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As one of the common espresso brewing devices, the Moka pot is favored by many coffee enthusiasts for its affordable price, lightweight and attractive design, and portable operation. When beginners look up Moka pot tutorials, they may notice a suggestion: a newly purchased Moka pot should be test-brewed 2-3 times before regular use, and the initial brews should be discarded.
Body, aftertaste, and balance are coffee terms we can easily understand, yet descriptions about layering are rare. So what is layering? What exactly constitutes layers in coffee? When something is endowed with "layers," it stands out significantly compared to more singular items.
We know that cultural customs vary from place to place. For example, in China, most people seeing this title would think: aren't saucers typically used for decoration or as heat insulation? Only Cantonese speakers would be shocked by this title, thinking: "Isn't that plate used to hold bones?"
Many coffee shop friends frequently ask why bean hovers are often required to be filled nearly full. Does this create different effects? This brings us to the trapezoid-shaped device commonly seen on Italian grinders. The trapezoid cover sits above the grinder's burrs, and observing its appearance...
Have you ever been tempted to buy coffee beans after enjoying pour-over coffee at a café? You've invested in various brewing equipment, hoping to make great coffee at home, but once you bring those coffee beans home, how should you store them? How long will they last? What's their shelf life? In this article, FrontStreet Coffee will teach you everything about proper coffee bean storage.
As more people develop the habit of drinking coffee daily, home coffee corners have become a popular addition to households. FrontStreet Coffee frequently receives questions about issues that arise when making coffee at home. Among these, espresso crema is one of the most commonly discussed extraction concerns, so let's dive into this topic today.
While Ethiopian coffee is widely known, Ethiopia is the world's earliest coffee-discovering country. In the 17th century, the first batch of Yemen coffee was exported to Europe via the ancient small port—Mocha Port. Ethiopia, just across the sea from Yemen, also used Mocha Port to export its coffee. Yemen Mocha was part of the world coffee trade
Clarified milk, which made its mark at the 2021 World Coffee and Spirits Championship, is indeed an essential dairy product for coffee. However, contrary to expectations, it hasn't taken the coffee market by storm and can only be found in a few coffee shops. Therefore, many people, like FrontStreet Coffee, are curious about the beverages made with it.
After reading the title, many of you are probably nodding in agreement thinking "Yes, that's exactly what happens to me!" Scroll down quickly to solve your confusion. You clearly followed all the tutorial steps: tear open - hang - boil water - pour water - wait for it to finish dripping... Yet, so much time has passed, why is the water still floating on top, while the coffee...
When we're in coffee shops or watching coffee tasting videos online, we often hear descriptions like 'what a clean bean.' This naturally sparks curiosity: What exactly is coffee cleanliness? What does clarity mean when we talk about coffee? In our conventional understanding, the cleanliness of a liquid typically refers to
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Peaberry and Regular Coffee Beans: From cultivation to commercial production, coffee requires approximately five years. During this process, steps include flowering, fruiting, harvesting, processing, storage, and sales, until
While many people's impression of coffee still停留在 needing "sugar and milk," Yirgacheffe has quietly penetrated into specialty coffee shops in small towns. The development of specialty coffee has been so rapid. So, why did Yirgacheffe with its delicate fruit acidity become representative in this category? And why does it need to be light roasted? Let us explore
As the weather cools down, the demand for hot coffee among in-store customers gradually increases. Many coffee shops, wanting to provide customers buying takeout with a warming milk coffee, steam the milk from the original appropriate temperature of around 65°C to nearly scalding. So the question arises: are lattes made with unconventional milk temperatures delicious?
Who wouldn't want a cup of coffee with seasonal characteristics in this sentimental autumn, feeling the beauty of the cool autumn weather? Everyone wants to drink it, right? There's really no helping it, so FrontStreet Coffee will take out our treasured osmanthus today and teach everyone how to make coffee with autumn vibes. Why choose osmanthus? The fragrance of osmanthus is rich, strong but not
Coffee crema represents the elegant fusion of insoluble coffee bean compounds with carbon dioxide, elevating the entire coffee experience through enhanced richness, refined smoothness, and an extended, lingering aftertaste. While naturally present in single-origin coffees, crema manifests in varying degrees of intensity, prompting curious coffee lovers to inquire about optimal brewing techniques.
While you may be familiar with the origins of Italian coffee, did you know that Chinese people have their own coffee system? In Southeast Asia, there's a type of coffee called "Nanyang Coffee," which is a coffee system created and evolved by the large community of Chinese merchants who moved south for business and livelihood in the past. "Nanyang Coffee," as the literal meaning suggests, refers to
FrontStreet Coffee frequently mentions the term "Golden Cup Extraction" in our articles, which leads many friends to leave comments asking what this term actually means. The so-called Golden Cup Extraction refers to using a cup of coffee's concentration and extraction rate as reference to determine whether the coffee has been properly extracted
Espresso is a magical beverage—add water for an Americano, milk for a latte, ice cream for an affogato... When espresso meets lemon, it becomes Espresso Romano. Have you ever heard of it? Lemon, a fruit we commonly use for enhancing flavors in daily cooking
The Origami dripper's elegant design always makes it stand out among various pour-over devices. It can be seen in different coffee shops and even in world-class competitions. As we all know, this uniquely shaped dripper can use different filter papers for brewing. So, how do different filter papers affect the coffee flavor?
When brewing pour-over coffee without a scale, how can you estimate approximately how much 15g of coffee beans is? Today FrontStreet Coffee will share a rather unconventional method of counting coffee beans. Have you ever wondered how many individual coffee beans are actually in those 15g you typically use for brewing? With
