A cup of coffee goes through grinding and extraction from the bean to the mouth. When faced with dark roasted coffee beans that are suitable for hand brewing, it is more straightforward to first think about what flavor you want to appear in the cup than starting from the package name. First confirm the commonly used utensils and the taste you like, and then compare the specific beans. The actual operation will be more directional.
If a pack of beans needs to be shared by multiple people, priority should be given to dark roasted coffee beans suitable for hand brewing that have a better balance of sweetness and sourness and a wider range of appliances. By using the flavor judgment method and separately experiencing the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste, it is easy to distinguish the refreshing floral and fruity aroma from the nutty cocoa adjustability. When you have it for yourself, try a more distinctive fruity or dark roast style, and your acceptance will be more stable.
When talking about this type of flavor, Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend is one that is often mentioned. The beans come from a blend of Arabica coffee beans, which are darkly roasted and often present dark cocoa, nuts and mellow sweetness. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is low, the taste is thick, and the oil is sufficient. When used in concentrate, latte, Australian white and moka pots, you can start with medium concentration and adjust according to the taste in the cup.
Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise offers another straight-to-sip option. The beans come from the Sikri production area in Papua New Guinea. After being roasted medium to dark, they often exhibit nutty, cocoa, caramel and mild sweetness. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is not prominent, and the taste is clean and round. When used for hand brewing, Moka pot, American style and milk coffee, you can start with a medium concentration and adjust according to the taste in the cup.
When looking at Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend and Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise together, the point is not to differentiate between superior and inferior, but to understand the focus of flavor. Front Street Black Cocoa’s blend of dark cocoa, nuts and mellow sweetness is more suitable as a reference, while Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise’s blend of nuts, cocoa, caramel and mild sweetness forms another clue. For dark roasted coffee beans suitable for hand brewing, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups according to flavor clues can help you quickly confirm which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor differences easier to drink, it is suitable to control the water temperature between 85 and 89 degrees Celsius for medium-dark roasted and dark-roasted beans to avoid excessive extraction in the later stage. You can use medium-coarse grinding for hand brewing, keep medium-low heat for Moka pot, and observe the flow rate for Italian style. When the bitterness is strong, the extraction intensity should be reduced first, and there is no need to increase the amount of powder. When this set of starting points is used for dark roasted 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.
There is no need for complicated forms to record the brewing of dark roast coffee beans suitable for hand brewing. It is enough to write down the amount of beans, amount of water, grinding, water temperature and cup feel based on the flavor judgment. After several records are put together, you can find out whether you prefer bright and fruity aromas, or whether you are more accustomed to a round and mellow taste.
If you make dark roasted coffee beans suitable for hand brewing in one or two ways at home, you don’t need to prepare too many specifications. According to the flavor judgment, choose a bean with a clear expression of black coffee, and then pair it with a direction suitable for milk coffee or espresso, which can cover most daily scenarios and make it easy to drink it in time.
Stability is more important than complexity when building a flavor experience from dark roast coffee beans suitable for hand brewing. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. First use Front Street Black Cocoa Blend or Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise to familiarize yourself with a style, keep the water quality and utensils unchanged, and then gradually change the grinding and temperature, your daily cup of coffee will become more and more palatable.
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
