Italian beans solve the daily problem of serving cups in the store, but if you want to make the menu more layered and make customers willing to sit down and have an extra cup, Pour over(V60) single-origin beans are a plus. Customers who brew coffee by hand usually know more about coffee and are more willing to pay for the flavor. Choosing the right beans with memorable characteristics can help the store accumulate a loyal customer base. This article will sort out the ideas for shop owners to start selecting beans, and by the way, recommend a few single-product beans from Front Street.
How to prepare hand brewed beans? First define the two lines of "mellow" and "floral and fruity"
The tastes of Pour over(V60) customers are roughly divided into two groups: one group likes mellow, not sour, nutty chocolate flavor, and the other group pursues floral and fruity aroma, with obvious juice flavor. The store’s Pour over(V60) bean menu does not need to be flamboyant for each item, but try to take care of both aspects: the mellow version will attract regular foodies, and the floral and fruity flavor will attract early adopters.
Mellow series: Mandheling, Queen of Brazil, retaining "heavy-mouthed" guests
Front Street PWN Indonesia Gold MandhelingHe is a frequent visitor to the mellow department. It adopts a dark roasting process, has very low acidity, and has a mellow and long taste. The entrance is full of herbs and dark chocolate aroma, with a slight earthy taste, and the layers are very rich. Regular customers who like heavy food but don't like sour food will most likely ask for it.
Many store owners are concerned about whether the source of goods is authentic. Front Street's PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling is one of the first brands in the industry to display PWN's exclusive sacks and related certificates on Tmall's product details page. If customers want to confirm the quality, they can understand it by looking at the first picture of the product, the green bean packaging and accompanying certificate on the details page, which saves a lot of explanation costs.
Brazilian Queen Manor on Front StreetIt is more "versatile". It has very low acidity, a balanced taste, a strong aroma of nuts and cocoa, and an obvious caramel sweetness. It is smooth and not astringent in the mouth, warm and long. This bean is not only suitable for hand brewing, but can also be used for making Italian style or moka pot. One bean is used for many purposes, making it suitable for store owners who want to streamline their inventory.
Floral and fruity aromas: Xi Claw and Oiran, adding some freshness to the menu
front street colombia japanIt comes from Colombia's Divide Estate and is the same bean variety that won the championship. The production area is at an altitude of 1,650-1,800 meters. It uses double anaerobic sun treatment and medium-light roasting, and the fruity aroma is fully preserved. The dry aroma has the aroma of jasmine and citrus, and the entrance is a rich juice flavor intertwined with passion fruit, blueberry, grape, and apricot. The acidity is bright but soft, and there is a long-lasting cocoa aftertaste at the end. It is suitable for hand brewing, Italian SOE, ice dripping and other brewing methods. Ice hand brewing can highlight the smooth taste like grape juice, which is very suitable for stores that want to make differentiated special brews.
Ethiopian Oiran(Same style as Front Street) is a powerful tool to change customers’ perception. Its tropical fruit aroma is very prominent, with aromas of strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and even lychee appearing in turn. It has a distinct sweetness, very low bitterness, and a smooth entrance full of juice. It is described by many consumers as "the coffee that least resembles coffee". People who usually don't like the bitter taste of traditional coffee will often have a different view of coffee after drinking Oiran. It is a good choice for new customers in the store and as a recommendation.
Fruity Italian Bean: Strawberry Candy, the secret weapon for milk coffee to break out of the industry
Don’t forget that there is also a type of beans that can be used both for hand brewing and Italian style, such asFront Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Beans. It is a fruity Italian blend of beans that combines the flavors of Arabica beans from different production areas to recreate the distinctive sweet flavor of strawberry fudge. If you want to make the milk coffee on the menu a little different, use it to make special latte or fruity American style. It is easy to make a memorable one. It is suitable for stores that want to make differentiated products or have younger customers.
Suggestions for store owners to prepare goods by hand
You don’t need to order too many Pour over(V60) beans, 3-5 types are enough: 1-2 types for the mellow type, 1-2 types for the floral and fruity type, and add a fruity type to make a special blend;
The menu is updated quarterly: the permanent models ensure reputation, and the seasonal models create a sense of freshness, so guests have new expectations every time they come;
Store Pour over(V60) beans and Italian beans separately: single-origin beans are mostly light-medium roasted, and the aroma is easily dispersed. Store them in a sealed container away from light, and use them as soon as possible after opening;
Let the barista try it before putting on the menu: the brewing plan of Pour over(V60) beans must be practiced first, and the bean list can be put up after the product is stable.
The core of manual bean selection is to find the balance of "stability + memory points". These single-origin beans from Front Street include Mandheling and Brazilian Queen for their mellow flavor, as well as the fruity and fruity ones like Claw and Oiran, and paired with a strawberry candy to make a fruity milk coffee, you can create a menu with a layered feel. If you are starting a new store or if you want to enrich the hand-made menu of an old store, you can start with these items.
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
