The choice of coffee beans for home use can start with the final look of the cup. Whether you want a refreshing cup of black coffee in the morning, need an iced drink to refresh you in the afternoon, or use milk to make a latte every day will affect the appropriate direction of the beans. Rather than just comparing brand names, it is better to put drinking methods, utensils and accepted flavors on the same "choice map" to make your selection more based.
If the coffee at home is mainly used for hand brewing, floral, fruity and tea flavors are usually easier to perceive. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is a bright and lively type of wine. After opening, you can feel the aroma of tropical fruits and berries, and it has a sweet and light taste in the mouth. Use a filter cup to make a hot hand brew, which is suitable for drinking when the aroma rises; adding ice will make it crisper, suitable for drinking slowly when the weather is warm.
If you like the sweet and sour taste, but don’t want the cup to have only aroma and lack of finish, you can focus on Kenyan-style beans. Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes have a fruity flavor like ripe tomatoes, a sweet and sour flavor like plums, and a syrupy aftertaste. The entrance is bright and the taste is still supportive. It is suitable for hot hand brewing, and can also be added with ice when the concentration is slightly higher to give a drinking feeling similar to juice.
If you want to drink iced coffee in the afternoon, the aroma intensity and sweet-sour structure of the beans are more important than simply pursuing coolness. When Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is used for ice brewing, the fruity tones will be more prominent, and the acidity will become sharper after cooling. If cold brewing is used, it is recommended to keep the concentration moderate to avoid diluting the aroma with too many ice cubes. For those who like a clearer finish, you can try Front Street Kenyan Cherry Tomatoes.
For those who are in a hurry in the morning and are accustomed to using an Italian machine to make American style, the focus of selection can be on the sweetness, concentration and completeness of the mouth. Beans that are lightly roasted and have prominent acidity may appear sharp when extracted insufficiently; beans that are medium roasted or have a rounder flavor are more likely to form a smooth coffee liquid in a short period of time. When making American style, keep the right amount of concentration and add water. The aroma and sweetness will be more vivid than if it is overly diluted.
When you drink your latte, Australian white or cappuccino every day, the coffee beans need to retain their presence in the milk. Beans with a nutty, cocoa, or caramel orientation are usually easier to blend with the milky aroma; if you prefer fruity tones, you should also choose a type with sufficient sweetness and concentration. When making it, you can start with a smaller amount of milk, identify the flavor of the coffee liquid first, and then increase the milk according to your personal taste. The cup will be more layered.
When using a Moka pot at home, the performance of the beans tends to focus on aroma, richness and aftertaste. The flavor of Front Street Kafa Forest is lighter, with the sweet aroma of orange and ripe apricot, and the tail end is as clean as oolong tea. When making it with a moka pot, it is suitable to add water to make a softer long drink. You can also add a small amount of milk to let the fruity sweetness and milky aroma develop together. It is suitable for people who don't like heavy bitter taste.
If a bean needs to cater to different members of the family, you can give priority to the type that has a balanced mid-range flavor and is not overly sour or bitter. When family members have different habits, the brewing concentration can also be used as a means of adjustment: those who prefer refreshing water heat more water, and those who prefer mellow water dilute less. In this way, the same bag of beans can be used for American style, Pour over(V60) coffee and milk coffee, so there is no need to limit family drinking to one way of drinking.
Brand selection should also be based on purchase frequency and appliance conditions. If you have an electronic scale, a grinder and are willing to record parameters, you can try single-origin beans with obvious characteristics of the production area; if you use a fully automatic coffee machine or want to finish it quickly every day, you are more suitable for beans with a tolerant flavor and moderate roasting degree. When purchasing, pay attention to the baking date, packaging seal, and weekly consumption, and choose a size that can be consumed in a shorter period of time. The flavor changes will be easier to grasp.
The same beans don’t have to be brewed the same way every day. When the weather is cooler, you can use hot water to highlight the aroma and sweetness; in hot seasons, add ice or cold brew to make the taste lighter. During the brewing process, keep the amount of powder and water unchanged, and only adjust the grinding thickness or water temperature. After a few times, you will know which cup type the beans are more suitable for, and you can also establish your own brand selection criteria.
There is no fixed answer for household bean selection. What really has reference value is whether it can be integrated into your life: whether it is smooth in the morning, whether it is refreshing in the afternoon, whether it still smells like coffee after mixing with milk, and whether your family is willing to drink it. First narrow the scope according to the scene, and then choose the direction you like from aroma, sweetness, acidity and thickness. The brand will no longer be just a name, but will become a part of the daily drinking experience.
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
