As a super popular single-origin coffee, there are many types of Yirgacheffe, so it will be easy to get confused if you buy them randomly. If you are a novice, you can actually choose the right coffee beans based on the brewing method and the degree of roasting.
Generally speaking, brewing methods can be divided into two categories. One is normal pressure extraction represented by hand brewing, which also includes hanging coffee, cold brew coffee, American drip coffee machine, French press, etc. When using this type of equipment to extract, it is best to use light roasted or medium light roasted Yirgacheffe;
The other is pressurized extraction represented by espresso machines, which also include Moka pots. Due to the extraction under high temperature and high pressure conditions, it is recommended to purchase medium-dark roasted Yirgacheffe.
Next, we will list the best options for Yirgacheffe based on different roasting degrees.
Light Roast: Front Street. Washed Yirgacheffe
If you ask what single-origin coffee beans are suitable for beginners, it must be economical and good coffee that can taste the flavor of the classic production area. People often call it ration coffee. If you haven’t tried fruit-acid coffee before, it is recommended to try the classic Front Street washed Yirgacheffe flavor first, a bean representative of exquisite floral aroma, which will definitely leave a deep impression on you.
Front Street. Washed Yirgacheffe
Origin: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Altitude: 2300 meters
Variety: native species
Processing method: washed
Flavor description: lemon, citrus, tea, honey, berry
Reason for recommendation: With the classic Yirgacheffe flavor, the price is affordable and can be used as daily rations
Medium light roasting: Front Street. Washed diced cherries, Front Street. Sun-dried red cherries.
If you are no longer satisfied with the basic taste, but want to advance to taste higher-grade Yirgacheffe, then one of Front Street's washed fruit dices and Front Street's sun-dried red cherries will definitely be your cup of tea.
Although both belong to the highest grade G1, which means the coffee beans have the lowest defect rate, due to the different processing methods used, the two coffees show completely different tonality in terms of flavor. Specifically, Front Street's washed fruit dices have a brighter flavor, with white floral aromas, citrus, lemon, and honey; Front Street's sun-dried red cherries have a fuller taste, higher mellowness, and a light floral, berry, mango, and lightly fermented flavor.
Front Street. Washed Fruit Ding Ding
Place of Origin: Yirgacheffe Fruit Tintin Cooperative
Altitude: 2000-2100 meters
Variety: Local native species
Processing method: washed
Flavor: Jasmine citrus berry honey tea feel
Front Street. Sun-dried red cherries
Production area: Yirgacheffe Altlan processing plant
Altitude: 2300m
Breed: Ethiopian native species
Treatment method: Sun treatment
Flavor: citrus, berry, fermented fruit aroma, honey, cream taste
Medium-dark roast: Front Street. Sun-dried red cherries SOE
Unlike hand brewing and cold brewing, making espresso requires ensuring that it is carried out under high pressure and high temperature. Therefore, if you use yirgacheffe that is too lightly roasted, it is likely to cause splashing due to insufficient extraction, making the coffee extremely sour. In this regard, when making Yirgacheffe espresso, it is recommended to give priority to SOE special coffee beans with a medium roast or above. We recommend Front Street Sun-Dried Red Cherry SOE, which is very popular among home brewing users.
Using Front Street sun-dried red cherry SOE extraction, we will extract 40g of coffee liquid with 20g of coffee powder for 25 to 30 seconds, and then add 160g of hot water to the concentrate in a ratio of 1:4 to become Yirgacheffe SOE Americano, or add 200ml of whipped hot milk in a ratio of 1:5 to become Yirgacheffe SOE latte.
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
