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Not everyone likes bright fruit acids. For coffee lovers who prefer a mellow, low-acid taste, Brazilian coffee beans are often an unavoidable choice. Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate is just such a bean - low in acidity, balanced in taste, with rich nutty cocoa aroma and obvious caramel sweetness, suitable as a
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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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If you want to drink cold brew in the summer, the first step is not to buy equipment, but to choose the right beans. The low-temperature and long-term extraction of cold brew will "amplify" the flavor of the beans - the fruity aroma will be clearer and the sweetness will be more prominent. However, if the beans are not selected correctly, they may be bland or astringent. This article actually tests some fruity beans suitable for cold brewing to help you avoid falling over. What is suitable for cold brew?
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Many people's first real contact with coffee making actually started with a Moka pot, because it is not only beautiful, convenient, affordable, but also very easy to operate, so it is especially easy for newcomers to get started. But FrontStreet Coffee also discovered that some guys
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(Comparison of Arabica and Robusta) Generally speaking, Arabica is mainly used in the currently popular single-origin/specialty coffee, while Robusta is mostly used in instant coffee. This is not to say that Robusta is necessarily worse than Arabica, but just based on the main uses of the two coffee varieties in the market. However, no
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Cold brew coffee has become more and more popular in recent years. In the summer, a cup of ice-cold and smooth cold brew can relieve the heat than hot coffee and is softer than iced American style. Whether cold brew tastes good or not, you have to choose the beans first. Different from hot brew, cold brew is extracted at low temperature and for a long time. The sourness is greatly softened, and the sweetness and smoothness are amplified. Therefore, the logic of selecting beans also has its own logic.
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The ingredients and methods of sparkling American iced coffee are very simple. You only need to prepare ice cubes, soda water (salt soda), and espresso. The production method is to mix the above materials reasonably. Of course, there are still many details that need to be paid attention to in order to make a delicious and refreshing cup of sparkling American iced coffee. Selection of materials
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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. Italian extraction focuses on powder quantity and grinding
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Before buying beans, think through the daily scenes: black coffee in the morning or milk coffee with meals, the ritual of hand brewing or the high efficiency of the machine. These answers determine roast level, flavor depth, and brewing method. Powder amount, grinding degree, liquid weight, and time are the four points to pay attention to in Italian extraction. Most of the blended beans can be shaped
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The flavor dimension of a cup of coffee goes far beyond the sour and bitter ends, including aroma, sweetness, body, mouth feel and finish. When choosing beans, first think clearly whether you want floral and fruity aromas, nutty cocoa, or a balance between the two, and then follow the production area, processing method, and roasting degree to match them. In Italian extraction, the amount of powder and grinding
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Scenario-first bean selection logic: when drinking black coffee in the morning, the aroma and cleanliness of the beans should be given priority; when having milk coffee for breakfast, the concentration and thickness are more important; hand brewing for slow drinking and machine quick dispensing, each has its own set of parameters. The scenarios are different, and the choices are naturally different. The four variables of Italian extraction—powder volume, grinding degree, liquid weight, and time—
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To judge whether a bean is suitable for you, first look at how you drink it. When drinking black coffee, the aroma and sweetness should be complete, and the entrance should be clean; when drinking milk coffee, the concentrate should be strong and thick enough, so that the coffee flavor can still stand even after the milk flavor comes in. Once you decide whether to add milk or not, and then talk about flavor preferences, the direction will not be confusing. Powder amount, grinding degree, liquid weight and extraction
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Ear-mounted coffee bags, also called filter-mounted coffee, break the need for complicated equipment to brew specialty coffee. There is no need to consider the grinding degree of the coffee beans, and no specific water injection method is required. Open the ear-mounted filter bag and hang it on the cup. Injecting hot water can restore the joy of drinking hand-brewed coffee. It is the preferred choice of many office workers.
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Americano can be said to be the simplest Italian coffee, because Americano only consists of two parts, espresso and water, while iced Americano has more ice cubes. But don’t relax just because of the Americano. The simplest part is also the most technical part. The Americano is often the test of a barista’s extraction.
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What are the differences between instant, hanging and hand-brewed coffee? Which one is better, hanging ear coffee or freshly ground coffee? Let’s talk about the conclusion first. Instant coffee is a solid product that extracts coffee flavor through a special process. The coffee beans are usually Robusta variety, which has a single taste and contains saccharin, creamer and other ingredients, so the taste is poor; hand-brewed coffee is
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To be fair, Front Street believes that coffee filters can really be called a very versatile tool. Because it’s not just hand-brewed coffee, but also ice-drip coffee, cold brew coffee, espresso, and some friends even use Moka pots when making coffee! Then when it comes to this, some friends have questions.
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Many people think that there is only one type of coffee, but this is not the case. Just like hand-brewed coffee, there are many types to choose from, which can be roughly divided into several categories: floral, fruity, and mellow. Understanding this, we can find the coffee that suits us. Floral aromas are generally medium-light roasted, showing jasmine,
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The drinking scene is a prerequisite for bean selection: Should I start the day with black coffee, or with milk coffee? Do you drink it slowly by hand, or does it come out immediately from the machine? As the scene changes, so do the appropriate roasting levels, flavor thickness, and brewing methods. The focus of Italian style lies in the balance of powder quantity, grinding degree, liquid weight and time. Bean blend
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Sour and bitter are just the two extremes of flavor. Aroma, sweetness, body, touch and finish are also the contents of the cup. When choosing beans, first determine your preference—floral and fruity, nutty cocoa, or somewhere in the middle—and then match them according to production area, processing method, and roasting level. Think about your favorite flavor and acceptable brewing difficulty separately.
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The complete flavor of a cup of coffee includes aroma, sweetness, body, mouth feel and finish. Sour and bitter are just two of them. When choosing beans, first make sure you want floral and fruity aroma, nutty cocoa or balance, and then look for the answer in the production area, processing method and roasting degree. The performance of a bean in hand brewing depends on the production area, variety, and location.
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