Washed coffee beans often give people a clear and neat impression. Floral, citrus, berry and other flavors are easy to identify, and there is less heavy flavor when drinking. It is suitable for choosing according to different times and drinking methods: use hot hand brewing in the morning to open up the aroma, make a cup of cold brew during work breaks, and use cold hand brewing to enlarge the juice flavor on weekends, allowing the same processing method to present different flavors.
Washing treatment usually removes the coffee peel and pulp first, then allows the mucilage attached to the surface of the seeds to ferment and decompose, and then is fully washed and dried. Since there is less pulp residue, the taste brought by fermentation is relatively convergent, and the origin, variety and roasting characteristics of the beans will be clearer. People who like a refreshing taste and care about flavor distinction can use washed beans as an introduction to specialty coffee.
A cup of warm hand brew is suitable in the morning. The water temperature and aroma gradually rise, which can slowly recover the taste from sleepiness. Front Street Panama Jade Estate Red Label Geisha has aromas of jasmine, bergamot, citrus and black tea, with a light entrance and a clean finish. Brew slowly in a filter cup, suitable for a few minutes of quiet time after breakfast, and paired with light bread without covering up each other.
When brewing washed beans with a clear floral aroma, you can use finer grinding to allow the hot water to fully bring out the aroma, but there is no need to deliberately prolong the extraction. When filling the water in stages, keep the water flow steady and wait for the coffee liquid to flow down naturally before continuing. There will usually be a clearer floral and citrus note in the cup. If the entrance seems sharp, you can slightly increase the water temperature or slow down the flow rate in the back section to make the sweet and sour transition softer.
The morning of a working day is more suitable for black coffee with a clear flavor and short preparation time. Front Street Yirgacheffe Fruit Ding Ding has citrus, berry and floral aromas, and a refreshing aftertaste similar to green tea will appear in the later stages of drinking. When brewed by hand with light baking, the aroma will be more vivid; if the office only has a filter cup or a portable brewing device, it can also retain the light acidity and clean taste.
As temperatures rise in the afternoon, cold brewing will make the washed beans appear rounder. After soaking the diced Yirgacheffe fruit in front street for a long time in low-temperature water, the original bright acidity will be softened, and the citrus and berry aroma will become like refreshing fruit tea. When making it at home, you can adjust the grinding to be slightly coarser than hand grinding. After soaking for about ten hours, test the concentration before deciding whether to add water or ice.
If you like a cup of iced coffee with juice, Front Street Ethiopian Oiran is suitable for iced hand brewing on weekends. It can show aromas like tropical fruits, strawberries and passion fruit, with lively sweetness, and still has an obvious fruity aroma after cooling down. When brewing, you can increase the concentration of water injection, and then pour the coffee liquid directly onto the ice cubes. The aroma will be brighter and the taste will be sharper.
Washed beans are not only suitable for drinking alone, but can also be adjusted according to the concentration of the drink. When making American style, the clear floral and fruity aroma can be retained after adding water; when making milk coffee, the sour aroma of lightly roasted washed beans may be weakened by the milk, so you can reduce the amount of milk, or choose a version with deeper roasting, sweetness and texture. The point is to keep the coffee liquid present throughout the drink.
When purchasing, you can estimate drinking frequency and utensil capacity together. If you only drink one cup a day, choose a small package to make it easier to finish it at the stage of better flavor. If you use hand brewing at home, you should focus on the floral and fruity aroma and tea taste. If you often cold brew, you can choose washed beans with soft acidity and obvious sweetness. After checking the baking date, seal and store in a cool place, and try to minimize repeated exposure to air after opening.
The same bean will express itself differently in a hot drink, on the rocks, or in a cold brew, which is the fun of picking by scene. If you want to feel the floral aroma and tea feeling, you can start with Panama Geisha; if you like citrus berries and refreshing aftertaste, you can try Yirgacheffe diced fruit; if you like tropical fruits and lively sweetness, you can choose Ethiopian Oiran. First determine what kind of daily life that cup of coffee will accompany, and it will be easier to choose washed beans that suit your 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
