Beginner's Guide to Coffee Bean Selection | How to Choose Starter Coffee Beans from Specialty Coffee Shops on Taobao

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Are You a Beginner?

Congratulations on finding this article right at the start of your coffee journey. You won't waste money buying expired coffee beans with stale oil flavors, or coffee that's so sour or bitter it's unacceptable—in short, truly terrible coffee beans.

Not a Beginner?

Have you been drinking coffee for years without finding it truly delicious? Do you have the habit of brewing your own coffee, but always feel it doesn't taste good enough?

Then you need to read this article even more. Quickly review where the problem lies with the beginner coffee beans you bought that don't suit your taste... Stop wasting money immediately.

Coffee Beans Must Be "Fresh"

Because... the "stale oil flavor" of expired coffee beans is enough to cover up all good flavors.

Definition of Freshness

Coffee beans stored in one-way valve bags at room temperature are considered fresh within "two weeks after roasting completion."

Selection Method

Choose coffee beans that are "roasted to order, allow customization of roast level, and have the roasting date clearly marked."

Flavor & Roast Level Selection

For Those Who Love "Floral Aromas & Fruity Acidity"

Choose washed beans, with roast level preference: light roast > medium roast > medium+ roast

For Those Who Love "Fruity Aromas"

Choose natural processed or honey processed beans, with roast level preference: light roast > medium roast > medium+ roast

All bean varieties work, choose "medium-dark roast" for the roast level.

For Those Who Love "Woody Aromas, Non-Acidity & Slight Bitterness"

All bean varieties work, choose "dark roast" for the roast level.

Recommended Non-Acidic Coffee Beans

"Monsooned beans" paired with various roast levels are not acidic, followed by "wet-hulled beans paired with medium-dark and dark roasts" which are also non-acidic.

Recommended Beginner Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted beginner coffee beans: Yirgacheffe coffee, Panama "Flower Butterfly" coffee, Indonesia Mandheling coffee, etc., all have full guarantees in terms of brand and quality. More importantly, they offer extremely high value-for-money. A half-pound (227g) package costs only around 80-90 RMB. Calculating based on 15g per pour-over coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each single-origin coffee costing only about 6 RMB. Compared to cafés that sell coffee for dozens of RMB per cup, this offers exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A Guangzhou-based roastery with a small storefront but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online shop services: https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473