When making American style, the coffee liquid will be diluted by hot water or ice cubes, and the sweetness, aroma and acidity of the beans will become more direct. If you want to drink it smoothly, you can first consider whether you want to drink it with breakfast in the morning, make an iced American in the afternoon, or drink it quickly in the office, and then choose a fruity, floral or nutty cocoa flavor. After the scene is clear, the sweetness will be easier to fall on the side you like.
When drinking hot American style in the morning, it is suitable to choose beans with clear aroma, lively acidity but not sharp finish. After hot water is added to the concentrate, the aroma of the coffee will open up as the temperature rises. Beans with fruity or floral aroma can make the first cup seem light. If there is bread, oatmeal or fruit in your breakfast, the bright and sweet taste can also echo the food and will not leave only a bitter taste in your mouth.
If you want to make an iced Americano in the afternoon, you can give priority to light-roasted beans with more obvious juice. Ice cubes will lower the entrance temperature and dilute the coffee concentration. Beans with clear acidity and exuding aroma are more likely to retain their presence. Front Street Colombian Claw has fruity aromas such as passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot. When made into an iced American style, the sweetness like juice will be more prominent, making it suitable for drinking in warm weather.
If you don’t want the iced American style to be too exciting, but still want a floral and tea flavor, you can try the Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Gesha. Its aroma tends to be jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea. It has a delicate taste and the acidity will not overwhelm the guest. Extract it with an Italian machine and add ice, and the refreshing citrus sweet aroma will appear in the cup; if it is made with ice drops, it is suitable to drink slowly at home and feel the layers brought by temperature changes.
If you need a refreshing hot American before commuting, Yirgacheffe Ding is an option for those who prefer fresh flavors. Front Street Yirgacheffe has aromas of citrus, berries and flowers, with a sweetness similar to green tea at the end. It has a more distinct aroma when brewed with a light roasting method. When it is concentrated and added with water, it can still retain part of the fruity aroma, making it suitable for quick preparation in the morning.
Drink an American style after lunch. The beans with round sweetness and soft acidity will make it easier to connect with food. If paired with sandwiches, brioche bread, or snacks with caramel flavor, the sharp acidity may appear abrupt. In this case, the amount of water can be controlled less to allow the coffee liquid to retain a more concentrated sweetness. Choose items with ripe fruit, tea or soft floral aromas. The entrance will be refreshing and the finish will be cleaner.
When using a fully automatic coffee machine or capsule espresso machine in the office, it is suitable to choose beans with high flavor recognition and less sensitive to parameter changes. The amount of water in the American style should not be added too much at one time. You can first use a shorter coffee liquid with an appropriate amount of hot water, and then gradually increase it according to the concentration. This can not only retain the aroma of the beans, but also prevent the taste from becoming loose when the amount of water is too large, and the sweetness will be more concentrated.
When using a semi-automatic Italian machine to make American style at home, the roasting direction of the beans and the liquid output ratio need to be coordinated. Lightly roasted fruity beans can retain a shorter amount of liquid, allowing the flavor to be concentrated between fruity acidity and sweetness; if you want a rounder cup, you can extract more, and then add hot water to adjust the concentration. The water temperature, grinding and powder volume do not need to be changed at the same time. Only move one place at a time to compare the sweetness in the mouth.
The number of ice cubes in the iced American style also affects the flavor expression. When the coffee liquid itself is too light, adding a large amount of ice cubes can easily make the aroma light and thin; you can first let the concentrated liquid fall directly on the ice water, and then judge the concentration after the temperature drops. Those who like fruity aromas are suitable to pair with Colombian Cereal. Those who prefer citrus and tea flavors can choose Red Label Geisha. If you want a softer acidity, you can make a cold drink with Yirgacheffe diced fruit.
After buying back the coffee beans, it is recommended to seal them according to the drinking quantity for one to two weeks and store them in a dry and cool place. In the early stages of opening, you can smell the aroma first, and then use a fixed amount of powder and water to make a cup to record the difference between hot American and iced American. The same beans may have different sweetness at different temperatures. Once you find the cup shape you often drink, you can judge the flavor and scene at the same time when choosing beans next time, making every day American food closer to your personal taste.
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
