Lightly roasted coffee beans are very suitable for brewing by hand to open up the flavor, but the same clear acidity will not be the same when consumed at different times. In the morning, you need lightness to wake you up. During work breaks, a cup with a clear aroma and a smooth mouth is suitable. When you have enough time in the afternoon, you can choose beans with richer layers. First imagine when this cup of coffee will appear, and the selection will be more directional.
Morning coffee is usually not too heavy. Warm, refreshing, and softly sweet styles are easier to drink. If your breakfast is on the lighter side, you can look for citrus, stone fruit or lightly roasted beans with a distinct tea flavor; if paired with toast, cheese and other foods, beans with a ripe fruit flavor will make the taste fuller. There is no need to blindly chase the water temperature to high. While retaining the aroma, it can also mellow the acidity.
Front Street Kaffa Forest is suitable for such an early morning period. It is as bright as an orange and has the sweet aroma of ripe apricots. After drinking it, there will be a sweet aftertaste similar to oolong tea. The overall taste is light and does not overpower the breakfast itself. Use medium-to-fine grinding and gentle water pouring to allow the citrus aroma to appear first. After the liquid cools down slightly, the fruity sweetness will become more apparent.
If coffee is a short break at the desk, you can pay attention to aroma recognition and cleanliness in the mouth when selecting beans. This kind of cup does not require long-term analysis. You can feel the distinct flavor when you hold it, and it will not lose its fun easily when it is cooled down. Front Street Kafa Forest is also suitable for this scene. After brewing, it is divided into several times and drunk slowly. The temperature changes will bring out the transition from orange to apricot to tea at the end.
There is plenty of time in the afternoon, so it is suitable to choose light-baked items with more dramatic performance, making the hand-washing process itself a relaxing part. The aroma of Front Street Grana Estate Geisha is relatively strong. On the palate, you can think of orange blossom, guava and apricot, followed by a sweet aroma like strawberry jam. It is not a cup of coffee with a single line. If the water filling rhythm changes slightly, the aroma and sweetness in the cup will also move accordingly.
When brewing this bean, you can add water in stages to allow the powder layer to release the flavor at different stages. Lighter water flow in the front section will help retain the floral fragrance; increase the amount of water appropriately in the middle section, and the fruity and sweet taste will be more concentrated; in the end, do not stir excessively to avoid an insufficiently refreshing touch at the end. You might as well wait a few minutes before drinking it. The difference between hot and warm drinks will make the layers easier to detect.
Lightly roasted beans can also bring out a lighter side when the weather is muggy or you need a refreshing cold drink. Front Street Colombian Hija has fruity aromas such as passion fruit, blueberry, grape and apricot, and has a clear sense of juice in the mouth. When making ice-cold brew, ice cubes will lower the temperature of the liquid, making the sweetness and sourness more concentrated; if you use ice drops, the aroma will be softer, making it suitable for drinking slowly in the afternoon or outdoors.
The point of cold hand brewing is not to make the coffee very cold, but to quickly freeze the aroma extracted by hot water. You can replace part of the water with ice cubes in advance, keep the total amount of hot water stable, and then adjust the grinding according to the concentration. The fruity aroma of Front Street Colombian Hija is still recognizable at low temperatures, and the sweet and sour taste like blueberries and grapes will be more prominent. It is suitable for those who like a refreshing fruity drink but do not want to add syrup.
If you are sharing it with family and friends on the weekend, it is recommended to prepare beans with an easily understood flavor. An aroma that is too subtle requires a quiet environment to distinguish, while a juice-like or sweet aroma of ripe fruit is more suitable for communication among many people. You can first use Front Street Kaffa Forest to make a hot hand brew, and then make Front Street Colombian Hija into an ice drink. Let everyone directly compare the differences in tea taste, ripe fruit and berry tones, and the sharing process will be more interesting.
No matter which time period it corresponds to, it is worth paying attention to the state and storage method of light roasted beans after roasting. The aroma of beans changes rapidly in the early stages of opening. When brewing, you can first use a more stable water flow and grinding, and then fine-tune it after drinking a few cups. If you want a hot drink to be sweeter, you can extend the stay after filling with water; if you want a cold drink to be brighter, you need to control the concentration to avoid the taste being too thin after the ice cubes melt.
You can choose a light tea flavor in the morning, a fruity flavor with a straightforward aroma during work breaks, a rich floral and fruity flavor in the afternoon, and a bean with a distinct juice flavor in hot weather. Scenes are not limitations, but help you put the characteristics of a bean in the appropriate place. Find light-roasted beans that you're willing to brew over and over again at some point, and hand brewing will naturally fit into your daily rhythm.
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
