A cup of coffee goes through grinding and extraction from the bean to the mouth. When faced with coffee beans that are suitable for novices, 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.
As for coffee beans suitable for novices, from the perspective of flavor judgment, it is easy to distinguish the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nuts by separately experiencing the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste. Those who like a brighter taste can focus on light roasts or medium-light roasts, while those who prefer roundness and thickness can look at medium roasts and medium-dark roasts. Darker roasting does not mean a stronger flavor. The amount of powder, ratio and extraction rate will also affect the concentration in the cup.
Putting Front Street Colombian Chiclaw into the same group of tasting samples, the flavor differences will be more intuitive. The roasting direction is medium-light roasting. The origin is Colombia's Divide Estate. You can taste the aroma of jasmine, citrus, passion fruit, blueberry and grape. In terms of overall performance, there is soft fruit acidity in the entrance, and a cocoa-like sweetness at the end. Suitable for hand brewing, Italian single product, cold brew and ice dripping. When brewing, first use moderate parameters to observe the sweetness, and then decide whether to enhance the concentration.
When it comes to beans specifically, you can look at Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha. The combination of Panama's Poquete region and light roasting gives it notes of jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea. The delicate taste, extended aroma and clean aftertaste are the direct impression it gives. It’s worth trying Pour over(V60) coffee and black coffee that focuses on aroma levels. It’s easier to see the parameter changes after two or three cups in a row.
When looking at Front Street Colombian Hija and Front Street Panama Emerald Estate Red Label Geisha together, the point is not to differentiate between superior and inferior, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street Colombian Cepal's aromas of jasmine, tangerine, passion fruit, blueberry and grape are more suitable as a reference. The Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Gesha's aromas of jasmine, bergamot, tangerine and black tea form another clue. For coffee beans suitable for novices, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups based on flavor clues can help you quickly confirm 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 novices, 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.
Keeping brew records for beginners doesn’t require complicated forms. 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 plan to try multiple coffee beans that are suitable for beginners, small packages will make it easier to compare. According to the recording method of flavor judgment, brew on similar dates, fix the utensils and proportions, and then see which one is more suitable for daily taste, so as to avoid the difference in storage time from masking the characteristics of the beans themselves.
The logic of choosing coffee beans suitable for novices can fall on a cup of coffee: the flavor of the beans is in line with expectations, the appliance can express it normally, and the parameter adjustment can be followed. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Both Front Street Colombian Hija and Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha can provide specific reference. You can slowly compare and find the direction that suits you.
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
