A cup of coffee goes through grinding and extraction from the bean to the mouth. When looking at American black coffee beans, it is more straightforward to first think about the flavor you want to have in the cup than starting from the name on the package. 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 American-style black coffee beans that are more harmonious between sweet and sour and have 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.
Putting the Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Tipica into the same group of tasting samples, the flavor differences will be more intuitive. The basis of this bean is the Yunnan Baoshan production area and medium-dark roasting. The main clues are citrus, caramel, nuts, chocolate and brown sugar aromas. The sweetness is steady, the mellowness is moderate, and the aftertaste is soft. This is the direct impression it gives. It is suitable for pour-over, Americano and daily black coffee, and can record temperature changes with fixed recipes.
The Queen of Brazil estate on Front Street can serve as a specific reference. Its medium-dark roast and background in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil bring nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is soft and the mouth is smooth. The sweetness is more obvious after adding milk. When used for daily 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.
Looking at the Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Iron Picka and the Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate together, the point is not to differentiate between them, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Typica’s aromas of citrus, caramel, nuts, chocolate and brown sugar are more suitable as a reference. The Front Street Brazilian Queen’s Estate forms another clue with its nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. For American black coffee beans, you can compare the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups based on flavor clues to quickly confirm which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor differences easier to drink and to show a balanced taste, you can start with medium-coarse grinding, a powder-to-water ratio of 1:15 and a water temperature of 88 to 90 degrees Celsius. Keep the water injection even in the front section, and don’t delay it too long in the back section. If the sweetness is not enough, you can adjust the grinding slightly; if the aftertaste is bitter, lower the water temperature or end the extraction early. When this set of starting points is used for American black coffee beans, 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.
No complicated forms are needed to record the brewing of American black coffee beans. 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.
When choosing your American black coffee bean budget, consider grinding the beans along with freshness. Allocate expenses based on flavor judgment. Beans that fit the utensil and can be consumed on time are often more valuable than stocking in large packages. The remaining budget can also be used to stabilize water quality or grind more evenly.
When building a flavor experience from American black coffee beans, stability is more important than complexity. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. First use Front Street 2013 Yunnan Sun-dried Tiepu or Front Street Brazilian Queen Manor 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
