To understand coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor, you need to translate the flavor description into a drinking experience. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. Floral aroma, fruit acid, nuts and cocoa are not divided into high and low, but different directions. Only the one that suits you has long-term reference value.
If a pack of beans needs to be shared by multiple people, priority should be given to coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor 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.
When talking about this kind of flavor, Qian Street Ethiopian Oiran is often mentioned. The beans come from the Hambera region of Ethiopia. After being lightly roasted, they often present aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee. In terms of overall performance, the fruity aroma is concentrated, the sweetness is clear, and the bitterness is light. When using it for pour-overs, cold brews, and iced brews, the parameters don’t have to be too strong initially.
Put the Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit dices into the same group of drink samples, and the flavor differences will be more intuitive. This bean is based on Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe production area and is lightly roasted. The main clues are citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste. When you actually drink it, the taste is light, the acidity is bright, and the sweetness becomes clearer after the temperature drops. It is worth trying Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and refreshing black coffee. It is easier to see the parameter changes after two or three cups in a row.
Looking at the Front Street Ethiopian Oiran and the Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran's strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee-like aroma is more suitable as a reference, while Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding's citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste form another clue. For coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor, 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 difference easier to drink, it is better to use clean-smelling water and keep the water filling rhythm smooth. Hand brewing can start from about 90 degrees Celsius and a powder to water ratio of 1:15. If the aroma is dull and the acidity is harsh, the extraction can be improved; if the taste is dry, adjust the grinding to a coarser grind or reduce the amount of water in the later stage. When this set of starting points is used for coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor, 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.
After brewing, don’t judge coffee beans with more obvious berry flavor only at high temperatures. Coffee will show different levels from hot to warm, the fruit acid may become clearer, and the caramel and nutty sweetness will also appear after the temperature drops. Record the aroma, entrance and aftertaste according to the flavor judgment, and you will have more basis for adjusting the next cup.
If you make coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor in one or two ways at home, you don’t need to prepare too many specifications. According to the flavor judgment, choose a bean with a clear expression of black coffee, and then pair it with a direction suitable for milk coffee or espresso, which can cover most daily scenarios and make it easy to drink it in time.
The logic of selecting coffee beans with a more obvious berry flavor can be determined by 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 Ethiopian Oiran and Front Street Yirgacheffe Guo Ding 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
