What do you recommend for individual coffee beans? Which brand of coffee tastes good or not expensive?

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Is it really hard to find good individual coffee? Qianjie Coffee often heard friends say, "in cafes in small cities, few people know about individual coffee."I don't like coffee. It's too bitter." drinking hand-made coffee is the same as drinking traditional Chinese medicine. Why would anyone like to drink it? "

Bitter and astringent is difficult to swallow, this is most people's understanding of single coffee, it is estimated that there are many people on the concept of single coffee will have some misunderstanding.

In fact, in the taste world of coffee, it is mainly composed of "sour, sweet, bitter, sweet and mellow". The reason why it feels bitter is that "bitterness" occupies most of the taste buds in a cup of coffee, but it is more about the sense of balance reflected by the mutual attraction of various flavors in coffee.

Each kind of coffee has its own unique flavor (coffee knowledge-coffee flavor wheel), and every coffee lover will have his own taste preferences, some like sour, some like bitter, and some like espresso (take you into the world of espresso).

The existing single coffee in Qianjie is classified by flavor, which is divided into three major producing areas: Africa, Asia and America.

"Africa"

Most of the coffee beans in Africa have flower and fruit aromas, lively and bright acidity, clear and comfortable taste.

Fou example:

"Yejia Xuefei" / citrus, carambola sweet and sour, floral fragrance

"Sidamo" / jackfruit, fruit, slightly fermented, high sweet

Kenya / licorice, raspberry acid

"Malawi" / citrus, lemon, long sweet

"Shaquiso" / strawberries, blueberries, fruit hard candies

"Asia"

Most of the coffee beans in Asia are dense, thick, sweet and round, and can show soft fruity aromas if roasted lightly.

Fou example:

"Manning" / Nuts, herbs, spices, blackcurrant

"West Java" / jasmine, bergamot, lemon

"America"

Most of the coffee beans in America have a balanced flavor, balanced taste, mellow and round taste, with sweet chocolate and nutty aromas.

Fou example:

"Brazil" / tropical fruits, nuts, dark chocolate

"El Salvador" / purple grape, strawberry jam, rich in acidity and fine layers

"Columbia" double anaerobic treatment / strawberry jam, melon, slight wine aroma

"Panama" / bergamot, cranberry, clean and comfortable

So

Coffee is not necessarily bitter. If you really want to taste a cup of coffee, you should put aside the subjective consciousness of "bitterness". Don't feel that coffee is bitter in the first place. Different producing areas, different processing methods, roasting degree, different freshness, different brewing methods, etc., will have an impact on the flavor of coffee. Each single coffee has its own "personality", excluding the factors of baristas. Slowly feel the "personality" of a kind of coffee.

In addition, many babies often complain that the coffee beans they buy are not the latest baking date, and they can't always buy the coffee beans they want even if they spend money. Always want to ask others which brand tastes good or not expensive.

Due to the knowledge of coffee, most people are still in a state of limited knowledge. If we want to quickly and accurately distinguish the quality of coffee beans, we still need to drink slowly and slowly experience the different flavors of coffee. However, when choosing coffee beans, most babies are usually judged by the reputation of an online store and whether it is good or bad.

But in fact, we all know that some comments may be brushed up from the beginning, even if they are real ones, those rookies' comments don't have much reference value to us.

Therefore, if you are a rookie, you should also pay attention to the following points when choosing coffee beans:

1 according to your production equipment, find the corresponding coffee beans

For example, when you have a fully automatic coffee machine, you have to buy medium-shallow baked beans, especially beans such as Blue Mountain and Rosa, which certainly won't give you the taste you want.

2 only look at the baking date, not the shelf life

First of all, we would like to correct a concept: coffee beans are not as fresh as possible, there should be a bean cultivation period. It is only after the bean cultivation period that it comes to the "best flavor period". Once the best flavor period is over, it is naturally "out of date". Generally speaking, there is no problem for a single taste of beans within 1 month after baking, unless the baking level of this place is really bad, and the freshly baked beans have the best flavor to open in a week or so. At this time, the scorched taste and barbecue flavor of the baked beans are basically gone, and the flavor of the coffee beans themselves is revealed, which is a good time to taste.

On the other hand, the Italian coffee beans do not stabilize until about 2 weeks after baking. Beans within 3 months, regardless of freshness, aroma and taste, will be very full. However, if the flavor period is over, it is no longer worth drinking; after the expiration date, you should throw it away more firmly. Because coffee beans contain oil, after the oil substance is oxidized, it is easy to produce aflatoxin, which has a direct carcinogenic effect on the human body.

3 merchants recommend it for reference only. Choose what you like.

Merchants sometimes recommend it professionally, and sometimes it may just be a marketing gimmick, so what flavor of coffee you like, you should look for a merchant with that flavor. For example, if you like the light scent of flowers, the soft acidity of citrus, and the aftertaste of honey and cream chocolate, you can't accept the dullness of Manning, or even the impartiality of the Blue Mountains. If you are not sure whether the coffee is roasted properly and to your taste, you can buy a minimum amount of packaging to try it.

If there are conditions, you can also go to the store to try it, find some you like, and then become his regular customers. I believe that the coffee shop will make your taste more and more what you want.

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