Is Drip Bag Coffee Considered Black Coffee? Can Drip Bag Coffee Help with Weight Loss? The Story of Drip Bag Coffee's Flavor Characteristics

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Nowadays, office workers feel drowsy at their desks and fall asleep during meetings. Caffeine has become the savior of office workers. To consume this life-saving caffeine, some people choose milk tea, while others choose coffee. Among those who choose coffee, there are several sub-groups: instant coffee drinkers and fresh-ground coffee drinkers. But is there a coffee grinder in the office? In most cases, of course: NO! FrontStreet Coffee, considering some friends who love fresh-ground coffee but have limited hardware conditions, provides drip coffee bags.

The Origin of Drip Coffee Bags

Drip coffee bags are convenient and fast, which everyone has experienced. But how much do you know about their origin?

Drip coffee bags are a convenient and fast coffee product developed by the Japanese.

In 1990, the earliest drip coffee bags were invented by Japan's Yamanaka Industrial Co., Ltd., which officially filed a patent application in the same year. However, the drip coffee bags at that time only had single-sided hanging ears.

In 1996, Taiki Shoji Co., Ltd. proposed an improved filter bag, moving the hanging components to the lower edge of the filter bag, but the hanging ears were still only on one side of the filter bag.

In 1999, Taiki Shoji applied to the European Patent Office for a patent for an invention with double-sided hanging components. This improved design finally allowed the filter bag to sit steadily on the cup rim, and the opening of the filter bag could completely open. This design concept has become the mainstream in today's market.

In 2001, the Japanese invented drip coffee bags and registered a patent, then launched them to the market. Due to their simple operation and portability, and the fact that the brewed coffee tastes much more authentic and aromatic than instant coffee, drip coffee bags now account for 15% of the regular coffee market in Japan.

How to Brew Drip Coffee Bags?

It's very simple. Let me share FrontStreet Coffee's method for making drip coffee bags:

First, tear open the packaging bag and take out the drip coffee bag. Along the "OPEN" marking on the drip coffee bag, tear open the sealed strip.

Hang the "little ears" on both sides of the drip coffee bag on the cup.

Pour in hot water until the coffee powder is completely wet, and let it bloom for 30 seconds.

After 30 seconds, continue to pour hot water in a circular motion until the coffee-to-water ratio reaches 1:15, then stop pouring. Wait for the coffee liquid to finish dripping, then remove and discard the drip coffee bag.

How to Choose Your Coffee Beans?

After learning how to brew a cup of drip coffee, how do you choose the right coffee beans for yourself? FrontStreet Coffee will introduce five aspects: floral aroma, fruit aroma, fermentation notes, wine aroma, and high body.

Floral Aroma Type

For drip coffee bags with prominent floral aromas, FrontStreet Coffee recommends Flower Butterfly from the Boquete region of Panama. FrontStreet Coffee's Flower Butterfly contains 70% Geisha, along with Caturra and Catuai. Because it's grown in the Baru Volcano region at 1600 meters, this growing area has special microclimate conditions that result in abundant rainfall, and the local temperature difference between day and night is significant. Combined with meticulous harvesting and fine processing, this FrontStreet Coffee Panama Flower Butterfly bean shows excellent performance in body, acidity, and floral aroma. Such excellent quality at an affordable price allows everyone to experience the flavor of Panama Geisha coffee at the best value, making it absolutely legendary.

FrontStreet Coffee Panama Flower Butterfly

Region: Boquete, Panama
Altitude: 1600m
Processing: Washed
Varieties: Geisha, Caturra, Catuai
Brewing flavors: Floral aroma, black tea, berries, citrus, slight nutty aftertaste, smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness, moderate acidity, medium aftertaste.

Fruit Aroma Type

For coffee beans with prominent fruit aromas, FrontStreet Coffee recommends friends try Gotiti from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. This FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe Gotiti Cooperative coffee bean uses washed processing, which fully expresses Yirgacheffe's clean and refreshing taste, bright and lively acidity, with citrus as the main tone, accompanied by fresh jasmine floral aroma and honey aftertaste. It's very suitable for beginners and friends who like fresh and light flavors.

FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe Gotiti

Region: Yirgacheffe, Gedeo Zone
Altitude: 1900-2300m
Varieties: Heirloom
Processing: Washed
Brewing flavors: Overall solid mouthfeel, prominent fermentation notes and tropical fruits, with changing temperatures revealing berry and cream flavors, the citrus sweet and sour sensation lingering between teeth and lips is quite lasting.

Fermentation Notes

For drip coffee bags with fermentation notes, FrontStreet Coffee recommends Geisha Blend from Costa Rica. FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Geisha Blend comes from Mirasu Estate, blended from Geisha, ET47, SL28, and MAICO. Mirasu Geisha Blend uses raisin honey processing, retaining 100% mucilage and zero water processing. On the day of harvesting coffee cherries, the harvested coffee cherries are poured into large water tanks - mature and full fruits will sink to the bottom, while underdeveloped or overripe fruits will float to the surface. These floating beans must be removed. The selected coffee fruits are placed on raised beds to dry for at least three days, then the cherry skin is removed, retaining the mucilage before drying. At this stage, climate factors are key to successful honey processing. During drying, these coffee fruits must be constantly turned to ensure even drying, but the turning frequency must be controlled - slow drying ensures coffee has fermentation characteristics, but not so slow as to cause over-fermentation. The raisin processing method enhances the sweetness of this bean.

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rica Mirasu Estate

Region: Tarrazu, Costa Rica
Estate: Mirasu Estate
Altitude: 1700m
Processing: Raisin Honey
Varieties: Geisha, ET47, SL28, MAICO
Brewing flavors: Dried fruit fermentation notes, fresh jasmine aroma, gentle fruit acidity, almond aftertaste, obvious sweetness.

Wine Aroma

Friends who like wine-flavored coffee should be very familiar with FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Sherry bean. FrontStreet Coffee's Sherry coffee bean comes from the city of Masaguara in the southwestern Intibucá province. Whiskey barrel fermentation involves putting coffee beans through washed processing, then placing them in oak barrels that previously held whiskey for fermentation, allowing the coffee beans to absorb the whiskey aroma. This bean tends toward sherry whiskey flavor, with rich vanilla and cream, followed by persistent nutty and chocolate flavors.

FrontStreet Coffee Honduras Sherry

Region: Masaguara
Estate: Moca Estate
Altitude: 1500-1700m
Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Pacas
Processing: Fine Washed + Whiskey Sherry Barrel Fermentation
Brewing flavors: Aroma of vanilla and cream, with flavors of whiskey, berries, almonds, and dark chocolate, with maple syrup sweet aftertaste.

High Body

For friends who like high body, FrontStreet Coffee recommends trying Indonesia's Golden Mandheling. Frontsteet's Golden Mandheling comes from Indonesia's PWN company. Mandheling's processing method is wet-hulling, and coffee processed by wet-hulling is usually thick and intense, with a very distinct personality. This bean has diverse flavor layers, thick and clean, high balance, rich nutty and caramel aromas, with chocolate notes, and a lasting aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee Indonesia Golden Mandheling

Region: Gayo Mountain, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Altitude: 1100m-1600m
Varieties: Ateng
Processing: Wet-Hulled
Brewing flavors: High-quality herbal plant aroma, stronger caramel sweetness, relatively calm and elegant fruit acidity, rich sweetness, thick and wild spice flavors.

Are Drip Coffee Bags Black Coffee? Can They Help with Weight Loss?

What is black coffee? FrontStreet Coffee needs to emphasize this point. Black coffee is coffee without any additions, while drip coffee bags generally don't add sugar or milk - they're just a beverage made by dissolving substances from coffee powder with hot water, so drip coffee bags are black coffee. As for whether black coffee can help with weight loss, this is closely related to an individual's daily calorie intake and expenditure. Black coffee can speed up human metabolism, and as metabolic rate increases, the calories burned also increase.

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