Beginner's Guide to the selection of Coffee beans-how to choose Coffee beans

Professional coffee knowledge exchange More coffee bean information Please pay attention to coffee workshop (Weixin Official Accounts cafe_style)

1 What kind of coffee equipment is used to brew coffee

It is best to tell the clerk which coffee brewing method you are using. In this way, the clerk can recommend the right starter coffee beans for you. In addition, perhaps you can also communicate with the staff about the experience of using it.

●2 Coffee flavors you like

Describe to the clerk what flavor of coffee you like. There is no need to be professional like a professional coffee reviewer. Relax, for example, drink a little stronger or sour. In this way, the clerk can recommend the most suitable coffee according to the taste characteristics of his own coffee.

●3 Know the flavor of coffee beans before buying

Although the coffee beans themselves will have obvious geographical characteristics, but in the roasting process, roasters may adjust according to their own understanding of coffee taste, the final taste, the same coffee can present a variety of appearances. Before you buy coffee, understand the flavor of coffee beans, perhaps so you can understand why the same coffee beans bought in different places taste different.

●4 Learn to ask the roasting date of coffee beans

As a food, coffee beans naturally have indicators such as "shelf life". Coffee beans are similar to seafood, the fresher the better. The index of freshness is "roasting date", and it is recommended to buy coffee beans with roasting date less than two weeks. Because different coffee beans, different roasting degrees will affect the drinking period.

For example, in the dark roast coffee beans, because the smoke and fire smell is heavier, it is best to wait for seven days before drinking, and the best flavor is in two weeks; light roast coffee beans are two or three days after baking can be drunk, the best flavor is in a week, you can drink the flavor of the beans, both are best in a month to drink. After buying home, you can use a strange pen to write the date of baking beans on the package, which can help you understand the freshness of beans.

However, many people will say that they feel good when they try it on the spot, but they don't taste good when they buy it at home. There should be several reasons for the impact, one is the household bean grinder and commercial bean grinder particle homogeneity is different, especially the difference between manual and electric bean grinder, manual can not come out of the electric uniformity and thickness.

In addition, the water quality selected by some coffee shops may be relatively better than that of household water quality; third, the material, the pressure index and stability index of different models of Italian coffee machines are different, these will affect, such as hand brewed coffee, the material of the filter cup, the material of the hand brewing pot... And so on.

●5 Buy whole coffee beans

Basically, the store will provide free coffee grinding service, that is, it can help guests grind coffee beans into coffee powder for free. If you want to fully enjoy the aroma of a cup of coffee, it is recommended to buy coffee whole beans, WholeBean.

The most attractive thing about coffee is its aroma, and in the life of coffee, if you want to select the "most intense aroma of the moment rankings", then the grinding process is definitely on the list, even ranked third. In addition, from the point of view of storage, coffee whole beans are much stronger than coffee powder, and coffee whole beans can maintain aroma for a longer time.

If you drink coffee often, why not buy a coffee grinder yourself, manual or electric, you can enjoy the fun of making, but also better enjoy the aroma and taste of coffee, why not?

● Introduction to coffee brand recommendations

Front Street Coffee Roasted Beans-Ye Jia Xue Fei Coffee, Panama Flower Butterfly Coffee, Indonesian Mantenin Coffee, etc. are fully guaranteed in brand and quality. More importantly, the cost performance is extremely high, a pack of half pounds 227 grams, the price is only about 80-90 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 grams of powder per cup of hand-brewed coffee, a pack can make 15 cups of coffee, and each cup of single-item coffee only costs about 6 yuan, which is extremely cost-effective for the price of dozens of cups sold in cafes.

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