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How to Adjust Extraction Efficiency in Pour-Over Coffee? Why Baristas Take a Sip of Your Coffee Before Serving?
In the world of coffee, there are always behaviors that seem incomprehensible to outsiders. For example, many people share one cup of coffee, or use a spoon instead of a cup to drink coffee, or make "whooshing" sounds while tasting coffee. Such phenomena leave those outside the coffee circle amazed and bewildered.
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How Does Coffee Machine Water Temperature Affect Extraction? How is Crema and Oils Formed? Do Oils Affect Flow Rate?
When FrontStreet Coffee mentions espresso extraction, the parameters emphasized are typically grind size, ratio, time, and pressure, with coffee machine water temperature rarely mentioned. This doesn't mean that the extraction water temperature of coffee machines is unimportant, but rather because many coffee machines' boiler water temperatures cannot be easily adjusted, so we directly use the water temperature
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What's the Fundamental Logic of Pour-Over Coffee? How Should Grind Size and Water Temperature Be Set? What Impact Does Water Quality Have on Coffee Extraction?
Today, pour-over coffee remains a popular choice among coffee enthusiasts. Because its brewing method is simple and convenient, it effectively highlights the inherent flavors of the coffee itself! Moreover, the brewing process is exceptionally therapeutic, providing both physical and mental relaxation. Therefore, many people have enthusiastically embraced pour-over coffee, becoming devoted enthusiasts
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Pour-Over Coffee Watering Techniques! Drip Coffee Pouring Tips and Methods! How to Add Water to Coffee?
FrontStreet Coffee often welcomes friends who are learning pour-over coffee at home to discuss brewing-related topics. Many of them mention that although they use parameters completely consistent with what FrontStreet Coffee recommends in-store, their coffee's flavor often varies in quality, leaving them uncertain about where the problem lies. In such cases
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Can Drip Bags Make Lattes? How to Make Milk Coffee with Drip Bags? How to Adjust Extraction Efficiency? What Does Coffee Bean Grind Size Affect?
"When conditions are limited, we hope to maximize the value of materials at hand to meet our needs. If conditions don't exist, then create them! So how can you use drip bags to make delicious latte coffee?" a customer friend asked FrontStreet Coffee... As
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Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Taste Weak? How to Brew Flavorful Coffee That Isn't Watery?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style) 'Temperature' 1. Extraction rate: Temperature has a significant impact on coffee extraction rate. Bitter, astringent, and burnt flavors are later-stage flavors. If the brewed coffee tastes bitter, burnt, or astringent, you can reduce the extraction water temperature to adjust. The
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How Many Coffee Brewing Methods Are There: The Art of Three-Pour Technique in Pour-Over Coffee
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Pour-Over Coffee Extraction Introduction. Segmented brewing itself is designed to change the total brewing time and extraction efficiency. For example, the high temperature in the first half enhances extraction efficiency, while the lower temperature in the second half reduces extraction efficiency to prevent introducing excessive undesirable flavors.
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What Are the Ideal Grind Sizes for Pour-Over, French Press, Siphon, and Moka Pot? The Importance of Coffee Grinding
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). It is said that Beethoven counted sixty coffee beans every morning, put them in the grinder, and then brewed coffee after grinding. While grinding the coffee, he enjoyed its aroma and experienced the joy within it. Indeed, grinding coffee yourself...
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What is the Best Water Temperature for Pour-Over Coffee? Finding the Perfect Temperature
Water temperature is one of the most frequently discussed variables in coffee brewing conversations, second only to grind size. Whenever guests and friends ask FrontStreet Coffee about the water temperature used for brewing coffee, FrontStreet Coffee always offers this recommendation: "For dark roasted coffee, use 86°C~89°C, while for light roasted coffee, use 90°C~93°C." This
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Why is My Brewed Coffee So Weak? What Causes Under-extraction in Pour-over Coffee? Does the Coffee-to-Water Ratio Affect Coffee Strength?
Weak! Weak! Weak! Weak! Weak! Attention! That's not a frog croaking, but rather the exclamation from someone who has just tasted a coffee as weak as water. Of course, FrontStreet Coffee doesn't rule out the possibility that this might be some single person's reaction. Coffee that tastes either too strong or too weak is a very common phenomenon, not just for beginners who are just starting out.
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What Are the Advantages of Hand-Drip Coffee Stirring and Blooming Method? How to Use the Crazy Barista's Stirring Technique?
In the brewing process of hand-drip coffee, we continuously stir the coffee grounds by circling water injection, aiming to increase the dissolution rate of flavor substances. Compared to most other extraction methods, the parameters used in making hand-drip coffee are not so extreme, so it requires constant water flow to enhance extraction efficiency.
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What is Lungo? How does it differ from Long Black, Ristretto, and Espresso?
Since "Lungo" often appears alongside "Long Black," it frequently causes considerable confusion! For example, as FrontStreet Coffee recently noticed while surfing: "The difference between Lungo and Americano lies in the order of adding espresso and water."
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Can Ice Water Be Used to Brew Coffee? What's the Optimal Temperature for Pour-Over Coffee? How Fine Should the Grind Be?
When brewing iced pour-over coffee at FrontStreet Coffee, customers often ask: "Why don't we use ice water for iced pour-over coffee? Do we have to use hot water?" This question is quite understandable, as for those who are new to the coffee world or have just started exploring it, iced pour-over coffee is indeed
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How to Determine Coffee Grind Size? What Grind Size Should Be Used for Different Brewing Methods?
There are various coffee brewing devices available, and the same coffee beans will produce coffee with different characteristics when brewed with different equipment. Therefore, people have numerous different options when making coffee. However, regardless of the brewing method, we need to grind the coffee beans before extraction! Only in this way can we achieve the best
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What Are the Differences Between Drip Coffee Cone Materials of Various Types? How Do Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity Affect Coffee Brewing?
The "drip cone" plays a crucial role in pour-over coffee preparation. Its function extends beyond merely supporting the filter paper to separate coffee liquid—its design, size, and material can all influence the brewing process, thereby altering the final taste of your coffee. FrontStreet Coffee has already discussed the first two aspects extensively, so today, let's explore how different materials affect your brew.
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What's the Best Material for Pour-Over Coffee Drippers? What's the Difference Between Ceramic and Resin Drippers?
As we all know, pour-over coffee drippers offer a wide variety of choices. Beyond their diverse appearances, the selection of materials for drippers is incredibly rich. Different materials can have varying effects on coffee extraction. Recently, some friends discovered through side-by-side comparisons that coffee brewed with ceramic drippers produces...
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What to Consider When Making Cold Brew Coffee? Why Does Finer Grinding Make Cold Brew Coffee Weaker?
Recently, FrontStreet Coffee received a private message from a friend who wanted to make a more flavorful cold brew coffee, so they adjusted the grind to a very fine setting. Surprisingly, the cold brew coffee tasted much weaker than before! This puzzled them greatly - they had made the grind finer, so why did it become weaker instead? As
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Does Darker Coffee Roast Really Mean More Caffeine?
Caffeine is the primary reason most people drink coffee! Especially for professionals who need to work late into the night, caffeine is an absolute treasure. They'll quickly down several cups of coffee just to seek the mental energy that caffeine brings for the entire night! Recently, FrontStreet Coffee briefly discussed
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What's the Cold Brew Coffee Water-to-Coffee Ratio? How Long Should Cold Brew Coffee Steep? Why Does Cold Brew Coffee Taste Weak?
Recently, FrontStreet Coffee has shared many cold brew coffee preparation methods. Because the operation is very simple, many friends have started making cold brew coffee at home. However, quite a few friends have reported that although they use the same method to make cold brew coffee, the resulting coffee lacks flavor. It's nothing but blandness.
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Why Pour in Circles When Making Pour-Over Coffee? How Should You Pour and What Size Circles Should You Make?
Quick question: What is the soul of pour-over coffee? They call it "hand" pour coffee for a reason—the soul must be the "person"! (Just kidding) What distinguishes pour-over coffee from other extraction methods is that it requires manual water pouring to complete the coffee extraction. So besides time, ratio, grind, and water temperature,
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