To understand washed coffee beans, 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 washed coffee beans 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.
Looking at specific beans, Front Street Ethiopian Oiran represents a clear flavor direction. The combination of Ethiopia's Hambera region and light roasting gives it 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. This bean can be used for hand brewing, cold brewing and ice dripping. Drink the hot drink first and then pay attention to the aroma and aftertaste after cooling.
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. In terms of overall performance, the entrance 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.
You can also build a taste log using Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes. The combination of Kenyan origin and light roasting gives it flavors like cherry tomatoes, ebony plums, pear and blackberries. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is clear and the sweetness gradually unfolds in the middle. When using it for Pour over(V60), iced Pour over(V60) and black coffee with obvious juice flavor, the parameters do not need to be set too strong at the beginning.
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 washed 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.
In order to make the flavor difference easier to drink, when comparing different processing methods, try to fix the amount of powder, water temperature, grinding and water filling methods. Hand brewing can start with a powder to water ratio of one to fifteen, so that the ripe fruity aroma of sun-dried beans, the clear acidity of washed beans, or the soft sweetness of honey-processed beans can be presented under the same conditions, and the differences will be easier to judge. When this set of starting points is used to wash 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 washed coffee beans are suitable, you can brew the same type of coffee 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.
Freshly ground allows the washed coffee beans to retain more aroma. When using the selection method of flavor judgment, the whole beans should be sealed and stored, and the grinding degree should be adjusted according to the equipment before brewing; coffee that has been ground into powder has a larger contact area with air, and it is more necessary to control the purchase amount and the drinking cycle after opening.
For truly useful advice on washed coffee beans, you should be able to test it out in your own cup. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. Whether you choose Front Street Ethiopian Oiran or Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding, you can start with moderate parameters and make small adjustments according to the sour, sweet, bitter and aftertaste, so that the characteristics of the beans can be naturally presented.
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
