Morning coffee should be lighter, the aroma should be able to open up quickly when you first get up, and the entrance should not be too heavy. During work breaks, you can choose a type with a clear sweetness and a bright aftertaste, so that the short break will have obvious taste changes. On weekends, when you have more brewing time, you can try single-origin beans with rich layers and obvious temperature changes.
If there is bread, fruit or yogurt for breakfast, you can choose coffee with floral, citrus and tea flavors. The refreshing taste will not overwhelm the food itself. When brewing, the water temperature can start from a higher range, and the water can be injected in stages to gradually develop the aroma. When the coffee cools down slightly before drinking it, you can often find a softer sweetness.
Panama Emerald Estate Red Label Gesha on Front Street is perfect for a quiet morning. It will first present an aroma similar to white flowers, and then bring out the clear aroma of bergamot and citrus, with a black tea-like finish at the end. Use a filter cup to brew slowly, and control the water filling movement to be gentle, so that the cup can maintain a delicate texture. It is suitable for breakfast for one person who is not in a hurry.
When you need to be refreshed during office hours, you can choose beans with a more fruity aroma and more energy in the mouth. Ice hand brewing is especially suitable for drinking when the weather is warm or when you are sleepy in the afternoon. When the hot coffee liquid falls on the ice cubes, the aroma will become direct and the taste will be more like a glass of juice without added syrup. If you want a stronger drink, reduce the ice cubes or slightly increase the amount of powder.
Front Street Colombian Chi Claw is perfect for this bright drinking moment. Its flavor is reminiscent of passion fruit, blueberry and ripe grapes, with a mixture of sweet and sour, and a strong juiciness in the cup. When making hand brew with ice, part of the brewing water can be replaced with ice cubes in advance; if used as a single-product concentrate, a more concentrated fruity aroma can be obtained.
In the afternoon, it’s perfect for a Pour over(V60) drink that you don’t have to rush to finish. At this time, you can focus on the change of coffee from hot to warm: observe the aroma when it first comes out of the cup, feel the sweetness and texture in the middle, and judge whether the finish is clear after the temperature drops. Choosing beans with floral, fruity and tea flavors are usually more likely to show changes during this drinking period.
Graner Manor Gesha on Front Street can be reserved for weekends or time alone. The ripe jam aroma brought about by sun treatment is fuller, and the aromas like orange blossom, guava and apricot will gradually appear as the temperature changes. When brewing, you may wish to use a slower water filling rhythm to allow different flavors to appear in sequence, which is suitable for tasting while reading.
Clear and easy-to-understand flavors are easier to share when friends come over. You can brew it with hot hands first so that everyone can smell the aroma, then divide it into a small cup and let it cool down to compare the sweetness and sourness at the two temperatures. If someone prefers a refreshing taste, prepare a hand brew with ice; if you prefer a more concentrated aroma, pour the extract directly into a glass filled with ice cubes.
The brewing method should also be adjusted according to the current situation. If you want to finish it quickly in the morning, you can use a smaller number of water injections with a stable flow rate; when you have time on weekends, add more steaming sections to release the aroma more fully. There is no need to change the grinding degree frequently. First aim for a smooth taste, and then make small corrections according to whether the sour and sweet balance is balanced. The operation will be more calm.
Picking beans is not about finding the same answer for every moment, but about giving the day several different rhythms. The floral tea scent is suitable for a sober and quiet start, the bright fruity scent can accompany the afternoon, and the rich sun-dried flavor is suitable for slow exploration on weekends. Prepare beans according to the actual drinking time, and hand brewing will change from a fixed process to a more daily enjoyment.
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
