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It may be used to make special coffee, or maybe you just want to take a sip of coffee. Occasionally, a friend will have the idea of "making a small cup of coffee with only a small amount of coffee beans." But if you have actually done it, Front Street believes that it will not be difficult for you to find out: compared with brewing with a large amount of powder, it is better to brew a cup with a small amount of powder.
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I don’t know if you have ever seen this scene. The barista just turned on the machine in the morning and did not drink the first espresso extracted. Instead, he poured it "cruelly" into the sewer, and then continued to extract the next handful of coffee. When customers see it, they ask why? Do you need to do this if you make your own coffee at home? Why the first cup
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As one of the representatives of iced coffee, cold brew is usually made with normal temperature water (about 20-30℃). However, due to the low extraction efficiency, it needs to be soaked for a long time to obtain more flavor substances to highlight the sweetness and body of the coffee. Experienced friends all know that making a pot (cup) of cold brew is quick and easy.
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I don’t know if you have ever ordered an “Iced American” in a coffee shop. If so, Front Street believes that you will most likely be confused about the coffee served. Why? Because the ice-free American style produced by most coffee shops is somewhat different from what everyone imagines. Regarding ice-free American style, what everyone imagines
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In yesterday's tweet, Front Street mentioned that one of the advantages of hand-brewed coffee is that it is extremely controllable. During the brewing process, we can adjust the water injection method according to the actual situation, so that the taste of the coffee will not deviate from the deliciousness itself. This sentence is not groundless. There are many techniques that can help us do it.
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A surprise question from Front Street: When you pour coffee powder into a filter cup and a scene like the picture below appears, what will you choose to do? A: Pat it flat B: Pat it flat C: Choose one or two. I believe that most of my friends are the same as Front Street. They will choose to flatten the unevenly distributed powder bed by tapping the filter cup.
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Whenever Front Street brews coffee by hand, as long as the bulge in the powder bed is relatively large during steaming, there is a certain probability that customers and friends will ask: "Why is the bulge in the powder bed not so big when I brew coffee?" This is a topic that Front Street often shares! It makes sense, although the drum sound when steaming
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Many friends will give priority to hot brewing when ordering hand-brewed coffee in a coffee shop, because as we all know, if we want to feel a more complete flavor experience in hand-brewed coffee, then hot brewing is definitely the best choice. But when the weather is too hot, it is always difficult for us to drink warm coffee.
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Yesterday I was chatting with a regular customer on Front Street and asked why he always came all the way to Front Street to drink coffee. After all, the Front Street store is in a relatively remote location, and online Taobao also sells ear-hanging coffee that you can brew at home, so you don’t have to make such a big trip here every day. But just in front of the street, I have done a good job of psychological construction.
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"Extremely high concentration, with a rich layer of golden oil on the surface", this is the main feature that distinguishes espresso from other coffees. Because the concentration is very high, espresso is often used as a base, and various ingredients are added to make various fancy coffees. Coffees such as latte, kabob, and Australian white are made with concentrated
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From an extraction point of view, whether a cup of Italian coffee tastes good or not depends first on the choice of coffee beans, then on the taste and concentration of the concentrate, and finally on details such as the ratio of ingredients and temperature. Among them, the production of concentrate has troubled many home coffee makers because of various emergencies. For example, by
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As we all know, if we want to make an exquisite latte art pattern, in addition to having superb latte art skills, a delicate milk foam is also essential! But even those who have reached the top of their game will occasionally fail to froth the milk, perhaps due to a moment of negligence.
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As we all know! The state of coffee beans and weather are constantly changing every day, which will directly affect the extraction of espresso, making the taste of coffee every day different due to these changes. If we want the coffee to maintain the same delicious taste, we have to correct the taste of the coffee by adjusting the parameters. And this is
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Good coffee should be drunk while it's hot, so you can better appreciate the rich flavor and texture of the coffee. This is a mantra that Front Street often talks about. Although Front Street has not been able to completely get rid of short-sleeves until now, as autumn and winter are approaching, it takes a while to drink the freshly brewed hot coffee in the cool indoor space.
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When you go to a cafe and want to order a cup of American style or milk coffee, you will often be faced with two options: one is the default Italian blend, and the other is SOE that requires extra money. At this time, some people may wonder, why is this "SOE" more expensive than the blend? How expensive is it? SOE coffee, what exactly is it?
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You have to drink it to know whether coffee is good or not; but black coffee is just a cup of dark, unknown liquid at best, so how can it attract people who don’t drink coffee to want to taste it? We don’t think about anything else but making a fuss about coffee. Among the milk coffees, latte art may be the first capture of all coffee drinks.
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In the history of coffee, the specialty coffee wave and its three waves form people’s basic understanding of coffee. People often compare specialty coffee beans with commercial coffee beans, as if they are opposites. So what is the difference between the two? To understand the difference between the two, you must first understand the specialty coffee
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The domestic coffee industry has developed rapidly in recent years. Even in the face of black swan events and general difficulties in all industries, the domestic coffee market has maintained steady growth. So as an ordinary enthusiast, how should we evaluate a coffee bean in the face of the promotion of merchants? When drinking coffee and buying coffee beans,
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In recent years, with the rise of the specialty coffee wave, more and more people choose to buy beans at home, brew themselves a cup of coffee, and enjoy their leisure time. But everything is difficult at the beginning. Many beginners will ask, "The coffee I drank in your store is so delicious, why can't I brew the same taste when I go home?" The original here
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Steaming is an important step in coffee brewing. Let’s talk about the conclusion first. Steaming plays a vital role in whether the brewed coffee tastes good. The steaming process can even determine whether the cup of coffee tastes good. Good steaming can even enhance the flavor and taste of the coffee. Steaming is the starting point for brewing a cup of coffee by hand. If this step goes wrong, the result will be
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