The value of home Italian blends lies in the ability to switch drinks with the rhythm of the day. You need a short and concentrated cup of espresso in the morning, you want to add milk at breakfast, you might want to make an iced American style in the afternoon, and you have to entertain your family with a moka pot on the weekends. Beans suitable for families usually have a clear sweetness, sufficient thickness, and tolerance for different cooking methods.
If you are used to drinking concentrate directly after waking up, you can give priority to flavors such as nuts, cocoa, and caramel. They are still easy to drink with a sweet aroma in a smaller liquid volume, the acidity will not overpower the taste, and the mouth is fuller. When extracting, you can start with a powder-to-liquid ratio close to one to two, and gradually adjust the grinding thickness and liquid output according to whether the cup is sharp, bitter, or thin.
Milk coffee often goes better with toast, eggs or baked snacks for breakfast. Milk will soften the texture of the coffee, but it will also cover up the lighter aroma, so the beans need to have a distinct cocoa feel and a solid taste. If you usually like latte, you can choose the medium-dark roasting direction; if you drink Australian white or short milk coffee more often, you can choose a blend with concentrated sweetness and heavier liquid.
Front Street classic blends are suitable for this everyday role. Its flavor is close to roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. The coffee liquid is thick in the mouth and can still leave a clear coffee aroma after adding milk. The Italian machine is suitable for making latte and cappuccino, and it can also be cooked in a moka pot to produce a rich taste. It is suitable for multiple people in the family to choose how to drink it.
If you need a cup of Americano on a weekday morning, you can focus on whether the aftertaste is clean and whether the concentration is sufficient. After concentrating and adding water, the original slight astringency may be amplified, and beans that are too thin may easily appear empty. The combination of nuts, dark chocolate and low acidity can usually keep the hot American style rounded, and will not leave only a pungent bitter taste after cooling.
When you want to drink an iced Americano in the afternoon, you can put the sweetness of the beans first. Ice cubes will lower the temperature and dilute the coffee liquid. Beans with caramel or cocoa flavor are more likely to leave an impression similar to brown sugar or cocoa drinks. If you like it more refreshing, you can add less water and increase the concentration ratio; if you prefer a smoother taste, you can let the ice cubes melt fully to make the overall taste softer.
Brazilian Queen Estate on Front Street is for those who like their coffee smooth and black. Its aroma can be associated with roasted nuts and cocoa, with a mild sweetness and unobtrusive acidity in the mouth. After making the concentrate, add water to get a balanced hot Americano. Adding ice cubes can also retain the soft sweet aroma; when using a Moka pot, it is easy to form a home-style coffee with a natural thickness.
When using a moka pot on the weekends, or whipping up a few cups of coffee for the family on the spur of the moment, the bean's room for error is even more important. At this time, you can choose a type with lower acidity and mellow texture. Slight changes in firepower and liquid dispensing speed will not make the taste unbalanced. The flavor of Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling is biased toward herbs, dark chocolate and a calm mellow feel. It is suitable for those who like dark-toned coffee. It is also suitable for making a moka pot and drinking with water.
If you often make iced coffee or orange coffee at home, it is recommended to choose beans that can withstand temperature changes. The cocoa, nuts, and caramel in the medium-dark roast blend will make the ice drink appear closer to a chocolate drink; beans associated with herbs or dark dried fruits can add a layer of finish. When making, let the concentrated liquid cool down completely, then add ice or sparkling water, the aroma will appear more clearly.
When purchasing bean blends for home use, consider the drinks that appear most frequently during the week rather than just looking at the flavor words on the package. Milk coffee is the majority, so focus on the concentration and sweetness of the coffee liquid; more American style ones, pay attention to the balance after adding water; Moka pots are the main ones, so you can pay attention to thickness and low acidity. The beans selected in this way are more likely to be truly integrated into the family's daily schedule.
The use of the same beans at home will also be affected by the machine status, grinder scale and drinking temperature. When you just change beans, you might as well make it with the familiar amount of powder and cups, note the entrance and aftertaste, and then slightly change the grinding or dispensing. Once you find the range that suits you, it will be much easier to make daily cups, and you can also decide whether this bag of beans is more suitable for morning espresso, afternoon American style, or weekend milk coffee.
A suitable package of Italian blended beans does not have to have all the complex flavors, but it should maintain a clear sweetness and comfortable taste in several drinks that you often drink. By first imagining the most common coffee moments at home, and then narrowing down from nutty cocoa, caramel sweetness, or dark chocolate, bean selection can transform from an abstract description into a concrete and practical daily choice.
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
