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When opening a coffee shop, whether the menu is good or not will directly affect the structure of the product. Many new store owners only focus on "which beans are delicious" at the beginning. In fact, it is more worth thinking about the structure of the bean list first: a basic bean responsible for driving volume, a special bean responsible for creating memory points, and a backup plan. The product line of the store is
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When preparing to open a coffee shop, the most uncertain thing is often not the machine, but the bag of Italian beans that need to be ground every day. Whether the beans are right or not directly determines whether the product is stable and whether customers will come back. The matter of finalizing the product can actually be broken down into several steps. Once the thinking is clear, selecting beans is no longer a matter of patting your head.
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Coffee lovers who like a rich taste must be familiar with the word fat. The dense and thick oil makes the concentrated taste smooth and the milk coffee more textured. If you want to drink coffee with mellow fat, you can start with classic blending when selecting beans, and then advance to single-origin beans, step by step to find the fat style that suits you best. entry stage,
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Arabica is the main variety of specialty coffee. You can use it to make Italian style through blending and SOE. Both roads have their own characteristics and are suitable for different drinking needs. It will be easier to choose after clarifying your thoughts. The blending route focuses on stability and balance. Arabica beans from different producing areas are blended in proportion to complement each other in flavor and produce
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I have a semi-automatic espresso machine at home, and the most common thing I struggle with is what beans to buy. In fact, the idea will be much clearer if you choose three categories according to daily drinking scenarios: daily milk coffee, black coffee American style, and advanced exploration, each with its corresponding bean direction. The most common scenario is daily milk coffee. Most home users buy Italian machines because
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The Moka pot is a common coffee appliance in many people's homes. It is easy to operate and produces a rich cup. But many people are not sure what beans to use in a Moka pot. In fact, according to the flavor direction, the beans used in Moka pots are mainly divided into two categories: classic and mellow and fruity and fresh, each with its own suitable scene. The classic and mellow direction is mainly blended beans, especially mamba.
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Cold brew coffee has become more and more popular in recent years. It has a smooth taste and mild bitterness, which is especially pleasant to drink in summer. However, whether cold brew tastes good depends largely on the beans you choose, and the roasting degree is the most critical part. The advantages of using medium-dark roasted beans for cold brewing are sweetness and body. Cold brew is soaked in cold water for a long time, acids
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee lies in the flavor differences of the production areas. However, faced with the dazzling array of beans on the shelves, many novices are prone to difficulties: Which production area should they choose? In fact, you don’t have to memorize the flavor from the production area. Instead, work backwards from your own taste preferences. The choice will be much simpler. If you like floral and citrus notes, you can give priority to Ethiopia.
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When preparing to open a coffee shop, the most uncertain thing is often not the machine, but the bag of Italian beans that need to be ground every day. Whether the beans are right or not directly determines whether the product is stable and whether customers will come back. The matter of finalizing the product can actually be broken down into several steps. Once the thinking is clear, selecting beans is no longer a matter of patting your head.
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The crema of espresso, the golden layer of dense foam floating on the surface of the concentrate, is the visual business card of a good cup of coffee. Whether the fat is thick or not and the texture is uneven, directly affects the latte art effect and concentrated taste level of the latte. If you choose the right beans, the oil will be basically guaranteed. Blend base beans are the basis for oil expression. spell
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Arabica coffee beans are used for espresso. The combination of variety and roasting degree determines the flavor in the cup. Arabica is the main variety of specialty coffee, with rich flavor levels. It is more delicate and complex when used to make Italian piña coladas. The Typica variety takes a clean and balanced approach to Italian cooking. Typica is the oldest Arabica
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The ideas for selecting beans in a home semi-automatic Italian machine are similar but also different from those used in commercial scenarios. They are similar in that they all pursue oil and stability. The difference is that the pressure and temperature control of home machines are not as good as those of commercial machines. When selecting beans, you must consider the suitability of the equipment. Grain blended beans are an everyday Italian choice for home use. The blended beans are specially designed for Italian cooking.
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The Moka pot is an introductory appliance for making coffee in many households. It has a simple structure, an affordable price, and a rich product. However, the extraction method of the Moka pot is different from that of the Italian machine, and the bean selection logic also has its own characteristics. Blended beans are a safe choice for a moka pot. The bean blends are specially designed for Italian and Moka pots and come in Mamba or Bago blends
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The idea of selecting beans for cold brew coffee is different from that of hand brewing and Italian style. Cold extraction requires soaking in cold water for a long time. The dissolution curve in a low-temperature environment is completely different from that in high-temperature extraction. Some beans perform amazingly during hot brewing, but have a weak flavor after cold extraction. Choose the right beans and your cold brew will taste great. Lightly roasted fruit-sour beans are used for cold brewing, which is refreshing
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee is that the same coffee fruit grown in different production areas can have completely different flavors in the cup. Since there is no interference from milk and high-pressure extraction in hand brewing, the terroir characteristics of the production area are fully amplified. Understanding the production area means understanding the flavor language of hand-brewed coffee. Ethiopia is the origin of coffee and is
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When opening a coffee shop, the choice of Italian blended beans directly determines the basic dish. A cup of latte, a cup of Americano, all rely on this bag of beans. Selecting beans for commercial use is completely different from that for home use. It’s not just about what you think tastes good. You also have to consider the three dimensions of oil performance, cost control and product stability. Italian blended beans
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Mandheling coffee beans have larger particles and harder beans. In addition, Indonesia’s unique local coffee processing method (the process of extracting coffee beans) is prone to defects. After the processing is completed, if the control process is not strict enough, it is easy to cause uneven quality. In addition, different degrees of roasting will also directly affect the taste, so it becomes controversial.
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The most famous coffee producing area in Indonesia is Sumatra. Among them, the well-known Front Street Mandheling coffee beans come from Sumatra. Front Street currently launches 5 types of Mandheling coffee beans with different flavors, including Front Street Gold Mandheling. People often meet in Front Street and ask, is this Front Street Gold Mandheling different from ordinary coffee beans?
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If a home espresso machine wants to produce cafe-quality products, in addition to choosing the right beans, the two actions of powdering and pressing are equally critical. Many friends have unstable extractions. The reason is not the machine, but the state of the powder in the handle: the powder is unevenly distributed and the pressure is not vertical. The water flow will escape from the loose side, and the extraction will naturally become thicker.
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Arabica is a well-known bean species in the coffee world, and most of the specialty coffee on the market comes from it. People who like to drink coffee have probably heard the names Typica and Bourbon, both of which belong to the Arabica family. If you understand the structure of this family, you will also understand the origin of the flavor in the cup. Arabica is a
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