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The selection of beans for cold brew coffee is different from hot brewing. Low temperature and slow brewing will amplify the sweetness, reduce the acidity, and make the flavor more rounded and soft. If you choose the right beans, the cold brew will be delicious; if you choose the wrong beans, it will be tasteless or bitter. By clarifying the two routes of selecting beans, fruity and mellow, cold brewing will have a clear direction. fruit
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee lies in the flavor differences of the production areas. However, faced with the dazzling array of beans on the shelves, many novices are prone to difficulties: Which production area should they choose? In fact, you don’t have to memorize the flavor from the production area. Instead, work backwards from your own taste preferences. The choice will be much simpler. If you like floral and citrus notes, you can give priority to Ethiopia.
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Most people's way of preparing beans is: first look at the production area, then read the flavor description, and finally place an order. But this order is not friendly to novices - Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, these place names are just place names if you don't understand them. A more convenient way is to reverse the order: first figure out what flavor you like
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I have a espresso machine at home and want to drink milk coffee, but I also want to drink a cup of coffee by hand occasionally. How do I prepare beans? Many people's first reaction is to "buy two packs of beans." In fact, the key is to understand that blended beans and single-origin beans perform their respective roles, and then match them according to your own drinking habits. This article clarifies the logic of the two sets of "beans". Blend Beans: Responsible
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Many friends who want to get into hand brewing start with a cup of instant brewing. The leap from "three-in-one" to high-quality hand brewing is actually not small - if you choose the wrong beans, the first impression may be "Why are they so sour" and you will be discouraged from doing so; if you choose the right beans, it will open up a new world. This article is written for you who are planning to buy your first pack of hand-brewed beans. Three of the first packet of beans
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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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Want to get started with single-origin coffee, but don’t know where to start? In fact, the world of single-origin beans is not as complicated as imagined - first get to know a few representative beans, find your favorite flavor direction, and the rest of the journey will be smooth. This article has compiled a list of popular ones suitable for beginners, from gentle to stunning, explained in one go.
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When opening a coffee shop, the product structure is usually divided into two lines: Italian line (American, latte, cappuccino) and hand-brew line (single-origin coffee). The bean selection logic of the two lines is completely different, but both directly determine the repurchase rate. This article is a reference for friends who are preparing to open a store or optimize their menu. Italian line: stability is overwhelming
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When brewing beans, the list of flavor descriptions on the packaging is often dazzling: floral, berry, caramel, oolong tea... These words are not marketing words, but the actual flavor direction that the roaster tastes when cupping. If you want to pick distinctive beans, the first thing to do is to treat these labels as beans.
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The charm of hand-brewed coffee lies in the difference in flavor of the production area. It is also Arabica beans. The fruity aroma of Ethiopia and the mellowness of Indonesia are completely different experiences. By understanding the logic of altitude, variety, and processing methods behind the flavor of the production area, hand-picking beans will change from blind testing to directional selection. Ethiopia brews fruity beans by hand
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Front Street - An introduction to the floral and fruity aroma of coffee beans. There are mainly four factors that affect the flavor of coffee. The following will explain how to choose the coffee beans that suit you from the four aspects of variety, origin, processing method, and roasting degree. Why does coffee taste fruity? The reason why coffee smells (drinks) with a "fruity" flavor boils down to
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If you often see the word "Xizhao" on the menus of specialty cafes, you may be curious as to why it is always placed in a prominent position. Chiclaw is a bean variety that has been active in competitions in the past two years. Front Street Colombian Chiclaw is the same bean variety that came from Columbia’s Divide Estate as the champion. Many players use it to play competitions, and they have also
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Iced coffee is a test for the beans: low temperature will amplify the sweetness and weaken the aroma, so the flavor concentration of the beans must be sufficient. The Ethiopian Oiran on Front Street makes iced hand-brews. The aroma of strawberry and passion fruit is still clear after the ice cubes cool down; the blueberry juice in Xija feels like a smoothie with ice after being chilled, and the flavor concentration of iced coffee is as strong as beans.
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Front Street - An introduction to the floral and fruity aroma of coffee beans. There are mainly four factors that affect the flavor of coffee. The following will explain how to choose the coffee beans that suit you from the four aspects of variety, origin, processing method, and roasting degree. Why does coffee taste fruity? The reason why coffee smells (drinks) with a "fruity" flavor boils down to
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Freshly ground coffee has always been a ritual for brewing coffee, because only freshly ground coffee can ensure that the flavor of the coffee is not lost, but for some people, being able to brew delicious coffee quickly is more important. This is the meaning of the existence of hanging ear coffee. Many people think that drinking coffee with earphones is unprofessional, but Front Street thinks it doesn’t have to be that way.
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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. Italian extraction focuses on powder quantity and grinding
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You don’t have to think of flavor as a mission to start buying beans. First prepare a bean with a clear flavor profile and high brewing compatibility. Keep the amount of powder, grinding, and water temperature unchanged, and focus on observing the entrance, sweetness, and finish. The taste reference will naturally emerge. The taste of a cup of hand brew comes from the production area, variety, processing method, roasting degree and
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Before choosing beans, ask yourself: Do you want black coffee in the morning or milk coffee at the breakfast table? Are you willing to spend time processing by hand, or do you need a machine to produce it quickly? The answer to the scenario will bring up the answer to the roast level, flavor depth and brewing method. Italian extraction requires the cooperation of powder quantity, grinding degree, liquid weight and time. spell
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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. Hand-brewed flavors are mainly determined by production areas, varieties,
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Many coffee lovers have unknowingly equipped their homes with a lot of coffee appliances. Friends who are obsessed with Italian coffee have even stocked up on Italian coffee machines in preparation for making their own coffee. However, many people don’t know how to choose coffee beans suitable for Italian extraction. They are confused about whether to buy dark roast or light roast, whether to choose a blend or a single product, and whether to use it at home or in the store.
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