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Espresso is the basis of Italian coffee. Most of the rich varieties of milk coffee we can see on the menus of coffee shops are based on espresso. In addition, although many people prefer espresso with milk, there are still a number of espresso lovers. No matter which aspect you consider, making
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What is the first step in brewing coffee? Grind the beans. In recent years, with the rise of the specialty coffee wave, more and more people are fond of drinking coffee. At the same time, more and more people want to fully experience the beauty and leisure time of drinking coffee, so they choose to buy coffee beans and brew them at home. So at this time there will be a
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I don’t know if you have heard of the saying: It is easier to master than to break into the door by hand. It means that you can make coffee with your hands, but it is very difficult to make a cup of delicious coffee according to your own ideas. There are actually not many factors that affect hand-brewed coffee, among which water temperature is one of the four major factors in brewing. hand
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How to brew a cup of delicious and unique coffee by hand without adding sugar or milk is a difficult problem for many coffee lovers who are new to coffee. If you add too much water, the coffee will be weak; if you add too little water, the coffee will be strong and choke. Therefore, you must pay attention to the pink to water ratio. So how much water does a cup of coffee need? The ratio of powder to water is probably
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Speaking of popular drinks now, latte is probably the most common coffee drink, and it is also one of the milk coffees that many people are familiar with. Latte is a type of espresso. It is based on espresso and is made by adding milk that has been heated by steam and mixing the two in a certain proportion. by latte definition
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There is a crucial little detail in freshly roasted, freshly brewed coffee, that is, the barista will emphasize the need for "simmering". There is even a saying in the coffee circle, "Steaming is good and brewing is hassle-free." There is a positive correlation between steaming and brewing. So what is steaming and how to steam it? careful
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With the popularity of the concept of specialty coffee, it has become people's consensus to emphasize the regional flavor, that is, the taste of the beans themselves, at least in part. The third wave after 2000 emphasized origin and light roasting flavor. Coffees from many origins are becoming more and more familiar. Among them, Kenyan coffee is known for its bright acidity.
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When tasting coffee, we pay attention to the flavor, mouthfeel, and aftertaste, but when it comes to layering, few people understand what it means? This article from Front Street will take you to understand the layering in coffee! ! The rich layering of coffee means that when you take a sip of coffee, you can clearly feel a variety of flavors, that is,
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To make delicious coffee, you need not only good beans, but also good water quality. Water accounts for more than 98% of brewed coffee. Therefore, choosing the right water for coffee is also very important. So what kind of water is suitable for making coffee? First, let’s talk about the requirements for water suitable for brewing coffee. one
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As specialty coffee takes the world by storm, more and more people enjoy drinking coffee. During these two years of black swan events, people discovered that sometimes having money is not true freedom, but mastering a skill is true freedom. Hand-brewed coffee may be a fun and simple way, but beginners often have poor skills and are not familiar with it.
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The concept of specialty coffee has been in China for more than 30 years and has developed rapidly in the past 10 years. At the same time, people also have questions about the concept of specialty coffee. Hand-brewed coffee is generally specialty coffee, but are American, Italian, etc. specialty coffee? In fact, in international coffee competitions, especially in Northern Europe, Italian style
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There are many ways to brew coffee, including the siphon method like a chemist doing experiments, and simple extraction methods such as the French press. Among them, hand brewing may be the most playable one. Generally, the brewing tutorials on the Internet are for one person, so how to brew for multiple people? It is not difficult for careful friends to find that most of the brewing tutorials
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Cupping is one of the core tasks of coffee industry practitioners. It is a way to help people fairly and systematically evaluate the flavor and characteristics of coffee. Cupping occurs throughout the entire coffee supply chain, not only in coffee shops on the consumer side, but also in midstream and upstream roasting plants, origins, etc. on the production side. So how to do a cupping test?
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Some seemingly unimportant details are often forgotten when making espresso, but in fact they will slowly affect the taste of the coffee. Today, Front Street will talk about those details that are often forgotten, and count how many you win. -Forgot to put the water in before putting on the handle. If there is a long interval between this extraction of espresso and the last time,
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