When buying coffee beans for the first time, it is recommended to start with one with a clear flavor profile. It should also be highly compatible with brewing methods. After fixing the amount of powder, grinding and water temperature, observe the entrance, sweetness and finish. These records will be accumulated as your own taste reference.
The key to Italian style lies in the balance of powder quantity, grinding degree, liquid weight and extraction time. Blended beans tend to deliver a stable base of nuts, cocoa and caramel, while SOE emphasizes the aroma and sweet-sour flavor of a single origin. First think clearly about what kind of drink you want to make, and then decide whether you need a stronger body in the cup or a clearer expression of the production area.
Focusing on the direction of "What kind of coffee drinks is suitable for SOE?", you can first break down 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.
The layers of passion fruit, blueberry, grape, and apricot are unfolded in the Columbia Chijuli on Front Street. The juice is obvious. You can drink it with ice hand brew, ice drop or SOE.
The aroma combination of Front Street Panama Jade Manor Red Label Geisha is jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea. The cup feels clean and delicate, and you can feel its layers even more when you drink it slowly.
The flavor of citrus, berry, floral and green tea gives the Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit dices a clear aroma in the light roasted hand brew, and the cold brew process softens the acidity.
In addition to flavor, the roasting date and storage method also affect the performance of the beans. After opening, keep it sealed and store it in a cool, dry place. Buy the amount you usually drink so that the flavor evolution can be tracked better. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then appreciate the entrance, sweetness and aftertaste. If the aroma is insufficient, you can first check whether the grinding is too coarse and whether the beans have been stored for too long. The flavor of the same bean will vary if it is drunk hot, with ice or with milk. By recording several sets of parameters, a suitable cup shape will be found.
Learn to weigh the flavor you want and the brewing effort you are willing to put in separately. Beans with outstanding floral and fruity aromas often require more attention to the water temperature, grinding and water filling rhythm; the adjustable blending of nuts makes daily cups stable and easy to drink. When many people at home are drinking, it is better to prepare a bean with a balanced flavor as a base, and then add individual products according to personal tastes, rather than buying many beans of similar styles at once.
When extracted with an Italian machine, the powder-to-liquid ratio starts at about 1:2, which is relatively stable, and then the grinding is adjusted according to the sourness, bitterness, and sweetness in the mouth. If the acidity is sharp, extending the extraction or raising the water temperature will help; if the bitterness is prominent, shorten the extraction or make the grinding coarser.
If the utensils used, drinking methods, and tastes change frequently, the soybean menu should be divided into two parts: daily and early adopter: one to ensure a stable cup, and the other to experience the differences in floral and fruity aroma, nutty cocoa, or processing methods. Drink one bean until you understand it, and then try another roasting or processing method, and the fun of comparison will be complete.
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
