Dark roasted coffee beans aren’t just for espresso or moka pots. When brewed with a filter cup, it can also present aromas such as cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel and brown sugar, but the acidity is more restrained and the taste is heavier. If you like black coffee with a solid taste, mature aroma, and lingering aftertaste after drinking, dark roasted beans will be a very everyday choice, especially suitable for different drinking arrangements from morning to night.
If you need a cup of hot hand brew to get into the state quickly in the morning, you can choose beans with concentrated flavor and less acidity. Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling has aromas of woody herbs, dark chocolate and ripeness. It is thick in the mouth and has a long aftertaste at the end. Using a lower water temperature and faster water injection to complete the extraction can keep the mellow taste while reducing the smoke and dry bitterness. It is suitable for drinking slowly before and after breakfast.
If colanders are commonly used in the office and hot water is added to make American style after brewing, then the main body of the beans is very important. Golden Mandheling is brewed into a stronger coffee liquid, and then rehydrated according to personal taste. The dark chocolate and herbal tones are still clear, and the bitter taste will not be left when drinking it iced. It goes well with breakfasts such as toast and savory sandwiches, or when you want a cup of low-acid black coffee in the afternoon.
If you have enough time on the weekend and want to observe the changes in the cup while making coffee, you can try Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street. Its flavor is mild, with sweet aromas like roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. The acidity is hidden in the overall structure and will not take away the roundness in the mouth. The dark roasting process makes it thicker, but still retains the sweetness suitable for expression in a filter cup. It is suitable for hot drinks or continued tasting after cooling.
Brazilian Queen's Estate is a great drink for the whole family. Some people like black coffee, while others are used to adding a little milk. You can first make a slightly higher concentration of coffee liquid by hand, and then adjust the drinking method respectively. When drank directly, the nuts and caramel are more apparent; when milk is added, the cocoa and creamy smoothness become more prominent. It has a high flavor affinity and can be paired naturally with brunch and afternoon tea.
For those who want to drink coffee after dinner but don’t like the bright sour taste, you can start with mellow dark roast beans. You don’t have to pursue high water temperature when brewing. Lower the water temperature slightly, keep the grinding medium to coarse, and pour water lightly. You can usually get a softer taste. The coffee produced in this way is like a dark chocolate drink, with a calm aroma and no strong irritation in the mouth. It is suitable for pairing with biscuits or nut snacks.
If you need to take care of both black coffee and milk coffee on a daily basis, you can consider the classic blend of Front Street. It mainly focuses on nuts, cocoa and caramel. The coffee liquid has a good concentration and thickness. After being brewed by hand, drinking it directly will make it look fuller. If you want to make a simple milk coffee, add a small amount of hot milk, and the sweet caramel aroma and cocoa feeling can still remain in the cup. Beans like this are suitable for sharing among multiple people in the family.
When deep-roasting beans by hand, the water flow in the filter cup should not be too intense. You can first allow the coffee powder to fully absorb water, and then inject it in two or three times to minimize repeated stirring and allow the water flow to pass through the powder layer smoothly. If it tastes boring, you can coarsen the grind or shorten the total contact time; if it tastes thin, you can grind it slightly fine to release the cocoa and nutty aroma more completely.
The same type of beans will present a different drinking atmosphere when brewed hot or with ice. When using dark-roasted beans for ice brewing, it is recommended to increase the concentration of the coffee liquid and drop it directly on the ice cubes. The low temperature will make the bitterness appear more restrained, and the caramel, dark chocolate and nutty aroma will be more like a cold dessert. In hot weather, Golden Mandheling is suitable for making iced American style; Brazilian Queen Manor is more suitable for making iced coffee with soft sweetness.
When purchasing, you can pay attention to whether the degree of roasting, flavor description, and your usual drinking method match each other. Also pay attention to the freshness of the beans. The aroma of dark-roasted beans is usually more stable after the beans are raised. After opening, they should be sealed and stored away from light. Just take out the required amount each time. Take note of the water temperature, grinding and taste changes during the brewing process, and you will be able to find your own concentration and rhythm after a few times.
The fun of hand-brewing dark roasted coffee beans is that it is not just thick. You can pursue a calm and refreshing cup in the morning, taste the nutty and caramel layers on the weekend, and choose a soft and low-acid cup in the evening. Select the beans according to what you actually want to drink every day, and then slowly adjust them with simple parameters. The dark roast flavor can also become a cup of home-style coffee that is easy, durable and varied.
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
