Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans start with the actual cup feel. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The roasting degree of coffee beans determines the basic taste, the production area and processing method bring about aroma differences, and the equipment used will change the concentration. Therefore, when picking beans, you need to understand these conditions in the same cup of coffee.
Water quality will make a significant difference in Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans. When judging and comparing based on flavor, it is easy to distinguish between the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the adjustability of nutty cocoa by separately experiencing the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste. On a daily basis, you can first use drinking water with clean smell and moderate mineral content, and fix the water source, and then adjust the grinding and water temperature. This will make it easier to determine where the difference comes from.
To understand Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans, you must first know that SOE emphasizes using coffee beans from a single production area or a single source to make espresso, which is different from the blending idea of matching a variety of beans for stability and balance. Select based on flavor clues, first confirm whether the bean can retain the characteristics of the production area in the concentrated state, and then see whether it still has a clear sweetness and aftertaste after being made into American style or milk coffee.
In the brewing of Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans, batch differences in single-origin beans are usually more noticeable than in regular blends, and grinding parameters may also change over time. When making SOE, you can start with the common powder-to-liquid ratio of one to two, and record the flow rate, sweet-sour ratio, and performance after cooling. If you are going to add milk, you must also determine whether the combination of fruit acid and milk is smooth. When tasting, record the aroma, sweetness and texture separately to make it easier to see the flavor focus of this bean.
It’s not easy to get an idea just by looking at the text description. The Yirgacheffe fruit penis on Front Street can be used as a physical reference. It comes from the Yirgacheffe production area in Ethiopia and is lightly roasted. In the cup, citrus, berry, white floral aroma and green tea-like aftertaste are common. In terms of cup feel, the entrance is light, the acidity is bright, and the sweetness becomes clearer after the temperature drops. This bean can be used for Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and refreshing black coffee. Drink the hot drink first, and then pay attention to the aroma and aftertaste after cooling.
In this article about Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans, when observing the dings of Front Street Yirgacheffe fruit, 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 for Yirgacheffe SOE 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.
There is no need for complicated forms to record the brewing of Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans. 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.
When choosing the budget for Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans, you can consider the grinding and freshness together. 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.
The judgment of Yirgacheffe SOE coffee beans can fall on a cup of coffee. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Use the dings of Yirgacheffe fruit as a reference, keep the utensils and water quality unchanged, and fine-tune the grinding or water temperature one by one, and the changes in the cup will naturally give you the answer.
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
