Pure Roast Coffee for Phin Brewing at VCU
What is Pure Roast Coffee?
Just like with cooking, the flavor of coffee can be enhanced by adding or blending other ingredients during the roasting process. Here’s a look at different roasting types:
- Pure Roast Coffee: This involves roasting coffee beans using a machine at the right temperature without adding any flavors or additives.
- Flavored Roast Coffee: During roasting, some ingredients like butter or salt are added, but the primary flavor remains coffee.
- Blended Roast Coffee: This includes both added flavors and a mix of other grains, like corn or soybeans. Here, coffee is no longer the primary flavor.
Advantages of Pure Roast Coffee
Natural and Pure: No additional ingredients are added during roasting, preserving the natural flavor of each coffee bean.
Preserved Unique Flavor: Each type of coffee has a distinct taste. At VCU, pure roast coffee preserves this original flavor, giving a rich and authentic coffee experience.
High Quality and Consistency: The roasting process is strictly controlled, with stone removal, color sorting, and a quality check to ensure broken and defective beans stay within standard limits, resulting in consistent quality coffee.
Phin Brewed Pure Roast Coffee
Phin brewing is a traditional, manual coffee brewing method in Vietnam, using a special filter called a “phin” made of aluminum.
Simply put, phin brewed pure roast coffee is coffee that’s roasted purely, without any added flavors, and brewed using a phin filter. This method produces a strong, pure coffee flavor.
Each region has its unique way of combining phin-brewed coffee with local culture to enhance the taste. In Huế, there’s salted coffee; in Saigon, iced milk coffee and “bạc xỉu”; and in Hanoi, there’s black coffee or brown coffee with milk.
Guide to Brewing Pure Roast Coffee with a Phin
Making a phin-brewed cup of pure roast coffee is quite simple. Here’s VCU’s guide:
Choosing the Coffee
There are many types of pure roast coffee. For the best flavor, choose robusta coffee, like Robusta Honey or Robusta Natural, which offers a rich bitterness, sweet aftertaste, and intense aroma. Depending on your preference, select a medium or medium-dark roast.
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Phin Brewing Instructions
- Phin Size: ~25g; a size 7 aluminum phin is optimal.
- Preparation:
- Phin set: clean, odor-free, pre-rinsed with hot water.
- Pouring kettle: ideal with a flow diameter of 0.2 cm.
- Scale: to measure coffee and water (or a graduated pitcher).
- Timer: to track steeping and extraction time.
- Water temperature tool (or wait 1-2 minutes after boiling in an electric kettle to reach 93-96°C).
Steps:
- Measure 25g of coffee into the phin (lightly shake to level the surface, ensuring the base of the phin is clean).
- First pour: 40-50g of water at 93-96°C, poured in a spiral from center to edges, with a steady flow of 0.2 cm in diameter, around 5 cm above the phin.
- Steep for 1’30” – 2” with the timer set.
- Second pour: 50-60g of remaining water, using the same pouring technique as before.
- Total extraction time for both pours should be around 6-7 minutes.
The ideal coffee-to-water ratio for phin brewing is 1:4 (1 part coffee to 4 parts water), which can be adjusted slightly for business purposes.
Phin Brewing Tips for Pure Roast Coffee
To make a perfect cup of phin-brewed pure roast coffee, keep in mind:
- Use water at 93-96°C, not 100°C, as excessive heat can burn the coffee. Also, ensure the water is pure without any other scents.
- Ensure the coffee grind is suitable for phin brewing to avoid a quick, weak brew.
- Clean the phin thoroughly after each use to keep it free from residues that may alter the coffee’s taste.
Besides aluminum phin-brewed pure roast coffee, VCU also offers drip bag coffee, which retains the original flavor but is much more convenient to brew.
Check out more on: Drip Bag Coffee
If you’re looking for pure roast coffee without added flavors or blends, contact VCU today!
Contact Information
VCU Joint Stock Company (VCU JSC)
Address:
– Roasting Facility: Residential Group 6, Chu Prong Town, Chu Prong District, Gia Lai Province
– Green Bean Facility: Ia Der Commune, Ia Grai District, Gia Lai Province
– Hotline: +84 941 203 879
– Fanpage: VCU – Vietnam Coffee United
– Email: info@vietnamcoffeeunited.com
