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Friends who drink coffee from a Moka pot will most likely struggle with one question: How to choose beans that are not sour? After all, the coffee brewed by the Moka pot has a high concentration, and the sour taste is obvious once it comes out. The good news is that as long as you focus on the following directions: "mellow, low acid, and rich in fat", there are good choices from entry to advanced.
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More and more people are using Moka pots to make coffee, but many people are stuck in the first step: What beans should be used? In fact, the answer is clear - Moka pots and dark roasted or medium-dark roasted mellow beans are a perfect match. Why do you say that? The Moka pot relies on steam pressure extraction to produce coffee with high concentration, thick taste and dark roasted beans.
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Is anyone else like me, the most fearful thing about drinking coffee is the "acidity"? I obviously wanted to drink a cup of fragrant and refreshing drink, but the sour fruity taste immediately put me off after taking one sip. Don’t worry, there are actually many good beans that are not sour. As long as you choose the right direction, you can have a cup of mellow and smooth beans every day. If you are afraid of sour beans, just remember two key words
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Many friends who don’t like to drink sour coffee have had this experience: they placed an order after looking at recommendations online, only to get a sour taste that made them feel bad. What exactly determines the sourness and bitterness of coffee? How to choose to avoid the sour taste? This article explains it all once and for all. The sourness and bitterness of coffee mainly depends on these factors when roasted
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The word "dark roast" has discouraged many people - when I think of dark roast, I think of a cup of strong coffee that is bitter and astringent. But if you ask people who really know coffee, they will probably tell you: the bitterness of dark roasted beans is different from what you imagine. The bitterness of dark roasted beans is the bitterness of dark chocolate and the sweetness of caramelization.
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When many people first come into contact with coffee, when they hear the word "dark roast", their first reaction is "how bitter it is." But among those who have been drinking coffee for more than ten years, many people prefer dark roasted beans more and more as they drink. why is that? In fact, the answer is very simple: the charm of dark roasted beans is never the "bitterness", but the heavy
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People who buy hand-brewed coffee beans for the first time often face a difficult choice: buy sour ones or non-sour ones? In fact, there is no standard answer to this question. The most interesting thing about hand-brewed coffee is that different beans can present completely different styles. Some people love the bright and bouncy fragrance of flowers and fruits, while some people love the warmth and solidity of the mellow style.
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Not all coffee lovers like acidity. Some people have been drinking specialty coffee for several years, and finally return to a cup of mellow, warm, and non-irritating hand-brewed coffee. This style of beans is usually dominated by nuts, cocoa, caramel, dark chocolate, herbs and even a touch of earthy flavor. It has a smooth entrance and a long aftertaste.
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Many people will be surprised by the taste when they drink hand-brewed coffee for the first time: it turns out that coffee is not only bitter, it can be sour, sweet, fragrant, like fruit tea, and like flowers. This is the "Flower and Fruity Pie" that is very popular in hand-brewed coffee. Its charm lies in amplifying the original flavor of the coffee beans to you:
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The reason why cold brew is popular is not only because it tastes good, but also because it is "easy" - you can make a pot at a time and keep it in the refrigerator for several days, so you can have a cup anytime and anywhere. However, the requirements for beans in different scenarios are actually different: in the office, they need to be durable and stable, while in camping, they need concentrated flavor and not diluted with ice.
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After making cold brew coffee, don't be in a hurry to drink it directly - although the pure drink is already very refreshing, cold brew is actually a very plastic "base wine": it has a light bitterness, a strong sweetness, and a clean flavor. It can be added to anything, and with a little effort, you can create a whole summer drink menu. This article compiles 6 ways to drink cold brew
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When the weather gets hot, many people want to drink cold brew. But it costs twenty or thirty yuan to buy a cup at a coffee shop, and drinking it every day is also a big expense. In fact, cold brew is a type of coffee that has a very low threshold for making homemade coffee - no professional equipment is required, just a sealed jar at home. You can brew it the night before and drink it the next morning. This article discusses how to make cold brew
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When you go to a coffee shop to buy beans, the clerk will always ask: "Do you want a blend or a single product?" Novices are often asked: Aren't they all coffee beans? What's the difference? Put it on a moka pot, the difference is really big. Blend beans and single-origin beans follow two different design ideas. Blending is "taking advantage of each other's strengths", combining ingredients from different production areas
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When it comes to Moka pots, many people still have the impression of "Italian style, blended ingredients, and thick fat". It’s true that the moka pot is a great way to cook blended beans, but that doesn’t mean it can only be drunk in one style. In fact, the potential of the Moka pot is much greater than imagined: from the herbal mellowness of dark roasted Mandheling, to the clean sweetness of "Little Blue Mountain", to
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Many people's first coffee appliance is not a pour-over pot, but a Moka pot. It's cheap, sturdy, and requires no skills. Just put it on the stove and you'll be able to make a cup of rich hot coffee in just a few minutes. Once the aroma wafts around, the whole kitchen will wake up. But people who use a Moka pot for the first time often fail in choosing beans: just buy a bag of beans and bring them back.
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"Can these beans be used at home?" "What beans should I use for opening a shop?" - When choosing Italian beans, the most common dilemma is between home and commercial use. In fact, there is no strict boundary between the two. Many beans are "one-size-fits-all". The only difference lies in your usage scenarios and priorities. Don't beat around the bush today, just use one
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There are more and more coffee shops, and there may be four or five open side by side on the same street. When everyone's machines, milk, and even prices are similar, why should customers walk into your home and remember your home? The answer is often not in the device, but in the beans. Today, let’s talk about a method that is particularly suitable for differentiation: using fruity Italian beans.
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If you walk into any serious coffee shop, the Italian machine in the back kitchen will almost always contain blended beans. Why do coffee shops have so many high-quality single-origin beans that they don't use, but they prefer "blending" them? Today, I will explain the secret of blending beans in one go. Mixing, what exactly is "matching"? Blending means combining different origins,
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After adding a semi-automatic coffee machine to my home, the next most confusing question is: What should I buy for the first bag of beans? If you buy something that is too expensive, you are afraid of wasting it. If you buy something that is too cheap, you are afraid of not drinking it. It is even more confusing to see the various "coffee bean recommendations" on the Internet. Don’t worry, the bean selection logic for home semi-automatic machines is actually very simple. Just remember three sentences.
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When opening a coffee shop, choosing beans is always the most unavoidable task. The first reaction of many novice bosses is to "pick the most expensive one", but the cost cannot be kept down. Some people only look at the price, and the reputation of their products collapses. In fact, the mature idea of using beans for opening a store is to match them in different grades: one main bean to make the base, a cost-bean to control the price, and a special bean.
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