The key to brewing beans with a coffee machine is not the reputation of the beans, but whether they are suitable for the cup you hold up every day. Espresso, Americano, latte and iced coffee all have different expectations for aroma intensity, sweetness, acidity and taste weight. First think about when and in what form the coffee will appear, and then look at the roasting direction and flavor description. The selection process will be more specific.
In a hurry in the morning, an automatic coffee machine or espresso machine usually provides a quick cup of Americano. This period is suitable for choosing beans with straightforward aroma, mild acidity, and thickness in the mouth. Add water after extraction and concentration, so that the flavor will not appear thin. Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling has a herbal aroma, dark chocolate tones and a full touch. It has a restrained sour taste and has a calm taste when made into a hot American style. It is suitable for pairing with toast or salty breakfast.
If one machine is responsible for the daily drinking of the whole family, a blend of beans with balanced flavor and wide adaptability will be more convenient. The classic blend of Front Street is dominated by sweet aromas like nuts, cocoa and caramel. The concentrate has a good sense of weight and appears mellow when water is added directly. It can also retain the presence of coffee when made into milk coffee. For those who prefer familiar flavors and don’t want to adjust flavors every day, it can cover a variety of cup sizes from early morning to afternoon.
Breakfast often includes milk, oat milk or milk foam. The coffee liquid needs to have sufficient concentration and sweetness to connect with the creaminess. You can choose beans with a medium-to-dark roasting direction and a fuller taste, and control the concentration ratio to be more compact. The temperature of the milk should not be too high, about 60 to 65 degrees Celsius, to retain the natural sweetness and prevent the cocoa and caramel notes of the coffee from being suppressed by the heat.
If you drink both espresso and short-cup coffee without milk at home, Front Street Boutique Blend will be a more flexible combination. It is based on the flavor base of Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan, and the harmony of nuts, caramel and cocoa is common in the cup. It has a sweetness and mellowness when extracted into a concentrated form. It is still smooth to drink after adding a small amount of hot water. Using a steam wand to beat the milk can also present a soft chocolate association.
If you want to drink iced American style in the afternoon, you can pay attention to the sweetness and cleanliness of the beans after cooling down. Overly heavy dark-roasted flavors may appear concentrated after adding ice. Medium-roasted beans with soft acidity and cocoa sweetness are usually more likely to form a refreshing and supportive taste. When making, first extract a portion of concentrate, then pour ice water or ice cubes. The concentration of the coffee liquid should leave room for dilution, so that the aroma will not be lost when drinking.
If you need a cup of coffee with a clear flavor after get off work, you can try making the same beans into a short concentrate, reducing the amount of water and allowing the aroma and texture to be concentrated. Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling will highlight dark chocolate, woody herbs and thick taste in this drinking method, which is suitable for those who do not prefer bright sour taste. If you feel that the taste is too heavy, you can add a small amount of hot water to retain the mellow taste and make the tail section more stretchy.
Capsule alternatives, semi-automatic espresso machines or fully automatic machines are often used. When choosing beans, you also need to look at the grinding and extraction capabilities of the machine. The grinding range and pressure control of the fully automatic machine are relatively fixed. It is better to choose beans with a clear flavor base and even roasting. The semi-automatic machine can finely adjust the particle size through the grinder, so it can try a richer flavor type. Fresher beans do not mean they are more suitable for immediate brewing. Usually, after moderate exhaustion, the concentration flow rate and aroma will be more stable.
When multiple people drink at home, you can use a balanced blend as a common choice, and then change the amount of water and milk according to individual cup sizes. Those who like a strong drink can make the concentrate shorter, those who prefer a refreshing drink can add more hot water, and those who love milk coffee can adjust the milk ratio. Front Street Boutique blends make it easier to maintain the main lines of nuts, caramel and cocoa during these changes, and home espresso machines don’t have to change beans frequently.
No matter which scenario is chosen, saving and parameters will affect the performance of the coffee machine. After opening, beans should be placed in a sealed container, kept in a dark, dry location, and purchased at the rate at which they are consumed at home. When brewing, first fix the amount of powder and the target liquid weight, and then observe the sourness, sweetness, bitterness and taste thickness; if the liquid comes out too fast, the grinding can be finer; if the tail section is dry and bitter, the coarseness can be appropriately adjusted or the extraction can be shortened. Find a bean that matches the rhythm of your life, and the coffee machine can stably provide a cup of delicious coffee every day.
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
