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How to Handle Clumped Coffee Powder? Is Coffee Powder Sticking to Walls Due to Static Normal? How to Eliminate Air Bubbles in Latte Art Milk Foam?
Have you noticed that when baristas make certain drinks, they often tap something against the counter, creating a "Duang-Duang-Duang" sound, as if performing some kind of ritual that might make the coffee taste better. In fact, the intention behind these actions is indeed aimed at improving the final product.
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What Causes Pour-Over Coffee Blockage and Poor Water Flow? Why Shouldn't You Tap the Dripper? How Do Fine Particles Cause Coffee Over-Extraction?
Like FrontStreet Coffee, many friends develop a temporary "perfectionism" when brewing coffee! When they notice irregularities during the process, they always want to step in and "fix" them to make everything neat and tidy. For example, during the preparation steps before brewing coffee—wetting the filter paper! When the filter paper doesn't completely adhere to the dripper
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Does Tapping the Dripper Affect Coffee Extraction?
A single coffee bean is composed of various flavor compounds, including acidity, sweetness, bitterness, aroma, and more, each dissolving at different rates—some quickly, others slowly. To achieve a pot of coffee that captures all these delightful flavors without exhibiting the negative taste of over-extraction, we draw upon our previous brewing experience, perfecting the "fundamentals"
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How to Prepare Coffee Brewing Water? How to Use Baking Soda and Magnesium Sulfate in Coffee? Why Can't Espresso Machines Use Tap Water?
In the coffee making process, colorless and odorless water serves as the solvent! Because coffee extraction requires it to bring out the flavor substances hidden in the coffee. The deeper you delve into coffee brewing, the more you realize the importance of water. As we often see on the internet...
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How to Froth Milk for Latte Art? What Details to Pay Attention to When Frothing Milk? Latte Coffee Foam Tutorial
Previously, FrontStreet Coffee shared an article on milk frothing tutorial, but some friends still have questions! As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. This barista training article will cover the details to pay attention to during the milk frothing process! Detail 1: Chilled Milk FrontStreet Coffee uses pasteurized fresh milk, which requires low-temperature storage. If you are using room temperature stored
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What's the Best Water for Brewing Coffee? Requirements for Coffee Water and How to Make Coffee Brewing Water Tutorial
There are some things that once you try, you can never go back. For example, the first time you tasted pour-over coffee, if you fell in love with it at first sight, you can never return to the era of instant coffee. How many people can resist the temptation of a cup of coffee with floral aromas and fruity sweetness!! When making coffee yourself, you gradually come to understand that brewing a good cup
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Why Distribute and Tamp Coffee Before Extraction? How to Properly Distribute Coffee for Espresso?
As is well known, there is a step called "distribution" in the espresso making process. Although the operation is very simple, its importance cannot be underestimated. Because the purpose of distribution is to make the coffee grounds more evenly distributed in the portafilter, which can reduce the occurrence of channeling. Conversely, if the coffee is
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What Water Makes the Best Coffee? Is Nongfu Spring Suitable for Brewing Coffee? How to Make the Best Tasting Americano?
Many friends who enjoy a delicious cup of coffee at FrontStreet Coffee store often purchase the same beans to brew at home. However, the resulting coffee often tastes significantly different from what they experienced in the store. Even when using identical parameters and extraction methods, the flavor and mouthfeel of the coffee always maintain a certain distance from being truly delicious.
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What is the ideal TDS for pour-over coffee water and how does water quality affect pour-over coffee?
To brew delicious coffee, not only do you need quality beans, but water quality must also be excellent. Considering that in brewed coffee, water constitutes over 98% of the content. Therefore, selecting suitable water for brewing coffee is also crucial. So what kind of water is actually suitable for brewing coffee? First, FrontStreet Coffee will explain the requirements for water suitable for brewing coffee.
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Water for Coffee: What Water to Use for Coffee Brewing - Perfect Water Quality Conditions for Pour-Over Coffee
You might have some knowledge about coffee. From beginner enthusiasts to those with the latest and best barista equipment, have you considered another method to create the ideal coffee? That's right, we're talking about the water you use. It turns out that whether you choose tap water, distilled water, or filtered water, it will have a huge impact on your brew. FrontStreet Coffee believes that seemingly simple coffee is actually a complex process where water quality plays a crucial role in determining the final taste and quality of your coffee.
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Is Inability to Taste Coffee Flavors Always a Palate Problem? Why Strong Coffee Makes Flavors Harder to Perceive
Sometimes, being unable to taste flavors in coffee may not mean you haven't grasped its essence. It could also be due to certain brewing factors that prevent flavors from having adequate room to express themselves, making their presence too weak and thus difficult to perceive. So today, FrontStreet Coffee will share what factors might hinder your ability to perceive coffee flavors.
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Latte Art Foam Steaming Tutorial: How to Achieve Dense, Smooth, and Long-lasting Milk Foam
(OS: Today's latte art looks great!) One or two minutes later, the foam collapses! Crater-like pits appear, and the latte art no longer looks beautiful... Why!! (The emotional journey of a latte art enthusiast) Looking at the moon-surface-like milk foam is truly frustrating. Don't worry! FrontStreet Coffee is here to analyze the reasons behind this breakdown phenomenon.
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How to Make Perfect Latte Foam? What is the Purpose of Rolling? Why Use Chilled Milk for Milk Coffee?
Honestly, first impressions are incredibly important for coffee! For example, when two hot lattes have completely different latte art delicacy levels, we naturally assume the more beautiful coffee tastes better. Although latte art doesn't affect the coffee's flavor, it provides us with a good visual experience first, which sets positive expectations.
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What to Do When Coffee Puck Sticks to Coffee Machine? What's the Purpose of Pressure Relief Function? Why Do Espresso Machines Explode?
Have you ever encountered this situation? After extracting espresso, we remove the portafilter and tap it on the knock box, but there's no sound of the coffee puck falling as expected. Looking back, we discover that the puck has adhered to the coffee machine's group head. In the coffee community, such an occurrence...
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How to Make Espresso? What Factors Affect the Extraction of a Shot of Espresso?
Every time you drink espresso, you find it bitter and astringent? Maybe you're not approaching it the right way! Making espresso might seem simple—just grind the beans, tamp them, lock the portafilter, and press a button, right? Not quite! In fact, there are many important details to consider within just a few minutes! First, let's look at the coffee beans! That's right, if you want to produce a consistent
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What Water Makes Better Tasting Coffee?
A drip coffee is over 98% water, and what water you use to brew coffee directly affects the final flavor expression. Therefore, water is a fundamental and important component of pour-over coffee, with its ranking status being second only to the coffee beans themselves. In daily life, water choices are diverse, but what kind of water is suitable for brewing
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Siphon Coffee Guide: Siphon Principles and Brewing Tips - How to Make Delicious Siphon Coffee?
Siphon Coffee Guide: Siphon Coffee Principles and Brewing Tips - How to Make Delicious Siphon Coffee? With its laboratory-like appearance, the siphon is a coffee brewing tool that utilizes pressure changes created by steam and siphon principles for extraction. First appearing in Europe, the siphon's trademark was registered by a French lady named Mar
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A Comprehensive Guide to Using Siphon Coffee Makers! The Complete Process and Methods for Making Siphon Coffee! Essential Safety Tips to Prevent Siphon Pot Accidents!
Although siphon coffee makers haven't become a mainstream coffee extraction method due to their complex operation and lengthy brewing time, they still have many enthusiasts who are deeply fascinated by the siphon coffee making process (such as FrontStreet Coffee~). After all, from a purely visual perspective, the experience it offers is truly unparalleled! Not only that, siphon brewing provides...
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How to Use a Siphon Brewer? What Type of Coffee and Beans Are Suitable for Siphon Brewing?
A siphon brewer, commonly known as "Syphon" or "siphon-style," is a simple yet effective coffee brewing method and one of the most popular brewing techniques in cafés. Although the siphon brewer has the alias "siphon-style," it has nothing to do with the actual siphon principle, but instead utilizes the steam generated when water is heated, causing thermal expansion and contraction
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Can a 2-Cup Siphon Coffee Maker Brew 1 Cup? Siphon Pot Brand Recommendations
Can a 2-cup siphon coffee maker brew 1 cup? Brand recommendations and introduction. Pour hot water into the lower glass sphere. For brewing one cup, add 200ml of water to the lower sphere, or 175ml when not using bottom water. For brewing two cups, use 350ml. After pouring water, wipe the lower glass sphere dry with a cloth, otherwise it may cause the glass to crack. After fil
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