Cupping is one of the core tasks of coffee industry professionals, and it is a way to help people evaluate coffee flavors and characteristics in a relatively fair and systematic manner. Cupping takes place throughout the entire coffee supply chain, not only at the consumer end in coffee shops, but also at the production end, including mid- and upstream roasteries and places of origin. So how do you perform a cupping? [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). The AeroPress looks like a syringe; without really looking into it, you wouldn't think it's a coffee brewing device, and if you do look into it seriously, you'll also discover that there are competitions specifically for brewing with the AeroPress. [more…]

Many friends have complained to Front Street Coffee that "pour-over coffee is so hard to learn" and "I've been brewing for so long and still can't get it right." For those in this situation, Front Street Coffee suggests trying a French press to brew coffee. Compared with pour-over coffee, the biggest feature of brewing with a French press is that it involves far fewer manual actions, reducing a lot of uncertainty [more…]

As in various other industries, there are quite a few professional terms in coffee as well. We can understand so-called professional terms as a condensed expression of complex concepts. They can not only improve the efficiency of our communication, but also increase the precision of communication and reduce the chance of communication barriers arising. However, because most [more…]

After yesterday's Front Street article "How to Achieve a Perfect Bloom" was published, a friend became curious about this question—"Can pour-over coffee be made without blooming?" Undoubtedly, of course it can! But this "can" requires certain conditions. First, we need to clarify one point, that is [more…]

咖啡常被贴上健康饮品的标签，但即饮咖啡的含糖问题却不容忽视。据英国《镜报》报道，可口可乐旗下品牌Costa的预包装咖啡正悄悄增加糖分，部分产品含糖量较2019年上升三分之一。专家指出，此举与英国政府推动的减糖倡议背道而驰。与此同时，新加坡等国已出台措施限制高糖饮品宣传，中国消费者也开始关注奶茶、咖啡中的糖分与代糖选项。一杯甜蜜饮品背后的健康风险，值得每一位咖啡爱好者留意。 [more…]

Every coffee shop has slight differences in the milk-to-coffee ratio, beans used, and extraction parameters for their lattes. But in general, a latte is a coffee drink made by mixing a large amount of milk into espresso. Many friends have messaged Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) asking. [more…]

Recreating that smooth cup of Americano from your favorite coffee shop at home is actually not complicated. This article covers both hot and iced Americano methods, providing two sets of step-by-step instructions—one using espresso and one using instant coffee—and explains espresso extraction volume, water quantity, ice amount, and how to pair sugar and creamer. Whether you prefer the rich depth of a hot Americano or the refreshing crispness of an iced one, you'll find directly actionable ratio ideas here. The article also discusses the differences between choosing blended coffee beans and single-origin coffee beans, and retains product recommendations related to Front Street Coffee, helping coffee enthusiasts balance flavor and convenience in their daily brewing. [more…]

If you had to trace the "Kenyan taste" back to its processing origins, the answer would most likely point to double washing. This method, known locally as K72, polishes the fruit acidity of Kenyan coffee until it is bright, solid, and yet still clean. Once you understand double washing, you understand where the signature juicy quality of Kenyan beans comes from. Double Washing [more…]

A cup of commercial espresso at the bar has its origins thousands of kilometers away at the source. Blending is not as simple as pouring several bags of roasted beans together and mixing them evenly—a professional roaster's blend is designed from the moment green beans are purchased. Understanding this upstream perspective can help shop owners see through many of the "whys" when selecting beans. The starting point of a blend is the recipe definition. [more…]

Many people drink coffee every day, but few have thought about where it comes from. Before a cup of coffee is set before you, it has already traveled a long journey: from fruit on the tree, to the processing plant, to the roaster, and finally to your cup. This journey is worth taking a few minutes to understand. Starting from the seed: flowering and fruiting it all begins with [more…]

The essence of authentic Blue Mountain lies in the certification and flavor profile of the Jamaican Blue Mountain region: soft acidity, balanced sweetness, and a clean cup. Front Street Coffee's Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise offers a flavor and texture close to the Blue Mountain style—the same rounded, clean character and gentle sweetness, yet at a far more friendly price, making it a high-value alternative in the "Blue Mountain style." [more…]

There are many coffee extraction methods, and each one produces coffee with the character of that method. Therefore, an objective method with as little human intervention as possible is also needed to evaluate coffee's flavor or quality, and that method is cupping. Cupping is an immersion-style extraction, with no manual technique intervening during the process to extract [more…]

Until recent years, all coffee beans were packaged in burlap sacks and transported in shipping containers, only reaching roasters several months after the beans had been processed. If roasters and importers occasionally wanted to cup coffee beans from the place of origin, or taste a "pre-shipment sample," what they received instead would be stored [more…]

That golden foam on the surface of an espresso is usually called crema. It is not simply oil pressed out of the coffee beans, but a foam layer formed during extraction by carbon dioxide, coffee oils, and fine particles working together. If you want the surface of the cup to look richer, roast level is indeed worth prioritizing, but you should not focus only on how dark or light the color is. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). In an era when coffee was not yet popular, instant coffee was a very popular product, but now, people's demand for coffee is growing higher and higher—not only do they want to taste it in coffee shops, they also want to brew it themselves. When faced with going out [more…]

When Yirgacheffe is brewed in a pour-over, the differences you taste come not only from the growing region but also from the roast level. For the same floral and fruity character, a light roast may taste like citrus blossom tea, a medium roast gains riper fruit sweetness, and a dark roast shifts toward cocoa and roasted aromas. When buying beans, first look at the roast direction, then imagine what kind of cup you'd be happy to drink every day. Light-roast Yir [more…]

When tasting coffee, we focus on flavor, mouthfeel, and aftertaste, but when it comes to complexity, few people understand what it means. In this article, Front Street Coffee will help you understand complexity in coffee!! When a coffee is rich in complexity, it means that in one sip, you can clearly perceive multiple flavors, that is, [more…]

Coffee brewed in a moka pot is usually more concentrated than filter coffee, with a noticeable weight on the palate. As the roast level of the beans changes, the acidity, sweetness, aroma, and finish in the cup shift accordingly. If you're looking for a daily-drinker staple bean, start by checking the roast direction on the packaging, then decide whether you more often drink your coffee black or [more…]

Espresso machines pull shots quickly and produce high concentration, and the roast level of the beans directly affects aroma, acidity, and body. If you mainly use a home espresso machine, super-automatic coffee machine, or capsule-based alternative, you can first determine your direction among light, medium, and dark roasts, then choose based on whether you usually drink espresso, Americano, or latte. This way, selecting beans will [more…]