For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Recently, more and more friends have been making iced coffee such as cold brew coffee and ice drip coffee at home. The ice drip coffee pre-made by Front Street is also in short supply. Many friends have also asked, [more…]

As soon as summer arrives, for coffee lovers, nothing is better than a refreshingly icy cold coffee. If you reject high calories, care about mouthfeel and lingering finish, and love to explore and try new things, in summer you can try the goddess-level drinks in the iced coffee world, "Ice Drip Coffee" and "Cold Brew( [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, follow our WeChat public account: FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) No matter what equipment is used to brew coffee, the coffee beans must be ground, the purpose being to allow the coffee's flavor compounds to dissolve more quickly. Of course, not all of the coffee's soluble [more…]

On a hot summer day, cold brew coffee becomes the favorite of many coffee lovers. But when it comes to its origins, brewing principles, caffeine content, and which beans to use, there are all kinds of claims floating around. From the perspective of Front Street Coffee, this article sorts out the historical thread of cold brew coffee, from the Dutch sailor legend to its actual invention in Kyoto, Japan, explains in detail the water-to-coffee ratio, filter paper usage, pre-infusion, and fermentation steps in cold brew equipment operation, and responds to the controversy over whether cold brew coffee's caffeine content is actually high or low. Finally, it offers two cold brew blend recipes commonly used by Front Street Coffee, to help you make cold brew coffee with full aroma and a smooth mouthfeel at home. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). No matter what equipment is used to brew coffee, the coffee beans need to be ground, and the purpose of this is to allow the coffee's flavor substances to dissolve more quickly. Of course, not all of the coffee's soluble [more…]

Cold brew coffee, with its user-friendly brewing method and refreshing taste, has become the summer favorite for many coffee lovers. But once you've made a batch of cold brew, how long can it keep? When does it taste best? This article starts with shelf life, offering a detailed explanation of cold brew storage essentials, and walks you through making cold brew easily with drip bags. It also compiles recommendations from Front Street Coffee for several beans suitable for cold brew, including the floral Panama Geisha, the bright and fruity Ethiopia Huakui, the balanced nutty and caramel-flavored Brazil Red Bourbon, and the rich and robust Golden Mandheling, helping you find the cup you love. [more…]

Want to easily make a delicious iced Americano black coffee at home? A drip coffee maker might be the most effortless choice. It has a low barrier to entry, requires no complex espresso skills, and still delivers consistent results. This article focuses on the correct way to use a drip coffee maker, breaking down the core variables that affect flavor one by one—from machine structure, coffee-to-water ratio, and grind size to coffee bean selection. It also explains how to turn a hot Americano into a refreshing iced Americano by adjusting the water-to-coffee ratio and adding ice. The article also compiles Front Street Coffee's recommended coffee bean lists for different flavor preferences, helping coffee lovers find the cup that suits them in their daily brewing. [more…]

As the weather gets hotter, Front Street Coffee's cold brew coffee is selling well. In fact, cold brew coffee is not as complicated as everyone believes. Today, Front Street Coffee will share the making of cold brew coffee. [more…]

Cold brew coffee, through its low-temperature slow extraction, presents a flavor profile completely different from pour-over, and is deeply loved by coffee enthusiasts. Based on the practical experience of Front Street Coffee, this article systematically reviews the origin of cold brew coffee, the extraction principles, suitable bean selection, and key operational points, and shares a variety of cold brew recipes centered on beans such as Yirgacheffe, Kenya, and Mandheling, covering dark berry type, refreshing and clean type, sweet and delicious type, as well as blending ideas. The article also explains in detail the production steps, fermentation duration, and drinking suggestions, helping you make a cup of cold brew coffee with full aroma and smooth mouthfeel at home. [more…]

Cold brew coffee has become increasingly popular in recent years, as it is simple to make, requires no professional equipment, and can easily be prepared at home. This article covers the brewing method, benefits, and common questions about cold brew coffee, and also answers questions such as whether commercially available cold brew coffee bags are any good and whether iced coffee can be stored overnight. The article will also introduce in detail a cold brew recipe using 50g of Front Street Coffee Butterfly coffee beans with 500ml of room-temperature water, as well as the rich fruity flavor brought by a 1:10 ratio. Whether you want to understand the difference between cold brew and ice drip, or you are looking for coffee beans suitable for cold brew, you will find practical answers here. [more…]

Every part of the world has its own distinctive coffee equipment; some, though not invented locally, have been perfected there. Ethiopia has the ceramic coffee pot, Turkey has the ceaselessly bubbling cezve, Italy has the moka pot, and Vietnam, with its "phin," has made drip coffee popular around the globe. This article will walk you through the structure and use of the Vietnamese phin, teach you step by step how to make an authentic cup of Vietnamese drip coffee at home, and answer the question of which coffee beans to use for drip coffee grounds. It will also include bean recommendations from Front Street Coffee to help you choose the right beans for your phin, so your brew comes closer to the flavors of a Vietnamese street stall. [more…]

Cold brew coffee presents a refreshing, rich sweet-and-sour flavor through low-temperature slow extraction, but making a satisfying cup requires attention to many details. This article walks through the key points of cold brew coffee production one by one, from bean selection, roast date, tapping and tamping, pre-wetting, and filter paper placement, to grind size, drip rate, coffee-to-water ratio, and finally refrigeration fermentation and storage. It also combines Front Street brand's recommended single-origin beans such as Sidra, Strawberry Candy, Little Tomato, and Huakui, along with a recipe example of Strawberry Candy blended with Red Cherry, to help coffee enthusiasts master the core techniques of low-temperature extraction and reliably reproduce a clean, layered cup of cold brew coffee at home. [more…]

Ice drip coffee uses ice water for low-temperature extraction over a long period, allowing the flavor and aroma to be sealed within the coffee liquid. Upon entering the mouth, it bursts with intense aroma as the temperature rises, offering a full-bodied taste with lower levels of bitterness and tannic acid. Compared with high-temperature pour-over extraction, ice drip coffee has less caffeine and richer layers, making it suitable for people sensitive to caffeine. Making ice drip coffee involves certain considerations in bean selection, usually favoring single-origin beans, though a blend of two beans can also be used to highlight a balance of aroma and flavor. This article will systematically introduce the flavor characteristics and key production points of ice drip coffee, from extraction principles, historical origins, and bean selection to Front Street Coffee's specific recipes and operating steps. [more…]

Kenyan coffee is famous for its bright acidity and berry flavors, which are inseparable from its unique varietal genetics and processing methods. The Bourbon lineage cultivated in the early twentieth century, plus the two disease-resistant, high-yield varieties SL-28 and SL-34, nurtured a distinctive acidic aroma in Kenya's high-concentration phosphoric acid soil. Kenya's signature double washing method (K72), through two fermentations and repeated washing, further amplifies the bean's cleanliness and acetic acid concentration. Because of its bright acidity and elevated flavors, Kenyan beans are especially suitable for making iced coffee. This article will systematically sort out the varietal origins and washing process of Kenyan coffee, and share Front Street Coffee's specific parameters and operational details for three methods: iced pour-over, iced drip, and cold brew. [more…]

On a scorching summer day, iced coffee becomes the favorite of many. Among the common categories such as iced Americano, iced latte, iced pour-over, cold brew, and cold drip, cold brew coffee has seen continuously rising popularity in recent years thanks to its smooth, sweet-and-sour taste and its simple home brewing method. How exactly does it differ from iced Americano and cold drip coffee? Why are medium-light roast beans more suitable for making cold brew? And if you want to enjoy both pour-over and cold brew, which beans are worth trying? This article starts with the classification of iced coffee, then breaks down in detail the flavor characteristics of cold brew coffee and the logic behind bean selection, and includes a foolproof cold brew recipe to give you a comprehensive understanding of this low-temperature extracted delight. [more…]

Grind size is the key variable that determines the success or failure of coffee extraction, and different brewing devices have significantly different requirements for particle diameter. This article systematically sorts out the corresponding grind settings from French press to espresso machine, introduces the industry-recognized cupping standard and the No. 20 sieve pass rate as calibration references, and provides specific scale references for the EK43s grinder. Whether you prefer immersion or pour-over, you can find suitable grind parameters here. The article also specifically reminds readers that coffee bean density and roast level will affect the actual particle coarseness at the same setting, so it is recommended to repeatedly confirm with the same beans. Several Front Street Coffee beans are also used as examples throughout to help readers understand the logic of grind adjustment more intuitively. [more…]

"Excuse me, what grind size should I use for pour-over coffee?" "Why is the grind at setting 10 on your machine different from setting 10 on mine?" "When you say 'sugar-like,' do you mean caster sugar, granulated sugar, or brown sugar?" ... Are you still struggling to find the right grind size for your coffee brewing device? Front Street has an article to [more…]

Whether a cup of coffee is light or bitter is often foreshadowed the moment the beans are ground. The coarseness of the coffee particles directly determines the release rate of soluble flavor compounds—it must fully extract the pleasant aromas and sweet-tart notes while avoiding the emergence of bitter, off-flavors. This article focuses on four common extraction methods—pour-over, French press, cold brew drip, and espresso—explaining the suitable grind range for each, and introduces how to calibrate grind size with a No. 20 standard sieve (0.85mm aperture), so that every bean can find the right brewing coarseness. The article also retains Front Street Coffee's empirical parameters from actual cupping and in-store dialing, for coffee enthusiasts to use as a reference. [more…]

Under the scorching summer sun, walking the streets of Guangzhou, sweat drips from the top of your head all the way down into your clothes, and before long, your shirt is soaked through. This is a scene that has become common lately among the folks visiting Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) shops. An ice-cold coffee can instantly rescue you from the inferno and bring you back to paradise. [more…]

Cold brew coffee has a rich, smooth taste with no bitterness or astringency, yet many people who make it at home often run into problems with bitterness or poor dripping. Starting from the principles of low-temperature extraction, this article explains why cold brew coffee is sweeter than pour-over, and breaks down key steps in detail, including bean selection, grind size, dripping speed, coffee-to-water ratio, and serving methods. Front Street Coffee will also share a recipe for making cold brew with a blend of Honduras Lychee Orchid and Geisha Village Red Label, guiding you to a cup of cold brew coffee that is layered and rich, with vinous notes and fruity acidity. [more…]