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How to Calculate Coffee Strength and Extraction Rate? What Does Golden Cup Extraction Mean?
FrontStreet Coffee often references the concept of "Golden Cup Extraction" (GoldCupExtraction) in its articles. This is a result developed through research and investigation initiated by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). It represents a "best" coffee extraction found by quantifying extraction rate and strength.
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Why Don't We Recommend Beginners Use Coffee-to-Liquid Ratio? What Does Coffee-to-Water Ratio Mean? What's the Difference Between Coffee-to-Liquid Ratio and Coffee-to-Water Ratio?
Recently, FrontStreet Coffee shared an article about how to brew coffee more consistently, which mentioned a point that confused many friends: compared to the coffee-to-liquid ratio, FrontStreet Coffee recommends using the coffee-to-water ratio as the measurement method. Many friends are confused about why the coffee-to-liquid ratio is not suitable as a measurement for pour-over coffee
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How Do Different Water Flow Rates Affect Pour-Over Coffee Brewing? How to Measure Water Pouring Speed?
Large and small water flow rates - not only frequent topics in FrontStreet Coffee articles, but also terms often mentioned by baristas when discussing brewing! However, many people have some misconceptions about the definition of these two concepts. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee would like to share today what constitutes a large water flow and what constitutes a small water flow.
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Coffee Beans Suitable for Drip Coffee Makers: The Perfect Grind Size and Correct Usage Methods
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Drip coffee makers are currently one of the most commonly used coffee brewing devices, suitable for coffee beginners to use at home or in the office.
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What Does Coffee Powder-to-Water Ratio Mean? What Does the Professional Term Powder-to-Liquid Ratio Refer to in Specialty Coffee?
Powder-to-water ratio and powder-to-liquid ratio are different measurement units used in coffee brewing. Due to their similar names, many beginners tend to confuse them, which in turn leads to deviations in the extracted coffee's flavor. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee is here today to share once again the differences between powder-to-liquid ratio and powder-to-water ratio. Let's first discuss
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Why Should You Swirl Coffee After Brewing? Is It the Same Principle as Letting Wine Breathe? And Why Can't Espresso Be Swirled?
"To allow wine to release more aromas and become smoother on the palate, people swirl it to let it interact with air, a process professionally known as 'letting wine breathe.' So, does coffee also need to 'breathe'?" a customer remarked while watching FrontStreet Coffee swirl their coffee.相信大家在日
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How Many Grams Are in a Spoonful of Coffee? How Much Is Approximately 15g of Coffee Beans?
Out of frugality, many newcomers to coffee tend to adopt a save-where-possible attitude. As long as they can brew a decent-tasting cup of coffee, non-essential equipment is firmly off their shopping list. For instance, thermometers and digital scales are considered optional by some. FrontStreet Coffee has also noticed that when people don't have a digital scale yet want to
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Why Use Different Temperatures for Pour-Over Coffee? An Introduction to Variable Temperature Brewing Techniques
Recently, the world-class coffee brewing championship concluded successfully, and FrontStreet Coffee noticed that many competitors used variable temperature brewing methods. Some might wonder: when using the same coffee beans with the same technique but only changing the water temperature, how can the coffee flavor change so significantly? Today, FrontStreet Coffee will take you on an exploration of variable temperature brewing.
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Can Pour-Over Coffee Maintain Its Flavor in a Thermos? How Long Can Single-Origin Coffee Stay Fresh in an Insulated Flask?
As coffee cools from hot to cold, some aromatic compounds evaporate into the air along with water vapor, making the fragrance of cooled coffee less pronounced. Additionally, because our sensory perception of the five basic tastes varies at different temperatures, cooled coffee tends to taste more acidic than when it's hot. FrontStreet Coffee has also conducted
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Pour-Over Coffee: Should You Use Soft or Hard Water? What's the Ideal TDS for Brewing Coffee? Why Does Boiling Water Affect TDS?
As we all know, 98% of a cup of black coffee consists of water. Therefore, to brew a delicious cup of coffee, in addition to having certain requirements for bean quality, the choice of water is also extremely important. Generally, people's requirements for coffee brewing water typically focus on its TDS, such as the appropriate TDS level should be...
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Iced Pour-Over Coffee Ratio: Perfect Iced Black Coffee Measurements, Grind Size, and Water Temperature Recommendations
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Introduction: With bright sunshine, chirping cicadas and birds, the arrival of summer naturally makes iced coffee the favorite choice for coffee enthusiasts again. "How to make iced pour-over coffee taste delicious
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How Much Coffee Extract from 15g of Ground Coffee? How to Calculate Brew Ratio for Pour-Over?
Last year, in pursuit of coffee freedom in the village, FrontStreet Coffee made sure to prepare an ample supply of 'provisions' before returning to their hometown. However, after countless calculations, they overlooked one crucial detail—running out of filter paper. In a moment of inspiration, they turned their attention to the tea sets in the hands of their elders, resulting in the following scene: And this year, FrontStreet Coffee received a message from a friend from their hometown
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What coffee variety is Elephant Bean? How is the size of Elephant Bean measured? What is the screen size of Elephant Bean?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). What coffee variety is Elephant Bean? How is the size of Elephant Bean measured? What is the screen size of Elephant Bean? The giant Elephant Beans that grow above 1,500 meters altitude have captivating sweet aroma and possess intense fragrance
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What's the Difference Between Coffee-to-Water Ratio and Coffee-to-Liquid Ratio?
When FrontStreet Coffee shares coffee brewing experiments, we always mention the term "coffee-to-water ratio." Because when we brew coffee, ratio is an extremely important extraction parameter that has certain conditions that can influence the coffee concentration we ultimately obtain! However, sometimes we use "coffee-to-liquid ratio" instead.
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Pour-Over Coffee Grind Size Standards and Adjustment Parameters
Illustrated guide to pour-over coffee grind size standards and adjustment steps. Open the switch on your coffee dripper, place the filter cup on top of the coffee pot, pour hot water into the dripper to wet the filter paper. After draining the hot water, close the switch. Note: Wetting the filter paper not only helps it adhere to the cup walls but also removes the paper pulp taste.
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What Do "AA" and "TOP" Mean for Kenyan Coffee Beans?
Kenyan coffee has long been renowned worldwide for its distinctive and complex berry-like acidity, the refreshing sweetness of sugarcane, and juice-like brightness, beloved by coffee enthusiasts globally. However, when purchasing Kenyan coffee beans, you'll notice that most coffee produced and exported from Kenya carries grade designations like "AA"
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What to Do About Fine Powder in Pour-Over Coffee - How to Measure Coffee Grinds
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) Colombia Tolima La Clara Estate Caturra/Columbia Colombia Coffee - La Clara Estate supremo Country: Colombia Region: Caldas Estate: La Clara Altitude: 1500m Processing method: Washed The beans are uniform in appearance with excellent aroma and rich body. This coffee
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What Does a Shot Mean in Coffee? Is 1 Shot of Espresso a Single or Double? What Does 1 Shot Mean?
In the article "Can You Brew Coffee Longer to Make It Stronger?", FrontStreet Coffee mentioned that if we want to make espresso more concentrated when ordering, we can ask the owner to add an extra shot. However, FrontStreet Coffee recently discovered that many customers still have an outdated understanding of what a shot means.
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French Press Coffee: Grind Size, Water Temperature, Steps, Process, Characteristics - How Does French Press Coffee Taste?
As expected, FrontStreet Coffee has been working from home for the past few days. This created a problem because it happened so suddenly that no proper coffee brewing equipment was prepared in advance. However, a coffee lover can't go a day without coffee, so after rummaging through everything, I found some long-forgotten equipment. "A vase (Chem
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Espresso Recipe and Brewing Method: Ratios, Time, Tamping Steps and Process
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). In coffee shops, an espresso recipe has very high requirements for body, flavor balance, and stability. So, what about espresso recipes?
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