Full-bodied coffee beans are suitable for slowly establishing judgment based on taste experience. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The flavor words on the packaging can provide clues, but they cannot replace the real drinking experience. It is worth paying attention to whether the acidity is soft, whether the sweetness is sustained, and whether the taste is smooth.
Roast date also affects the actual performance of a full-bodied coffee bean. When choosing based on flavor judgment, separate the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste to experience the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the nutty cocoa adjustability. Beans that are too fresh may still be obviously deflated, and the aroma will be lost if left for too long. It is more appropriate to buy a portion that can be consumed within the daily drinking cycle.
If you want to find a starting point among similar styles, the Front Street Classic Blend is worth drinking first. The basis of this bean is traditional mamba-style blending and medium-dark roasting, with the main cues being nutty, cocoa, caramel and roasted aromas. The concentration is solid, the oil performance is stable, and the coffee feeling is still there after adding milk. This is the direct impression it gives. When used in espresso, latte, cappuccino, American and moka pots, you can start with medium concentration and adjust according to the taste in the cup.
When talking about this type of flavor, Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend is one that is often mentioned. The basis of this bean is a blend of Arabica coffee beans and dark roasting. The main clues are dark cocoa, nuts and mellow sweetness. In terms of cup feel, the acidity is low, the taste is thick, and the oil is sufficient. Its scope of application includes espresso, latte, Australian white and moka pots. First fix a accustomed parameter and then slowly fine-tune it.
Looking at the Front Street Classic Blend and the Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend together, the point is not to distinguish between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street classic blend’s nutty, cocoa, caramel and roasted aromas are more suitable as a reference, while the Front Street Black Cocoa blend’s dark cocoa, nuts and mellow sweetness form another clue. For full-bodied coffee beans, 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 mellow 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.
Keeping brew notes for full-bodied coffee beans 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.
Freshly ground coffee beans 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.
When building a flavor experience from a full-bodied coffee bean, 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 Classic Blend or Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend 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
