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What Pre-Opening Checks Do Coffee Shops Do Besides Calibrating Espresso? Do Latte and Cold Brew Also Need Taste Testing?
Coffee shops conduct "morning checks" before opening daily. As the name suggests, the main work involves testing the flavor of coffee to be sold that day. If deviations are detected compared to yesterday's coffee, such as the presence of off-flavors, corrections will be made. When coffee flavor testing
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SCA & Q Grader Coffee Certifications: Complete Guide to International Barista Exams and Professional Coffee Credentials
Connect with professional barista communities through Coffee Workshop (WeChat: cafe_style). The coffee industry's diverse certification landscape can overwhelm aspiring professionals seeking structured learning paths. To navigate coffee credentials effectively, begin by understanding the certifying bodies that establish these professional standards.
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What are the interview questions for barista positions at specialty coffee shops? What should be noted when making a latte?
Specialty coffee shops conduct both theoretical and practical assessments during barista interviews. The theoretical component tests basic coffee knowledge, while the practical component evaluates hands-on skills. While specific content may vary between coffee shops, the core requirements remain consistent across the industry.
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How to Test Whether Your Coffee Grind Size is Correct
Let's guess - if you've clicked on this article, you're probably struggling with coffee grind issues. In the world of pour-over coffee, compared to other parameters, grind size has always been one that people find difficult to clearly articulate. Since everyone's equipment varies, whenever discussing brewing grind size with customers,
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What Is Specialty Coffee and What Makes Coffee Beans qualify as Specialty Coffee Beans
Professional coffee knowledge exchange, more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style). How to select specialty coffee bean types: first look at green beans, then roasted beans. Many well-known international coffee manufacturers, in order to provide high-quality products, will definitely put in considerable effort before roasting coffee beans. Tasters will select according to their desired taste and flavor profiles.
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How Much Water Should You Add to Americano for the Best Taste? What's the Golden Ratio of Espresso to Water in an Americano?
Many friends start their day with an Americano coffee! They appreciate both its energizing effects and the simplicity of its preparation. Just extract a shot of espresso, add a specific amount of water, stir well, and you'll have a perfect Americano that both refreshes and revitalizes.
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Why Pour-Over Coffee Should Be Served Hot: Coffee Concentration Meter Testing at Different Temperatures
Summer has arrived, and customers visiting FrontStreet Coffee for pour-over coffee are increasingly inclined toward iced pour-over. However, when we understand that customers want to truly experience a particular bean and fully appreciate its flavor profile, the barista at FrontStreet Coffee still recommends trying it hot. Why should we drink it hot to fully appreciate the flavors? What is the reason behind tasting coffee at different temperatures?
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Can Light Roast Coffee Beans Be Used for Espresso? Which Is Better: Pour-Over or Espresso?
It is widely recognized that espresso typically uses deeply roasted coffee beans. Among coffee roast levels, there is a degree known as "Italian Roast" with an Agtron color value of 25. It is the deepest of the eight roast levels, and these coffee beans usually have a coated surface
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FrontStreet Coffee Barista Examination: Understanding FrontStreet Coffee's Random Assessment Tests
Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) [Preface] Some friends may have noticed that FrontStreet Coffee conducts random assessment tests from time to time. Why do we have these tests? Beyond checking our familiarity with the beans, more importantly, it's to present everyone with a good cup of coffee and enjoy the flavor and story behind each cup.
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Is Piccolo Coffee Just a Small Latte? Flavor Differences Between Piccolo Coffee and Flat White
A few days ago, a regular customer visited our shop for a casual chat. During our conversation, he shared, "I saw an interesting coffee name on the menu at XX Coffee, called Piccolo." "Did you try it?" "I ordered it, and it's quite an exquisite milk coffee. The flavor is excellent, somewhat like a latte and somewhat like a Flat White."
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Is Golden Mandheling Always Acid-Free?
When you think of Golden Mandheling, is your first impression rich and mellow, with strong bitterness but minimal fruit acidity? This is likely most people's initial perception of Golden Mandheling. In reality, this is largely due to the medium-dark roasting commonly used for most Golden Mandheling beans on the market today, including those available at our store.
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Espresso Coffee Bean Recommendations_Are FrontStreet Coffee Blends Good_Are Blend Coffee Beans Expensive
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) Coffee blending is not just randomly mixing coffee beans together. Sometimes blending two specialty coffees can actually suppress each other's unique flavors; blending is also not simply combining several specialty coffees together. Coffee blending is like an artist harmonizing captivating colors on a palette
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How to Prepare Coffee Brewing Water? How to Use Paragon Ice Spheres? Are Tasting Cups an Intelligence Tax?
On the competition stage, we can always see contestants pulling out all sorts of unusual equipment for coffee making. Without exception, these props can enhance the aroma or quality of the brewed coffee. FrontStreet Coffee has tested quite a few of these props before, and they do have a certain impact on coffee, but most props have only a subtle effect.
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What is Coffee Cupping? A Detailed Guide to Cupping Process and Parameters with Visual Examples! Why Can't Pour-Over Replace Cupping?
Many places use cupping to test the quality and characteristics of coffee beans. But many people might wonder, since pour-over brewing can better extract coffee flavors, why not use pour-over instead of cupping for testing? Why not use pour-over brewing methods for quality assessment when they seem to bring out more of the coffee's flavor profile?
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Can You Make Espresso with a Hand Grinder? How to Brew Espresso Using a Manual Grinder
It's said that some manual coffee grinders can grind fine enough for espresso. Coincidentally, a colleague has a hand grinder that's supposedly capable of grinding for espresso. Today, let's test what kind of flavor espresso made from hand-ground coffee beans might have. First, let's introduce today's grinder: the Timemore Chestnut G1.
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How to Adjust Hario Coffee Grinder Settings - Mazzer Grinder Coarseness Adjustment Guide
How to adjust Hario coffee grinder grind settings - Mazzer grinder coarseness adjustment. Humidity factors don't just play a role on sunny or rainy days; different times throughout the day should also consider this factor. Generally speaking, humidity in the morning and evening will be higher than at noon, so according to the influence of humidity factors, the grind should be adjusted coarser in the morning and evening, while finer at noon. Factors affecting grinding
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How Water Quality Affects Coffee Extraction: One of the Key Factors
For more premium coffee beans, please add our private WeChat FrontStreet Coffee, WeChat ID: (long press to copy) qiannjie 01 | Introduction We know that the main factors affecting coffee include origin, roasting, grinding, water temperature, ratio, brewing method, freshness, and water quality. Regardless of the factor, all are studied from a scientific perspective to understand how various changes impact coffee flavor
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How to Brew Sumatran Coffee Beans for the Best Taste? What Are the Recommended Sumatran Coffee Beans?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Mandheling is a type of coffee produced in Sumatra, an island in Indonesia, Asia, and can also be called Sumatran coffee. Mandheling, produced in Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia, is also known as Sumatran coffee. Main production areas include Java Island, Sulawesi Island, and Sumatra.
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Master Five Principles: Learn How to Select Coffee Beans! Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). 1. Don't be tempted by cheap prices, it's best to buy an amount you can finish within one month from the coffee roasting date. Because the freshness of coffee beans is calculated from when they are roasted. Freshly roasted coffee beans will begin to release gas (mainly carbon dioxide), continuing for about a week or so,
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How to Roast Honey Process Coffee Beans_How to Brew Honey Process Coffee_Is Black Honey Process Coffee Expensive
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style ) Honey process coffee, a honey-like processing method, what a beautiful and pleasant coffee term! Just this simple description can touch people's hearts (after all, most people like honey), and in fact, honey process coffee has become increasingly popular among consumers recently. No other descriptio
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