When it comes to choosing coffee equipment, opening a shopping platform and seeing all kinds of coffee gear can leave you not knowing where to start. Take pour-over coffee kettles, for example—although most are made up of a spout, body, handle, and lid, different shapes and structures produce different pouring effects. So [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…]

Regarding the making of iced pour-over, Front Street Coffee has already shared many different brewing methods. However, for beginners, it is still somewhat difficult to master most of these methods. This is because most iced pour-over methods require the use of ice cubes to achieve a rapid cooling effect, and we also need to make it by reducing the amount of water. [more…]

Although drip bags cannot replace freshly ground pour-over coffee, many people still can't do without them, because while coffee is precious, waking up early requires a pick-me-up. As the "instant noodles" of the coffee world, a drip bag is made by pre-grinding coffee beans into powder, packing a fixed weight into a filter bag with "ears" on the sides, and then simply pouring in hot water and filtering out the grounds to [more…]

As public demand for coffee grows, more and more coffee enthusiasts are buying related coffee equipment. In the third wave of specialty coffee, online sales of pour-over coffee equipment have been steadily rising, and it is also becoming increasingly common for coffee lovers to keep an espresso machine at home. However, [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…]

With the rise of the third wave of specialty coffee, more and more people are paying attention to coffee, including how to make a cup of coffee. Front Street Coffee believes that if you want to make coffee at home, the simplest option is pour-over coffee, since the equipment you buy isn't as bulky as an espresso machine and [more…]

A shot of espresso with floral aromas, fruity acidity, or cocoa-like sweetness doesn't have to rely on café equipment to achieve. SOE refers to espresso made from single-origin or single-batch coffee beans, and home semi-automatic machines can give it a try too. As long as the machine's temperature control, pressure, and grinder perform consistently, you can work your way from light roasts to dark roasts and gradually find the right [more…]

At Front Street Coffee shops, we often meet friends who have been teaching themselves pour-over coffee at home and come to discuss brewing-related questions with us. Many of them say that although the parameters they use are exactly the same as those we recommend in the shop, the coffee they brew always tastes inconsistent—sometimes good, sometimes bad—and they have no idea where the problem lies. In cases like this, [more…]

Many friends have come to visit Front Street Coffee, drawn by its reputation. Besides marveling at the wide variety of coffee beans, they also greatly admire the baristas' brewing skills. Among them, many want to discuss pour-over brewing with the baristas. So Front Street Coffee takes this opportunity to share some thoughts on how to improve coffee brewing skills. Before that, Front Street Coffee asked [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…]

Freshly roasted coffee beans trap a large amount of carbon dioxide inside. When these gases are released rapidly upon grinding and contact with hot water, they form violently expanding bubbles. If you grind and brew immediately after roasting, the intense degassing process will prevent hot water from fully contacting the coffee grounds, preventing flavor molecules from dissolving smoothly. The princi [more…]

According to today's meteorological bureau report, the high temperatures in Guangdong will persist until around November. This means that for nearly two months to come, we still won't be able to do without the ultimate heat-relief weapon—iced coffee! So some friends, just like Front Street, after drinking too many sweet-and-sour light-roast iced coffees, sometimes want to switch to [more…]

The difference between a French press and pour-over coffee, put simply and bluntly, is the difference between immersion and filtration. The French press is an immersion-style extraction, while pour-over is a drip-filter extraction. Below, Front Street compares these two coffee brewing methods. The taste difference between French press coffee and pour-over coffee: pour-over coffee is now the most commonly [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). The most charming thing about pour-over coffee is its adjustability. Many customers who often come to Front Street for coffee also try making pour-over at home, and they always say that pour-over coffee is too difficult. [more…]

There are many ways to brew coffee, and cold drip is one of them. Cold drip coffee is also a type of iced coffee, and in summer, iced coffee is even more of a favorite among coffee lovers. Cold drip coffee is naturally not brewed with hot water, but with low-temperature water, which is different from our usual pour-over coffee. [more…]

Why is pour-over coffee so fascinating? What is the key to a good cup of pour-over coffee? In the following article, FrontStreet Coffee will introduce the basics of pour-over coffee, so you can brew great coffee at home too! What is pour-over coffee? Pour-over coffee, as the name suggests, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Recently, more and more friends have been making cold brew coffee, ice drip coffee, and other cold-brewed coffees at home. The ice drip coffee that Front Street prepares in advance is also in short supply. Many friends have also asked, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee In an era where all kinds of coffee machines are blooming everywhere, pour-over coffee, with its simple equipment and emphasis on hand-feel technique, stands out as a refreshing return to simplicity. Spreading from Japan, which pursues a refined culture, it has won over many coffee [more…]

What kind of coffee can you brew with a French press? The French press is a full-immersion brewing device with a metal filter. This gives the brewed coffee a distinctive trait: because the water and coffee grounds steep together directly, the resulting coffee retains more oils and therefore has a heavier, fuller mouthfeel. For those who don't like [more…]