Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Introduction - Single-Origin Coffee Recommendations. Single-origin coffee best expresses the unique regional character of coffee beans. Due to differences in the geographical regions of various countries, some are more acidic and some more bitter, and the roasting style of the roaster can also change the bean's character. For coffee beginners, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). When you usually drink fancy coffee, where does the coffee flavor come from? Actually, it comes from our espresso. The method of brewing coffee quickly under high pressure is called Esp. [more…]

Single-origin beans usually come from a single region and estate. They typically have their own distinctive aroma and flavor, which is what people often call the terroir flavor. When single-origin beans are made into espresso, they get another name: SOE. SOE stands for Single Origin Espres [more…]

From bean to cup, a coffee must still go through grinding and extraction. When it comes to hand-brewed single-origin coffee, your everyday bean buying needs to take into account how quickly you'll drink it, how much to buy at a time, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. First confirm your usual equipment and preferred taste, then compare specific beans—your actual practice will have clearer direction. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Coffee is a global beverage. In addition to the diversity of brewing methods, it can also rely on different extraction methods to produce coffees with different flavors and mouthfeels, whether visually or in tasting. [more…]

"Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs." Guests and friends occasionally describe Front Street Coffee's offline store this way. Because in Front Street's small store, besides displaying the various coffee beans sold online, all kinds of coffee equipment are also placed in different corners. Such as siphon pots, French presses, clever drippers, Turkish coffee [more…]

Pour-over coffee is a type of drip brewing, where a coffee dripper paired with filter paper or another filtering medium traps the coffee grounds, ultimately yielding a clean, clear cup of coffee. Pour-over typically uses single-origin coffee beans, but with so many varieties on the market, how do we quickly pick the one that suits us? The simplest way [more…]

"Small but complete." Occasionally, guests and friends describe Front Street's offline stores this way. Because in Front Street's small store, besides displaying the various coffee beans sold online, all kinds of coffee equipment are placed in different corners. Such as siphon pots, French presses, clever drippers, Turkish coffee [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: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). The coffee industry is constantly evolving—whether in terms of brewing methods or coffee varieties—and only through continuous innovation and progress can it keep refreshing its presence and avoid [more…]

Freshly roasted single-origin coffee beans are filled with a large amount of carbon dioxide inside. If they are ground and brewed immediately, the intense degassing reaction will form many bubbles in the coffee bed, preventing the hot water from fully contacting the coffee grounds. Giving the beans a period of steady resting time allows the gas to escape slowly, so that the internal aromatic compounds can be released during extraction. [more…]

Whether coffee tastes good or not, professional baristas can use a scoring sheet to judge, but for us ordinary consumers, how good coffee tastes depends more on trying it ourselves. Unfortunately, there are so many types of coffee beans on the market that any keyword can pop up thousands of products, so it is easy to get dazzled. If you don't want to spend [more…]

Brewing the same coffee beans with pour-over, an espresso machine, and a moka pot respectively makes the differences obvious at a glance: pour-over wins in aroma and clarity, the espresso machine wins in strength and sweetness, while the moka pot tests your control over pressure, heat, and the coffee bed. Bean selection should match the brewing device, and the parameters should follow the roast level. The moka pot belongs to steam pressure extraction [more…]

As Yunnan coffee's reputation grows, more and more people are seeing its enormous potential. Among them are quite a few passionate young locals who promote Yunnan coffee from their hometown, aiming to help it develop even better. So, does Yunnan coffee taste good? Which Yunnan coffee beans are the best? Yunnan small-bean [more…]

When you want to buy coffee beans, do you ever feel overwhelmed by a dazzling list of beans? When you go to a coffee shop that roasts its own beans, do you ever feel torn by the dazzling array of coffee beans? No worries! Just remember these few points, and you can easily choose the coffee beans that suit you! "Choose coffee according to your brewing method. [more…]

With the growing popularity of specialty coffee culture, more and more coffee enthusiasts are starting to study at home how to brew pour-over coffee in order to bring out the flavor of single-origin coffee beans, but they don't know how to do it. They always feel that the coffee they brew doesn't taste as good as what they drink in a café. So how can you brew out the flavor of a single-origin coffee bean? [more…]

Single-origin and blended beans reveal different facets depending on the brewing method. When buying beans for daily use, you need to consider how quickly you'll drink them, how much to buy at once, and whether you mainly make black coffee or milk coffee at home. Pour-over easily brings out the aroma, espresso machines emphasize intensity, and moka pots amplify richness. When choosing beans, you should first determine which [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) The French press is one of the simplest coffee brewing devices to operate and is quite popular in Europe and America, but most people in China know it as "something used to brew tea [more…]

Coffee is gaining popularity among more and more Chinese people, even somewhat rivaling fast-food tea drinks like milk tea, though consumption groups each have their own preferences. When it comes to coffee, one cannot help but mention pour-over coffee and espresso. Pour-over coffee most often uses single-origin beans, and its unadorned beauty is not crude, [more…]

The ancients said: The plan for a day lies in the morning. In the early morning, preparing a hearty breakfast for yourself and your family, and brewing a pot of fragrant coffee, not only benefits our physical and mental health and refreshes our minds, but also gives us a perfect start to the day. The technique of pour-over coffee is based on the same principle as brewing Kung Fu tea; different teas [more…]