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Atsushi Ito's Coffee Philosophy

When discussing pour-over coffee, one cannot overlook the pour-over coffee expert Atsushi Ito of Alisan Dream Project. He is a coffee specialist and a senior Japanese roaster, having earned his Coffee Specialist certification from the Specialty Coffee Association Japan in 2012.

He believes that coffee beans, when precisely roasted, can fully express the unique characteristics of each green bean.

Atsushi Ito typically uses two types of pour-over coffee brewers: one with a metal filter, mainly used for coarser coffee grounds (the Fuji electric grinder can adjust 8 different grind sizes, with the metal filter suitable for size 4 coarseness), ideal for light roast coffee beans; the other paper filter brewer uses finer coffee grounds (approximately size 3 coarseness), suitable for medium-dark roast coffee beans. The resulting coffee displays rich layers of aroma, allowing every coffee enthusiast who visits to experience Atsushi Ito's dedication to coffee beans.

4 Keys to Brewing a Great Cup of Pour-Over Coffee

The major factors that determine coffee taste are coffee bean quality, water quality, and our chosen brewing method. It can determine whether a coffee is acidic or bitter, whether it can produce complex sweetness, balanced mouthfeel, and rich aromas—this relates to your grind size, brewing time, water temperature, brewing equipment, and more.

Tips 1:

The demonstration uses medium-dark roast coffee beans. These beans, roasted by Atsushi Ito through large-scale roasting machines with precise temperature and technique, exhibit distinct flavors with black chocolate, caramel, and berry aromas. As for the powder-to-water ratio, this is a topic we frequently discuss in our daily work, also referred to as "water-to-powder ratio." In fact, following our习惯的 1:xx concept, the term "powder-to-water ratio" is more accurate. A 220g cup of coffee is typically made from 15g-17g of fresh (within three weeks) coffee beans, and each step must undergo precise weight, temperature, and speed calculations.

Tips 2:

The grinder coarseness is adjusted to approximately 4, which is slightly finer coffee powder, thus suitable for paper filters. Pour the ground coffee into a stainless steel container, gently tap the container to remove coffee bean husks, preventing them from getting stuck on the filter paper, slowing the flow rate, and potentially affecting the taste.

Tips 3:

Typically use hot water between 85-90 degrees Celsius, pouring evenly over the coffee grounds through a narrow-spouted stainless steel kettle. The gas within the coffee grounds expands due to heat, then wait 20 seconds for excess air to escape (this step mainly aims to extract coffee with pure taste), followed by gentle circular pouring for approximately 45 seconds. These processes are all precisely controlled by a timer.

Tips 4:

When brewing pour-over coffee at home, although there's no measuring device, generally speaking, the ratio of coffee grounds to water is approximately 1:15. The main goal is to utilize coffee grounds as effectively as possible, following the principle of not wasting or overusing. Basically, as long as you remember these four steps, brewing a great cup of coffee is certainly not difficult!

Usually, foods and pastries are selected based on coffee flavor characteristics. For example, Guatemalan coffee emits some fruit flavors, distinct cream almond and nut aromas, making roasted nuts the most suitable pairing. Alisan Coffee's nuts have a unique sweet and savory taste, paired with Atsushi Ito's barbecue sauce brought back from Japan, resulting in crispy nuts with rosemary aroma that complement the hazelnut fragrance of Guatemalan coffee.

Medium-Dark Roast Coffee and Blueberry Muffin Cake

Medium-dark roast coffee has rich fruit flavors, with berry and dark chocolate aromas, making blueberry muffin cake the most suitable pairing. When drinking, take a sip of Alishan medium-dark roast coffee, then a bite of blueberry muffin cake. The soft cake dissolves in your mouth, making the coffee aroma more distinct, while cleverly blending into the sweet taste of the blueberry cake.

Pour-Over Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted single-origin pour-over coffee beans guarantee both brand and quality. More importantly, they offer extremely high value—a half-pound (227 grams) package averages around 80-90 yuan. Calculating at 15g per cup of single-origin coffee, one package can make 15 cups, with each cup costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to café prices that often reach dozens of yuan per cup, this represents exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online store services at https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473