"Absolutely delicious!" That's how Mr. Tetsu Kasuya introduced the coffee brewed with his improved hybrid brewing method at the beginning of one of his earlier videos. (Call me the screenshot master.) Front Street believes everyone is already familiar with Tetsu Kasuya. He is not only the champion of the 2016 World Brewers Cup, but also [more…]

Recently, many coffee-loving friends who come to Front Street Coffee to buy coffee beans have asked Front Street how to correctly brew pour-over coffee to bring out its best flavor. Front Street also often says that the process of pour-over coffee is a kind of enjoyment, and coffee brewed by one's own hands feels even more delicious on a spiritual level. So this Front Street article will introduce [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Pour-over coffee has become deeply loved by enthusiasts with the development of the third wave of specialty coffee. Many enthusiasts enjoy brewing pour-over coffee at home. Is pour-over coffee difficult? Actually, to [more…]

There are many important parameters in coffee brewing. If you want to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee, you need to precisely control the brewing parameters and follow them as closely as possible during brewing, so that you can have a high probability of getting a tasty cup of coffee. Among these, brewing time is crucial for pour-over coffee. Regarding the coffee dose, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) What water temperature is needed for brewing pour-over coffee? Currently, the mainstream recommended brewing temperature is between 86°C and 93°C, with higher temperatures used for light roasts and lower temperatures for dark roasts. Once, at [more…]

When brewing the vast majority of coffees, we always casually press the timer function that comes with the scale to start counting time—this is something that seasoned baristas have emphasized since the very beginning. But for some friends, this behavior is incomprehensible, because they believe that recording time has no effect on the coffee. [more…]

Introduction: The V60 #01 dripper is used to brew 1–2 servings of coffee, and using 15–20 g of grounds is the most suitable. Some friends, when they really can't drink that much alone, will brew a little less, while some friends, when sharing with others, will brew a little more. So when brewing with a dripper of the same size, [more…]

The AeroPress is a coffee brewing device born out of a desire for simplicity, created by an inventor weary of cumbersome brewing routines. By combining immersion, stirring, and pressing, it allows users to obtain a rich, flavorful single-origin coffee in a very short操作 time. The AeroPress is highly versatile: it can be used with the officially recommended upright (standard) method, or with the inverted method by flipping the chamber, and by adjusting grind size, water temperature, coffee-to-water ratio, and stirring time, a wide variety of brewing recipes can be developed. Interestingly, although the official recommendation is the upright method, most enthusiasts prefer the inverted method. Front Street Coffee will explain in this article what upright and inverted mean, and discuss why the inverted method is more popular. [more…]

If we don't want to go through overly complicated coffee-making steps but still want to enjoy the taste of freshly brewed coffee, then drip bag coffee is definitely the most suitable choice. Making drip bag coffee is very simple—no need to grind beans, no need for professional brewing equipment. All we need is a cup and any pouring kettle, and we can [more…]

Recently, a fan of Front Street Coffee has fallen in love with brewing coffee using a moka pot, especially enjoying a strong cup from the moka pot in the morning. However, this fan is unsure whether their method of using the moka pot is correct, so they discussed this issue with Front Street Coffee. Front Street Coffee believes that as a standard household coffee device, the moka pot should not have too many rigid stand [more…]

After buying Front Street Coffee's PWN Golden Mandheling coffee beans, a friend asked Front Street, "Why does the taste I brew at home differ from what I drink in the shop? I've already scanned the QR code on the coffee bean packaging and followed your parameters for grinding and brewing. [more…]

Compared to other single-origin coffees, pour-over coffee has a great many brewing methods. For example: one-pour, three-stage, volcano pour, variable-temperature brewing, stirring, and so on. Today let's get to know some of the brewing methods that commonly appear in pour-over coffee~ 1. One-pour The one-pour method and the single-pour method are still [more…]

As we all know, there are many ways to brew pour-over coffee. Apart from all-around methods that are beginner-friendly, such as the three-pour and 4:6 methods, there are also some lesser-known, high-difficulty techniques better suited to experienced brewers. For example, the brewing method Front Street Coffee is sharing today—just mastering it [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). The AeroPress is not just a passing fad; its appearance is quite unlike typical brewing equipment, and the company that invented this brewing device doesn't even have coffee equipment as its flagship product. [more…]

To brew a delicious cup of coffee, you need not only good beans but also good water. In brewed coffee, water accounts for over 98% of the final cup. Therefore, choosing the right water for brewing is also crucial. So what kind of water is actually suitable for brewing coffee? First, Front Street Coffee will explain the requirements for water suitable for brewing coffee. One [more…]

It might be used for making specialty coffee drinks, or perhaps you just want a light taste of coffee to get a hint of the flavor~ Occasionally, some friends have the idea of "brewing just a small cup of coffee with only a small amount of coffee beans." But if you've actually tried it, Front Street believes it shouldn't be hard to notice: compared to brewing with a large dose of coffee grounds, brewing a good cup with a small dose [more…]

Anyone who has visited a Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) store will easily notice that Front Street's baristas generally use only two types of filter cones when making pour-over coffee: one is the Hario V60, and the other is the KONO. However, these filter cones all have certain requirements for the brewing technique. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Many friends in their daily lives, when brewing pour-over coffee, do not use a thermometer and brew a coffee bean with an approximate water temperature, and then because the taste is different every time, they start to question whether it is the coffee bean. [more…]

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. "Coffee" refers to any drink made from roasted coffee beans, which of course includes espresso and cold brew. There are many kinds of coffee—some people like instant, some like pour-over, and others like cold brew. Different methods [more…]

I wonder if everyone has heard this saying: pour-over is easy to get started with but hard to master. It means that anyone can brew coffee, but wanting to brew a delicious cup of coffee freely and according to your own vision is actually very difficult. There aren't many factors that affect pour-over coffee, and among them, water temperature is one of the four major elements of brewing. Hand [more…]