How to Brew Yirgacheffe: The Correct Brewing Method for Yirgacheffe Coffee and Price

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FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe, as the pride of Ethiopia, is a renowned star in the specialty coffee world. It serves as both an introductory choice for many and their eternal favorite. The deliciousness of FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe truly lives up to its reputation - you can find nearly all fruit aromas here. Ripe fruits, unrestrained sweet and sour notes, with almost no detectable bitterness. Only those who have tasted high-grade FrontStreet Coffee's natural processed Yirgacheffe will believe that coffee is truly a fruit.

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe coffee beans are exceptionally beautiful and round. They smell of rich dried fruit, fresh strawberry, mango, and apricot jam aromas, with intense floral and fruity notes. The wet fragrance is like sweet syrup, resembling thick apricot pulp juice wrapped in rustic honey or chocolate. The entry is not strong, with medium body and subtle yet lively and bright acidity, much like fruit tea.

The Same FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe, Two Brewing Methods: Greatly Different Flavors?

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe has two processing methods: "natural process" and "washed process," which create different flavor profiles. Natural processed beans have complete natural mellow flavors, gentle aromas, and more body; washed processing offers good mellowness, high aroma, and lively acidity.

Taking FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopian natural processed Yirgacheffe as an example, the raised-bed natural processing enhances the charming fruity aroma and body, suddenly revealing rich complexity and layers. To highlight the characteristics and aromas of these beans, the roast level is controlled to medium-light. Too light would produce off-flavors, while too dark would damage the floral aromas and fruit acids.

When we need this cup of Yirgacheffe anytime, we must learn how to brew perfect flavors at home. Today, FrontStreet Coffee will demonstrate two common brewing devices, testing brewing parameters for FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe with two different drippers.

The Essential V60 Conical Large-Hole Dripper

In terms of material, resin drippers are mostly transparent, making it easy to see the state of coffee liquid dripping through the dripper during extraction, and they are lightweight and portable. The bottom of the V-shaped dripper is a large hole, using special conical filter paper. This dripper won't have the problem of filter holes being clogged and is suitable for coffee beans of various roast levels. The conical dripper not only increases water flow concentration but also makes the coffee grounds more concentrated. During initial water injection and blooming, the coffee grounds can absorb water more evenly.

V60 Design Features

• 60-degree cone angle: This extends the time for water to flow through the coffee grounds toward the center.
• One large filter hole: This allows us to control the coffee's flavor by changing the water flow rate.
• Spiral ribs: These allow air to escape upward from all sides, maximizing the expansion of coffee grounds.

For light-roasted FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe, brewing preparation generally involves finer grinding + higher water temperature. During grinding, you can smell the rich natural fruity aroma, with noticeable sweetness.

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Steps:

• Take 15g of coffee beans and grind, choosing Fuji's ghost tooth blade grinder setting 3.5
• Then we use a three-pour method for extraction: first pour 30g of water at 92°C, blooming for 25 seconds
• Continue slow pouring to 225g, with a water-to-coffee ratio of 1:15, total extraction time around 2 minutes 10 seconds

Kalita Wave Dripper

The Wave dripper's wave-ridged filter paper prevents water from flowing directly down the cup wall. The flat bottom's buffer effect extends the water-coffee contact time under the same brewing technique, making it very suitable for beginners who are not skilled at controlling water flow.

The ring-shaped flow guide combined with the Wave dripper's Wave filter paper makes hot air discharge and the entire fusion extraction process of hot water with coffee more reasonable. The three holes control the extraction flow rate at optimal levels, achieving higher extraction rates. Suitable for light-roasted beans, it provides richer flavor layers. The thickened cup wall helps maintain temperature stability during brewing, presenting more wonderful flavor layers.

FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Steps:

• Take 15g of coffee beans and grind, choosing Fuji's ghost tooth blade grinder setting 4
• Pour water in clockwise circles centered on the middle of the dripper, first pour 30g of water at 92°C, blooming for 30 seconds
• Then add water to 110g, stop pouring, wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before pouring again
• In the third stage, we slowly pour to 225g, with a water-to-coffee ratio of 1:15, total extraction time around 2 minutes 15 seconds

Flavor Comparison:

Compared to V60, the coffee brewed with the Wave dripper has a richer body, prominent mouthfeel, stronger overall flavor, intense floral and fruity aromas, and outstanding aftertaste sweetness.

Yirgacheffe Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted washed and natural processed Yirgacheffe coffee beans have full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer excellent value. A half-pound (227g) package costs only around 80-90 yuan. Calculating at 15g per cup, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 5-6 yuan. Compared to the dozens of yuan per cup sold in coffee shops, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small storefront but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online service. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

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