How to choose coffee beans? What do you need to pay attention to when buying coffee beans

How to choose coffee beans

"fresh" is the most important factor in buying coffee beans. There are several steps to judge whether the beans are fresh or not.

one. Grab a handful of coffee beans and feel whether they are solid beans with the palm of your hand.

two. Smell the fragrance close to your nose.

three. Take a bean into the mouth and bite it twice, and there is a clear sound indicating that the bean is well preserved and not damp.

(Brazilian coffee beans)

If you want to buy a single product of coffee beans, grab a handful of coffee beans in the palm of your hand, in addition to the above judgment, but also look at the color, grain size and shape of each bean is similar, so as not to buy mixed beans. If you buy mixed beans, it is normal to have different colors, grain sizes and shapes. Some of the beans on the market are bright, some are dull and colorless, this is because some beans have been fried, some have not yet, it is normal for re-baked coffee beans to produce oil, but it is not good for light-roasted beans to produce oil, and the beans may not be fresh at this time! Heavy-roasted coffee beans are full-bodied and will overwhelm the flavor of light-roasted beans, so the best ratio when mixing the two beans is 1 (heavy baking): 3 (light roasting). Of course, this is not the required ratio, you can try several different proportions.

If you use Turkish coffee beans or Espresso coffee beans, because the aroma of these two kinds of beans is very rich, you can mix them with some light-roasted coffee beans. The ideal situation is that the freshly fried coffee beans should not be used immediately. They should be stored in sealed cans for about 7 days. After all the fragrance is released, it will be better to grind them. Remember to grind as much as you drink each time, so as to maintain the aroma and freshness of the coffee.