How you arrange your daily coffee will directly affect your bean selection. A cup of black coffee in the morning, with a refreshing flavor is more suitable; milk coffee for breakfast, thick beans are more dominant; the choice of hand brewing and machine will also change the considerations of roasting degree and brewing method.
The starting point of Italian flavor is the combination of powder quantity, grinding degree, liquid weight and time. The nutty cocoa caramel style of blended beans is easy to maintain, while SOE more directly expresses the aroma, sweetness and sourness of a single origin. After the type of beverage is clarified, the choice of beans naturally narrows.
Focusing on the direction of "Which one tastes better, blended beans or 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 light-roasted Pour over(V60) Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding clearly expresses the citrus, berry, floral aroma and green tea aftertaste; switch to cold brew, and the sourness will become softer.
The aroma of Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is dominated by tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit, with lively sweetness. It is suitable for hand brew, ice hand brew and cold brew.
Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes present the flavor layers of cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, and brown sugar. They are bright and acidic and have a strong backbone. People who want a juicy taste and a clean finish can choose this tomato.
In addition to the flavor itself, the roasting date and storage method are also written on the cup. After opening the coffee beans, try to seal them as much as possible, store them in a cool and dry place, and buy them according to your daily drinking amount so that you can observe changes more intuitively. When brewing, you can smell the dry aroma first, and then experience the entrance, sweetness and finish in sequence; if the aroma is weak, check whether the grinding is too coarse or whether the beans have been left for too long. The presentation of hot drinks, adding ice, and adding milk each has its own emphasis. If you record the parameters several times, you can find a more suitable cup shape.
When choosing beans, you can first ask yourself: What flavor do you like, and how complicated the brewing is acceptable. Beans with obvious floral and fruity aromas often require careful attention to water temperature, grinding and water injection rhythm; nutty cocoa-oriented blending is more suitable for daily pursuits of stability. When many people are drinking, start with a balanced bean as a base, and then supplement with single-origin beans based on personal preference. It is easier to distinguish than buying many beans of similar styles at once.
The powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2 is suitable as the starting point for Italian extraction, and then the grinding degree is used to respond to the taste: sharp acidity is a hint of under-extraction, so extend the extraction or make it finer; obvious bitterness is a hint of over-extraction, shorten the extraction or make it coarser. Move only one knob at a time.
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. Putting commonly used utensils, drinking methods and preferred flavors on the same level will make your bean selection more targeted.
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
