It is more practical to choose beans based on the scene: black coffee for refreshing in the morning, milk coffee for breakfast, leisurely brewing by hand or convenience of machine. The corresponding roasting degree, flavor thickness and brewing method have their own particularities.
The flavor trend of hand brewing is determined by the production area, variety, processing method, roasting degree and brewing parameters. Lightly roasted beans are easier to drink with floral and fruity aromas, while medium-roasted beans have a clearer sweetness and thickness; the speed of water injection, the thickness of grinding, and the temperature of the water are all rearranging the order in which the aroma appears. Drawing conclusions based on bean names is often not accurate enough.
Focusing on the direction of "ranking of Pour over(V60) coffee beans", you can first break the choice into several parts: flavor preference, commonly used utensils, drinking temperature and frequency of daily use. When selecting drinking scenes, you may wish to first determine which item you care about more, and then use other criteria to filter. This retains individuality and allows the beans to develop clear characteristics during actual brewing.
Make Front Street Ethiopian Oiran a hand brew, ice hand brew or cold brew. The aromas of tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit are all there, and the lively sweetness is also maintained.
The sour and sweet cherry tomatoes, the agarwood of ebony plums, and the sweetness of brown sugar combine to create the flavor of Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes. The acidity is bright but not thin, and it is suitable for those who prefer a juicy taste and a clear finish.
The flavor combination of Front Street Kafa Forest is orange, ripe apricot and oolong tea with a sweet aftertaste. It is light in the mouth and will become more sweet when the cup cools down a bit.
In addition to flavor, the roasting date and storage method also determine the actual state of a cup of beans. After opening, remember to seal it properly and store it in a cool, dry environment. The purchase amount should match your daily consumption, so it is easier to see the direction of the flavor. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then feel the entrance, sweetness and aftertaste; if you feel that the aroma is weak, you may wish to confirm whether the grinding is too coarse and whether the storage time is too long. The same bean may not perform the same in hot drinks, ice, or milk. By recording the parameters a few times, you can basically lock in the cup shape that suits you.
Flavor preference and the energy you are willing to invest in brewing can be weighed separately. For beans with outstanding floral and fruity aromas, attention is usually paid to stabilizing the water temperature, grinding and water filling rhythm; the nutty cocoa route is blended to make the cup stable and closer to daily life. When several people in the family are drinking together, it is better to prepare a bean with a balanced flavor as a base, and then add some single items according to their own tastes, rather than collecting a batch of beans with similar styles in one go.
When brewing by hand, first fix the ratio of powder to water and the total amount of water injected, and use the grinding degree to try different flavors. If the sharpness appears at the entrance, it is probably due to insufficient extraction; if the dryness remains at the end, reduce stirring or allow the extraction to end earlier. Only moving one variable at a time is the basic skill of manual parameter adjustment.
If tools, habits, and tastes will adjust over time, it would be easier to divide the beans into two lines: daily and early adopters: one line will steadily produce cups, and the other line will explore differences in floral and fruity aromas, nutty cocoa, or processing methods. Put the utensils, drinking methods, and flavor preferences on the same picture, and the idea of selecting beans will be clearer.
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
