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Essential Coffee Terminology Every Beginner Must Know! What are By-pass, Crema, Geisha, and Guanhua?
Logically speaking, every industry has unified terminology for specific things, which we describe as "professional terminology"! Of course, coffee is no exception. Many baristas or friends use these terms effortlessly in conversation, but once we don't understand their meanings, we can feel left out of the discussion.
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Pour-Over Coffee Beginner's Guide: Common Coffee Grind Size Reference Chart and How to Use a Coffee Flour Sifter
Wondering about the right grind size for pour-over coffee? Why does the 10 setting on our machine differ from yours? Is sugar size referring to fine sugar, coarse sugar, or brown sugar? Still struggling to find the perfect grind size for your coffee brewing equipment? FrontStreet Coffee's comprehensive guide will help you determine the ideal coffee grind
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What Does Coffee Balance Mean? What Does Balanced Flavor in Pour-Over Coffee Refer To?
Flavor and mouthfeel are the two primary aspects we first evaluate when tasting a cup of coffee. For example: "This coffee tastes very refreshing with prominent XX flavors," or "This coffee has a rich, very smooth mouthfeel." But did you know that besides these two specific aspects, there's something else important to consider
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14 Essential Coffee Terms Every Coffee Lover Must Know! What Do These Coffee Industry Acronyms Mean? What Does "Body" Mean?
Just like any other industry, the coffee world has its own set of professional terminology. While these terms facilitate communication among industry professionals, they also create barriers for beginners. Without understanding their meanings, it becomes difficult to comprehend conversations and even harder to integrate into the coffee community. Therefore
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What is Black Coffee? What is White Coffee? Where Does Flat White Originate? What Are the Characteristics of Flat White?
Black coffee is a familiar professional term that broadly refers to pure coffee with no added ingredients that affect taste, except for water. Pour-over coffee, cold drip coffee, American coffee... all belong to the category of black coffee. But since we've mentioned "black," it naturally makes one think of "white."
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How to Read the Coffee Flavor Wheel? What Do Coffee Flavors Mean? How to Properly Taste Coffee and Describe Flavors?
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). When drinking coffee, you can clearly smell the aroma of the coffee. Those who know a little will know the types of aromas contained in the coffee, while those who don't will simply call it the aroma of coffee. In fact, the aroma of coffee is very
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Pour-Over Coffee Three-Stage Pour Method: Water Amount & Timing Reference for Each Stage
Friends who frequently read FrontStreet Coffee's articles are already familiar with our brewing methods. FrontStreet Coffee's three-stage pour method is a relatively simple and stable way to brew coffee flavors, making it very beginner-friendly. However, all staged pour methods have a challenging aspect - determining when to stop the pour and when to start
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In Espresso, How Much Coffee Do a Shot and Single/Double Servings Refer To?
In coffee shops, you might hear ordering phrases like "An iced Americano, give me an extra shot" or "A double espresso, please." Based on the context, it's not hard to guess that "shot" or "serving" here refers to the unit of espresso produced. But if you were asked, how much do they actually contain?
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What's the difference between Americano and black coffee? Is Americano black coffee? How does espresso differ from Americano?
"Boss, I'll have a black coffee!" Occasionally, FrontStreet Coffee encounters customers who order "black coffee." Although FrontStreet Coffee knows that these customers are most likely referring to Americano, to be safe, FrontStreet Coffee still asks for clarification. This often leaves many customers wondering: "Isn't black coffee just
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A Brief Introduction to Coffee Bean Roast Level Differences - Do Light Roast Coffee Beans Have Obvious Floral and Fruity Aromas?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Coffee Bean Roast Level Introduction: Roasting is essentially about heating, stir-frying, and scorching green beans, but this is always a surface phenomenon. The ultimate goal is to find the roast level (Degree of Roast) that can maximally extract the characteristics or features of each type of green bean, and then execute it perfectly.
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Is Pour-Over Coffee American or Italian? Standard Reference for Pour-Over Coffee Grind Size
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Pour-Over Coffee Grind Size. As we all know, various factors affect pour-over coffee, and grind size is one of them. Grind size generally refers to the size of coffee particles, simply put, the
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What are the defect flavors in coffee? How to identify and distinguish negative flavors in coffee tasting?
When learning coffee tasting, many people focus their energy on describing positive flavors. For example, when describing a cup of coffee, they can effortlessly list "jasmine, lemon, strawberry, caramel, chocolate," but when encountering unpleasant flavors, they can only say "bitter, mixed flavors, astringent." In fact, learning to properly taste coffee
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What is the definition of specialty coffee? What does coffee flavor refer to? How do coffee flavors develop?
"This bean comes from Ethiopia in Africa, that bean is from Panama in Central America, and this one is from Sumatra..." Have you ever noticed a phenomenon? Except for a few well-known beans like Geisha, compared to other information, most baristas, when introducing a bean
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What Exactly is Golden Cup Extraction in Coffee?
FrontStreet Coffee frequently mentions the term "Golden Cup Extraction" in our articles, which leads many friends to leave comments asking what this term actually means. The so-called Golden Cup Extraction refers to using a cup of coffee's concentration and extraction rate as reference to determine whether the coffee has been properly extracted
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Panama Don Julian Estate Typica Pour-Over Reference_How to Segment Don Julian Coffee in Pour-Over
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style). Panama coffee Among the local estates, there is an Asian lady who is particularly eye-catching. She is Kang Heakyung, the owner of Don Julian Estate. This estate is also located in the Boquete specialty region of Panama, at an altitude of 1650 meters, with excellent regional fertile volcanic soil and unique
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A Comprehensive Guide to Coffee Bean Classification: Grading Systems and Quality Standards Across Coffee-Producing Countries
At FrontStreet Coffee's facility, each new batch of beans we receive comes with detailed information including country of origin, altitude, estate, processing method, and—importantly—the coffee's grading system. Terms like Kenya PB or Yirgacheffe G1 might leave you wondering what these grade letters actually signify. In reality, different coffee-producing countries and regions employ varying classification standards to assess and categorize their coffee beans.
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What Are the Must-Know Secrets Between Black Coffee and White Coffee?
Many instant coffee enthusiasts are familiar with Malaysia's renowned white coffee, which has gained significant fame. But is white coffee actually white? What's the relationship between it and the black coffee we commonly encounter? Don't rush to guess—read on to discover the answers! Wine Encyclopedia WeChat ID: wikiwine1 - White Coffee vs Black Coffee
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How to Brew Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Red Label Geisha Coffee Beans_Cold Brew Red Label Geisha Brewing Reference
Professional coffee knowledge exchange, for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda includes 4 farms: Caas Verdes, El Velo, Jaramillo, and Palmira, where all coffee beans undergo post-processing. The Peterson family, the estate owners, first acquired their farm
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What is the Impact of Water Quality on Coffee Extraction: A Brief Analysis of How Hot Water Amount Affects Coffee Extraction
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - sharing the impact of water temperature and water amount on coffee extraction. Water quality includes major factors such as total hardness, alkalinity, pH value, and water source. Generally, the water quality referred to in coffee extraction mostly refers to total hardness. This article will explain relevant terms in as simple statements as possible.
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SCAA New Coffee Flavor Wheel High-Definition Chart - Differences Between New and Old Specialty Coffee Flavor Wheels
When evaluating coffee, we focus on its performance in the four basic tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, which are closely related to the degree of roasting. Therefore, the [Coffee Flavor Wheel] classifies flavors by light-medium roast and dark-heavy roast. Additionally, the flavor wheel serves as a tool for different people to discuss coffee flavors.
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