You don’t have to think of flavor as a mission to start buying beans. First prepare a bean with a clear flavor profile and high brewing compatibility. Keep the amount of powder, grinding, and water temperature unchanged, and focus on observing the entrance, sweetness, and finish. The taste reference will naturally emerge.
The taste of a cup of hand brew comes from the combination of production area, variety, processing method, roasting degree and brewing parameters. The floral and fruity aroma of light roasted beans is more common, while medium roasted beans are more willing to show sweetness and thickness; the rhythm of water injection, grinding thickness, and water temperature will all affect the order of aroma release. Bean names are just a starting point, not the answer.
Focusing on the direction of "Household Coffee Bean Brand Ranking", you can first break the choice into several parts: flavor preference, commonly used utensils, drinking temperature and frequency of daily use. When sorting by novice friendliness, you might as well determine which one 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.
Jasmine, bergamot, citrus, and black tea aromas appear in sequence, which is the aroma rhythm of Front Street Panama Jade Manor Red Label Geisha. The clean and delicate taste is suitable for slowly experiencing.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding tends to have citrus and berry fruit notes, with floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste. It has a distinct aroma when lightly roasted and Pour over(V60), and the acidity becomes softer after cold brewing.
Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has the aroma of tropical fruits, strawberry and passion fruit, and has a sweet and intelligent taste. It performs well whether hand brewed, iced hand brewed or cold brewed.
In addition to flavor, the roasting date and preservation details are also worth paying attention to. After opening, try to seal the beans as much as possible and store them in a cool, dry place. When purchasing, match the daily dosage so that it is easier to observe the direction of the flavor. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then feel the entrance, sweetness and finish. If the aroma is weak, first check whether the grinding thickness and storage time are reasonable. The same bean has its own performance when drunk hot, with ice or with milk. After recording several rounds of parameters, you can determine your favorite cup shape.
What flavor you like is one thing, and what brewing difficulty you can accept is another. It is clearer to measure the two separately. Beans with outstanding floral and fruity aromas often require more effort on water temperature, grinding, and water injection rhythm; the nutty cocoa route is blended to produce a stable cup, which is suitable for daily life that pursues peace of mind. When multiple people at home are drinking, first choose a bean with a balanced flavor as a base, and then add individual products according to their own preferences. It is easier to compare than buying many beans of similar styles at once.
First, fix the ratio of powder to water and the total amount of water injected. The adjustment of hand brewing focuses on the grinding degree. A sharp entrance often points to insufficient extraction, and a dry tail indicates too long of contact. You can reduce stirring or remove the filter cup in advance. Change one variable at a time and slowly get closer to the flavor you want.
When there are changes in utensils, drinking habits or tastes, it will be more practical to divide the beans into daily types and early adopters: the former is a stable cup, and the latter is used to feel the differences in floral and fruity aroma, nutty cocoa or processing methods. Once you have a clear taste of the flavor of one bean, if you switch to one with a different roasting degree or processing method, the harvest will be more substantial.
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
