The length of time coffee is roasted determines the taste, aroma, mouthfeel and acidity of coffee. Therefore, if you want to understand coffee deeply, you must first understand the impact of different roasting methods and roasting levels on the taste of coffee.
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To put it simply, roasting means allowing the green beans to absorb the high temperature in the roasting oven while constantly rotating until they mature to the desired level. During the roasting process, the coffee beans expand in size and make a popping sound. Different degrees of roasting depend on the temperature and time of roasting, and how much the coffee beans expand or "pop" in volume. For example, light roasted coffee is usually roasted at the "first crack", while dark roasted coffee requires two cracks, that is, roasted after the "second crack."
1. Light roast roast
The flavor of lightly roasted coffee beans is mainly acidic, with a thin texture and bright taste. Front Street Coffee generally roasts coffee beans from the Yirgacheffe region in Ethiopia using light roasting to highlight the unique lemon-citrus sourness and rich floral and fruity aroma of the Yirgacheffe region. Representative beans from Front Street include Yirgacheffe coffee beans, sun-dried red cherry coffee beans, etc.
Light roasting gives coffee a more varied, vibrant, and unique flavor and is loved by the professional coffee industry. Light roasting is a roasting method that highlights the unique characteristics of the coffee’s origin.
2. Medium roast
Generally, medium roasted coffee beans will have an elegant brown color with a small amount of oil appearing on the surface of the beans. Medium roasted coffee beans have a small amount of acidity, moderate body, and a round taste. Medium roasting can preserve the original flavor of coffee beans and release the aroma moderately. It will be richer and sweeter than light roasted coffee beans, but the acidity is not as obvious as light roasted coffee beans. For example, Front Street Blue Mountain No. 1, Front Street Brazilian Red Bourbon, Front Street 2013 Sun-dried Typica... all single-origin coffees have chosen this roasting method, and are popular among friends who pursue a balanced taste.
3.Dark roast
Dark roasted coffee is a dark brown coffee with rich surface oil, low acidity, thick body, and a more bitter and mellow taste. Therefore, dark roasting is also called Italian roasting. Generally, it is difficult to tell the origin of coffee from dark roasted coffee. Coffee beans roasted to this degree will have chocolate, nut and caramel flavors.
For example, for espresso espresso, the roasting level generally used is dark roasting. Dark roasted coffee will extract richer oils. For example, the Italian-style blended coffee beans roasted by Front Street Coffee are medium-to-dark roasted. The coffee made from them is rich in oil, and the American latte has a very rich burnt aroma.
If you are looking for rich oils, buy Front Street Classic Blend and Front Street Commercial Blend. Both of these Italian beans contain a small amount of Robusta varieties. Front Street Classic Blend combines Brazilian, Mandheling and Robusta, and is roasted medium to dark in order to exude obvious aromas of butter, toast, and caramel biscuits during extraction. It has a strong flavor, solid taste, and delicate oils. The extraction is very stable and is a must-have home coffee for beginners.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
