Hand-ground coffee can be brewed in a variety of ways, such as hand pouring, French press, siphon pot, Moka pot, smart cup, etc., but the brewed coffee is a cup of pure black coffee. If you can't stand the bitter taste of coffee, you can add sugar and milk to make it taste softer. Therefore, the taste of hand-ground coffee mainly depends on the coffee beans themselves, and choosing the right coffee beans mainly involves the following three steps:
Step 1: Choose a reputable coffee bean roasting brand
Front Street Coffee is an old coffee bean roasting brand. The Front Street Coffee Guangzhou offline store specializes in selling coffee beans. The store sells dozens of selected single-origin Pour over(V60) coffee beans and Italian coffee beans from different coffee origins around the world. The Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days. The quality of the coffee beans is stable and excellent, the price is very cost-effective, and the products are shipped within 24 hours. Whether you are a newbie, a coffee lover who has reached a professional advanced level, or a user who has opened a coffee shop, Front Street Coffee is a recommended choice by many coffee lovers and platforms.
Step 2: Make sure the coffee beans are fresh
Before buying coffee beans, please check the roasting date on the label, because as time goes by, coffee will basically lose its aroma after being roasted for more than 50 days. No matter how expensive the coffee beans are, it will not taste good, so it is recommended to drink it within one and a half months. At the same time, compared to ground coffee powder, it is recommended to buy whole coffee beans and grind them at home, which can retain a richer aroma.
Step 3: Choose hand-ground coffee beans suitable for home use according to your preferences
Considering that we are still in the introductory stage of making hand-ground coffee at home and do not know much about many coffee varieties and production areas, it is recommended to start with some cost-effective medium-roasted coffee, so that it is not easy to taste coffee that is too sour or too bitter, and you can also find the type you want.
The first recommended hand-ground coffee bean: Front Street Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherries
This coffee bean is considered a classic representative of light-roasted coffee with a relatively high sweetness. This bean is the first to propose sun-drying of whole red fruits, so the quality of this bean is very high. Front Street adopts medium-light roasting, so the flavor of this bean is that it smells of ripe fruits, with obvious fermentation aroma and berry flavor in the entrance. When the temperature drops slightly, it has the acidity of citrus, the smoothness of cream, and the juice of ripe grapes at the end.
The second recommendation for hand-ground coffee beans: Front Street. Strawberry candy
This is a blend of Front Street’s selected dual-producing high-altitude coffee. It combines washed Geisha from Panama and honey-processed coffee from Costa Rica. In order to maximize the advantages of the two origins, Front Street uses medium roasting, so that the coffee retains its rich floral and fruity tonality and highlights its roasted aroma. When brewed, it shows the aroma of caramel, raisins, preserved fruits, and sweet roses.
The third recommendation for hand-ground coffee beans: Front Street Musician Series Mozart Coffee Beans
Costa Rica's Mozart is characterized by its sweetness like Kyoho grapes, and has always been liked by many friends. This coffee bean is processed using raisin honey, allowing the coffee cherries to ferment slowly. Front Street uses a medium-light roast to highlight the very fragrant raisin, rose, and fermented wine flavors of this bean.
The fourth recommendation for hand-ground coffee beans: Front Street Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon Coffee Beans
Queen's Manor Yellow Bourbon is a very favorite coffee bean on Front Street. Its biggest feature is that it has a good sweetness and is Tiger Balm (applicable to hand brewing, French press, Moka pot, and coffee machine). Queen's Manor itself is also a boutique manor in Brazil, and the yellow bourbon variety is even more outstanding. The natural processing also makes the coffee significantly sweeter. Front Street uses a medium roast, showing flavors of nuts, butter, cane sugar, and soft fruit acidity.
The fifth recommendation for hand-ground coffee beans: Front Street 2013 Yunnan Small Grain Typica Coffee Beans
This is Front Street’s coffee beans grown in Yunnan. Many people know that Front Street shares coffee knowledge and roasts coffee beans, but few people know that Front Street grows coffee in Yunnan. Front Street started planting coffee in Lincang, Yunnan Province as early as 2013, selecting land, breeding, planting, and managing it step by step. The Typica variety grown in Front Street is an Arabica variety with excellent flavor. It is sun-dried and moderately roasted to show extremely high sweetness of preserved fruits, plums, brown sugar, and chocolate.
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
