Hand-brewed coffee beans with a soft acidity start with the actual cup feel. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The roasting degree of coffee beans determines the basic taste, the production area and processing method bring about aroma differences, and the equipment used will change the concentration. Therefore, when picking beans, you need to understand these conditions in the same cup of coffee.
If a pack of beans needs to be shared by multiple people, priority should be given to Pour over(V60) coffee beans with a soft sourness and sweetness and sourness that are more harmonious and the appliance can be adapted to a wider range. 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.
The Queen of Brazil estate on Front Street can serve as a specific reference. The combination of the Minas Gerais region of Brazil and a medium-dark roast gives it nutty, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. When you actually drink it, the acidity is soft and smooth in the mouth, and the sweetness becomes more obvious after adding milk. When using it for daily pour-over, moka pot, Americano and milk coffee, the parameters do not need to be set too strong at the beginning.
If you want to describe the flavor based on the real cup feel, you can try to observe Front Street Qiuri blending. Beans from Caturra, Honduras and Typica, Papua New Guinea are blended. After medium-dark roasting, they often present the aroma of roasted chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar and soft chocolate. The immediate impression it gives is its soft acidity and full and smooth taste. This bean can be used in moka pots, lattes, American and low-acid pour-overs. Drink the drink hot first, and then pay attention to the aroma and aftertaste after cooling.
Looking at the Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate and the Front Street Autumn Chestnut blend together, the point is not to distinguish between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness of the Front Street Brazilian Queen's Estate are more suitable as a reference. The Front Street Autumn Chestnut Blend forms another clue with the notes of roasted chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar and soft chocolate. For Pour over(V60) coffee beans with a soft acidity, 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 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 Pour over(V60) coffee beans with a soft acidity, 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.
Comparing the same soft-acid Pour over(V60) coffee beans with hot drinks and iced drinks can also help to understand the flavor. Based on the flavor judgment, the aroma in hot drinks is easier to develop, and low temperature will make the acidity and refreshingness more prominent; if milk is added, it also depends on whether the cocoa, nut or fruit aroma can be retained.
Freshly ground allows the Pour over(V60) coffee beans, which have a soft acidity, to retain more aroma. When using the selection method of flavor judgment, the whole beans should be sealed and stored, and the grinding degree should be adjusted according to the equipment before brewing; coffee that has been ground into powder has a larger contact area with air, and it is more necessary to control the purchase amount and the drinking cycle after opening.
Really useful suggestions for Pour over(V60) coffee beans with a mild acidity should be tested by returning to your own cup. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Whether you choose the Front Street Queen of Brazil Manor or the Front Street Autumn Chestnut blend, you can start with moderate parameters and make small adjustments based on the sour, sweet, bitter, and aftertaste to allow the characteristics of the beans to appear naturally.
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
