Home Italian beans not only serve a cup of espresso, but also serve an Americano in the morning, a latte at breakfast, coffee with ice in the afternoon, and a short brew that the family wants to drink at the last moment. When choosing according to drinking scene, you can observe the presence of coffee in different drinks: black coffee should have sweetness and aroma, while milk coffee should leave a clear coffee skeleton.
If you are used to drinking a cup of espresso or hot Americano directly after waking up, flavors such as nuts, cocoa, and caramel will be easier to integrate into your daily routine. Their acidity is usually softer, and the entrance is not too sharp. They are full when concentrated, and they can retain the sweet toasty aroma after being diluted with water. They are suitable for pairing with bread, eggs or light breakfast.
Breakfast milk coffee requires another kind of balance. Milk will make the cup smooth and reduce some of the sour aroma, so the coffee liquid must have sufficient thickness and sweetness. If you prefer latte, you can choose blended beans with a medium-dark roasting direction; if you often make cappuccino, you can make the concentration more concentrated, reduce the proportion of milk, and create a clear layer of coffee and milk foam.
When drinking it with many people at home, the flavor should not be too thin or overly exaggerated. Some people like American style, while others are used to adding milk. Beans need to maintain adaptability between the two drinking methods. Blends with nutty, cocoa and caramel tones are usually more acceptable to different tastes; when the grinder and espresso machine are in stable condition, it is also convenient to make multiple cups in a row.
If you want to drink iced American style in the afternoon, you can choose beans with solid sweetness and restrained acidity. Pour the hot concentrate directly over ice water, and the aroma will become refreshing. The dark chocolate and caramel-like taste can still support the whole cup, and it will not be left with just a watery taste. If you like brighter iced coffee, you can also shorten the amount of liquid dispensed to concentrate the flavor in the front section.
Front Street Classic Blend is suitable for those who use their home espresso machine as a daily beverage tool. It is dominated by sweet aromas like nuts, cocoa and caramel. It has a certain weight when concentrated and remains smooth after being mixed with water. Adding milk gives it a warm flavor similar to cocoa and roasted nuts. Making American style in the morning and latte in the afternoon can maintain a relatively unified taste direction.
If you want a bean that combines Italian style, moka pot and pour-over, you can check out the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street. Its nutty and cocoa aroma is softer, the sweetness spreads slowly like caramel, and the acidity does not overwhelm the mouth. When used in Italian style, it can produce a rounded concentrate that still has a coffee aroma after adding milk. It is suitable for home users who do not prefer strong acidity.
For those who like a thicker taste and usually drink dark roasted American style, you may consider Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling. It has a herbal aroma and a deep color like dark chocolate. It has a low acidity and a mellow taste. It still has an obvious dark roasted flavor after cooling. When used in Italian style, the amount of liquid can be appropriately reduced; when used as a moka pot or drunk with water, it can also present a solid taste.
Parameter adjustment of home-made Italian beans does not have to be complicated from the beginning. First fix the amount of powder and the weight of the liquid in the cup each time, observe whether the coffee appears sour, thin, dry or burnt, and then correct it by grinding thickness and liquid dispensing speed. When the beans are too deep, the water temperature can be slightly lower, and the liquid should not be left out for too long; if the concentration is too light, check the distribution of the powder cake, the flatness of the pressed powder, and whether the grinding is too coarse.
When purchasing, you should also consider your daily consumption and choose packaging specifications that are suitable for drinking within a certain period of time. After opening, seal it away from light, make sure the beans still have a clear aroma before use, keep the grinder clean, and regularly clean the brewing head and steam pipe of the espresso machine, all of which will make the same blend of beans perform more stably. After finding the cup type you often drink, and then adjusting the concentration, milk volume and ice volume, home coffee will naturally form its own rhythm.
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
