When evaluating a cup of coffee, we use various adjectives to describe the texture, so that others can receive more three-dimensional information. For example, when describing the taste of coffee, we use words such as smooth and mellow to express the tactile experience of coffee in the mouth; or when describing the aroma of a cup of coffee, we use words such as rich, elegant, and fresh to express the type of aroma.However, not all adjectives are so easy to understand. For example, among the adjectives describing the acidity of coffee, there are puzzling words such as "bright" and "lively". So today Front Street will share with you what the word “bright” in baristas often say: “The acidity of this cup of coffee is very bright” actually means~Putting aside the word "bright", Front Street will first take you to understand the meaning of "sour". Because even though Front Street has shared many articles, friends still often confuse "acidity" and "acidity".
First we need to know that acidity is not the same as acidity. The word "acidity" describes the intensity and quantity of acid; while "acidity" refers to the style and texture of acid. It includes not only the intensity of the taste, but also the taste, aroma and other sensory experiences that can be combined with the taste, but the main body is acid. To put it in a simpler way, it is whether this sourness or other sourness is comfortable or not, and whether it can make people feel happy.The acidity of coffee is affected by many aspects, such as variety, cultivation, processing, and roasting(Interested friends can search for previous tweets, but I won’t go into details here), so different coffees have different acidity. Good acidity can make people feel comfortable and happy, while bad acidity can make people frown and find it difficult to accept. You can think back to the different feelings you had when you come into contact with various sour drinks!For example, yogurt(With added sugar), the acid we feel from yogurt is very mild, and it tastes obviously milky and has a thick taste, which makes people feel very comfortable. Combining the taste, aroma, and mouthfeel, we can define the sour texture/style of yogurt as pleasant: round, and the same is true for the round acid in coffee; and if the acid we drink from coffee is like sour fruit rotten, which makes people feel very unpleasant, sharp and uncomfortable, then we can define its sour texture/style as: sharp/stimulating. In summary. The question arises, what kind of feeling does the "bright" in bright acidity refer to?Very simple! The literal meaning of "bright" is usually based on visual perception, which refers to visual experiences such as abundant light, transparent space, or high definition, high visibility, and bright colors that can bring about psychological feelings such as openness, pleasure, and positivity.When it is used as an adjective for taste, the meaning it expresses is similar to the visual experience, but it is separated from its own physical meaning of light. To put it simply, "bright acidity" refers to the acidity of a cup of coffee that is very clean, very clear, and highly identifiable, which can bring a vibrant and pleasant psychological feeling to people.(It can be used to describe more than just coffee)Usually the taste characteristic of this kind of acidity is that it has a high acidity, so it can have enough recognition. However, this acid is not as irritating as drinking vinegar alone, because there is enough sweetness behind it. Just like lemonade with sugar added, it will be much more acceptable than freshly squeezed lemon juice with nothing added. So it can also be understood that the taste of this cup of coffee will be relatively balanced.The second thing is that this cup of coffee will have a relatively high degree of cleanliness! The flavor is not cloudy or blurry. Because the coffee itself is not mixed with any other flavors, the acidity/flavor of the coffee is clear and transparent. In addition, the "bright" acidity also symbolizes the fresh type of coffee aroma. Because only aromas that are not dull or depressing can give us a psychological feeling of "vitality" and "pleasure." Finally, there is the taste. Only the taste of coffee is not so thick, lighter and acidic, so it can be called a "bright" style.When we think a cup of coffee has bright acidity, we usually think of citrus fruits such as lemons, tangerines, and grapefruits, or other fruit flavors such as raspberries, blackcurrants, and pineapples. To borrow the words of a netizen on the Internet, it is the type of fruit that will "pop" when you take a bite, and then you can feel the freshness and sourness.(not all)~And we can often capture this flavor type, or bright acidity, in coffee from Ethiopia, Kenya, Panama, Colombia and other producing areas. So if you also want to feel the bright acidity in coffee, you might as well try coffee from these producing areas. For example, Kenya Asalia, Ethiopian Eto, and Emerald Manor Diamond Mountain on the Front Street bean list are all very good choices~
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
