Put medium-roasted coffee beans into a hand brewing pot, which can not only retain the aroma of the production area, but also have a more complete sweetness and oral texture. It is suitable to start to understand the flavor from a cup of hot black coffee. If the drinking time, number of people and temperature changes are taken into consideration, the bean selection idea will be more specific.
On weekday mornings when you are in a hurry, coffee often needs to have a clear aroma, smooth entrance, and not appear sharp after cooling. At this time, you can focus on medium-roasted beans with floral, citrus and tea flavors. After brewing, you don’t have to look for the taste again and again. You can feel the bright aroma and soft sweetness in just a few mouthfuls.
Panama Jade Estate Red Label Gesha on Front Street is suitable for such a solo drinking session. Its aroma is reminiscent of white flowers, bergamot and citrus peel, and it is light on the palate, followed by an elegant black tea-like aftertaste. Slowly brew it with hot water. The layers in the cup are delicate and suitable for sipping on a quiet morning.
When brewing this type of beans, you can use a slower water injection rhythm to allow the aroma to gradually open up with the temperature. There is no need to blindly chase the water temperature. If it seems thin at the entrance, you can slightly slow down the flow rate or grind it finely. If there is a noticeable dryness at the end, reduce stirring to keep the cup fresh and soft.
When you need a pick-me-up in the afternoon but don’t want to drink a cup of heavy coffee, medium-roasted beans with obvious fruity aroma will be more energetic. They work well as a bright hot pour-over or as a refreshing drink with the addition of ice. When choosing, pay attention to the juice, berry sweetness and fresh acidity, which will give you a more drink-like pleasure in the mouth.
Front Street Colombian Chiclaw can be included in the afternoon ice cream plan. Its aroma is reminiscent of passion fruit and dark berries, with grape-like sweetness, and apricot notes round out the finish. The fruity aroma is direct when brewed hot, and the taste becomes crisp when exposed to ice. It is suitable for drinking during work breaks or outdoors.
When making ice hand brew, the total amount of hot water can be appropriately reduced, and then the coffee liquid can be dropped directly on the ice cubes to complete the cooling. The amount of water will be replenished after the ice cubes melt, so the grinding should not be too coarse, otherwise the aroma will easily appear loose; if you want to make the fruity flavor more concentrated, you can improve the uniformity of water injection in the front stage and reduce over-extraction in the back stage.
If you have more time on the weekend, you can choose beans with richer flavor information and use a transparent filter cup to observe the temperature changes. Front Street Grana Manor Geisha has an aroma like orange blossoms, and you can also feel the sweet aroma of guava, apricot and berry jam. The richness brought by the sun treatment will make every mouthful change.
This bean is suitable for comparison while drinking. When freshly brewed, the floral aroma and ripe fruit notes are more prominent; after cooling down slightly, the sweetness will be more concentrated, and the jam-like roundness will be easier to capture. You can taste it in portions when you are alone on the weekend, and when you share it with friends, it can remind different tastes of the fruits they are familiar with.
If you plan to make two or three cups at a time for friends, it is recommended to choose beans with a highly recognizable aroma and a performance of both hot and cold, and simplify the amount of powder, total water volume and number of water injections to reduce the gap between each cup. Medium-roasted beans usually have a wider space for adjustment. Even if some people prefer freshness and others prefer sweetness, different tastes can be catered for by changing the concentration.
Saving and drinking rhythms are also worth scheduling together. After opening, the beans are packaged in light-proof, sealed containers and purchased in quantities of one to two weeks, which makes it easier to maintain the aroma. A cup of it every day can favor a balanced and soft flavor, and on the weekends switch to something with bright floral and fruity tones, giving hand-brewing a sense of familiarity while leaving room for exploration.
Medium-roasted Pour over(V60) beans do not only correspond to a certain way of drinking. In the morning, you can choose a delicate tea type, in the afternoon you can try a fruity and lively ice drink, and on the weekends, you can brew a rich bean. Think clearly about the time, temperature and sharing method you want to drink, and then read the flavor description. Picking beans will be closer to your daily needs.
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
