New-style drippers emerge endlessly every year. They not only come in a myriad of forms, but each has its own strengths: some drippers can change the flow rate of the water; some drippers can achieve zero bypass; some drippers can even change their shape! Although there are many kinds of drippers, in all their variety, if you were to ask a knowledgeable high-end player to recommend one to a beginner [more…]

If you're a beginner and you ask a seasoned coffee veteran to recommend a practical, easy-to-use pour-over dripper, then Front Street Coffee believes the dripper they'd recommend to you is most likely a product launched over 20 years ago—the V60. Even though new drippers keep coming out every year, as of today, it's still [more…]

Regarding pour-over coffee, Front Street says it is a brewing method that highlights the original flavors of specialty coffee. For beginners, choosing a suitable brewing device is especially important, and here Front Street recommends the Clever Cup. The reason for recommending this device is that it is very easy to use—you don't need too many brewing techniques. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Do people who drink pour-over coffee not drink drip bag coffee? Do people who drink drip bag coffee not understand pour-over coffee? If you think so, you are greatly mistaken. In fact, there is no essential difference between pour-over coffee and drip bag coffee. At Front Street, there are [more…]

Introduction: The coffee dripper is a very important tool for pour-over coffee. There are now so many dripper styles on the market that many consumers are stricken with choice paralysis. Today Front Street is here to share a way of thinking about how to choose! Drippers can be compared from these angles. I. The material of the dripper. Up to now, drippers [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…]

It is today's star, an Ice Eye dripper that sparkles under the light and fits perfectly with the filter paper! The barista "model" in this article says that brewing coffee with this Ice Eye dripper really puts them in a great mood!!!!!! What are the features of the Ice Eye dripper? Most of the coffee drippers we see every day have protruding ribs on the cup wall. [more…]

For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Studio (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add our private WeChat: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee), WeChat ID: qjcoffeex. Whether using V6 [more…]

Have you ever noticed that, aside from some large chain brands, we hardly ever see trapezoid drip cups in coffee shops? Compared to trapezoid drip cups, cone-shaped and flat-bottom/cake drip cups appear much, much more frequently. So quite a few friends are curious: why do drip cups that use trapezoid [more…]

The KONO dripper, like the Hario V60, is cone-shaped. The biggest difference lies in the height of the ribs. KONO has 12 ribs that are lower than those of the Hario V60, which helps with airflow during brewing and increases the efficiency of the bloom. When the KONO dripper is used together with its server, it's like [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…]

A surprise question from Front Street Coffee: when you pour coffee grounds into the dripper and end up with the scene shown below, what would you choose to do? A: Pat it flat. B: Pat it flat. C: Choose one or two. I believe most friends, just like Front Street Coffee, would choose to tap the dripper to make this unevenly distributed coffee bed become more level. [more…]

We often hear experienced coffee enthusiasts or bloggers say something like this: "Master your puck bed management, and your pour-over coffee will taste better!" Some friends find this quite puzzling! Since they've just started out, they haven't even had the chance to figure out what exactly a puck bed is, let alone manage it. [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…]

Sun-dried processing allows coffee beans to retain a vivid fruity character, but the roast level rearranges the order in which these flavors appear. Light roasts make it easier to taste floral notes, fruity acidity, and a clean, transparent texture; medium roasts push sweetness and roundness to the forefront; dark roasts bring a fuller body and roasted aromas. When buying beans, first check the roast level indicated, then imagine [more…]

When Yirgacheffe is placed in a dripper, the usual notes are floral, citrus, and berry aromas, with a light body on the palate, and as it cools, sweetness gradually emerges. Different roast levels push these characteristics in different directions: a light roast is livelier and brighter, a light-medium roast is rounder and more balanced, while a medium-dark roast brings cocoa, nuts, and a fuller body. To choose the right one [more…]

When asked what coffee brewing dripper Front Street recommends, the baristas at Front Street almost unanimously answer: V60! The V60 dripper's long ribs help rapidly extract flavor compounds, and its large hole poses no risk of clogging, resulting in coffee with layered complexity. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned connoisseur, whether you want a refreshing [more…]

The roast level of pour-over coffee beans determines whether the flavor leans more toward floral and fruity, tea-like notes, or nuts, cocoa, and caramel. For those just starting to brew coffee at home, looking first at light, medium, or dark roast makes it easier to build judgment than fixating solely on origin names. Roast level does not represent a quality grade; rather, it helps you anticipate the flavor profile. [more…]

When buying coffee beans, aside from paying attention to origin and flavor, we also choose coffee beans that have undergone different processing methods. This is because different processing methods bring out different flavor characteristics in coffee; even coffee from the same origin, when processed by washed and natural methods respectively, will display different mouthfeels. For example, on the Front Street Coffee menu, [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…]