From the same bean, black coffee and milk coffee may behave completely differently. Black coffee depends on whether the aroma and sweetness are complete, and milk coffee depends on whether the concentration and thickness are sufficient and whether the flavor is still there after adding milk. Before buying beans, answer the question "With or without milk" and then decide which direction the beans should be placed.
When choosing beans, you might as well give a score for taste and difficulty: the taste score determines whether you want it, and the difficulty score determines whether you can persist. The floral and fruity beans have stricter requirements for water temperature, grinding, and water injection; the nutty cocoa blend can be adjusted to produce a stable cup, making daily life more secure. If several people in the family are drinking, it is better to order a balanced bean as a base, and then add individual items according to their own preferences, rather than buying many beans of similar styles at once.
Focusing on the direction of "should SOE use dark roasted beans or light roasted beans?", 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 flavor of Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding is composed of citrus, berry, floral and green tea sweetness. The light roasting hand brew can show the clear aroma, while the cold brew softens the acidity.
In terms of aroma, Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is characterized by tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit. It has a light and sweet taste and is suitable for hand brewing, ice brewing and cold brewing.
The flavor combination of cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, and brown sugar, coupled with bright but not thin acidity, makes Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes persuasive in terms of juiciness and clear finish.
In addition to flavor orientation, roasting date and storage conditions also play a role. After opening, try to seal it as much as possible and store it in a cool, dry place. Buy beans according to your daily rhythm to observe the flavor trend. When brewing, smell the dry aroma first, and then appreciate the entrance, sweetness and finish. If the aroma is weak, check whether the grinding is too coarse and whether the beans have been left for too long. The performance of hot drinks, iced drinks, and after adding milk may be different. After recording the parameters for a few rounds, you will have an idea of your cup shape. First fix the utensils and the amount of powder so that you can have a better reference when recording.
Flavor is a matter of preference, and brewing difficulty is a matter of energy. It is more clear to measure the two separately. For beans with obvious floral and fruity aromas, the water temperature, grinding, and water injection rhythm usually need to be controlled more carefully; the blending of nuts and cocoa is suitable for daily scenes that pursue stable cups. When several people in the family drink coffee, they should first use a balanced bean as the basis, and let single-origin beans complement their personal tastes. It is easier to compare than buying many beans of similar styles at one time.
The four elements of Italian extraction—powder volume, grinding degree, liquid weight, and time—require overall coordination. The blended beans are responsible for the stable nutty cocoa base, and the SOE is responsible for the distinctive aroma of the production area and the sweet and sour layer. Decide on the type of drink first, and then choose the bean style to make the idea smoother.
Flavor preference and brewing input can be viewed separately. Beans with obvious floral and fruity aromas usually require more effort on water temperature, grinding degree and water injection rhythm; the blending of nutty cocoa base provides a stable cup, suitable for daily rhythm. For families where many people drink together, prepare a bean with a balanced flavor first, and then add individual items according to personal taste. It is easier to drink each other's characteristics than buying many beans with similar styles at once.
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
