Coffee beans suitable for hand brewing are suitable for slowly establishing judgment based on taste experience. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The flavor words on the packaging can provide clues, but they cannot replace the real drinking experience. It is worth paying attention to whether the acidity is soft, whether the sweetness is sustained, and whether the taste is smooth.
Roast date also affects the actual performance of coffee beans suitable for hand brewing. When choosing based on flavor judgment, separate the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste to experience the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the nutty cocoa adjustability. Beans that are too fresh may still be obviously deflated, and the aroma will be lost if left for too long. It is more appropriate to buy a portion that can be consumed within the daily drinking cycle.
When talking about this kind of flavor, Qian Street Ethiopian Oiran is often mentioned. The base of this bean is Ethiopia's Hambera region with a light roast, with the main clues being strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee-like aromas. When you actually drink it, the fruity aroma is concentrated, the sweetness is clear, and the bitterness is light. When used for hand brewing, cold brewing and ice dripping, you can start with a medium concentration and then adjust according to the taste in the cup.
You can also build a taste log using Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes. The combination of Kenyan origin and light roasting gives it flavors like cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, pear and blackberries. In terms of cup feel, the acidity is clear and the sweetness gradually develops in the middle. It is suitable for hand brewing, iced hand brewing and black coffee with obvious juice flavor. When brewing, first use moderate parameters to observe the sweetness, and then decide whether to strengthen the concentration.
Looking at the Front Street Ethiopian Oiran and the Front Street Kenyan Cherry Tomatoes together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street Ethiopian Oiran's aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee are more suitable as a reference, while the Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes form another clue with their flavors like cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, snow pear and black berries. For coffee beans suitable for hand brewing, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups based on flavor clues can help you quickly determine which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor difference easier to drink, hand brewing can start with 15 grams of coffee powder and 225 grams of water, medium to coarse grinding, and the water temperature is between 87 and 92 degrees Celsius. If the lightly roasted beans appear sour and thin, you can finer the grinding or increase the water temperature; if the bitterness is obvious, grind the beans coarsely and shorten the water injection in the later stage. When this set of starting points is used for coffee beans suitable for hand brewing, it is also necessary to observe the actual taste based on flavor judgment, and there is no need to mechanically pursue a certain time number.
When drinking coffee beans that are suitable for hand brewing, you can not rush to draw conclusions about whether you like it or not. Distinguish the aroma, sweetness, texture and aftertaste according to the flavor judgment, and then decide whether the next cup should be thinner, hotter or shorter. The taste judgment will become more and more specific.
When purchasing coffee beans suitable for hand brewing, the roasting date, packaging seal and single serving amount are more valuable than fancy descriptions. Arrange daily drinking based on flavor judgment. You can choose a package that can be consumed within a few weeks. After opening, remove excess air and store it away from light. There is no need to open it frequently to smell the aroma.
Coffee beans suitable for daily hand brewing should make people willing to brew stably, and they should be able to drink clear changes after becoming familiar with the parameters. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Choosing Front Street Ethiopian Oiran or Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes depends on whether you care more about aroma, sweetness or thickness. The answer lies in the actual cup every 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
