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Daily Brewing | Does the 30-second bloom time start counting from the beginning of water pouring or only after all water has been poured?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) Today an enthusiast who came to visit asked our editor a question: Does the bloom time actually start counting from the beginning of water pouring, or does timing only begin after all water has been poured? This is indeed a classic oversight question. Many times, our editor recommends blooming for about 30 seconds, but unfortunately forgot to
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Coffee Bloom Duration: Why Must Hand-Drip Coffee Bloom for Exactly 30 Seconds?
"How much difference is there between coffee bloomed for 30 seconds versus 60 seconds?" This was a question posed to FrontStreet Coffee by a friend yesterday. And indeed, this is quite an interesting question! As we all know, blooming is an essential step in hand-drip coffee preparation. The specific operation involves pre-infusing with water before the actual brewing begins...
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The Principle and Purpose of Coffee Blooming: Pour-Over Coffee Brewing Guide for Beginners
The purpose of blooming in coffee making is to help coffee grounds release carbon dioxide smoothly. To achieve this, the water amount must be appropriate, and you should gently let the water rest on the coffee grounds, allowing it to gradually seep into the grounds and force out the carbon dioxide, ensuring smooth extraction in the subsequent brewing process.
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Does Pour Rate Affect the Flavor of Pour-Over Coffee? What Water Flow Rate is Best for Brewing Coffee?
Have you ever struggled with how to pour water and what flow rate to use when making pour-over coffee? A friend asked FrontStreet Coffee, "If only the water pour rate changes while all other parameters remain the same, how does this affect the coffee's concentration and flavor?" So this time, following our friend's inquiry...
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Should You Wait for the Water to Finish Flowing During Three-Stage Pour-Over Coffee Brewing?
FrontStreet Coffee often says during three-stage brewing: "Pour the next batch of water when the water level is about to run out!" This naturally sparks curiosity among coffee enthusiasts - why pour when it's almost empty rather than after it has completely drained? What's the difference between these two approaches? Good question! The best proof
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Is Yirgacheffe Suitable for Dark Roasting? An Introduction to Yirgacheffe Coffee
Follow Coffee Review (WeChat Official Account vdailycom) to discover wonderful coffee houses and open your own small shop. According to guidance from Japanese coffee master Mamoru Taguchi: On April 7, 2012, roasting 253 grams of Yirgacheffe, French roast completed 30 seconds after the second crack began, with 0.5% defective beans, resulting in 202 grams of roasted beans and a moisture loss rate of 19.8%. First, preheat the roaster to 200°C, then turn off the heat and wait for the temperature to drop to over 150°C
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Professional Yirgacheffe Roasting and Brewing Guide - Complete Roasting Techniques and Curves
Professional barista discussions: Follow Cafe_Style on WeChat. As mentioned by Tamoguchi Mamoru in "The Complete Guide to Specialty Coffee," Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, a Class C coffee, is best roasted to medium-dark level, which aligns with his systematic coffee science teachings about the rich, full-bodied characteristics of medium-high altitude coffees
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How Should Costa Rica Mozart Be Roasted to Taste Delicious? What Roasting Methods Suit Mozart?
Before roasting a new bean, we first gather information about this bean and the flavor notes provided by the green bean supplier, then we try to roast a few batches based on this information, and make adjustments according to cupping results. Some time ago, we obtained a Mozart from Costa Rica. This bean was previously
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Pour-Over Coffee Three-Stage Pouring Technique Algorithm: How to Determine the Right Timing for Water Flow Interruption
A friend once asked FrontStreet Coffee, "FrontStreet Coffee, for the final stage of three-stage pouring, should I wait until all the water has drained before pouring again, or should I pour when it's about halfway drained? Why do I see some people suggesting it's better to wait until all the water has drained?" This friend asked FrontStreet Coffee this question because FrontStreet Coffee teaches everyone about coffee brewing
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The Impact of Blooming and Its Duration on Pour-Over Coffee (Part 2)
Last time, we used the Clever dripper to obtain objective data about blooming and its duration. We learned from sensory evaluation that as blooming time increases, acidity decreases while sweetness and viscosity are enhanced. The overall flavor profile gradually shifts toward the backend and becomes more complex. From the TDS and EXT readings, we observed that as blooming time lengthens, both TDS and EXT values show a downward trend. And I...
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Is There a Relationship Between Coffee Roast Levels (Light, Medium, Dark) and First and Second Crack Points?
At FrontStreet Coffee's factory, when you enter the roasting room and approach the roaster, you'll easily have the opportunity to hear beans making crackling sounds during roasting. What do these sounds represent? When coffee beans are heated, they make sounds twice, which are called 'first crack' and 'second crack' (First Crack
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Will Coffee Be Under-Extracted if Blooming for Too Long? What is the Purpose of Coffee Blooming? How Long Should Hand-Pour Coffee Bloom? How Much Hot Water Should Be Used for Blooming? Must Coffee Blooming Be 30 Seconds?
Recently, a friend came across a post online: "If the blooming time is too long, it's easy to brew under-extracted coffee." Obviously, this statement contradicts our long-standing understanding of blooming. As is well known, the purpose of blooming is to release carbon dioxide from the coffee grounds, allowing us to more easily extract the coffee
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Barista Tips—How to Adjust Grind Size When Making Espresso, Espresso Brewing Guide
The grind size challenge in espresso brewing Unlike drip coffee methods such as pour-over or cold drip which use coarser grind particles that can be identified with sieves, espresso machines require the finest possible grind, appearing dust-like to the naked eye. Additionally, there are two key challenges regarding espresso grind size: first, different espresso machines have varying requirements for
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Three-Pour Water Distribution: How to Reasonably Allocate Each Pour's Volume?
When adopting the three-pour extraction method, it means dividing the entire pour-over process by injecting the target water volume in 3 separate stages. This involves pouring water, waiting, pouring again, waiting again, and then pouring a final time until all coffee liquid has filtered through. Taking FrontStreet Coffee's commonly used 15g coffee grounds with a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio as an example, the total water poured would be...
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The Perfect Espresso Grind: How to Dial In Your Extraction Like a Professional
Every coffee shop is busy with preparation work before opening, and one of the most important tasks is dialing in the espresso. Some friends have asked before: how fine should the coffee grounds be for an espresso machine? The issue of espresso grind size. For drip coffees like pour-over and cold drip, the grind particles are naturally coarser, and we can use screens to distinguish them. But espresso
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[FrontStreet Coffee Barista Notes] Espresso Extraction Techniques: Single Shot, Pre-infusion, and Multi-stage Extraction
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Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information - follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). Today, while discussing the blooming, single-shot, and multi-stage extraction techniques for pour-over coffee with colleagues, I wondered what would happen if these methods were applied to espresso. Action speaks louder than words, so I immediately began experimenting. Featuring FrontStreet Coffee's Special Blend - Brazil Colombia combination.
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Does Pour-Over Coffee Blooming Really Need 30 Seconds? What Affects Coffee's Carbon Dioxide Content?
There are many ways to brew pour-over coffee, but it can be said that the vast majority of brewing processes mainly consist of two steps: blooming and extraction. Although both are actions of using hot water to extract coffee grounds, for pour-over coffee, the blooming step is more like a preparatory phase. By using a small amount of hot water to moisten the coffee grounds
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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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Should Pour-Over Coffee Blooming Time Be Counted from the Start or End of Water Pouring? Is Blooming Considered a Separate Phase in Coffee Brewing?
"First, we pour twice the amount of water as the coffee grounds and let it bloom for thirty seconds." This is a step that FrontStreet Coffee always performs at the beginning of brewing—the bloom. Under normal circumstances, this step is always included in the brewing process because blooming allows us to more easily brew a delicious cup of coffee
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Siphon Coffee Maker Brewing Guide | What Coffee is Best for Siphon Brewing | French Press vs Siphon: Which is Better
Professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Siphon coffee maker brewing guide: How long should different siphon coffee beans be brewed? Is the brewing time the same for all siphon coffee? ● 1. Blue Mountain coffee extraction time 50 seconds, Mandheling coffee extraction time 60 seconds, Mocha coffee extraction time 60 seconds, Brazil coffee
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