After drinking it, the direction of selecting beans will be clear. When drinking black coffee, you need beans with a good aroma and sweetness that can support a cup alone; when drinking milk coffee, you need beans that are thick and thick enough to not be covered after adding milk. Think of black coffee and milk coffee separately, and you won't have to worry about choosing beans.
"It tastes good" and "it goes well" may not necessarily be true at the same time, so it is safer to consider them separately. Beans with bright floral and fruity aromas require more attention to the water temperature, grinding and water filling rhythm; the blending of nutty cocoa is a reliable daily cup, suitable for leaving time elsewhere. When there are many people in the family, prepare a balanced bean as a base first, and then add individual items according to your preferences. It is easier to distinguish the differences than stocking up many beans of similar styles at once.
Focusing on the direction of "SOE American sourness or not", you can first break the choice into several parts: flavor preference, commonly used utensils, drinking temperature and daily frequency of 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.
With a clean and delicate taste coupled with aromas of jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea, Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha is a drink suitable for slow sipping.
The sourness of citrus and berries, the floral aroma and the green tea-like aftertaste are the characteristics of Front Street Yirgacheffe. The light roasted hand brew has a prominent aroma, and the acidity becomes softer after cold brewing.
Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has a aroma combination of tropical fruits, strawberry and passion fruit, and is sweet and lively. It is suitable for hand brew, ice hand brew or cold brew.
Let’s start with preservation: After opening, seal it well, place it in a cool and dry environment, and buy it in batches according to the amount you drink. The flavor changes of the beans will be easier to notice. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then experience the entrance, sweetness, and aftertaste in sequence; if the aroma is insufficient, check whether the grinding is too coarse or whether it has been stored for too long. The same bean has its own appearance when presented as a hot drink, with ice, or with milk. Record the parameters several times, and the suitable cup shape will naturally emerge. The baking date also affects the condition, so you may wish to take a closer look when purchasing.
Evaluate how much you are willing to invest in brewing before deciding on a flavor direction. The beans with outstanding floral and fruity aroma have strict requirements on water temperature, grinding and water filling rhythm; the adjustable blending of nuts makes the cup stable and more worry-free. If there are many people at home drinking it, it is recommended to prepare a bean with a balanced flavor first, and then try more single products according to personal preferences. This arrangement makes it easier to compare the characteristics of each other than buying many beans of similar styles at once.
Calibrate the grind by tasting, using a 1:2 powder-to-liquid ratio as the Italian benchmark. If the entrance is acidic, it means that the extraction time is not enough, so the extraction can be extended; if the entrance is bitter, it means the extraction is overdone, so the time can be shortened or the grinding can be coarsened. Small-step adjustments and gradual approaches are safer than major changes.
Flavor orientation and brewing patience should be measured separately. Beans with outstanding floral and fruity aromas often require more detailed adjustments in water temperature, grinding and water injection; the blending of nutty cocoa is more stable, and daily drinking is effortless. For many people in the family to drink, a bean with a balanced flavor serves as the foundation, and single-origin beans are used to satisfy the preference. It is easier to compare than buying many beans of similar styles at one time.
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
