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Coffee Basics: What Characteristics Are Evaluated in Coffee Cupping? How Is Scoring Done?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee briefly explains... Wet Aroma (Aroma): The intensity of the brewed coffee's aroma; Body (Body): The weight sensation of the coffee liquid in the mouth; Flavor: The taste of coffee as it enters the mouth; Acidity: Whether the coffee's acidity is bright and lively
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Bourbon Coffee Basics: Understanding Yellow Bourbon Characteristics and Flavor Profiles
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Bourbon coffee (French: Café Bourbon) is a type of coffee produced from the Arabica Bourbon cultivar. Bourbon coffee was originally cultivated on Réunion Island, known locally as Île Bourbon...
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Specialty Coffee Bean Basics: How to Identify Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee?
Coffee enthusiasts generally consider Blue Mountain coffee to be the finest coffee in the world, and it is certainly one of the most expensive coffees globally. The classic balance that Blue Mountain coffee possesses is indeed rare and difficult to match. How to identify authentic Blue Mountain coffee? 1. Appearance The green beans of Blue Mountain coffee are bluish-green in color, with a very uniform appearance and consistent size
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Gourmet Coffee Basics: Moka Pot Usage Guide
In Italy, over 90% of households own at least one moka pot, a penetration rate that even our Chinese teapots might not achieve. Traditional moka pots are typically made of aluminum, offering advantages such as affordability, durability, and simple operation. However, although it cannot extract in the true sense
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Specialty Coffee Basics: An Introduction to Blue Mountain Coffee
Blue Mountain Coffee originates from Jamaica and is renowned worldwide as one of the world's most premium coffees. Blue Mountain Coffee offers a pure flavor with balanced acidity, sweetness, and bitterness, emitting an captivating elegant aroma. Jamaica's island territory is not extensive, with the Blue Mountain range located...
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Basics of Coffee Processing Methods - Understanding Washed, Natural, and Honey Processing in One Minute
At FrontStreet Coffee, the variety of coffee processing methods we've encountered in our bean selection is truly diverse. Some of the newer processing methods include anaerobic fermentation, double anaerobic fermentation, and more. For example, FrontStreet Coffee's Huayuanye and Rose Valley from Colombia both undergo anaerobic processing, along with other barrel-aging methods. However, despite all these innovations, the three most common traditional processing methods in coffee remain fundamental to the industry.
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Starbucks Guatemala Antigua Coffee Basics_The Meaning Behind Starbucks Guatemala Antigua
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) ●Guatemala Antigua Coffee Geographic Knowledge Guatemala is a country belonging to the Latin American coffee-producing region It is the westernmost country in Central America Bordering Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador Guatemala is known as the Land of Eternal Spring In the indigenous language
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Coffee Basics for Beginners: How to Store Freshly Roasted Coffee Beans and Ground Coffee?
Recently, some coffee enthusiasts asked FrontStreet Coffee: Why do you need to seal the vent hole after grinding coffee beans? Won't this trap carbon dioxide inside the packaging? The Significance of Vent Holes in Coffee Packaging FrontStreet Coffee immediately seals coffee beans after roasting and cooling to minimize flavor loss. However, freshly roasted coffee beans produce large amounts
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What are the Basics of Coffee Roasting? How to Judge the Process and Color Changes of Coffee Bean Roasting
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) Coffee roasting can be initially divided into five stages: Warm-up: Preheating the coffee roaster's drum to the temperature for starting the roast called the "charge temperature" FrontStreet Coffee talks about the coffee bean roasting process and color changes When judging the degree of coffee bean roasting you can rely on sound
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Essential Coffee Basics | Understanding Coffee Bean Package Labels
For professional barista discussions, follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style). When you frequently buy coffee, do you often have great doubts about the Chinese and English labels on the packaging, yet feel embarrassed about where to start asking questions, ultimately ending up buying a bag of coffee that's not suitable for you? This time I
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Espresso Basics: What is Crema
During the roasting process, coffee beans generate large amounts of carbon dioxide. Most of this gas dissipates during cooling, while a small amount remains trapped within the beans. Grinding releases these gases, which is why coffee must be prepared as quickly as possible after grinding. When hot water impacts coffee grounds under high pressure, it emulsifies the insoluble oils from the coffee grounds
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Pour-over Coffee Basics: Cupping Standards, Tasting Steps, and Flavor Description
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information. Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - History of Pour-over Coffee. Peter Schlumbohm's chemistry background gave him a deep understanding of coffee extraction. He used thicker paper as filter material, which not only filters out coffee grounds but also removes bitterness and other undesirable elements from the coffee.
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Coffee Basics: Why Cappuccino Cannot Be Brewed with a Siphon Pot
Cappuccino is a specialty coffee with rich flavor, combining the sweetness of milk and the richness of coffee. This taste profile benefits from espresso extracted by an espresso machine, combined with milk and milk foam to create cappuccino. Add some chocolate and you get a mocha coffee. Meanwhile, coffee extracted with a siphon pot is lighter and more suitable for brewing single-origin
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Coffee Basics: Pour-Over Brewing Time & Typical Extraction Duration
FrontStreet Coffee has noticed that many beginners when first starting with pour-over coffee pay great attention to brew amount, coffee-to-water ratio, water temperature, technique, and grind size, but take a casual approach to extraction time—this won't do! Extraction time is extremely important! Why is extraction time so crucial? Only 30% of a coffee bean consists of soluble flavor compounds, while the remaining 70% is woody fiber,
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Pour-Over Coffee Basics: Is Coffee Body the Same as Coffee Concentration? Factors Affecting Coffee Body
Yes! Coffee body and coffee concentration are indeed related. To be precise, they aren't on the same wavelength. But since so many people misunderstand their relationship, there must be a reason. (Tongue: Ultimately, it's because of me.) What is coffee body? Body is a tactile sensation in the mouth, not a taste bud experience. Body is reflected in the "pressing sensation on the tongue." For example, when tasting
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Coffee Basics: Authentic Cappuccino Brewing Method - Cappuccino Golden Circle
As everyone becomes more fascinated with coffee latte art, many baristas showcase their latte art skills when serving everything from lattes and flat whites to cappuccinos. This has left many people wondering: "So are cappuccinos and lattes really different?" Cappuccino
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Essential Coffee Knowledge Guide | Complete Guide to Coffee Basics_Coffee Varieties and Characteristics
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). We're no longer in the 70s-80s when coffee was a rare sight, but many people still don't know much about basic coffee knowledge. So today FrontStreet Coffee will share some coffee basics with everyone
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Coffee Extraction Basics: What Are the Detailed Requirements for Making Espresso?
Espresso, the "soul" of the Italian coffee system, can be extracted in just 20-30 seconds, but before pressing the brewing switch to officially begin extraction, any small operational details that aren't done correctly could result in poor-tasting coffee. Today, let FrontStreet Coffee break down
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Introduction to Coffee Bean Roasting_How to Control Coffee Bean Roast Level_Coffee Roasting Basics
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). 1. Achieving success through time and continuous experimentation. This roasting method controls the degree of roasting (e.g., I-ROAST) by adjusting the time on the machine or following the manufacturer's suggested roasting degree control methods, and then attempting several roasts. Then proceed by gradually reducing the time.
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Coffee Basics: Detailed Guide to Making Espresso-based Mocha Coffee (Illustrated)
Autumn, a season that can heal the soul～Morning in hand with a rich mellow cup of mocha coffee, watching the blue sky and falling leaves outside the window, the breeze swaying the curtains, the sun warming the heart, everything is calm, charming yet understated. The Origin of Mocha Coffee The term "mocha" originates from the port of Mocha in Yemen. As the first country in the world to cultivate and produce coffee beans on a large scale,
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