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Why Does the Same Grind Setting Produce Different Coarseness for Different Coffee Beans? What's the Relationship Between Brittleness and Density?
Recently, a friend sent FrontStreet Coffee a private message: "He used the same grind setting for two different beans. The first bean brewed normally with pleasant coffee flavor; but the second bean caused blockage during brewing! This led to over-extraction. Despite using the same setting, why did this happen?"
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What Causes Slow Pour-Over Coffee Flow? How to Brew High-Density Light Roast Coffee?
"Blocked," "weak," "bitter," "thin"—these are common issues when brewing high-density beans. Many beginners find this frustrating, as no matter how they adjust their technique, it's often difficult to brew a delicious cup of coffee with these beans. Not because of excessive extraction time but
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FrontStreet Coffee's Coffee Roasting Course ②: Understanding Raw Coffee Beans! How Do Bean Size, Density, and Moisture Content Impact the Process?
In yesterday's article, FrontStreet Coffee mentioned that learning roasting allows us to view coffee from different perspectives, leading to a deeper understanding of coffee! Yes, today FrontStreet Coffee will share insights on examining coffee beans from a roasting perspective. Just as a chef needs proper heat control to prepare a dish perfectly, mastering the heat is essential...
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What Are the Differences in Brewing Techniques for Dark and Light Roast Coffee? Unlock the Secrets to Perfect Coffee Brewing!
Friends often ask FrontStreet Coffee for the optimal brewing parameters after purchasing beans from our physical store, aiming to minimize brewing failures and directly achieve delicious coffee. FrontStreet Coffee then introduces the characteristics of the beans to customers and shares the best brewing parameters. For example: since this particular bean is lightly roasted...
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Kenyan Coffee Bean Procurement and Premium Processing Methods | SL28 and SL34 Flavor Characteristics
African coffee has always been one of the world's finest coffee growing regions. Kenya, as a nation noted for coffee cultivation and quality management, needs no introduction when it comes to coffee bean flavors. So what kind of management model has enabled such rapid development? Everyone must be curious about their coffee berry procurement and meticulous processing plans!
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The Difference Between Drip Bag Coffee and Instant Coffee - How to Brew a Convenient Cup of Coffee at Home
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). The most convenient coffees are undoubtedly instant coffee and drip bag coffee. What are the differences between them? The calories in 3-in-1 coffee are 20 times that of ground coffee. The convenience of 3-in-1 instant coffee has increased the popularity of coffee drinking. However, many people who drink 3-in-1 instant coffee
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Espresso Extraction Parameters Guide: How Much Coffee, Time, and Temperature for Perfect Espresso
Introduction Just like pour-over coffee, extraction parameters have a significant impact on the flavor expression of espresso. Especially with espresso, slight variations in the amount of coffee grounds used, extraction time, pressure, and other factors can amplify certain flavors in the espresso, potentially leading to excessive acidity, bitterness, or burnt notes... Therefore, understanding espresso extraction parameters is truly crucial
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What's the Difference Between Hard and Soft Coffee Beans? How Does Growing Altitude Affect Coffee? How Are Coffee Grades Classified?
We often hear baristas talking about 'hard beans' and 'soft beans' in their conversations - like how soft beans are easier to grind, or how hard beans are more difficult to extract. But when we pick up so-called soft beans and squeeze them, we find they're not actually soft at all! So why do baristas call them soft beans? What exactly are hard beans/
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How to Choose and Adjust Coffee Grind Size 1 to 10? Understanding Grind Coarseness for Light and Dark Roast Coffee Beans
Introduction Anyone who has used a manual grinder to grind coffee beans will likely relate to this experience: grinding some coffee beans feels effortless, while grinding others requires significant effort. Similarly, when using an electric grinder, some beans finish grinding in just moments, while others take considerably longer. What causes this phenomenon? Many people's first thought is the density of the coffee beans.
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Pacamara Coffee Bean Roasting Recommendations | Pacamara Variety Analysis | Pacamara Coffee Bean Pricing
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Regarding the roasting of Pacamara, many barista friends still have many questions. Even when we roast and cup sample beans, we understand that presenting its optimal flavor requires certain techniques and experience. To help our roasters
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How to Make Dirty Coffee? What's the Correct Way to Make Dirty Coffee? What's the Difference Between Dirty Coffee and Latte?
Dirty Coffee has gained popularity with the rise of the "dirty" aesthetic trend. It's widely known for its "dirty" appearance and loved by many for that same characteristic. However, this "dirty" refers not to actual uncleanliness, but to the visual effect created through a specific preparation method. The preparation method is quite simple.
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SCA Arabica Coffee Green Bean Grading Manual_ How to Grade Arabica Coffee Beans?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) [SCAA Specialty Coffee Green Bean Standards] SCAA green bean defects are divided into two major categories: Class I and Class II defects. The requirements for specialty coffee grade are: No Class I defects; No more than 5 Class II defects
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How to Create Layered Effects in Dirty Coffee? What's the Connection Between Bocca and Dirty?
Even today, Dirty remains a very popular star product. However, many friends often encounter this problem: when making Dirty coffee, the espresso sinks into the milk very quickly, without producing distinct layered effects. The layering of coffee and milk is the soul and core of Dirty coffee. Only when
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What's the Difference in Coffee Grind Sizes? How Fine Should Espresso Be? How Coarse Should Pour-Over Be?
Extraction is the process of using water as a medium to dissolve flavor compounds from coffee. Before extraction, we need to grind coffee beans using a grinder, because only then can the flavor compounds in coffee be dissolved more quickly and easily. This is what we commonly call coffee grinding.
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How to Roast Hawaiian Kona Coffee Beans? Kona Coffee Pour-Over Experience and Tips Sharing
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) Roasting Analysis Kona like Blue Mountain coffee and both are low-density beans. For low-density beans the dropping temperature cannot be too high. When releasing sweet aroma the color transforms to light yellow. High moisture content requires sufficient blooming time. The coffee beans are refreshing and clean with a solid and substantial mouthfeel
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What's the ideal brewing temperature for dark roast coffee beans? Should you use 92°C water for pour-over light roast coffee?
Many coffee enthusiasts have encountered this situation when brewing pour-over coffee: despite all parameters being normal - water quality, brewing technique, and timing are all correct - the resulting coffee still shows signs of under-extraction. FrontStreet Coffee mentioned in yesterday's article that when all extraction parameters appear normal...
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Understanding Washed Coffee Beans and the Wash Processing Method
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Washed Coffee Processing The washed processing method involves removing the peel and pulp from harvested coffee cherries, leaving the seeds and a layer of residual mucilage to be placed in water tanks for fermentation. The entire fermentation process typically takes only 24-30 hours. Compared to the natural drying method
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What Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Washed Processing_Does Washed Coffee Bean Fermentation Require Adding Enzymes or Microorganisms?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) Coffee bean processing is the process of transforming coffee cherries picked from fruit trees into raw beans before roasting. And this process can also be considered as the coffee bean fermentation process. Just as wine needs good brewing to produce exceptionally flavorful wine, the processing method has a significant impact on the final flavor profile of the coffee.
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How to Make the Healing and Delicious Amber Queen Coffee? What is the Amber Queen, One of Tokyo's Four Coffee Kings?
Many seasoned coffee enthusiasts have likely heard the name 'Amber Cafe.' It is a coffee shop located in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, established in Showa 23 (that is, 1948), making it one of the earliest high-end coffee houses in Japan. Its founder, who is known as the 'God of Coffee' by the name Guan...
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Is the Taste of Pour-Over Coffee Affected by the Coffee Bed Depression? Does a Deeper Depression Mean Better Coffee? How to Achieve the Perfect Coffee Bed Depression in Pour-Over Brewing?
Many beginners hope to see a deep, uniform, and symmetrical depression in the coffee grounds after brewing. Since people often judge coffee quality based on the appearance and structure of this depression, some may be misled into believing that "a deep depression always means better coffee."
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