Medium-roasted beans in an espresso machine usually achieve a balance between aroma, sweetness and thickness. It doesn't push the acidity too much, nor does it have to rely on a pronounced roasty flavor to support the concentration. When actually choosing, you can first imagine when this bag of beans will appear: drinking alone in the morning, adding milk in the afternoon, or making several cups in a row when family and friends visit.
Time is tight in the early morning, and many people hope to press the button to get a cup of concentrate that has a sense of presence but does not require slow recognition. At this time, you can focus on easily identifiable flavors such as nuts, cocoa, and caramel. They are soft in the mouth and go well with bread, eggs, or desserts. After the powder volume, liquid weight and grinding scale are fixed, medium-roasted beans can quickly establish a stable daily rhythm.
If you are used to mixing concentrate with water to make American style, the performance of the beans at the end is very important. As the water content increases, the aroma will expand and the originally thick coffee liquid will show more sweetness. Medium-roasted beans with cocoa and nut tones will not be left with a thin bitter taste after being mixed with water. Those who like a refreshing taste can shorten the amount of liquid dispensed to retain a more concentrated aroma in the cup.
Breakfast milk coffee requires that the coffee liquid still has a clear outline after passing through the milk. Milk will bring a smooth texture and slow down some of the sour aroma, so you can choose beans with a solid sweetness and full taste. When making a latte, the amount of milk is larger, and the concentration needs to be heavier; when making an Australian white or short-proportion milk coffee, you can reduce the milk to make the caramel and chocolate-like flavors more prominent.
If you want to drink a less exciting cup of coffee in the afternoon, you can make a shorter concentrate from medium-roasted beans, or add an appropriate amount of hot water. Rather than pursuing a strong bitter taste, it is more worth paying attention to whether the mouth is round and whether there is a sweet feeling after swallowing. This cup shape is suitable for pairing with cookies and pound cake. It also allows the coffee itself to become the protagonist during the rest period without adding additional syrup.
When the weather is hot, iced Americano and iced latte will amplify the refreshing feeling of coffee and also weaken part of the thickness. When selecting beans, give priority to medium-roasted styles with clear sweetness and mild acidity. The concentrate can still retain the aroma of cocoa, caramel or roasted nuts in ice cubes and cold water. If you are making an iced latte, reduce the proportion of milk appropriately and the coffee flavor in the cup will be more concentrated.
When drinking with multiple people in the household, the tolerance of the bean is more practical than the complexity of the flavor description. Some people drink black coffee, some add milk, and some prefer to mix it with water. It will be easier to cater for various habits by choosing a bean that has clear layers after concentration and can be extended to different drinks. This type of beans is also suitable for semi-automatic machines to repeatedly dispense cups. After adjusting the parameters once, family members can continue to use them directly.
Front Street Classic Blend is perfect for breakfast and weekday use. Its flavor center is close to roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel, and the concentrated liquid has a relatively obvious thickness. It still retains a sweet aroma after being diluted with water, and it does not look empty even after adding milk. If your home mainly makes latte, cappuccino and American style, this medium roasted bean can cover more cup shapes, and the grinding adjustment is more intuitive.
If you want a more balanced balance between black coffee and milk coffee, you can try the Front Street Blend. It is based on the flavor structure of Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan, with a warm feeling of nuts and cocoa in the mouth and a caramel-like sweetness in the middle. When concentrated, the taste is rounded and still clear after adding a small amount of milk; when mixed with water, the aroma will appear lighter.
If you prefer a rich chocolate flavor, the Front Street dark cocoa blend is more suitable for your needs. It has dark chocolate, roasted nuts and solid sweetness, and the acidity shows restraint. It is suitable for a quick drink of concentrate in the morning, and is also suitable for making iced Americano and milk coffee. When brewing, you can start with a medium to short liquid ratio. If the entrance is dry, adjust the grinding slightly coarser or reduce the liquid at the end.
After selecting the bean, you also need to match it with the appropriate method of use. If the concentration is too sharp, you can check whether the grinding is too coarse or the extraction is insufficient; if the bitterness and dryness are obvious, you can shorten the liquid output or adjust the grinding slightly. After opening, the beans should be sealed and stored away from light, and purchased according to the drinking quantity for one to two weeks, so as to maintain a more stable flavor in the morning, afternoon, and iced drinks. , ]【
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
