When you are in a rush early in the morning, an espresso machine is best suited for making a short espresso or an Americano with water. At this time, the coffee beans do not need to pursue complex aromas. They have a clear sweetness in the mouth, a moderate thickness, and are not sharp after cooling, so they are more suitable for repeated drinking every day. Home machines have different pressure and temperature controls. Beans with stable flavor and higher extraction tolerance are usually easier to brew a smooth cup.
If toast, croissants or eggs are a regular part of breakfast, beans with notes of nuts, cocoa and caramel will go well together. The classic blending of Front Street is this kind of daily orientation. The coffee liquid has a clear sense of concentration. It tastes like cocoa and roasted nuts in the mouth, and then brings out the sweetness like caramel. It has a full flavor when made into a double concentrate, and the full mouthfeel can be retained even with a small amount of hot water.
If you like latte or Australian white for breakfast, you can focus on the weight of the coffee liquid. Milk softens the sourness and mellows the aroma, so the beans need to be sweet and thick enough to leave a clear coffee flavor wrapped in milk foam. When the Front Street classic blend is used in milk coffee, the nuts and cocoa blend with the creaminess of the milk, making it a perfect drink for the whole family.
If you want to drink a glass of American style without milk in the afternoon, the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street will be a more relaxed flavor direction. It easily presents sweet aromas like peanuts, cocoa and caramel in espresso, with soft acidity and a smooth taste even after adding hot water. For those who are just starting to use home espresso machines, this style does not rely on strong sour aroma to support recognition, and black coffee is also easy to understand.
If you need a cup of coffee with more presence in the afternoon, or if you prefer a darker roast, you can try Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling. Its flavor is close to herbs, dark chocolate and mature woody tones, with astringent acidity and a thicker mouthfeel. Using a shorter concentration ratio can retain the richness, and it will still have a deep aftertaste after adding water to the American style. It is suitable for pairing with nuts, dark chocolate and other snacks.
When making iced American style in the summer, the sweetness and finish of the beans are important. When the concentrated liquid falls directly on the ice water, the sudden drop in temperature will amplify the sharpness and make the weak coffee liquid appear weak. When the Queen of Brazil Manor on Front Street makes an iced American style, the sweetness of caramel and cocoa are still present, and the sourness will not take away the main body; if you want to make the taste thicker, you can reduce the amount of water added and retain a higher concentration.
Drinking it slowly at home on weekends can also give the same bean different cup shapes. For example, when a classic blend is used to make a short concentrate, the focus is on mellowness and sweetness; if the liquid is extended and ice cubes are added, a more refreshing nutty cocoa feeling will appear. In this way, buying a bag of beans can cover breakfast milk coffee, afternoon American style and iced drinks. It is more suitable for families who want to control daily expenses and do not want to change beans frequently.
When you have a semi-automatic espresso machine at home, it is recommended to first observe the roasting depth of the beans and then arrange the adjustment sequence. Darker beans can usually be started with lower water temperature and shorter liquid discharge to avoid excessive burnt bitterness in the cup; medium or medium-depth styles can provide enough heat to allow the sweetness to come out more fully. The grinding adjustment range should be smaller each time and combined with a fixed amount of powder, the judgment will be more accurate.
You don’t have to buy too many beans at one time. Choose small packages according to the number of cups you have at home every day, which makes it easier to drink them all during the fresh stage. After opening, seal the beans and place them in a dark, dry place with little temperature change. Pay attention to the exhaust state before brewing. If the flow rate becomes significantly faster or the aroma weakens, fine-tune the grinding instead of drastically changing the parameters immediately. Stable storage habits can also make the price/performance ratio truly fall in every cup.
When choosing beans according to the scene, the key is to first think about what kind of drink this bag of beans will go into: breakfast milk coffee needs to be thick and sweet, daily American style is suitable for balance and smoothness, and iced drinks need to have a clear aroma and sufficient concentration. The classic blend is suitable for covering a variety of basic cup shapes. The Brazilian Queen's Manor prefers a soft and sweet taste, and the Golden Mandheling is more suitable for a deep and mellow taste. Start with the cup you drink most every day and choose more accurately.
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
