CC Flashcards
Is Blonde Espresso single orgin or multiple
Multiple
What are the origins of BE
Kenya, Peru, Columbia, and Costa Rica
How do the origins influence state?
Kenyan coffee is known for crisp, clean, citrus notes.
Peru helps with body, acidity, nut flavors.
South American blends tend to have hints cocoa, nuts, soft spice.
Brewing method for french press
10 grams of grounds per 180ml/6oz.
Add grounds, then water at 195-205f, stir, sit for 4 minutes, serve
Describe blonde espresso
Medium body, medium acidity, low bitterness, notes of candied apple, bittersweet chocolate, citrus.
Bright, fresh, citrus,
Aroma
Bright, citrus, not woody
Acidity
Medium acidity, you feel the film like feeling on tongue
Flavor
Citrus from African, chocolate from South American, sweet, not bitter
Body
Medium
Choice and resonate
Light, flavorful coffee with lots of different hints of flavors, not masked by darker roast
Four steps
Smell, slurp, locate, describe
Pairing
Lemon loaf, it’s sweet, not too strong as to mask, and the lemon helps to identify the citrus flavor in coffee. Same for vbcd, but without lemon
Why pour over
A french press gives a bolder, richer flavor, but that can mask more subtle, finer flavors. Pour overs have more subtle flavors, allowing the finer flavors to be teased out. Also tends to be less oily and acidic
How to make pour over
Grind coffee. Wet and warm filter and equipment. Bloom coffee why making coffee ground wet, wait 15 seconds, and then pour rest of water slowly.
Four foundementals
Proportion (ampunt of coffee may result in too strong or weak flavor), grind (fineness/course changes extraction and possible grit), freshness (how stale or vibrant the flavors will be, off/gassing and oxidation), water (impurities or lack of minerals)
