Before buying beans, think through the daily scenes: black coffee in the morning or milk coffee with meals, the ritual of hand brewing or the high efficiency of the machine. These answers determine roast level, flavor depth, and brewing method.
Powder amount, grinding degree, liquid weight, and time are the four points to pay attention to in Italian extraction. The blended beans can mostly form a stable nutty cocoa caramel tone, while the SOE maximizes the aroma, sweetness and sourness of a single origin. It is recommended that the order of selection be reversed: order the drink first, and then decide whether you want the thickness or the flavor of the production area.
Focusing on the direction of "how to choose Italian blended beans and SOE", 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.
The scent combination of Front Street Grana Manor Geisha is orange blossom, guava, apricot and strawberry jam. The richness of sun exposure is obvious. It is best to brew it slowly by hand to see the layer.
The fruity flavor combination of Front Street Colombian Hija is passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot. It has a solid juice-like taste and its aroma can be presented in three ways: ice hand brewing, ice dripping, and SOE.
Front Street Panama Jade Manor Red Label Geisha, marked by the aroma of jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea, has a clean and delicate taste, suitable for taking time to drink slowly.
There are two things to consider besides flavor: the roasting date and storage method. After opening the beans, try to seal them as much as possible and store them in a cool, dry place. The amount you buy should fit your daily consumption, so that the flavor changes are easier to see. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then experience the entrance, sweetness and aftertaste; when the aroma is weak, first confirm whether the grinding is too coarse and whether the beans have been stored for a long time. The same bean after hot drink, ice or milk may look different. Record the parameters several times and you will find the cup shape that suits you.
If you consider flavor preference and brewing difficulty separately, the choice will be much clearer. Beans with obvious floral and fruity aromas usually require careful adjustment of water temperature, grinding, and water injection rhythm; the blending of nutty cocoa is stable and durable, and is suitable for daily use. If many people at home drink it, you might as well order a bean with a balanced flavor as a basis. Personal preferences can be satisfied by a single product, which is more convenient for comparison than stocking up many beans with similar styles at once.
For an Italian machine, you can first make a hand cup with a powder-to-liquid ratio of about 1:2, and the flavor direction can be corrected by the grinding degree. If the acidity in the mouth is sharp, the extraction time should be prolonged or the temperature should be raised; if the bitterness is obvious, the time should be shortened or the grinding should be coarser.
Considering that utensils, habits and tastes will all change, it is a worry-free arrangement to divide the beans into two roles: daily and early adopters: one is responsible for stable cup production, and the other is responsible for experiencing the differences in floral and fruity aroma, nutty cocoa or processing methods. When selecting beans, combining commonly used utensils, drinking methods and favorite flavors is more effective than keyword selection.
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
