Most ground coffee are made from arabica beans or robusta beans. Arabica beans are the most popular coffee beans and grow on higher grounds, mainly in Africa and Mid- and South America. These delicious coffee beans are known for their sweet and soft flavour and have a relatively low caffeine concentration. Robusta coffee beans grow on lower grounds, mainly in Vietnam and Indonesia. These beans have a strong and bitter taste and have a high caffeine content. These traits make robusta beans ideal for espresso and cappuccino machines. With making espresso, an intense flavour and full body is important; precisely what robusta beans offer. As well with cappuccino, the strong flavour will balance the coffee with the creamy milk beautifully. Besides arabica and robusta beans there are also other coffee beans, like liberica and excelsa, but those are less popular and aren’t available everywhere.
What are the best coffee beans for you?
Do you love coffee? Then it’s extra fun to discover how many kinds of coffee beans there are, and which ones suit your preferences. In this article, we’ll explain which coffee beans there are, what you need to look out for when choosing the right coffee beans and we’ll give advice.
The different kinds of coffee beans
Which type of coffee beans suit your taste?
Tip 1: try out different types of coffee beans
The best way to find out which coffee beans suit you, is by tasting them. Each bean has a unique flavour: from strong and bitter to soft and sweet. By trying different coffees, you’ll develop your own preference. The more you try, the better you know what you really like. At MediaMarkt, you’ll find coffee beans in all sorts and flavours, something for everyone.
Tip 2: find out how you want to prepare your coffee
Coffee beans get roasted in different ways and therefore are suited for different types of coffee. Do you have a fully automatic coffee machine and drink a lot of espresso? Then dark roasted coffee beans are right for you. Do you drink filter coffee, then light roasted beans are a good option. Are you unsure or do you like to experiment with different strengths? Then you can also choose an omni-roast. These are beans roasted for filter coffee as well as espresso.
Tip 3: choose the right colour of coffee beans
Some coffee beans contain oil if they’re roasted longer. Because of this, the best flavours disappear, and you can’t taste the initial flavours of the bean anymore. Coffee beans with oil are generally almost black in colour. The best coffee beans without oil have a cinnamon-like colour.
Tip 4: check the freshness of the coffee beans
Fresh coffee beans often have more flavour and aroma than old coffee beans. You can check the freshness of the beans by looking at the roasting date on the packaging and check the scent of the beans. Choose coffee that have been roasted a short while ago, that are in an airtight and dark packaging and have a strong and pleasant scent.
Tip 5: grind the coffee beans yourself
Ground coffee loses its flavour and aroma by exposure to air, light and moisture. That’s why it’s better to grind your coffee beans yourself right before you make coffee. You can use a coffee grinder or a coffee machine with beans that has an integrated coffee grinder. With the grind setting of your coffee machine, you can decide how fine or coarse you want to grind your coffee. This affects the taste of your coffee, because the finer the grind, the more water flows through the coffee and the faster the water extracts the flavours from the coffee. If your coffee tastes a bit sour, you should set the grind setting finer. Is your coffee too bitter? Then set the grind setting coarser.
The best coffee beans at MediaMarkt
There are a few coffee bean brands available at MediaMarkt. Barista Club is one of the popular brands where you can choose from different types of flavours. Ranging from milk chocolate and honey to tropical fruits and roasted almonds. Perfero uses arabica beans and is suited for espressos and mild lungos. Kaffee Joerges mainly uses woody and nutty aromas.
Our advice on the best coffee beans
When choosing the right coffee beans, mostly your personal preference is important. If you like a strong, bitter taste and a high caffeine content, you can choose robusta beans. The other way around, arabica beans are the best choice if you like sweet and fruity. Ungrounded coffee beans are the freshest. So, it’s handy to use your own coffee grinder to grind the beans yourself when making coffee. This way you’ll enjoy the most delicious, strongest coffee flavour.
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