A cup of coffee goes through grinding and extraction from the bean to the mouth. When faced with coffee beans with a balance of sourness and sweetness, 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.
Flavor words do not mean that fruit, nuts or syrup are added to the coffee. When discussing coffee beans with a balance of sour and sweet, start from the flavor judgment and experience the acidity, sweetness, body and aftertaste separately. The refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nuts can be easily distinguished. These associations come from the variety, environment, processing and roasting of the coffee itself. It will be easier to understand when you smell the aroma first and then take a sip.
The Front Street Ethiopian Oiran can serve as a specific reference. The roasting direction is light roasting. It is produced in the Hambera region of Ethiopia. You can taste aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee. In terms of cup feel, the fruity aroma is concentrated, the sweetness is clear, and the bitterness is light. It is suitable for hand brewing, cold brewing and ice dripping, and can record temperature changes with a fixed formula.
When talking about this kind of flavor, Front Street Kenyan tomatoes are often mentioned. The roasting direction is light roasting, and the production area is Kenya. You can taste the flavors of cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, snow pear and blackberries. The acidity is clear and the sweetness gradually unfolds in the middle. This is the direct impression it gives. Use it daily to make Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and black coffee with obvious juice flavor, which can retain more complete characteristics.
Looking at the Front Street Ethiopian Oiran and the Front Street Kenyan Cherry Tomatoes together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street Ethiopian Oiran's aromas like strawberry, passion fruit, jackfruit and lychee are more suitable as a reference, while the Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes form another clue with their flavors like cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, snow pear and black berries. For coffee beans with a balance of sourness and sweetness, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups according to flavor clues can 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 with a balance of sourness and sweetness, 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.
When coffee beans with a balance of sourness and sweetness appear sour, bitter, or have a dull aroma, do not change all parameters at the same time. Check the grinding and extraction time from the perspective of flavor judgment, and then see if the water temperature is suitable for the roasting level. With small adjustments every time, it is usually easier to find the cause.
When choosing a budget for coffee beans that have a balance of sour and sweet, you can 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.
Coffee beans with a balance of sourness and sweetness that are suitable for daily use should make people willing to brew stably, and they should be able to drink clear changes after becoming familiar with the parameters. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Choosing Front Street Ethiopian Oiran or Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes depends on whether you care more about aroma, sweetness or thickness. The answer lies in the actual cup every time.
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
