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The flavor focus of dark roasted coffee beans usually shifts from bright fruit acid to cocoa, nuts, caramel and roasted aromas, giving it a heavier mouth feel. It does not mean that only the bitter taste is left. The origin of the beans, the blending ratio and the extraction method will all affect the result. Choose according to how you drink it every day, so that this thick style can become smooth and drinkable.
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Although hanging ears cannot replace freshly brewed hand-brewed coffee, many people still can't do without it because coffee is precious and they need to be refreshed when they get up early. The taste of coffee beans depends on the taste of the coffee beans themselves, so if you like sour coffee, you can buy Front Street Yirgacheffe seasonal coffee beans, which are medium-light roasted and have a fresh taste.
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Life is short, so of course you have to drink sweet coffee! If you say coffee is bitter, most people, whether coffee drinkers or those who don’t drink coffee often, will have no objection; if you say coffee is sour, I believe those acid lovers will agree with it; but if you say coffee is sweet, it may cause a lot of controversy.
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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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The coffee liquid produced by the Moka pot has a high concentration and a concentrated aroma. Only after adding water can it approach the light state of everyday American coffee. Therefore, when choosing beans, you should not only look at the name of the place of origin, but also imagine how they will look after being diluted in the cup: beans that are originally soft will become smoother, and beans with a bright flavor will retain a clear aroma. Let’s start with the most common drink every day
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Green coffee beans cannot be picked directly from the tree and can be roasted and consumed directly. To have a good flavor, many steps are required. People often think that the flavor of coffee depends on the variety, planting environment and cultivation method, but in fact, there is an important link from planting to roasting, called "coffee bean processing method".
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When choosing hand-brewed coffee beans, you can start by imagining where the cup will appear. When you are rushing to work, clear and refreshing flavors make it easier for people to drink easily; if you have enough time on the weekend, you can choose beans with delicate aroma and rich layers. If you often drink it in summer, you should also consider whether the sweet and sour taste is still bright after adding ice.
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Italian beans are not just for a cup of concentrate. When rushing in the morning, drinking American style in the afternoon, or making a latte at night, the suitable flavor focus is different. If you use an espresso machine more often, you can first imagine how the coffee will look after it enters the cup: do you want a thick and direct entrance, or do you want to keep the soft and sour sweetness, and then start with the nuts?
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Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to single-origin coffee, but in terms of ordering at FrontStreet Coffee stores, Italian coffee still accounts for the majority. When it comes to the selection of espresso beans, FrontStreet Coffee focuses on
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Time is tight in the morning, so hand-ground coffee beans should be given priority to types with easy aroma and uncomplicated brewing steps. If you use a filter cup to make a cup of hot hand brew, lightly roasted or medium-light roasted beans can bring a refreshing floral and fruity flavor; if you just want to quickly add ice cubes or make an American style, you need a more obvious sweetness and juice flavor so that it does not appear to be too sweet in the mouth.
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Mellowness does not mean heavy bitterness, nor does it mean that the darker the roast, the thicker it will be. It is closer to the weight, smoothness and duration that coffee leaves on the tongue, and often appears together with flavors such as nuts, cocoa, caramel, and herbs. If you want your coffee to taste solid and have a soft sour taste, you can consider the drinking time, whether to add milk, and the time at home.
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Sometimes, we can taste obvious bitterness in coffee. These bitter flavors generally come from two directions: one is over-extraction bitterness caused by too long extraction time or too strong extraction force; the other is the burnt bitter taste caused by over-dark roasting! The darker the roast, the longer the coffee is heated, resulting in caramelization.
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The choice of coffee beans for home use can start with the final look of the cup. Whether you want a refreshing cup of black coffee in the morning, need an iced drink to refresh you in the afternoon, or use milk to make a latte every day will affect the appropriate direction of the beans. Instead of just comparing brand names, put drinking methods, utensils, and flavors on the same “choice”
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For more knowledge about specialty coffee, please follow the WeChat public account: FrontStreet Coffee. Come summer, cold brew coffee has become the most direct communication topic among coffee lovers, and everyone is sharing their experience in making cold brew coffee. Why has cold brew coffee become so popular in recent years?
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I don’t know if you have ever tried making a cup of espresso. Sometimes it tastes perfect, and sometimes it tastes sour and irritating! ! Or, it tastes extremely bitter! ! ! Why does coffee taste bad? The reason why the extracted espresso tastes different every day is because its extraction is affected by the state of the coffee beans and the temperature of the air.
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The coffee brewed by a moka pot often has a layer of fine foam floating on the surface, which is more concentrated in the mouth than when brewed by hand, and is more likely to show the aroma of nuts, cocoa and caramel. If you want to make this layer of oil more obvious, when choosing beans, you should pay attention to the medium-dark roasting, freshness and grinding state of the beans, and then decide whether you drink black coffee, add ice, or mix milk.
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Introduction How long do coffee beans last? What is the best way to preserve coffee beans? Should coffee beans be stored in the refrigerator? The freshness of coffee beans will directly affect the taste of a cup of coffee. Proper storage is an important factor affecting the freshness of coffee beans. Front Street needs to emphasize that there are two main ways to preserve coffee beans.
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Recently, a customer asked Front Street what he should do if the coffee beans he bought were ground into fine powder for making Italian coffee. I believe many friends have also encountered this situation. The coffee powder they bought was found to be too fine. If you use the usual parameters for hand brewing, it will definitely be overextracted. Do you have to throw it away? Can't you keep it? Today, Front Street is with you all
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Many times, when we come to a strange coffee shop, we will not directly choose a certain type of coffee or beans. Instead, we will tell the barista our preferences and hope to help recommend it. Many people will say that they want to drink something "sweeter", but unexpectedly the barista brings a cup of strong black "bitter coffee" and emphasizes its sweetness.
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For more knowledge about specialty coffee, please follow the WeChat public account: FrontStreet Coffee As a classic representative of low-temperature extraction coffee, there is nothing better than ice-drip coffee and cold-brew coffee. Different from iced Americano/Iced hand-brewed coffee, these need to boil a pot of high-temperature hot water to extract and then add ice.
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