For ordinary people, the purchase of coffee beans is a more troublesome thing. Because each coffee drinker uses different tools, different flavor preferences, and high and low levels of technology. There are also various application scenarios, such as offices, home kitchens, living rooms, on the way to travel... And other factors, how to choose coffee beans one by one, it is very challenging.
This article will try to solve this problem and help ordinary enthusiasts choose the right coffee beans for themselves.
1, three common ways to make coffee: pressurized, soaked, filtered.
Pressurized extraction | generally refers to the use of espresso machines to extract coffee, in addition to mocha pots, Philharmonic pressure, etc. are also used to make coffee
Soaking and extracting | the most common is to use a siphon coffee pot to make coffee, coffee has the process of soaking in water, Turkish style, smart cup, french pressure and so on
Filter extraction | common is hand-brewed coffee, and many popular specialty coffees use this method to extract coffee.
2. The degree of roasting corresponding to the color of 4 kinds of coffee beans: medium and light roasting, medium roasting, medium and deep roasting, and deep roasting.
Due to the severity of the chromatic aberration, the baked color values cannot be accurately displayed. The coffee roasting degree Agtron55# is medium roasting, which can be compared with this reference
Coffee roasting color reference
Knowing the basics of these coffees, you can choose coffee beans according to the way and color of the coffee is made.
The beans look darker in color and correspond to the flavors of chocolate, cream, nuts, caramel and, of course, bitterness. Choose the International Factory, the domestic well-known factory of the Italian blended coffee beans, the price of about 100 yuan - 200 yuan / kg.
The price of the coffee machine did not reach more than 50,000, and the coffee technology did not reach the peak, there was no need to choose a higher price of coffee beans, it was really wasteful and wasteful.
Pressurized coffee is generally mixed with milk, syrup, and cream. After several ingredients are mixed together, the flavor of the coffee itself has changed, turning into a coffee-flavored drink. But for most people, coffee-flavored beverages are more pleasing than pure coffee. Espresso and vanilla lattes have been clicked on café menus, with the latter being much larger than the former.
Espresso + milk + syrup + cocoa powder = mocakino
Roasted light-colored coffee beans, the corresponding flavor is: floral, fruity, these clear aromas, as well as red wine, berry, lemon and other aromas and fruity taste; other colors of roasted coffee beans and the aforementioned pressurized extraction flavor is consistent.
These two ways of brewing coffee pay more attention to tasting the aroma. In terms of taste, some pursue fullness and fullness, and some pursue lightness and smoothness, which is a very exploratory and playable way of caffeine extraction.
Choose the domestic large factory of specialty coffee beans or conventional single coffee beans, conscience price is about 150-200 yuan / kg or so level. Not a golden tongue, a wolf's nose, a seasoned enthusiast, and the need to choose a higher-priced coffee bean is not great.
Coffee brewed by steeping and filtering, generally clear drink. Of course, you can also add a little sugar and milk according to your preferences, I personally prefer to drink some milk after clear coffee, and then eat a small dessert, very enjoyable!
Because the quality of large factory coffee beans is stable, food safety is guaranteed, and the price is relatively reasonable.
Try to choose the production date within 3 months.
In fact, as long as it is fresh coffee beans and no special odor, the coffee base is not a big problem, it is nothing more than whether you like it or not.
All kinds of workshops, studios self-roasted coffee beans, did not try it yourself, do not choose, the water is too deep. Look closely at their advertisements, one more than one can speak the tao, all kinds of cloud mountain fog cover. However, due to its roasting level, equipment, production conditions and other factors, when you buy this type of coffee beans, it is easy to buy putrefactory acid, sharp sour taste of the main flavor of the coffee beans, really not good. There are also those small production areas, micro batches, special treatment of coffee beans, but also try to avoid.
The above choice of coffee beans is limited to those who use their own daily rations at the level of coffee. Coffee enthusiasts, professional bar raisers in the industry, coffee metaphysics enthusiasts, coffee folk science please take a direct detour and ignore it, and continue on the coffee path that you think is happy.