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"Boss, your bean pouring funnel looks quite special. Where did you buy it?" "It's just a bonus item with the Aeropress." Then I remembered that there was a dusty Aeropress in the corner of the front street. Its syringe shape made it difficult for people to think that it was a brewing appliance. There’s even a dedicated Aeropress brewing competition, which
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Putting the same bean into different utensils will cause obvious changes in performance. Hand brewing pays more attention to aroma and clarity, Italian machine emphasizes concentration and sweetness, and Moka pot needs to take into account pressure, firepower and powder layer. The bean selection cannot be separated from the instrument, and the parameters must be adjusted accordingly according to the roasting level of the beans. Moka pot is a steam pressure extraction
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The degree of roasting changes the flavor focus and extraction rhythm of the coffee beans. Light roasting usually retains more floral and fruity aromas and bright acidity, medium roasting tends to present sweetness and balance, and dark roasting tends to favor nuts, cocoa and thick taste. There is no distinction between them, the key is whether they match your drinking style. Moka pot is a steam pressure extraction
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The degree of roasting changes the flavor focus and extraction rhythm of the coffee beans. Light roasting usually retains more floral and fruity aromas and bright acidity, medium roasting tends to present sweetness and balance, and dark roasting tends to favor nuts, cocoa and thick taste. There is no distinction between them, the key is whether they match your drinking style. Moka pot is a steam pressure extraction
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When choosing coffee beans, you can first put the daily drinking scene in front of you: a cup of black coffee in the morning, or milk coffee with breakfast; whether to drink it slowly by hand, or to use a machine to quickly make a cup. Depending on the scene, the appropriate roasting degree, flavor thickness and brewing method will also change. Moka pot is a steam pressure extraction device.
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Black coffee and milk coffee have different requirements for beans. Black coffee requires the aroma and sweetness to be independent, while milk coffee requires the coffee liquid to have sufficient concentration and body, and to still retain a clear flavor after adding milk. It will be easier to choose the right one by first determining whether milk is added to the cup, and then deciding on the style of beans. Mount
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The degree of roasting is the adjustment knob for the focus of flavor: light roasting favors floral and fruity aromas and bright acidity, medium roasting favors sweetness and balance, dark roasting favors nuts, cocoa and thick taste, and the extraction rhythm changes simultaneously. Don’t talk about high or low, just talk about matching your own drinking method. Use a Moka pot to brew coffee, just fill the filter bowl with the powder layer, no need to apply pressure
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Black coffee and milk coffee have different requirements for beans. Black coffee requires the aroma and sweetness to be independent, while milk coffee requires the coffee liquid to have sufficient concentration and body, and to still retain a clear flavor after adding milk. It will be easier to choose the right one by first determining whether milk is added to the cup, and then deciding on the style of beans. Mount
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The bitterness of coffee varies depending on the degree of roasting. Of course, the original characteristics of the bean are also included, but this can be controlled to a certain extent through roasting. Here, let’s look at how the “bitterness” of coffee beans changes depending on roasting conditions. First of all, coffee is not bitter. We usually see coffee beans in a roasted state. brown
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The flavor of a cup of coffee is not only sour or bitter, but also includes aroma, sweetness, body, mouth feel and finish. When choosing beans, first determine whether you want floral and fruity aromas, nutty cocoa, or a balance between the two, and then correspond to the production area, processing method and roasting level. Moka pot is a steam pressure extraction device
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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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As more and more people join the coffee-drinking team, there are many white-collar workers and college students around Front Street, and even high school students are starting to drink coffee. Compared with instant coffee with a single taste, today's young people obviously prefer freshly ground specialty coffee, especially black coffee with rich aroma, and the types are very diverse.
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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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For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow the WeChat public account: FrontStreet Coffee Iced coffee seems to be the perfect summer treat. We haven’t entered the hot season yet, but it’s heading our way. But first, how do we make iced coffee? It's really the same
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If you want to drink Yirgacheffe, but prefer a round, soft and less sour taste, you can put the "acidity" back into the specific drinking method to judge. Yirgacheffe often has floral, citrus or berry tones, but through medium-dark roasting, higher sweetness and thicker taste, it can also show a milder and smoother side. The key is to choose the right wind.
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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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No matter what roasting style and brewing method you prefer, Front Street believes that it is worthwhile and necessary to refer to some tips for buying coffee. First of all, the first and most important thing is to buy freshly roasted coffee beans. The products you choose must have the roasting date clearly marked (not the expiry date or shelf life) and have brand information.
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An introductory tutorial on the steps for making hand-brewed coffee on Front Street. When it comes to coffee beans, they can be simply divided into light roast, medium roast and heavy roast. Coffee cherries are actually like fruits. Good coffee beans will have fruity, floral, cocoa, nutty flavors, etc. Generally, the lighter the roasting, the heavier the sourness, and the more you can drink the essence of the coffee beans; conversely, the stronger the roasting, the stronger the bitterness.
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Technically speaking, due to functional limitations, the Moka pot cannot make espresso like an espresso machine, but the Moka pot can easily make a cup of freshly ground espresso base at home at a lower cost, and then turn it into a full-flavored Americano or latte. If you want to use a moka pot to make strong coffee, you have to start from a pack
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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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