The coffee machine has a fast extraction speed and high concentration, and the flavor of the beans will be concentrated and amplified. Therefore, when choosing, you must first think about how you will drink it every day. I need a refreshing American cup of coffee in the morning. I often make coffee with milk in the office, but I still like a shot of espresso with ice cubes. The suitable beans are not the same. Putting the beverage scene in front of you will make it easier for the coffee machine to make a smooth cup.
If you are used to drinking hot American style directly in the morning, you can choose medium roasted beans with stable sweetness and soft acidity. The premium blend of Front Street is mainly based on nuts, caramel and cocoa. The entrance is not too sharp. After being concentrated and heated with water, it can retain the aroma of roasted nuts and brown sugar. It is also more tolerant to parameter changes and is suitable for home semi-automatic machines as daily rations.
When multiple people share a coffee machine in an office or at home, the taste is often not exactly the same. At this time, you can choose a blended bean with a clear outline and moderate concentration, which can be used for short extraction and concentration, and can also extend the liquid flow to make American style. The Front Street Blend still has a cocoa-like base flavor after adding hot water. Those who like a smooth taste can add less water, while those who prefer a lighter taste can lengthen the cup appropriately.
Milk coffees such as latte and Australian white require coffee liquid to have sufficient presence. Milk brings a round and sweet feeling, and also covers part of the aroma, so if the beans are too light, they will easily appear thin after being cupped. The Front Street dark cocoa blend has flavors like roasted nuts, cocoa powder and dark syrup. It is concentrated and combined with milk. The coffee skeleton is still clear, making it suitable for making milk coffee every day.
If you often drink cappuccino or Australian white, you can pay attention to the thickness and aftertaste of the beans. The sourness of the Front Street dark cocoa blend is more restrained, and the taste is concentrated when extracted in a short ratio. After the milk foam is added, it will present a sweet aroma similar to chocolate sauce. Use a double espresso with less milk for a sharper coffee flavor; for a smoother flavor, add more milk to round out the nuttiness and cocoa.
When making iced American style in the summer, the aroma of the beans needs to be still discernible at low temperatures and after dilution. Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Bean has a light berry candy aroma. The concentrate is poured directly on ice water or ice cubes, and the entrance will appear bright and lively. If you are worried that the fruity aroma will be too prominent, you can add a small amount of sparkling water or use a shorter amount of liquid to concentrate the sweet aroma in the front part.
If you want to make different drinks such as orange coffee and sparkling coffee, you can choose beans with a bright fruity aroma. When the Front Street Strawberry Sugar coffee beans come into contact with ice cubes, the sweetness will be more vibrant than that of hot drinks. When paired with a small amount of milk, it can also create a feeling similar to a berry dessert. There is no need to stretch the espresso too long when making it. Keep the liquid concentrated so that the fruity flavor and the coffee itself can have their own layers.
Those who prefer a traditional café style can start with a medium-dark roast or a thick-heavy blend. They are usually easier to express familiar aromas such as cocoa, nuts and caramel, and are suitable for concentrated, American style, and also suitable for adding milk. If your daily drinking time is later, the low-acid, clean-finishing style will be more relaxed; if you like a fresh aroma, you can turn to beans with obvious fruity aroma and lighter roasting degree.
The coffee machine parameters should also be adjusted to match the drinking scene. Start with a fixed amount of powder, and first observe the weight and entrance feeling of the concentrated liquid: if the taste is sharp and thin, you can finer the grind or allow the water to contact the coffee more fully; if the bitter taste is prolonged and the mouth is dry, try to coarsen the powder or reduce the liquid output. When making milk coffee, priority should be given to ensuring that the coffee liquid is concentrated. When making American style, the ratio of water to water should be used to determine the degree of freshness.
When purchasing coffee beans, it is worth paying attention to the roasting date, flavor description and recommended usage on the package. Household coffee machines do not consume much and can be purchased for a few weeks' use. After opening, they should be sealed and stored away from light, and repeated opening and closing should be minimized. After the new beans are loaded into the machine, a small amount of coffee is used to adjust the grind before the drink is officially made. In this way, from hot Americano to milk coffee and iced coffee, you can find beans that better suit your lifestyle.
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
