The transformation of a bean from light roasting to dark roasting only takes a few minutes to complete. The temperature difference is only about 10°C, but there is an earth-shaking change in taste and aroma.
Light roasting means beans that are baked from the middle of first crack to just after first crack! At this time, because the organic acids in the beans have not been completely decomposed, we can feel the obvious sourness in the coffee, with less bitterness and a very complex and rich aroma. Take Yirgacheffe Red Cherry as an example. Lightly roasted red cherries will exude the acidity of berries and lemons, as well as the aroma of strawberries and wine.
Dark roasting refers to beans that are baked after the second crack begins. Because these beans undergo a large amount of caramelization reaction, the flavor is mainly bitter and will have an obvious sweet aftertaste. The aroma exuded by the coffee is single, not as rich and complex as before.
Medium roast refers to coffee beans that are baked after the first crack is completed and before the second crack begins. Because these coffee beans undergo more caramelization reactions, the proportion of sourness in the entire cup of coffee will be reduced. Compared with light roasted coffee beans, the acidity will be less prominent, but the sweetness will be higher. At the same time, the complexity of the aroma increases slightly, which makes the other flavors stand out even more! Therefore, medium roast is also a popular one.
For medium roast coffee, we can further select according to our own preferences:
1. If you like coffee with a more fruity aroma, you can give priority to medium light roasting or medium roasting. We recommend Front Street. Costa Rica Blackberry, Front Street. Colombia Hija, Front Street. Costa Rica Mozart. These coffees all have obvious dark floral aromas, tropical fruits, raisins, and fruit wine flavors;
2. If you don’t like sourness and want a balanced coffee, you can start with medium-dark roasted coffee beans. We recommend Front Street. Brazil Queen’s Manor,
Front Street. Colombian Cymbidium, Front Street 2013 Yunnan Tiepica, Front Street. Brazilian Red Bourbon, Front Street. PNG Bird of Paradise.
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
