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Many people who are new to specialty coffee frown when they hear the word "light roast": will it be sour? Will you be unaccustomed to drinking? In fact, the flavor logic of light roasted coffee beans is completely different from that of dark roasted coffee beans. It does not pursue the burnt aroma and bitterness, but retains the floral and fruity aroma of the coffee fruit itself as much as possible. After drinking and understanding Qianbao, you will
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There are more and more fancy ways to drink coffee. In addition to the traditional drinks, different countries will also combine local tastes to create new combinations, such as Vietnamese egg coffee, Vienna coffee with cream, Spanish latte with sweet condensed milk... and Italians' favorite dessert - Affoga.
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Coffee grind size is a very frustrating factor. Many of the problems that friends encounter when brewing are caused by inaccurate grinding. For the grinding degree of hand-brewed coffee, Front Street recommends using a No. 20 (0.85mm) standard sieve for calibration, with a pass rate of 80% (10g of coffee powder can be used
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Coffee is divided into three major varieties, Arabica, Robusta, and Liberica. Among them, the only ones with commercial value are Arabica and Robusta. In specialty coffee circles, Robusta coffee beans are barely mentioned. In daily life, we often see brands claiming that their own coffee beans are 100% Arabica coffee.
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If you want to drink chocolate flavor, when choosing beans, you can pay attention to descriptions such as cocoa, chocolate sauce, roasted nuts, caramel and brown sugar. They don't equate to overt bitterness, some cups are as soft as milk chocolate, some are close to the dryness of cocoa powder, and some are as sweet as dark syrup. Let’s judge by how we drink it every day.
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The golden foam on the concentrated surface mainly comes from the crema formed by the carbon dioxide, lipids and extraction state of the coffee beans. To make it look richer, you usually start with a medium-dark roast, blend structure, and post-roast freshness. However, the amount of fat is only part of the experience in the mouth. It is really suitable for you.
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American black coffee beans don’t have to be judged solely on their sourness and bitterness. What’s more worth observing is whether they can be drunk comfortably at a specific moment. When rushing out, the aroma needs to be immediate; when working in the morning, the refreshing feeling will help keep your mouth bright; after adding ice in the afternoon, the flavor needs to be still discernible. First imagine how you would drink it
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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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Just because you want to drink a cup of single-origin hand-brewed coffee that is neither sour nor bitter does not mean that the coffee has to lose its aroma and sweetness. A more suitable state is when there is no sharp irritation in the mouth and no obvious burnt bitterness after swallowing. At the same time, you can still drink nuts, cocoa, caramel or soft fruity sweetness. Tell us when to drink it every day, whether it should be paired with food and the desired concentration.
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The charm of dark roasted beans often lies in cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel and thick taste. It doesn’t necessarily mean a strong bitterness; the origin of the beans, the roasting temperature and brewing method will all change the behavior in the cup. If you like smooth entrance, familiar aroma, and long aftertaste after drinking, you can start from the daily drinking scene and prepare black coffee.
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Last week, Front Street briefly introduced the Nordic "very light roast coffee". I believe everyone has a basic understanding of this roasting style. Today, we continue to fill in the gaps and talk about another roasting level that roasts coffee beans until they are black and shiny - Japanese dark roast. What is Japanese dark roast? Why is it called Japanese dark roast?
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Brewing coffee may be simple, but making the coffee taste good is a skill. It is very common for the coffee produced to taste too sour, bitter or astringent. Not only newbies, but also experienced coffee people who have been in the field of coffee for many years have a certain chance of brewing coffee that does not suit the taste. So, big
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Latte coffee in a broad sense refers to coffee made with espresso as the base and a certain proportion of milk added. It can be said to be a must-have coffee drink on the menu of most coffee shops, because whether it is a large chain brand or an exquisite independent cafe, latte is almost the highest-selling item
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Before 2000, the mainstream roasting of coffee was still dark roasting, so many friends who started to get into coffee at that time probably had the same first impression of coffee as bitter. When it comes to non-bitter coffee, the only options at that time were milk and sugar or Nestlé’s two-in-one coffee. With the popularity of specialty coffee
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There are many degrees of roasting of coffee beans, and the degree of roasting mentioned in technical terms can even be subdivided into eight stages, but in daily life we only need to summarize it into three types: light roasting, medium roasting, and dark roasting. Dark roasted coffee beans can provide a lot of glycolic flavor and caramel aroma, because the longer the roasting time,
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If you are a beginner who just started making coffee, you will definitely wonder: What kind of coffee should you start with? Which coffee beans are more suitable for beginners? Do you feel confused when faced with complicated information? Here are four ways for you to quickly find the right entry-level coffee for you. 1. Watch baking
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For hand brewers, the first thing to consider is the degree of roasting of the coffee beans before formulating a brewing plan. The coffee extraction performance under different roasting degrees is different. Lightly roasted beans are very popular among coffee lovers because they are lightly roasted and retain more floral and fruity aromas. So which coffee beans are lightly roasted? now
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Coffee beans need to be freshly ground before you can experience its full aroma, which shows the importance of grinding coffee beans. When grinding, many people have a misunderstanding about which scale to choose. Normally, the larger the number, the thicker the powder, and the smaller the number, the finer the powder. But every coffee machine is assembled, transported, and used
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When you think of caramel, what food do you think of? For Front Street, in addition to caramelized sweet potatoes, caramel biscuits, caramel pudding, caramel peanuts, flying fish crispy ice cream, sugar paintings...these are the snacks that have filled the entire childhood, the "caramel feeling" in coffee is the quickest thing that comes to mind. caramel flavor in coffee
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In the field of moka pots, there is a brand that can be called "god-level", and it is Bialetti. Why do you say it is a god? Because the world's first Moka pot was invented by Alfonso Bialetti, the founder of Bialetti, in 1933.
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