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How to Reduce Channeling in Espresso Extraction? What's the Difference Between Tamping and Distribution?
Making espresso is a therapeutic process—whether it's the evenly leveled coffee bed after distribution or the golden crema slowly flowing during extraction, both can bring us a sense of contentment. And at FrontStreet Coffee, we believe the most satisfying moment is when we tap out a complete puck from the portafilter after extraction is complete—with just a gentle "pop" sound.
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Why Pour Water in Circles for Pour-Over Coffee and Which Coffee Varieties to Choose
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style) FrontStreet Coffee - Pour-Over Circling and Coffee Varieties Introduction Compared to single-pour method, pour-over coffee brewed with segmented extraction has richer layers, allowing you to clearly distinguish the front, middle, and back-end flavors of the coffee. Additionally, it's easier to control the water flow without overflowing from the filter cup
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Can a toothpick replace a coffee distribution tool? What is the WDT distribution method? How to use an espresso distribution tool?
"Splash, splash, the sky is raining, splash, splash, the clouds are crying, splash, splash, dripping into my heart" Stormy weather with thunder and lightning will continue in Guangzhou for about a week. And with the arrival of rainy days, espresso making always becomes much more unstable. Because humid environments will cause coffee grounds to
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Pour-over Coffee Watering Methods Explained: How Does Coffee Ground Wall Thickness Affect Flavor?
A few days ago, a coffee enthusiast visited our shop for a discussion. Through our conversation, I learned that his brewing method is largely consistent with FrontStreet Coffee's approach, but with some differences that ultimately come down to the size of the pouring circle. When FrontStreet Coffee pours water in circular motions, we keep it as close to the filter paper edge as possible without breaking through the coffee ground wall, while that friend makes his circles about the size of a coin
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How to Froth Milk for Latte? What's the Ideal Thickness for Espresso Foam? Beginner's Guide to Milk Frothing
Milk frothing is an essential skill that every milk coffee enthusiast must master. That's why FrontStreet Coffee even brought out the blackboard to provide step-by-step guidance on creating smooth, delicate milk foam. Why do we need to froth milk? Originally, latte coffee was simply made by heating milk and pouring it into espresso without any foam. When milk foam began to emerge, it greatly enhanced
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Yunnan's "China's No.1 Coffee Village": Breaking Market Deadlock Through Specialty Strategy
In his own coffee field, Xie Xianwen carefully observes the coffee trees that are about to bloom for the second round, deeply concerned about the reduced yield and quality decline of his coffee beans. Four consecutive years of drought in Yunnan and the decline in international coffee futures prices have shaken the Chinese coffee market
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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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What is the Standard Cupping Coffee Grind Size? How to Determine Grind Size and Brewing Temperature for Pour-Over Black Coffee?
For more professional coffee knowledge exchange and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) Why is coarsely ground coffee suitable for drip coffee? - Common coffee grind size chart Why should you standardize your cupping criteria? The quality before breaking the crust and the progress of crust breaking at different grind sizes (
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What is Coffee Cupping? What are the Processes and Steps? What are the Standards? How to Score
Professional Coffee Knowledge Exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) What is coffee cupping? What are the processes and steps of coffee cupping? What are the standards? Coffee cupping is the method professional baristas use to evaluate coffee beans, just like wine tasting, where baristas need to assess aroma, acidity, and other qualities.
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What Are the Differences in Brewing Techniques for Dark and Light Roast Coffee? Unlock the Secrets to Perfect Coffee Brewing!
Friends often ask FrontStreet Coffee for the optimal brewing parameters after purchasing beans from our physical store, aiming to minimize brewing failures and directly achieve delicious coffee. FrontStreet Coffee then introduces the characteristics of the beans to customers and shares the best brewing parameters. For example: since this particular bean is lightly roasted...
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Coffee Cupping Standards and Procedures! What Are the Key Considerations for Coffee Cupping? What Is the Purpose of Cupping?
Coffee cupping emerged in the late twentieth century, making it considerably younger compared to other coffee extraction methods. Initially, it was developed simply as a means to quickly evaluate product quality. However, as time progressed, people realized that this method minimizes human influence factors, allowing for relatively objective assessment.
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Types of Pour-Over Coffee Techniques and Their Characteristics
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Sharing Coffee Brewing Techniques and Characteristics. Every time FrontStreet Coffee chats with customers about coffee, the topic inevitably turns to pour-over coffee. To put it strongly, it's no exaggeration to say that pour-over coffee is the favorite of coffee enthusiasts, coffee aficionados, and coffee lovers. Today, FrontStreet Coffee will share the major pour-over techniques with everyone.
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What is Espresso Extraction Channeling? What are the Consequences of Perforated Espresso Pucks?
Professional coffee knowledge sharing. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). Why does espresso taste sour and bitter? Let's discuss espresso extraction standards and uneven extraction. Uneven extraction typically combines over-extraction and under-extraction issues.
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What are the Symptoms of Channeling in Pour-Over Coffee? Solutions for When Channeling Occurs
Channeling - FrontStreet Coffee often discusses this in the context of espresso extraction. However, channeling doesn't only occur in espresso extraction; it also happens in pour-over coffee, you just might not have noticed it. Channeling? As always, FrontStreet Coffee should first explain what this "channeling effect" actually is.
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What is WDT? How to Use a Needle Distributor? Is a Needle Distribution Tool Worth Buying?
Distribution is an essential skill for every barista. There are countless details to pay attention to when extracting a perfect Espresso, while ruining a coffee happens in an instant. Whenever rainy days arrive, FrontStreet Coffee's espresso tends to experience channeling in the relatively humid air. The extraction of Espresso is
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Dark Roast Pour-Over Coffee Beans Brewing Methods Introduction - Are Medium Roasts Suitable for Pour-Over?
FrontStreet Coffee came across this video while browsing online 3 years ago, and unexpectedly it was recommended again by algorithms recently, so FrontStreet Coffee decided to share this brewing method with everyone. The brewing process is really simple and incredibly satisfying. https://www.youtube.com/watc
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How to Practice Pour-over Coffee Water Control Skills: Techniques for Circular Pouring Size and Height
Is your water flow inconsistent, too strong or too weak, not vertical, not circular enough, or breaking through the coffee bed? When making pour-over coffee at home, have you struggled with these water control issues? Despite setting up brewing parameters and pouring strategies in advance, once the timer starts, your hands seem to become uncooperative, and the water flow becomes erratic
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The Complete Guide to Cold Brew Coffee: Everything You Need to Know
For more specialty coffee knowledge, follow: FrontStreet Coffee. Iced coffee offers a refreshing and clean taste that cuts through richness, and even in the dead of winter, customers come to FrontStreet Coffee to order this chilled coffee beverage.
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Lindong Mandheling | Flavor Profile and Characteristics of Indonesian Sumatra Lindong Mandheling Classic Black Coffee
What are the flavor profiles and characteristics of Indonesian Lindong Mandheling? What types of Mandheling exist? For coffee industry collaboration, please add FrontStreet Coffee on WeChat: (long press to copy) qiannjie Origin of Mandheling Mandheling is not a region name, place name, port name, nor is it the name of a coffee variety. How did its name originate?
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2023 New Coffee Flavor Wheel HD Wallpaper - SCAA Cupping Form & SCA/COE Coffee Cupping Evaluation Criteria Explained
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (official account: cafe_style). For a quality-focused home-roasting coffee shop, cupping is the first thing to do after roasting coffee. But do you know what cupping is? What can cupping tell you?
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