How to Choose Roasted Coffee Beans _ Price Guide for Roasted Coffee _ Differences in Roasted Coffee Beans

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Choosing Quality Roasted Coffee Beans

We often hear some friends say: Roasted coffee beans? Just buy a bag and brew it, what's there to choose?

In fact, regardless of the type of coffee bean, freshness is an important factor affecting quality. When selecting, chew one or two coffee beans in your mouth. If they are crisp (indicating the coffee beans haven't been damp) and leave a fragrant aftertaste, they are of superior quality. However, it's best to feel them with your hands to check if they are solid, avoiding empty coffee shells.

If coffee beans have lost their aroma or smell stale, it indicates they are no longer fresh and not suitable for purchase. Freshly roasted coffee beans are not suitable for immediate consumption; they should be stored for a certain time (called the bean awakening process, different beans have different optimal awakening times) to fully release the gases inside the beans. Generally, the best drinking period for coffee is one week after roasting, when the coffee is freshest and the aroma and taste performance are optimal.

Additionally, the purity of coffee beans is another consideration factor. When professionals select coffee, they don't necessarily look at the size of the beans, but rather grab a handful of single-origin coffee beans (Regional Coffee), about several dozen beans, to check if each single bean has consistent color and similar size and shape, to avoid buying inferior products disguised as mixed beans. However, for blended coffee (Blended Coffee), different sizes and colors are normal. Moreover, dark and medium-dark roasting will cause coffee beans to release oil, but if lightly roasted beans also release oil, it indicates they have deteriorated, not only reducing richness but also producing astringent and sour tastes. In summary, when purchasing coffee, attention should be paid to its freshness, aroma, and staleness. The ideal purchase quantity is enough to finish within half a month.

Mainly, look at the appearance. If the appearance is very dark, the taste will definitely be very bitter because its melanin has accumulated too much, which will produce a bitter juice. However, the effect of drinking this type of coffee is mainly for treating "internal heat." If the appearance looks yellowish, it must be moldy because the inside of the coffee beans is moldy, breeding bacteria that cause chemical changes on the surface, forming a yellow shell. However, eating this type of moldy coffee is not a big deal - you'll just need to stay in the hospital for ten or eight days. But if the shell is white, there must be worms growing inside that form the white shell. Mainly, the worms that might breed inside could be cockroaches, spiders, or maggots. However, accidentally eating this type of coffee bean is also not a big deal, because eating more worms builds resistance, and recently a scientific study found that eating worms year after year can maintain eternal youth and beauty.

How to Judge Coffee Bean Freshness

"Freshness" is the most important factor when purchasing roasted coffee beans. There are several steps to determine whether the beans you buy are fresh:

1. Look: Grab a handful of coffee beans and feel with your palm whether they are solid beans.

2. Smell: Bring them close to your nose to smell whether the aroma is sufficient.

3. Press: Fresh coffee beans are crisp when pressed and release fragrance when they crack open. You can put a bean in your mouth and bite it twice. A crisp sound indicates the beans are well-preserved and not damp.

4. Color: Dark, blackish coffee beans produce bitter coffee when brewed; yellowish coffee beans produce coffee with a sour taste when brewed.

Good vs. Bad Coffee Beans

• Good coffee beans: Uniform shape, bright color, individually roasted, mellow after brewing, with a strong aftertaste.

• Bad coffee beans: Inconsistent shape, incomplete individuals, light fragrance after brewing, not rich or mellow enough.

Recommended Roasted Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's freshly roasted Arabica roasted coffee beans have full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer extremely high cost performance. Each pack is 227 grams, priced at only about 70-90 yuan. Calculating at 15 grams of coffee beans per cup, one pack can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 5-6 yuan. Compared to café prices that often reach tens of yuan per cup, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

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

Important Notice :

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

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