People who buy Pour over(V60) coffee beans for the first time often face a difficult choice: buy sour ones or non-sour ones?
In fact, there is no standard answer to this question. The most interesting thing about Pour over(V60) coffee is that different beans can present completely different styles. Some people like the bright and vibrant fragrance of flowers and fruits, while some people like the warm and down-to-earth fragrance of mellow style. The key is to figure out which one you like.
This article will help you break down the styles of the two schools, and then choose the right one according to your own taste.
1. Flower and fruit fragrance: like fruit tea, like flowers
Floral and fruity coffee beans usually come from high-altitude production areas and are lightly roasted to highlight the acidity, floral and fruity aroma of the coffee beans themselves.
Common flavor keywords: Citrus, berry, lemon, honey, jasmine, tropical fruits, tomato, black tea.
Suitable for the crowd: - People who like a refreshing and light taste - People who can accept or even like fruit acidity - People who want to experience the "personality of the production area" of coffee beans - People who want to drink iced hand brew in summer
represents beans: - Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding: citrus, berry, floral, entry-friendly. - Front Street Ethiopian Oiran: Prominent tropical fruit aroma and high sweetness, like fruit tea. - Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes: bright and acidic, cherry tomatoes and plum flavors, highly recognizable. - Front Street Panama Jade Manor Red Label Geisha: jasmine, bergamot, black tea, delicate and elegant.
The charm of the floral and fruity pie is that "you get changes when you drink it" - the same bean will have different flavors at high temperature, medium temperature and low temperature, and the layering is very rich.
2. Mellow but not sour pie: like nut chocolate, like warm sun
Full-bodied, non-acid coffee beans usually come from medium-low altitude production areas and are roasted medium-dark or dark, focusing on the nutty, chocolate, caramel, and herbal flavors brought about by the caramelization reaction.
Common flavor keywords: Dark chocolate, nuts, caramel, cocoa, cream, brown sugar, herbs, wood.
Suitable for the crowd: - People who don't like sour taste - People who like rich and thick taste - People who want a stable daily ration of beans - People who like to drink hot hand brews in autumn and winter
represents beans: - Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling: dark roasted, low acid, dark chocolate, herbs, spices, thick taste. - Front Street Brazilian Queen Manor: nutty cocoa caramel, mellow and balanced, cost-effective food. - Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1: Balanced sour, bitter and sweet, creamy chocolate nuts, classic and long-lasting. - Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Iron Picka: Representative of domestic mellowness, citrus caramel, nutty brown sugar. - Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise: "Little Blue Mountain", low in acidity and smooth, with outstanding sweetness.
The advantage of Mellow Pie is that it is "stable and durable" - you don't need too many brewing skills to get a cup of warm, smooth and error-free coffee.
3. Understand the difference between the two schools with one table
| Comparative item | Floral and fruity pie | Mellow and not sour |
|---|---|---|
| Main producing areas | Ethiopia, Kenya, Panama | Indonesia, Brazil, Jamaica, Yunnan, Papua New Guinea |
| Common varieties | Geisha, SL28, SL34, native species | Typica, Kaduai, New World, Mandheling |
| Roast degree | Light roast, medium light roast | Medium roast, medium dark roast, dark roast |
| Represents flavor | Citrus, berry, floral, tropical fruit | Nuts, chocolate, caramel, herbs |
| Acidity | Obvious, brighter | low, soft |
| Bitterness | low | medium to high |
| suitable water temperature | 90-93℃ | 86-89℃ |
| Suitable for the crowd | I like refreshing, fruity, and layered | Like rich, warm, long-lasting drink |
4. How to choose? Depends on what you want to drink
If you usually like to drink tea, juice, and sparkling water, there is a high probability that you will prefer the floral and fruity pie.
If you usually like milk tea, hot cocoa, nut chocolate, the pie will be more palatable if it is mellow and not sour.
If you want a refreshing drink early in the morning, dark roasted beans such as Mandheling or Brazilian Queen's Estate are more suitable.
If you want to slowly taste the changes in levels on weekend afternoons, Geisha, Oiran, and Kenyan cherry tomatoes are more worth trying.
Of course, you can also prepare some for both factions. Drink a stable ration that is mellow and not sour during the week, and switch to a floral and fruity one on the weekends to change your mood.
5. Summary
There is no distinction between Pour over(V60) coffee. The floral and fruity style and the mellow and non-sour style are just two different flavor directions.
People who like bright and sour flowers can try it fromFront Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding DingorFront Street OiranStart; those who prefer mellow and low acidity can start withBrazilian Queen Manor on Front StreetorFront Street PWN Indonesia Gold MandhelingGet it; if you want to experience the classic sense of balance,One Front Street, Jamaica Blue MountainandFront Street Panama Emerald Estate Red Label GeshaIt is an advanced choice between the two styles.
Finding your favorite cup is the most time-worthy part of drinking coffee.
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
