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Today is another common topic, because recently many friends have taken advantage of e-commerce activities to purchase coffee machines and start making coffee at home, only to find that the taste of the coffee is very different from what they imagined. Even though they use the same configuration as the Front Street store, what they make is not as delicious as what you can drink in the store.
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Although floral aroma is not uncommon in coffee, it is undoubtedly one of the most attractive flavors. After all, many friends became obsessed with coffee because they tasted floral aroma in coffee. But brewing the floral aroma in coffee is not a simple matter, because friends often report to Front Street that they
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Yesterday, a friend talked to Front Street about a very interesting phenomenon. He found that when brewing coffee, most people would still choose to watch the changes in the filter cup intently, even during the waiting interval when no water was added, as if they were trying to pry out some information from the powder bed. Don't tell me, I do believe it
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To be fair, Front Street believes that in the daily work of a barista, the most painful thing is the daily routine of making espresso. If there is anything more painful than this, it must be concentration on a rainy day. Because if you don’t pay attention, you will become full of concentrate and drink to the point of fear. Some friends do not understand this. They think
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When Front Street shared knowledge related to espresso extraction before, he would focus on the impact of parameters such as powder volume, ratio, grinding, time, and pressure on extraction. In addition, it also focuses on analyzing the operating essentials of the steps of receiving powder, spreading powder, pressing powder, and snapping the handle. Only the water temperature, Front Street always
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We often hear this sentence from some more experienced coffee guys or bloggers: "If you manage the powder bed well, hand-brewed coffee will taste better!" Some friends are very confused by this! Since I have just started, I haven’t had time to figure out exactly what a powder bed is, let alone conduct research on the powder bed.
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"Sour" can be said to be the mainstream taste of coffee today. Since the popularity of specialty coffee, the roasting of coffee has begun to change from dark to light, and the taste has changed from unchanging bitterness to colorful sourness. This has attracted many friends who can’t stand the “bitter” taste of coffee to start getting into contact with coffee and taste the flowers of light roasted coffee.
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"How big is the difference between coffee steamed for 30 seconds and coffee steamed for 60 seconds?" This is a question asked by a friend on Qiangjie yesterday. Not to mention, this question is indeed interesting! As we all know, steaming is a common part of hand-brewed coffee. The specific operation is that before the official water injection, we will pre-inject
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Front Street stores often welcome friends who learn to brew coffee at home to discuss brewing-related issues with Front Street. Many friends say that although the parameters they use are exactly the same as those recommended by Front Street in the store, the taste of the coffee brewed is always good and bad, and they don’t know where the problem is. like this situation
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For friends who like Italian coffee, the purpose of adjusting the parameters after turning on the machine is often not to concentrate itself, but to see whether the fancy coffee prepared based on it tastes good, such as whether the Americano after adding water is fragrant enough and bitter, whether the latte with milk is strong enough and mellow, etc., so concentrate
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It can be said that latte, Australian white, and cappuccino are the "Three Musketeers of Milk Coffee" that are now permanently on the menu of coffee shops. Although they are both composed of coffee and steamed milk, due to the different proportions, they have different distinctive characteristics. And we rely on their distinctive characteristics
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After the typhoon, the temperature rises instead of falling, and a large amount of water vapor spreads, making the surrounding area start to feel muggy. Thanks to this, the iced coffee at the Front Street store is once again "very popular". Especially iced hand-brewed coffee, because there are more types of coffee beans to choose from, it is a "popular item" that must be ordered at almost every table.
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"Condensed hand brew, how to make it taste better?" Yes, you read that right! Yesterday at 5pm, Front Street was stunned when he heard the question of "staple food with staple food" in the store, because such a question is really unheard of. Later, after careful investigation on the front street, I discovered that this guest friend was actually
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As the hot summer weather intensifies, people's demand for refreshing coffee continues to soar, and many "new ideas" have been inspired in the industry. Like last week, a reader sent a question to Front Street, asking: Can coffee be extracted in the form of bags like tea? Because she felt that the ear-hanging ear should be filled with water in stages and the amount of water should be controlled.
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When it comes to coffee brewing, the powder-to-water ratio is one of the most important factors to consider. But because it does not need to be adjusted according to the roasting degree of the coffee beans like water temperature and grinding, so many times we always fix a ratio to brew coffee with all roasting levels. For example, Front Street often recommends new
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I don’t know if you still remember, but Front Street shared an interesting topic with you last year - "Why do some coffee shops charge extra for ice cream drinks?" The reason is that the iced hand brew in some coffee shops is more expensive than the hot hand brew, so recently some customers always have a small amount of food when ordering.
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Cat poop coffee, once one of the top coffees, was hard to find. Now the new king of coffee, Geisha coffee, is also hard to find. The reason why Gesha coffee is hard to find is because of its high price. If you really buy a pack of Gesha coffee beans, of course you should appreciate them as a treasure. However, as for coffee brewing also
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The hanging ear coffee is popular among everyone because it is very convenient to carry and can easily make a cup of delicious black coffee without complicated operations. Although it does not have as rich aroma as freshly ground coffee because of its "pre-made" (pre-ground) nature, hanging ear coffee is quite delicious as long as it is brewed properly. Place
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Front Street believes that after everyone has been exposed to Italian coffee for a period of time, they will not be unfamiliar with the powder-to-liquid ratio of "1:2", because it is often hailed as the "golden ratio" of Italian espresso. It is the most commonly used ratio when extracting espresso. The powder-to-liquid ratio refers to the amount of coffee powder used
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Many friends are very comfortable brewing single-serve coffee, and can brew a pot of delicious coffee very easily. However, when the amount of powder is doubled and coffee is brewed for multiple people, the performance is not so outstanding! After one operation, the coffee brewed not only does not have as rich layering as before,
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