Which Coffee Beans Are Best for Pour-Over Brewing - Smooth Without Acidity? Do People Love Mandheling Coffee for Its Rich Body?

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FrontStreet Coffee - Indonesia Mandheling Introduction

This is why some people also call Mandheling "Sumatra coffee." It belongs to the Arabica species, with some Timor varieties in the mix as well. This beautiful island gives Mandheling a very special flavor, markedly different from African coffee. It has a rich bitter aroma, excellent body and often carries chocolate-like flavors.

Where African beans offer citrus-like acidity and a refreshing taste, Mandheling is more like a mature man who has weathered life's ups and downs, full of stories and depth. It is no surprise that so many seasoned drinkers enjoy it.

Coffee bean sizes: 20-19 mesh (extra large), 18 mesh (large), 17 mesh (standard large), 16 mesh (regular), 15 mesh (medium), 14 mesh (small), 13-12 mesh (extra small).

Toraja UNO Estate lies in the high mountains of the Ganglanlewata range, west of Toraja town on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. At 2,800 meters, it is one of the highest-altitude estates in production today. Its coffee trees are planted mainly on the steep slopes of cedar forest, where fallen leaves and decaying branches feed the soil without any additional fertilizer, leaving it rich in organic matter. The coffee itself carries a light floral, fruity and cedar sweetness. The estate is wrapped in cloud and mist all day and irrigated by mountain spring water, and because of these conditions only fully ripe red fruit is picked by hand. The green beans are processed semi-washed within the estate to preserve abundant fruit aroma, then sun-dried, hulled and given four hand selections to reach G1 grade.

Direct-fire roasted, the flavors are brown sugar, caramel, sweet corn, peach, walnut, cedar, cherry and honey.

Country: Indonesia

Region: Sulawesi Island, Toraja

Grade: G1

Estate: Toraja-Uno Estate

Altitude: 2,800 m

Variety: Typica

Processing Method: Semi-washed

Flavors: Brown sugar, caramel, sweet corn, peach, walnut, cedar, cherry, honey.

Knowledge Expansion

Unlike beans named for their production regions, such as Kenya or Yirgacheffe, Mandheling is not a region, a place name, a port name or even a variety name. It grew out of a story of misunderstanding.

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Most Mandheling you taste is dark-roasted to soften the acidity and emphasize its full, aromatic character, and the FrontStreet Lintong Mandheling and the FrontStreet PWN Golden Mandheling, from Sumatra's Lintong and Aceh regions respectively, are both roasted medium-dark. FrontStreet aims to bring out black chocolate and caramel while keeping Mandheling's wild herbal edge, which comes directly from its growing environment and processing.

To experience wet-hulled specialty coffee at its best, choose the top-grade FrontStreet PWN Golden Mandheling. PWN buys only high-quality Mandheling green beans, which then undergo one machine sort and one hand sort to pick out plump, flawless beans. The result is uniform, plump, translucent beans with a low defect rate; after a medium-dark roast they carry a rich roasted aroma, and the brewed black coffee is clean with a full body, ideal for anyone who dislikes acidic coffee. FrontStreet recommends a 15 g dose at 87 to 88 degrees Celsius with a 1:15 ratio and a coarse-sugar grind, poured in three stages to express the full body and caramel sweetness: a 30 ml bloom, then 100 ml, then a gentle 95 ml centered pour.

If you want Mandheling on your espresso machine, the FrontStreet Classic Blend is the most repurchased choice. It adds medium-dark Mandheling to the creamy nut base of Brazilian coffee, so butter, roasted chestnut and caramel stand out. Mandheling lifts the body and contributes sandalwood, herbal and spice notes, and a touch of Robusta rounds out the crema, making latte art and layered Dirty drinks easy.