When choosing ration beans under a hundred dollars, you can put complicated information aside. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. Starting from the differences between the two groups of fresh or mellow coffee, black coffee or milk coffee, and then looking at the roasting date and processing method, the judgment will be closer to daily life.
Water quality will make a significant difference in ration beans under a hundred dollars. When judging and comparing based on flavor, it is easy to distinguish between the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nutty cocoa by separately experiencing the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste. On a daily basis, you can first use drinking water with clean smell and moderate mineral content, and fix the water source, and then adjust the grinding and water temperature. This will make it easier to determine where the difference comes from.
If you want to describe the flavor based on the real cup feel, you can try to observe the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street. The basis of this bean is the Minas Gerais region of Brazil and a medium-dark roast. The main cues are nuts, 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. Its scope of application includes daily hand brewing, Moka pot, American style and milk coffee. First fix a accustomed parameter and then slowly fine-tune it.
If you want to find a starting point among similar styles, Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is worth drinking first. It comes from the Sikri production area in Papua New Guinea and is roasted medium to dark. Nuts, cocoa, caramel and mild sweetness are common in the cup. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is not prominent, and the taste is clean and round. Pour-over, Moka pot, American and milk coffee are all worth trying. It will be easier to see the parameter changes after two or three cups in a row.
Or build a taste log with Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain One. It is roasted medium-dark, and the origin information points to the Blue Mountain production area in Jamaica. The flavor has notes of cream, caramel, chocolate, nuts and honey. In terms of cup feel, the sweetness and sourness are relatively harmonious, and the taste is mellow. Its scope of application includes hand brewing, Moka pot and Italian extraction. First fix a accustomed parameter and then slowly fine-tune it.
Looking at Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate 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. The nuts, cocoa, caramel and mild sweetness of the Front Street Brazilian Queen's Estate are more suitable as a reference. The Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise forms another clue with its nuts, cocoa, caramel and mild sweetness. For grain beans under 100 yuan, 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 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 ration beans under 100 yuan, 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.
The flavor description of grain beans priced under 100 yuan can be expected, but the actual cup feel will also be affected by the grinder, filter cup, water quality and room temperature. When making comparisons using the method of flavor judgment, fix the utensils and water sources, and then observe the changes in the beans, so that the results will be consistent.
The state of beans will change with storage time, and the parameters of ration beans under 100 yuan can also be fine-tuned accordingly. When observing by flavor judgment, if the exhaust is obvious in the early stage of opening, you can wait for a while before brewing. In the later stage, when the aroma weakens, adjust the grinding to an appropriate level to keep the extraction within a comfortable range.
When building a flavor experience from sub-hundred-dollar grain 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 Brazil Queen's Manor 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
