoming famous in World War I, and gave him more motivation in promoting the cultivation of boutique coffee.

At present, Columbia Paradise Manor coffee beans mainly grow Bourbon, Laurina, Gesha, Castillo and other varieties, and are planning to try more different varieties. On the other hand, strawberry yogurt is one of the most widely cultivated varieties in Colombia. Castilla has a very strong resistance to rust, which is the result of the backcross between Colombian and Kaddura.

Although according to the blind test results of the Colombian National Coffee Research Center, Castiyou's flavor performance can reach the flavor quality of Kaddura, bourbon and other varieties, but Qianjie Coffee still hopes that everyone should make an objective judgment and give priority to the actual cup test results.

In addition to the variety, the treatment method is also the unique source of strawberry yogurt coffee flavor, which belongs to the novel double anaerobic washing treatment. As the name implies, this treatment goes through two anaerobic treatment steps, and after the coffee fruit is picked, it is placed in a closed environment for the first anaerobic fermentation. After the fermentation is completed, the peel and pulp removal step in the water washing treatment is carried out, and after removal, it will be put into the closed environment for the second anaerobic fermentation step, so a total of two anaerobic environment fermentation is the unique feature of this treatment method. Finally, the moisture content was reduced to about 11% by sun drying.

Espresso

The parameter part of espresso, after many adjustments, the final selection of 20 grams, extract 40 grams of coffee, the time is about 27 seconds, in the fifth second to start dripping the first drop of coffee.

Finally, the espresso made from strawberry yogurt beans at Columbia Paradise Manor is moderately sour, low bitter, but also slightly less sweet, reminiscent of citrus and strawberry flavors, medium-strength cheese and a dark chocolate finish.

Cafe Americano

In the American coffee section, choose a 10-ounce cup, and the ratio of coffee liquid to water is about 1:6. It tastes like fruit hard candy, dark chocolate and light strawberries. The palate is smooth and medium-bodied.

white coffee

The milk coffee part uses 12-ounce cups to make lattes and 10-ounce cups to make Australian white coffee. Among them, the latte taste smooth, taste with milk sweetness, the flavor is more inclined to lemon yogurt, Vanilla Ice Cream, and a slight dark chocolate finish.

Australian white coffee, on the other hand, is stronger overall, with clearer cheese and lemon yogurt, medium dark chocolate aroma and medium sweetness.

Colombian strawberry yogurt beans are very flavor-oriented and can be said to be a very unique coffee bean, but they also have the pain points of most SOE single-origin espresso. The first one is how to balance stability and flavor performance.

In terms of roasting, Qianjie Coffee deepens the roasting of this strawberry yogurt to be used with espresso. If the shallow roasting of hand-brewed coffee is used in the production of espresso, it will certainly boost the acidity and make the coffee taste acidity imbalance. Neither roast too deep to remove its own flavor, nor roast too light to make espresso out of balance.

Secondly, the "coffee flavor" has been diluted by this degree of roasting. The traditional impression of Italian coffee beans is too deep. After the second explosion, the purpose of deep roasting is to stabilize. The taste produced by baking dominates the main tone. The taste is like a day for decades; the second is to cover up defects. At this level of roasting, it takes a lot of milk to be said to be easy to taste, but now the slightly light roasted SOE highlights the local flavor, so the previous 12-ounce latte is not as strong as a small cup of Australian white coffee.

Although the strawberry yogurt flavor of this Colombian Paradise Manor is unique and impressive, the front street coffee is not on the shelves as hand-brewed coffee beans, and espresso is not recommended. Qianjie Coffee believes that this coffee bean does not have the factor to represent Colombian coffee, this coffee bean can only be an isolated case, Qianjie Coffee prefers to be washed, and the main tone can represent the beans of Colombian coffee producing areas. The reason for not recommending the production of SOE also comes from a variety of factors, the popular point is that the production is difficult and unstable.

Columbia strawberry yogurt was chosen as SOE because of its unique flavor and baking degree, which led to a short taste period and a long bean cultivation period, which may not leave a few days to drink. It's OK to try beans once in a while, but if you want to produce them for a long time, it may be time-consuming and thankless.

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