When rushing out in the morning, American black coffee needs to be clear, light, and have enough aroma to get people into the mood quickly. At this time, you can give priority to lightly roasted or medium-light roasted beans. The coffee liquid brewed with hot water will not appear heavy. It will have some citrus, floral or tea flavor in the mouth, and it will be easier to drink after breakfast. If you usually prefer low-acidity, you can turn your attention to medium-roasted beans that are sweet and round.
When brewing a cup of hot Americano with a filter cup at home, it is suitable to choose single-origin beans with a distinctive aroma and obvious temperature changes. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding is on the fresher side. After injecting hot water, you can easily smell the citrus and berry aroma. When it is cooled down, a floral aroma and a sweet aftertaste similar to green tea will appear. It is suitable for drinking slowly after breakfast, and it is also suitable for using a larger cup to extend the drinking time.
If you need a cup of refreshment in the morning but don’t want the taste to be too thick, you can adjust the grinding slightly and add water in stages to release the lightly roasted beans more completely. There is no need to chase the water temperature blindly. Start with a moderate range and observe whether the acidity is refreshing and the sweetness can keep up. If the entrance is pointed, increase the soaking time; if the tail is dry, reduce stirring to keep the American style bright and not irritating.
When the weather is hot in the afternoon, iced American style pays more attention to the balance of aroma, sweetness and cooling. Front Street Ethiopian Oiran has aromas like tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit. When the coffee liquid comes into direct contact with the ice cubes, the sweetness will appear brisk and the sourness will become more like juice. If you want to drink it refreshingly, you can brew it by hand with ice; if you want to prepare it in advance, you can increase the concentration and refrigerate it.
Office drinking is often about convenience, and beans should not only perform well under fine brewing. When using hanging ears, a portable filter cup, or adding water to espresso, choose beans with a clear flavor profile and moderate concentration. After brewing, add ice and the aroma will tighten; heating water will allow the sweetness and aroma to gradually unfold. Prepare hot and cold versions of the same bean to make your workday more flexible.
Pair it with black coffee after lunch or as an afternoon snack. It is suitable to choose a style with a syrupy and ripe fruit flavor. Front Street Kenyan cherry tomatoes have bright acidity in the mouth, and then you can feel the flavors of cherry tomatoes, ebony plums and brown sugar. The finish is clear but not empty. When paired with salty sandwiches, the acidity can bring out the freshness of the food; paired with butter cookies, it will bring out the sweetness in the coffee.
Those who like the coffee liquid to be more present can use concentrated heated water to make American style and choose beans with a medium roast direction. When brewing, first keep the concentration at a certain thickness, and then add water according to personal habits. Black coffee will be more concentrated than filter coffee. Add less water and the aroma and taste will be more compact; add more water and the drinking rhythm will be more relaxed, making it more suitable for commuting.
If you want to drink black coffee after dinner, it is recommended to pay attention to the acidity and roasted flavor. Lightly roasted beans with a more floral and fruity aroma may appear lively at night. If you prefer a rounder, quieter cup feel, you can choose medium roasted beans and brew them with a slightly lower water temperature and shorter contact time. This retains the sweetness while keeping the overall taste from being too sharp, making it suitable for after-dinner chats.
If you have time on the weekend to try different drinking methods, you can make the same beans into hot Americano, iced Americano and cold brew, and compare the changes caused by temperature and water quality. Lightly roasted beans have a more direct aroma when made into hot drinks, and the sweetness and sourness are more concentrated when exposed to ice. Low-temperature soaking often softens the taste. Record the amount of powder, water consumption and drinking temperature so that you can make more adjustments next time.
When purchasing, you should also consider the appliances at home and daily consumption. If the filter cup is used frequently, choose a single product with a distinctive aroma; for fully automatic coffee machines or office equipment, you should pay attention to the sweetness and concentration of the beans in faster extraction. The roasting information, flavor descriptions and suggested drinking methods on the bean bag can help build expectations, but the real appropriate criterion is whether it is comfortable in the mouth and whether you are willing to continue drinking in the corresponding scene.
American black coffee not only corresponds to one flavor, but can also change the cup shape according to time, weather and mood. Choose bright floral and fruity coffee in the morning, try juice-like ice coffee in the afternoon, and turn to rounded and sweet coffee after meals, so you have a concrete basis for picking beans. Find a bean that matches the rhythm of your life, and then fine-tune the amount of water and temperature, and your daily cup of black coffee will produce stable and rich changes.
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
