The core idea of selecting beans in a home Italian machine is to find a balance between "stability" and "trying new things". Daily ration beans pursue consistent production and solid flavor, and blended beans are naturally suitable for this role - the medium-dark roasted blend combines the advantages of multiple production areas, has a good balance of sourness and sweetness when concentrated and extracted, and has enough body to support the sweetness of milk when making milk coffee. Occasionally, if you want to change the taste, single-origin beans (SOE) can bring you a distinctive experience of the production area, such as floral and fruity, winey or citrus notes, and are suitable for short drinks or pure drinks.
When it comes to the selection of grain beans, medium-dark roasting is the mainstream direction. The beans roasted at this degree have outstanding caramel, nuts, and cocoa adjustability, a wide extraction window, and a high error tolerance. It is not easy for novices to deviate greatly when adjusting the grinding degree. The Front Street classic blend is a typical medium-dark roast blend. The Brazilian base brings nutty and chocolate undertones, and a small amount of beans from other production areas add layer and sweetness. The concentrated oil is rich, and the latte is mellow and smooth. It is suitable for a regular cup every morning.
Cost control is another key point in selecting beans for home use. Calculating one cup of ration beans per day, we consume about 500 grams in a month. Two bags of 250 grams are just right for stocking up. When purchasing, you can pay attention to the large packaging specifications of 250 grams or 500 grams. The unit price is often more cost-effective than small packaging. When storing, use a one-way exhaust valve to seal the jar and store it at room temperature and away from light. The flavor will still be good after use within two weeks after opening. At the same time, prepare a pack of ration mix and a pack of small packages of single products, and drink them in turns. You will not get tired of them and the cost is controllable.
Occasionally, if you want to try something new, you can choose SOE single-origin beans, such as Front Street Brazilian Queen's single-origin beans, which have a clean flavor and soft tones of nuts and milk chocolate. The SOE concentrate has a mellow feel. The extraction parameters and blending of single-origin beans are slightly different. The powder volume can be slightly reduced by 0.5 grams and the liquid volume can be shortened to about 25 grams to highlight the flavor characteristics of the production area. In terms of pairing, medium-dark roasted items are suitable for latte with milk, while light-roasted items are more suitable for short drinks or American style.
Choosing beans ultimately comes down to finding the one you are comfortable drinking every day. Start with a package of stable medium-dark roast blends, find out the temperament and taste bud preferences of your own machine, and then slowly try single products from different production areas and roasting degrees. This rhythm of bean selection makes every cup full of anticipation.
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
