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How Many Milliliters in a Shot of Espresso - Common Espresso Extraction Problems and Correct Methods
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Common espresso extraction problems include over-extraction. First, it's essential to understand the concept of extraction rate. According to
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What Details Should You Pay Attention to When Extracting SOE with an Espresso Machine? How to Extract a Delicious Light-Medium Roast Espresso?
When you've had too much traditional dark roast espresso, it's natural to want to switch things up. Most people will then replace the dark roast blend in their bean hopper with flavor-focused SOE coffee beans to create distinctive, acidic coffee. These beans typically have a lighter roast degree, and if we use the same parameters as for extracting dark roast beans
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Espresso Extraction Issues Collection! Why Can't Pressure Build Up? Why Won't Espresso Produce Crema?
FrontStreet Coffee's backend has accumulated another batch of espresso extraction questions. While there are many private messages, the problems are mostly similar. So, without further ado! Today FrontStreet Coffee will compile these issues into a comprehensive collection with simple solutions. Corresponding article links will be included throughout the text for everyone's reference.
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How to Observe and Determine if Espresso Extraction is Correct? What to Pay Attention to Before Espresso Machine Extraction?
Adjusting espresso is a skill that every barista needs to master. Because once you're not proficient, it can be extremely challenging, especially during rainy weather. While espresso requires tasting to determine if there are flavor problems, many times we can discover issues directly through observation
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How to Make a SOE Coffee? Differences, Characteristics, and Flavor Profiles Between SOE and Blended Beans
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). SOE, a term frequently seen in coffee shops in recent years. What is SOE? When you suddenly want one, how can you make a satisfying cup of SOE? | What is SOE
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How to Brew Espresso Coffee Beans: Common Problems and Solutions
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style ) Espresso is the key many coffee friends believe making a shot of espresso seems simple but making a perfect shot is difficult Today we mainly address common quality issues with espresso Everyone can learn more about this (Welcome to leave comments for discussion and exchange) 1 Foaming crema
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What Causes Clumping in Espresso Crema? Pay Attention to These Details When Extracting Espresso!
The "golden armor" of espresso--Crema, is a wonderful product unique to pressurized extraction. Its presence not only provides an excellent "canvas" for coffee latte art but also makes the coffee taste richer and fuller. Of course, as FrontStreet Coffee often says, this is on the premise that the crema quality is up to standard.
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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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Why is the Crema from My Coffee Machine So Thin?
During espresso extraction, the emergence of crema is always a soothing sight. Especially when you see that thick, golden foam after pulling the shot—coffee art enthusiasts couldn't be happier. But if one day you discover that the extracted crema is sparse, thin, or virtually nonexistent, then there's likely a problem.
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Why Do Lattes Taste Bitter? What's the Perfect Coffee-to-Milk Ratio? What's the Ideal Temperature for Milk Foam?
It's widely known that among espresso-based drinks, lattes are typically the least bitter—especially without added sugar. The addition of substantial milk helps neutralize bitterness, making them comparatively sweeter than other coffee beverages. However, when you notice distinct bitterness in your latte, many coffee enthusiasts instinctively blame
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Espresso Brewing Methods | Espresso Extraction Practical Analysis | How to Adjust Grind and Tamping?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee recommends Blue Mountain 2018 Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 Clifton Estate. A few days ago we shared how to make a good espresso, and then received a short video from a friend asking some questions. It turns out that many people making espresso...
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Is Water Accumulation in Espresso Portafilter After Extraction Related to Portafilter and Distribution Plate? How to Adjust Extraction Parameters?
For espresso machine owners, have you encountered this situation: after brewing, when you remove the portafilter, you find the entire coffee puck is soaking wet with significant water accumulation on the surface, and the knocked-out puck becomes a shapeless mud-like lump. Under normal circumstances, the extracted espresso coffee puck should be relatively dry, and the knocked-out puck
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How to Identify Extraction Issues by Examining Espresso Crema?
As more people develop the habit of drinking coffee daily, home coffee corners have become a popular addition to households. FrontStreet Coffee frequently receives questions about issues that arise when making coffee at home. Among these, espresso crema is one of the most commonly discussed extraction concerns, so let's dive into this topic today.
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How to Reduce Channeling in Espresso Extraction? What's the Difference Between Tamping and Distribution?
Making espresso is a therapeutic process—whether it's the evenly leveled coffee bed after distribution or the golden crema slowly flowing during extraction, both can bring us a sense of contentment. And at FrontStreet Coffee, we believe the most satisfying moment is when we tap out a complete puck from the portafilter after extraction is complete—with just a gentle "pop" sound.
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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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How to Solve Coffee Ground Static Electricity Problems? Can Spraying Water on Coffee Beans Eliminate Static Electricity? How Does It Affect Grinding Quality?
Static electricity, a stumbling block in the path of uniform coffee bean grinding, not only causes large amounts of fine powder to stick to the grinding chamber, but also frequently creates clumping that brings significant challenges to the extraction process. To effectively prevent and control static electricity, industry experts have made considerable efforts in various equipment, such as modifications to espresso grinder outlets
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How Should Coffee Extraction Time Be Calculated? Should Espresso Extraction Timing Start When the Coffee Machine is Activated or When Coffee Begins to Flow?
Whether it's espresso or pour-over coffee, timing questions often confuse some people. For example: When making pour-over coffee, should timing start before the bloom pour or after completing the water pour? Or when extracting espresso, should timing begin before pressing the extraction button or when coffee starts to flow?
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What Causes Espresso Machine Leaks? Why Do Coffee Machines Drip During Espresso Extraction?
Recently, many friends have provided feedback to FrontStreet Coffee's backend: "Espresso machines often experience leaking during the extraction process." This issue is actually easy to resolve once we understand the underlying principles. Normally, during espresso extraction, water within a sealed space is only subjected to pressure from the coffee machine
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What Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Espresso Machines? Flavor Characteristics and Performance of Espresso Beans
Earlier, FrontStreet Coffee wrote an article titled "What Happens When You Use Light-Roast Coffee Beans for Espresso?" (you can click the link to preview it if you haven't read it). That article mainly covered how FrontStreet Coffee selected several light-roast coffee beans to make espresso and tested their feasibility. This article provides some new insights based on that previous piece.
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What Causes Espresso Extraction to Be Sometimes Fast and Sometimes Slow? What's the Difference Between Tamping and Not Tamping? What Are the Consequences of an Overheated Grinder?
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes delicious, sometimes not. Yes, FrontStreet Coffee is referring to the unstable state that can occasionally occur when pulling consecutive espresso shots. Not only does the extraction time fluctuate between fast and slow, but even the resulting coffee flavor becomes inconsistent. This is a problem that troubles many coffee enthusiasts, even when using the same
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