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Brazilian Coffee Production Decline & Central American Hurricane Crop Failure: Arabica Coffee Beans May Face Further Shortage

Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Originally affected by Brazil's drought last year and this year's low coffee production cycle, the reduction of Arabica coffee beans in Brazil's 2021/22 production season has caused turbulence throughout the entire Arabica coffee industry. Subsequently, the severe weather in Colombia also threatens Colombian Arabica

Mar 31, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 201 reads · #Brazil #Coffee #Production #Decline #amp #Central America #Crop Failure #Arabica #Coffee Beans

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Pour-Over Coffee Brewing Guide: Detailed Steps, Parameters, Grind Size, and Water Ratio

Introduction A single pour-over coffee brewing session takes just 2-3 minutes. Yet within this brief 3-minute brewing process, there lies extensive preparation and countless hours of practice behind it, with many details that are often overlooked. This installment of our Barista Training series shares the detailed steps of pour-over coffee brewing and the important details to note. Preparation Phase We often emphasize brewing techniques and pouring methods, but successful pour-over coffee begins long before the first drop of water touches the grounds.

Mar 29, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 204 reads · #pour over #coffee #brewing #steps #detailed #guide #parameters #grind #size #water #ratio #temperature

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Suez Canal Blockade, Europe Faces Shortage of Robusta Coffee Beans for Instant Coffee!

Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) Robusta coffee prices rebounded from two-week lows as the market expects this Suez Canal blockade to further hinder shipping that was already in a severe bottleneck period. On March 26, Robusta coffee for May futures contracts rose 2.8%, the highest since March 9.

Mar 28, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 141 reads · #Suez Canal #blockade #Europe #facing #instant #coffee #raw #material #Robusta

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How to Operate the Stirring Method for Iced Pour-Over? What Water Temperature, Ratio, and Grind Size Does Japanese-Style Iced Coffee Use?

As the climate warms and spring approaches, iced beverages gradually return to FrontStreet Coffee's focus. Customers seeking refreshment typically order iced drip, cold brew, iced Americano, and iced pour-over where they can select their preferred beans. FrontStreet Coffee has already shared numerous articles about iced pour-over techniques and has experimented extensively with various details.

Mar 27, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 188 reads · #iced pour-over #stirring method #Japanese-style iced coffee #water temperature #brewing ratio #grind size #cold brew method

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Pour-Over Coffee Brewing Techniques & Water Pouring Methods: How to Make Delicious Pour-Over Coffee?

Preface Pour-over coffee is essentially the process of using water to rinse through coffee grounds to obtain a delicious cup of coffee liquid. As for how to pour water and brew coffee, that's precisely what this barista training guide will share. How to Pour Water? Most baristas are seen using circular motions when brewing coffee. In fact, this pouring method is closely related to the design of the filter cup. The widely used conical filter cups today...

Mar 27, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 110 reads · #pour-over #coffee #brewing #technique #water pouring #method #how to #delicious

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Suez Canal Blockage and Shipping Container Shortage May Cause Global Arabica Coffee Bean Prices to Soar

For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). According to Bloomberg, coffee supply in the United States is shrinking while wholesale prices are soaring. The global shipping container shortage has already impacted food trade, and the heavily affected markets are preparing for further impacts. Despite Brazil's record coffee production in 2020, the US

Mar 26, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 168 reads · #Suez Canal #shipping #containers #shortage #global #Arabica #coffee beans #price #surge

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Brazil Coffee Update: Institutions Predict Brazil's 2021 Coffee Production at 52.01 Million Bags

For more specialty coffee beans, please add FrontStreet Coffee's private WeChat: kaixinguoguo0925. As 2021 marks Brazil's biennial coffee production cycle combined with Brazil's 2020 dry season, global institutions have made predictions for Brazil's 2021/22 coffee production season, forecasting an average total coffee production of 52.01 million bags (60kg per bag).

Mar 24, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 121 reads · #Brazil #coffee #specialty #coffee beans #contact #private #WeChat #FrontStreet Coffee

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What Water to Use for Pour-Over Coffee? Does Purified Water Make Coffee Sour? Can You Use Mineral Water for Coffee?

Perhaps you're using good coffee beans, and your brewing parameters and techniques are perfect. Yet there are still some undesirable flavors in your cup of coffee. Then it's very likely a water issue. You might say, water is colorless and tasteless, meets drinking standards, isn't it all the same? Then you might be overlooking the presence of minerals. In non-purified water (distilled water), there are more or less calcium ions, magnesium ions and carbonate

Mar 22, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 205 reads · #what #water #pour #coffee #purified #sour #use #mineral #brew

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Brazil Specialty Coffee Region Updates: Reduced Brazilian Coffee Production Stimulates Arabica Coffee Price Increase

Professional coffee knowledge exchange, more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Arabica coffee prices reached a 14-month high at the end of February this year. Although prices declined at the end of February and early March, they still remain above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Michaela Helby, Agricultural Analyst at Commercial Bank Research

Mar 22, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 189 reads · #professional #coffee #knowledge #exchange #more #coffee beans #information #follow #workshop #WeChat

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Why Does Coffee Bloom Not Form a Dome During Pour-Over? What to Do When Coffee Grounds Don't Expand?

Introduction When brewing coffee, a large dome forms as hot water contacts the dry coffee grounds, which is quite satisfying. However, sometimes after beginning to pour water, the coffee doesn't form a dome shape. What's going on? Reason One: Coffee beans are not fresh During the first pour and bloom stage, coffee expands because roasted beans contain carbon dioxide gas,

Mar 21, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 86 reads · #pour-over #coffee #bloom #no #dome #what #reason #coffee grounds #expand #how

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How to Froth Milk for Latte Art? What Details to Pay Attention to When Frothing Milk? Latte Coffee Foam Tutorial

Previously, FrontStreet Coffee shared an article on milk frothing tutorial, but some friends still have questions! As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. This barista training article will cover the details to pay attention to during the milk frothing process! Detail 1: Chilled Milk FrontStreet Coffee uses pasteurized fresh milk, which requires low-temperature storage. If you are using room temperature stored

Mar 19, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 159 reads · #how #froth #milk #latte #art #frothing #foam #attention #details #tutorial

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Brazilian Coffee Production Region News - Brazilian Coffee Company Allegedly Evaded Taxes and Profited

Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). According to Reuters in São Paulo, Minas Gerais state prosecutors announced on Tuesday (March 16th) that Brazilian authorities conducted surprise searches on coffee trading companies suspected of tax evasion and issued multiple arrest warrants to combat these companies' tax evasion practices. The state of Minas Gerais

Mar 19, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 140 reads · #Brazil #coffee #production region #news #company #alleged #tax evasion #profit #professional

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Tanzanian Coffee Bean Brewing Methods Introduction Kilimanjaro Coffee Flavor Description

African coffee is undoubtedly dominated by Ethiopia and Kenya. These two major African coffee-producing countries guarantee excellent quality and quantity. Meanwhile, coffee from Tanzania, a major East African nation, has gradually entered people's attention. Tanzanian Coffee Tanzania borders Kenya and began coffee cultivation around the same time. In 1898, Catholic

Mar 18, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 224 reads · #Tanzania #coffee beans #brewing #methods #introduction #Kilimanjaro #coffee #flavor

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How to Brew Pour-Over Coffee for 4 People? How Many Grams of Coffee Grounds Do You Need?

Is brewing pour-over coffee for 1-2 people the same as brewing for 3-4 people? Actually, if you try it once, you'll find that the brewing process is somewhat different, and the final flavor will have slight variations. So how can you stabilize the coffee's flavor through minor parameter adjustments? What are the differences between brewing with larger amounts of grounds versus regular brewing? An increase in the amount of grounds means the total water volume also increases, for example

Mar 16, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 89 reads · #4 #people #pour-over #coffee #how #brew #need #many #grounds

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Why Do Coffee Beans Need Resting? How Long Should Coffee Beans Rest? Can Pour-Over Coffee Beans Skip the Resting Period?

Guide FrontStreet Coffee's baristas always remind customers purchasing coffee at our store that this bag of coffee was freshly roasted within the last two days and recommend resting it for two more days before opening to taste! Many coffee enthusiasts have only partial understanding of the resting process. In this barista training installment, we'll share why coffee beans need resting. Why Do Beans Need Resting? Because after coffee beans are roasted, approximately 2% of their weight consists of carbon dioxide

Mar 15, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 220 reads · #coffee beans #why #need #resting #how long #pour-over #can #skip #resting period #guide

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Will Brazil's Coffee Production Reduction in 2021 Affect the Global Coffee Supply Chain?

Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). According to the latest news released by Brazilian consulting firm Safras: the coffee-producing regions in Brazil received sufficient rainfall in early March, which means that the Brazilian coffee-producing areas will not experience drought this year. However, the aftereffects of last year's drought in Minas Gerais, the main Arabica coffee-producing state,

Mar 15, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 88 reads · #Brazil #coffee #news #2021 #reduction #affect #global #supply chain

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What are the signs of under-extracted coffee? What causes coffee to taste sharp and sour? Why is my pour-over coffee too acidic?

Preface: In the previous article, FrontStreet Coffee explained the flavor characteristics of over-extracted coffee. In this installment of Barista Training Guide, we continue to discuss the flavor profile of under-extracted coffee! What is under-extraction? According to SCA Golden Cup extraction theory, 18-22% of water-soluble substances in coffee contribute to good flavor. Therefore, when brewing coffee, we should maintain an extraction rate between 18-22%

Mar 13, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 223 reads · #coffee #extraction #under #what #signs #sharp #sour #causes #pour-over #too #acidic

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Gender Inequality in Ethiopian Coffee Growing Regions: Coffee Harvesting and Bean Processing

Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). The U.S. Department of Labor has signed a 50-month, $5 million cooperation agreement with the international non-profit organization CARE, funded by the U.S. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). This cooperation project focuses on gender equality as a key priority, aiming to improve the conditions for men and women in Ethiopia's coffee industry.

Mar 12, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 135 reads · #Ethiopia #coffee #growing regions #harvesting #coffee beans #processing #work #gender #inequality

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Brazil Coffee Exports Surge, Global Coffee Exports Up 3.7% Year-on-Year in New Harvest Season

Professional coffee knowledge exchange, more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). The International Coffee Organization (ICO) announced on February 24 that global coffee exports in January 2021 reached 10.21 million bags (60kg/bag), a decrease of about 3.6% compared to 10.59 million bags in the same period. However, total exports for the first four months of the 2020/21 season (October to September each year) reached 41.88 million bags, compared to

Mar 10, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 156 reads · #2021 #first quarter #global #coffee #exports #report #new harvest #season

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Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Have Foam? Is Foam in Pour-Over Coffee Good or Bad?

When brewing pour-over coffee, many find it therapeutic to see rich coffee foam forming. Have you ever wondered what causes coffee foam and how it affects the flavor of your brew? Anyone who has brewed pour-over coffee has likely experienced the abundant foam that emerges during the first pour after blooming. The foam that appears during the initial pour is a fascinating aspect of the brewing process.

Mar 6, 2021 · By FrontStreet Coffee · 93 reads · #pour-over #coffee #foam #brewing #extraction #crema #quality