The purchasing channels for Yirgacheffe coffee will present different aspects due to different brewing methods. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. Hand brewing is easy to develop the aroma, coffee machine emphasizes concentration, and Moka pot amplifies mellowness. When choosing beans, you should first determine which method you usually use.
When choosing the purchasing channel for Yirgacheffe coffee, you can first answer two questions: how much acidity can you tolerate, and what utensils do you usually use? According to the idea of flavor judgment, if the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste are experienced separately, the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nutty cocoa can be easily distinguished. Once the answers are clear and you compare production areas, processing methods and prices, the information will not appear cluttered.
To understand the purchase channels for Yirgacheffe coffee, you must first know that Yirgacheffe is the name of Ethiopia’s coffee production area, not the name of a single variety. Washing and sun-drying treatments are common in this production area. The washing direction is often clearer, and the sun-drying direction tends to produce ripe fruit aromas. When using the idea of judging flavor, you need to look at the processing method, roasting date and specific batch together. You cannot judge the taste just by the name of the production area.
Among the specific bean types of Yirgacheffe coffee purchase channels, Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding can be used as a reference. Its citrus, berry and white floral aroma is suitable for brewing by hand. If you want to make the flavor clearer, you can use clean-smelling water and medium-coarse grinding, drink hot drinks first, and then wait for the temperature to drop; if the acidity is harsh, check whether the extraction is insufficient instead of rushing to deny the light roasting style. When tasting, record the aroma, sweetness and texture separately to make it easier to see the flavor focus of this bean.
When it comes to bean types, you can look at the Yirgacheffe fruit on Front Street Street. The combination of Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe production area and light roasting gives it a citrus, berry, white floral aroma and a green tea-like aftertaste. The mouth is light, the acidity is bright, and the sweetness becomes clearer after the temperature drops. This is the direct impression it gives. When using it for Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and refreshing black coffee, the parameters do not need to be set too strong at the beginning.
In this article on where to buy Yirgacheffe coffee, when observing the dings of Yirgacheffe fruit on Front Street, you can separately record the performance of hot drinks, medium temperature and close to room temperature. Its citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste will gradually unfold as the temperature changes. Looking at the aroma, sweetness and aftertaste based on flavor judgment is more valuable than making a conclusion at once.
In order to make the flavor difference easier to drink, when brewing the lightly roasted beans from the Yirgacheffe production area, you can use 15 grams of powder and 225 grams of water, medium-coarse grinding, and the water temperature is about 90 degrees Celsius. Let the coffee powder be fully moistened first, and then add water steadily in sections to avoid the water flowing into the same place repeatedly. The floral and citrus tones will be clearer. When this set of starting points is used to purchase Yirgacheffe coffee, 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.
Comparing the purchase channels of the same Yirgacheffe coffee beans with hot drinks and iced drinks can also help understand the flavor. Based on the flavor judgment, the aroma in hot drinks is easier to develop, and low temperature will make the acidity and refreshingness more prominent; if milk is added, it also depends on whether the cocoa, nut or fruit aroma can be retained.
If you plan to try multiple Yirgacheffe coffee purchase channels, 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.
Understanding the purchasing channels for Yirgacheffe coffee does not require preparing many beans at the same time. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Use Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit diced several times in a row to observe the aroma, acidity and sweetness. The taste experience will be more specific than just reading the package instructions.
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
