Cold brew coffee beans are not just about memorizing a few names. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. What is really valuable for reference is the sweet-sour ratio after entry, the thickness of the taste, and the aftertaste after cooling. Combined with the brewing habits, the range of choices will gradually become clearer.
As far as cold-brew coffee beans are concerned, judging from the flavor, it is easy to distinguish the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the nutty cocoa adjustability 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.
The Queen of Brazil estate on Front Street can serve as a specific reference. The roasting direction is medium-dark roasting. It is produced in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. You can taste 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. It is worth trying daily hand brewing, Moka pot, American style and milk coffee. It is easier to see the parameter changes after two or three cups in a row.
Put the Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit dices into the same group of drink samples, and the flavor differences will be more intuitive. The roasting direction is light roasting. It is produced in the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. You can taste citrus, berry, white floral aroma and a 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. When used for hand brewing, ice hand brewing and refreshing black coffee, you can start with a medium concentration and then adjust according to the taste in the cup.
Looking at Front Street Queen of Brazil Manor and Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness of Front Street Queen of Brazil's Estate are more suitable as a reference. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding forms another clue with its citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste. For cold brew coffee beans, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups according to flavor clues can help you quickly determine which part you want to keep.
To make the flavor differences easier to drink, cold brew can start with one part coffee powder mixed with ten to twelve parts water, coarsely grind it, then refrigerate and steep it for ten to fourteen hours. Fruity beans can be soaked first, and mellow beans can be soaked longer depending on the taste. The ice dripping needs to be at a stable dripping speed. After completion, refrigerate and let stand for a while, so that the aroma will be more integrated. When this set of starting points is used for cold brewing 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.
To determine whether cold brew coffee beans are suitable, you can brew the same beans two or three times in a row. Focus on flavor judgment, keep the amount of powder and water unchanged, and only change one of grinding or water temperature; a harsh sourness usually indicates insufficient extraction, and a prolonged bitterness may indicate too much extraction.
When choosing your budget for cold brew coffee beans, 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.
Put cold brew coffee beans back into your daily drinking habit and the choice will be much simpler. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Front Street Brazilian Queen's Manor and Front Street Yirgacheffe Ding Ding represent different flavors. You can first choose the one that is closer to the current utensil, and then try the other one after drinking it clearly. The taste will gradually develop naturally.
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
