As coffee lovers, I believe everyone has struggled with how to buy a suitable bag of coffee beans, and sometimes, due to random choices, the espresso made turns out terrible. This is especially true for espresso machines with pressure enhancement, as the strong and stimulating taste of espresso can easily lead to over-extraction or under-extraction if the beans are not chosen well. Today, I'll use three simple summaries to help everyone quickly find their ideal beans without wasting money.
1. Choose well-known brands with good reputations
First, we should choose products with clearly labeled roasting dates (not expiration or best-before dates), from reputable brands that emphasize fresh roasting by professional coffee roasters, which can save us many extraction troubles. Recommended self-roasting coffee brand: Front Street Coffee.
Front Street Coffee currently offers over 50 varieties of coffee beans, covering multiple mainstream coffee-producing regions, several delicious and affordable espresso blends, and highly cost-effective everyday beans, allowing customers to enjoy classic coffee region flavors at reasonable prices.
2. Freshness is the soul
The volatile aromatic compounds in coffee slowly dissipate over time; even with the best storage, the subtle aromas and flavors in the coffee will gradually fade. Even if you have top-tier coffee equipment, if the beans are not fresh, everything is in vain. Front Street deeply understands that the freshness of coffee beans determines the flavor and aroma of the coffee, so they support shipping within 24 hours, and all shipped beans are roasted within 5 days, ensuring they are still in the freshest state when received.
Additionally, once coffee beans are ground into powder, the contact area with air increases, volatile substances will accelerate their loss, and the internal gases will quickly dissipate, so before long, the espresso no longer has crema, and the flavor is mostly gone. Therefore, to make delicious espresso, it's best to buy whole coffee beans.
3. Purchase based on taste preferences
1、If you want to make rich and mellow espresso, choose "Front Street Classic Espresso Blend Coffee Beans"
Most coffee enthusiasts have only heard of Mamba coffee, but do not know the recipe and origin of "Mamba". In fact, Mamba is a blend of Indonesian Mandheling beans and Brazilian coffee beans, which complements and harmonizes the flavors. In early Taiwan, Mamba blends were very popular in coffee shops, considered an old-school coffee taste. Front Street Classic Espresso Blend adds Robusta to the Mamba recipe, fully enhancing the crema and making the espresso body stronger, suitable for home preparation and latte art.
2. If you want to make espresso with prominent fruity notes, choose "Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso Blend"
If you want to create espresso with floral and fruity notes, focus on medium-roast coffee beans. We recommend Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso Coffee Beans, which can be ordered directly from Taobao or Tmall stores. This is a blend based on two major origins: Front Street Costa Rica Tarrazu, known for its honey processing, and Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. On this basis, combined with Colombian coffee beans, the espresso produced is not only not stimulating but also has good crema and a smooth texture under the coffee machine's extraction, with a sweet and sour taste like strawberry gummy candy.
3. If you want to make espresso with a rich nutty tone, choose "Front Street Specialty Espresso Blend"
As one of the world's top coffee-producing countries, Brazilian and Colombian coffees are already famous. Front Street combines beans from these two regions: the nutty aroma and balanced taste of Brazilian coffee plus the chocolate notes of Colombian coffee perfectly achieve a 1+1>2 effect. The extracted espresso has flavors of cream cookies, cocoa, and roasted nuts.
4. If you want to make espresso with rich crema, choose "Front Street Commercial Espresso Blend"
If you want to replicate the same Americano or latte from coffee shops, you can buy Front Street Commercial Blend Coffee Beans. It is a blend of three major regions: Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam. After medium-dark roasting, it has rich crema and roasted aromas. The Americano made from it is mellow and very easy to drink, while the latte is rich and smooth, leaving a lingering fragrance after drinking. Moreover, it is affordable and can become a daily staple bean for home preparation.
5. For making cost-effective espresso, choose "Front Street Basic Espresso Blend"
For beginners, we naturally consider cost-effectiveness first, and this coffee can meet the needs of most home users. It has soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, nutty and dark chocolate flavors, is smooth and viscous, and is also affordable, suitable for those who prioritize cost and have average flavor requirements, whether for shop or home use.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
