What is Golden Mandheling G1 - Description of Golden Mandheling Pour-Over Coffee Flavor and Taste Characteristics

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Understanding Golden Mandheling

When speaking of "Golden Mandheling," we must first start with PWN. This abbreviation is often mixed together with the name Mandheling coffee. It is actually the abbreviation of a company: Pwani Coffee Company. This company is a very famous coffee acquisition company in Indonesia, mainly acquiring Mandheling coffee. Almost all of Indonesia's best producing areas have been acquired by them, so most of the beans that come out of PWN company are unique specialty products. Golden Mandheling is a product produced by this company. After the raw beans are acquired, they undergo multiple manual hand selections to select full, flawless beans. Finally, these excellent beans that seem to have undergone layer upon layer of selection like a talent show can be classified as Golden Mandheling.

Golden Mandheling vs. Mandheling G1

I really can't taste the difference between Golden Mandheling and Mandheling G1. For professional-level coffee connoisseurs and friends with sensitive taste buds, if these two coffees are consumed at the same time, the results will show a very obvious comparison. The sweetness and cleanliness of Golden Mandheling, as well as its rich, wild spice flavors, are slightly better than G1. This is also one of the reasons why Golden Mandheling is much more expensive than G1.

The Importance of Bean Selection

Mandheling needs layer upon layer of screening, and I think this is absolutely necessary. Its probability of defective beans is too high, and with their ugly appearance, sometimes even good beans look like defective beans. Every time I select Mandheling, I can pick out a handful of defective beans. When I look back at the defective beans, I feel that they actually can't be considered defective beans - their appearance is just so unappealing. However, roasted Mandheling is like a caterpillar breaking out of its cocoon to become a butterfly. The roasted beans are very full and quite pleasing to the eye.

Golden Mandheling, on the other hand, has a defect rate of only 2% and is very beautiful.

Brewing Guide

Medium-dark roasted beans generally have a higher dehydration rate, so they are lighter in weight. When brewing, the powder does not completely sink to the bottom. As soon as water is injected at the beginning, it will be immediately absorbed. Due to vigorous degassing, bubbles form around the powder, creating channels. The fresher the beans, the longer these channels are maintained, causing the water level to drop quickly. FrontStreet Coffee generally uses a coarse water flow and slowly circles around.

Brewing Parameters:

• Filter: KONO
• Water temperature: 93°C
• Grind size: Fuji grinder setting 4
• Roast level: Medium-dark
• Bloom time: 25 seconds

Flavor Profile:

Multi-layered, clean, balanced, with a persistent caramel sweetness in the aftertaste

Brewing Method:

15g of coffee, ground with Fuji grinder setting 4, using Kono filter cup at 93°C water temperature. First pour 30g of water for 25s bloom, then pour all at once without interruption at high temperature. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time around 1:50.

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