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Why is the First Espresso Shot from a Coffee Machine Discarded? What is the Morning Calibration Process at Coffee Shops? What is the Purpose of Espresso Cleaning Powder?
As we all know, one essential task that coffee shops must complete before opening for business is the morning espresso calibration. Because coffee beans are constantly changing, calibration is needed to ensure that today's extracted espresso can maintain the same delicious quality as yesterday's. But did you know that the first espresso shot during morning calibration is
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How to Adjust Espresso Grind? How to Plan Coffee Shop Morning Calibration? How to Perfect Espresso in Three Shots?
Because coffee beans themselves are affected by external environmental factors and their own gas loss, their state constantly changes, which alters the taste of coffee extracted with the same parameters. To ensure that coffee extracted the next day has the same delicious flavor as the previous day, morning espresso calibration
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What Pre-Opening Checks Do Coffee Shops Do Besides Calibrating Espresso? Do Latte and Cold Brew Also Need Taste Testing?
Coffee shops conduct "morning checks" before opening daily. As the name suggests, the main work involves testing the flavor of coffee to be sold that day. If deviations are detected compared to yesterday's coffee, such as the presence of off-flavors, corrections will be made. When coffee flavor testing
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Why Do Coffee Shops Adjust Espresso? Is More or Less Crema Better? Why Is Espresso Harder to Adjust on Rainy Days?
Honestly speaking, FrontStreet Coffee believes that among a barista's daily tasks, the most painful one is the morning routine—adjusting espresso. If there's anything more painful than that, it must be adjusting espresso on rainy days. Because without careful attention, you'll end up with over-extracted espresso that's enough to make you full and scared to drink. Some friends find this very confusing; they think
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How to Create a Brewing Plan for Unfamiliar Coffee Beans
If we want to brew a delicious cup of coffee, then a suitable extraction plan is definitely indispensable. But with so many varieties of coffee, how can we know if this plan is suitable for the current beans? This is a problem that most friends encounter when they get newly purchased unfamiliar beans!
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How to Solve Espresso Perforation Phenomenon? What Causes Inconsistent Espresso Flow? Why Does Espresso Machine Extraction Time Fluctuate?
As we all know, the most important task for baristas every morning upon arriving at the shop is calibrating the taste of espresso. After a night of storage, coffee beans have already changed due to their natural degassing characteristics, which affects the extraction time of espresso and may subsequently impact the flavor
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Espresso Extraction Tutorial: Parameter Adjustment and How to Judge Good Espresso
For those who run coffee shops, you probably understand the feeling of tasting espresso until exhaustion every morning, unable to achieve your desired flavor despite反复调整磨豆机. Outsiders might envy baristas for having endless coffee, but only those in the industry know the true struggle... Perhaps FrontStreet Coffee can offer everyone some small insights.
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What's the Difference Between Flat White and Piccolo? How to Make a Mini Latte? What Does Piccolo Latte Mean?
Like the flat white, the piccolo latte is an espresso-based milk coffee invented in Australia. However, unlike today's immensely popular flat white, the piccolo latte remains virtually unknown. From café menus around us, we can see that very few establishments offer piccolo latte, including FrontStreet Coffee. Most people learn about piccolo coffee...
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Causes of Inconsistent Espresso Extraction - Does Espresso Grinder Bean Hopper Pressure Affect Coffee Flavor?
This situation is particularly noticeable in busy coffee shops. After completing all morning preparations, filling the bean hopper, and adjusting the day's espresso extraction parameters, as espresso extraction volume increases, you'll notice the flow rate becomes faster and extraction time is several seconds shorter than the planned parameters. Normally, a stable reference point is expected...
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How to Use a Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine? A Guide to Making Espresso
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style) How to use a semi-automatic espresso machine? How to make espresso with a semi-automatic espresso machine? Espresso can be called the mother of all Italian coffee, because all Italian coffees are made with espresso as the base
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Why Do Iced Americanos Taste Different at Coffee Shops? How to Make a Standard Iced Americano?
"Did you change the beans? This Americano seems..." Many baristas feel somewhat uneasy when they hear this sentence, fearing that the customer might follow up with negative descriptions like "too bitter," "too astringent," or "unpleasant to drink." They tentatively ask if there's any problem, until they hear
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Commercial Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine User Guide
There are numerous brands and types of commercial semi-automatic espresso machines, and while their operating methods are largely similar, extracting a perfect Espresso requires long-term learning, training, and extensive experience accumulation. Barrista Coffee & Pastry Academy's professional coffee class offers commercial semi-automatic espresso machine operation training.
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What's the Difference Between Fully Automatic and Semi-Automatic Coffee Machines? Semi-Automatic Coffee Machine Recommendations! How to Operate a Semi-Automatic Coffee Machine?
With the popularization of coffee culture, more and more people have fallen in love with this unique beverage. Whenever they can't concentrate or start feeling drowsy, they treat themselves to a cup of coffee. This not only refreshes the mind but also satisfies the palate—truly the best of both worlds. However, many friends discover that their interest in coffee goes beyond just drinking it...
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Why Not Pre-Grind Espresso Beans? What is the Shelf Life of Ground Coffee
Most coffee bean shops offer grinding services, but if you're brewing espresso, FrontStreet Coffee recommends against pre-grinding. There are two main reasons, the first being the issue of flavor loss. This is a common problem with all pre-ground coffee, but it's particularly severe when applied to espresso extraction. Generally, espresso beans...
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What Milk Brand Do Coffee Shops Use for Iced Lattes? What's the Best Milk for Homemade Coffee?
Many people know that the taste of a latte greatly depends on the milk we choose. The market is filled with numerous milk brands, ranging from a few to dozens of dollars in price, each producing different texture profiles when made into lattes. For those who occasionally make a latte to satisfy their cravings, there's rarely an opportunity to try them all one by one.
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Key Points of Espresso Extraction, Extraction Time for Americano, and Taste Characteristics of Iced Americano
Key points of coffee extraction - Extraction time for Americano coffee. Therefore, the first requirement is to press the coffee grounds evenly and horizontally, applying uniform force to avoid tilting, ensuring equal pressure across all parts of the coffee surface. The second point concerns the gap between the group head and the coffee grounds inside the portafilter during extraction.
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How Fine Should You Grind Coffee for Pour-Over? Calibration Guidelines for Grinder Settings
FrontStreet Coffee emphasizes the importance of parameters when analyzing pour-over coffee knowledge. Using the right water temperature, the right grind size, the right coffee-to-water ratio, and the right pouring method will definitely yield the right coffee. This "right" is not unique; it's just that FrontStreet Coffee believes these values are very beginner-friendly and simple during our exploration process.
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What's the Difference Between Single-Origin Coffee Beans and Blends? What's the Difference Between Specialty Coffee and Commercial Coffee? Why is Pour-Over Coffee More Expensive Than Espresso?
It's not hard to notice that in most coffee shops or coffee chain brands, pour-over coffee is generally more expensive than espresso-based coffee. Common pour-over prices range from 30-50 yuan, with some even reaching 100 yuan or higher. Meanwhile, espresso-based drinks like lattes, flat whites, and Americanos consistently remain
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What to Do with Clumped Coffee Powder: The Impact of Humidity on Coffee Extraction and How to Adjust Grind Settings on Rainy Days
Guide: With the recent continuous rain, Guangzhou has officially welcomed spring. Recently, some friends have asked how to adjust espresso production on rainy days. This issue of Barista Training shares how FrontStreet Coffee handles these situations, hoping to help everyone. What impacts do rainy days bring? Some might wonder why sunny and rainy days matter so much when they seem like normal weather phenomena.
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The Perfect Espresso Grind: How to Dial In Your Extraction Like a Professional
Every coffee shop is busy with preparation work before opening, and one of the most important tasks is dialing in the espresso. Some friends have asked before: how fine should the coffee grounds be for an espresso machine? The issue of espresso grind size. For drip coffees like pour-over and cold drip, the grind particles are naturally coarser, and we can use screens to distinguish them. But espresso
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