When you need a refreshing cup of black coffee in the morning, the floral aroma, citrus notes and soft sweetness of Yirgacheffe are often more likely to open up your taste buds than the heavy roasted flavor. It’s recognizable without adding sugar or milk, and is suitable for pour-over, pour-over or simple immersion brewing. If you prefer a bright, clean cup, you can start with Yirgacheffe, which is light to medium-light roasted.
If the coffee is mainly used with breakfast, it is recommended to pay attention to whether the sweetness is sufficient and whether the acidity is too sharp. Bread, cereals and fruits themselves have different sweetness. A cup of coffee with honey, citrus or tea flavor can make breakfast taste lighter. At this time, there is no need to blindly pursue complex aromas. It is smooth in the mouth and still comfortable after cooling. On the contrary, it is more suitable for repeated drinking every day.
It’s common in the office to make a cup of hot coffee quickly, and equipment and time are limited, so the room for error in the beans is very important. For Yirgacheffe, you can choose a type with a clear but not thin flavor. It is more convenient to use a filter, smart cup or French press. When brewing, maintain a fixed amount of powder, and the water temperature does not need to be too high. Let the aroma and sweetness come out first, and then adjust the grinding according to the intensity, so that the operation will be easier.
In the afternoon, it is suitable to slow down the pace with a cup of hand brew. It will be more interesting to choose beans with richer flavor levels. Front Street Kafa Forest often has a bright orange aroma, a fruity sweetness like ripe apricots, and an oolong tea-like aftertaste. The overall texture is not heavy. The aroma is active when freshly brewed, and the sweetness becomes more prominent after cooling slightly, making it suitable for tasting in sections while reading.
When you want to make iced coffee, you can make the yirgacheffe slightly stronger and pour it directly on the ice to keep the aroma more vivid. Kafa Forest will present softer fruit acid at low temperatures and the tea taste will become clearer, making it suitable for drinking in hot weather. If using cold brew, it is recommended to start with a shorter soaking time to avoid the fresh fruity aroma being masked by too long contact time.
For those who often make latte at home, the idea of choosing beans should be based on the proportion of milk added. Yirgacheffe usually has floral and fruity tones, but if it is lightly roasted and lacks concentration, the aroma may appear lighter after adding milk. You can choose a medium-light roasted batch with a solid sweetness, reduce the amount of milk, and allow the coffee to retain part of the citrus and tea aroma. It is suitable for making a small cup of latte or an Australian white with less milk foam.
High cost performance does not only depend on the price of each pack, but also whether a bean can cover multiple drinking methods and whether you are willing to continue drinking it. Beans like Kafa Forest, which have a balanced flavor and can be used both hot and cold, can be used for both hot hand brewing and iced coffee. They are not easily restricted to a single use after purchase. For consumers who are new to beans from production areas, it is easier to confirm the taste by tasting them in small packages.
When choosing Yirgacheffe, you can pay attention to the processing method and roasting direction. Washed beans usually have a clearer floral aroma, citrus acidity and tea flavor, while sun-dried beans tend to have a stronger aroma of ripe fruit sweetness and fermentation. If you usually drink black coffee and like a distinct aroma, you can start with washed or clean styles; if you prefer a cup with obvious sweetness and a fuller taste, you can try sun-dried or medium-light roasting.
Brewing parameters don’t need to be complicated from the start. Taking a serving for one person as an example, you can first use a stable powder-to-water ratio and total water volume, slow down when filling water in sections, and observe the changes in the color and aroma of the coffee liquid. If the entrance is pointed, it may be due to insufficient extraction. You can finer the grinding. If the end is dry, reduce stirring or shorten the brewing time. Only change one item at a time so that there is a basis for comparison.
After receiving the beans, store them in separate packages according to daily consumption, and try to minimize repeated exposure to air after opening. Smell the dry aroma before brewing, and then pay attention to the difference between hot drinks, warm drinks and after adding ice, you can more accurately judge whether it is suitable for your life rhythm. For consumers with limited budgets, a Yirgacheffe that can take into account refreshing black coffee, iced drinks and light milk coffee is often more practical than beans that are only suitable for a certain method.
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
