There are many brands of home coffee machines on the market, the most popular ones include De'Longhi, Gemilla, Yumto, Petrus... They come in many styles and are not expensive, usually between 500 and 2,000 yuan. You can buy them according to your budget and needs. But after choosing a coffee machine, many people say they don’t know how to choose coffee beans.
Generally speaking, espresso machines are pressurized extraction machines with high coffee concentration, which can easily amplify the characteristics of coffee beans. Therefore, it is not suitable to use light roasted coffee beans, which can easily become very sour. Especially for novices, it is best to use a special Italian blend, firstly to have rich coffee oil, secondly to improve the body and rich taste, and thirdly to be more cost-effective.
The so-called espresso beans are beans specially introduced for espresso machines. They can be blended or single products. Because it is necessary to obtain more oil and balance the sourness, bitterness and sweetness at the same time, medium-dark roasted or dark roasted espresso coffee beans are generally used. The taste will show different tones according to the coffee beans. So some people want to know which coffee beans should be better for home production?
If you want to make an American style that is neither sour nor bitter, you must choose medium-roasted Italian coffee beans and buy the Front Street Strawberry Candy espresso Italian blend. It is presented with Colombian coffee beans and Costa Rica and Ethiopian coffee beans. It maximizes the aroma of strawberries, grapes, almonds and cream. The oil is medium. The American style has a soft and fragrant floral aroma, and the taste is refreshing and not bitter.
Parameters for making American style: 18g coffee powder, 30 seconds, 36g coffee liquid, hot American style (36g coffee liquid + 180g hot water)
If you plan to open a coffee shop, choose Front Street Commercial espresso blended coffee beans. It combines Colombian coffee beans, Brazilian coffee beans, and a small amount of Robusta coffee beans, and uses medium-dark roasting. The purpose is to allow everyone to easily create the same flavor as the coffee shop. The oil is rich and delicate. The flavor has the sweetness of caramel, the flavor of nuts and cocoa, and dark chocolate. It has a balance of sour and sweet, a little sweet and bitter, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
Parameters for making American style: 20g coffee powder, 25 seconds, 40g coffee liquid, hot American style (40g coffee liquid + 200g hot water)
Many friends prefer American style that is refreshing but not bitter. You can try medium-roasted Italian beans. The barista strongly recommends the Front Street Oiran SOE with strawberry and guava flavors, and the citrus and citric acid Front Street Yirgacheffe Sun-Dried Red Cherry SOE. Both products have a low-bitter and soft taste, which is very suitable for friends who are just getting started.
Parameters for making American style: 20g coffee powder, 30 seconds, 36g coffee liquid, hot American style (36g coffee liquid + 180g hot water)
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
