{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-11T00:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T07:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/how-to-choose-your-coffee-beans\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:07:27","slug":"how-to-choose-your-coffee-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/how-to-choose-your-coffee-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose your coffee beans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wall of coffee bags can be confusing. Four simple questions narrow it down to a bag you will actually enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. How do you like your coffee to taste?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lighter roasts keep more of the bean&#8217;s own character: often fruity, floral or bright. Medium roasts are rounder, with notes of caramel, nuts and chocolate. Darker roasts taste bolder and more bitter, and stand up well to milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Where does it come from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Origin and processing shape the flavour. Washed coffees tend to taste clean and crisp; natural (dry-processed) coffees are often sweeter and fruitier. The tasting notes on the bag are a good guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. When was it roasted?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look for a roast date, not just a best-before date. Most coffee tastes best from a few days to a few weeks after roasting. Buy smaller bags more often rather than one large bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. How will you brew it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Espresso and moka pot:<\/strong> medium and darker roasts are easier to get right.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Filter, pour-over and AeroPress:<\/strong> lighter roasts shine.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>French press and cold brew:<\/strong> medium roasts with chocolate and nut notes work well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can, buy whole beans and grind them just before brewing. Not sure where to start? Ask the barista what they are enjoying this week: most will happily let you taste before you buy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roast level, origin, roast date and your brewer: four simple questions that lead you to a bag you will enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions\/41"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-brew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}