Thursday, September 17 2026

Brewing Time | How Long Does It Take to Make a Pour-Over Coffee? Does a Longer Coffee Extraction Time Make Pour-Over Coffee Taste Better?

Many people, when preparing instant noodles, strictly follow the "scientific instant noodle method," using a stopwatch to steep the noodles in 100°C boiling water for exactly 3 minutes, all to achieve the best possible texture. Similarly, when brewing coffee, we also time it precisely, with the same goal: to consistently brew a delicious cup of coffee. [more…]

Espresso Making Steps | How Can Coffee Beginners Make Espresso at Home? What Factors Affect Espresso Flavor? Espresso Extraction Parameters Sharing

Although we rarely drink espresso on its own in daily life, making popular beverages like Americano, latte, or cappuccino would be impossible without a proper shot of espresso as the base. So in this article, Front Street Coffee will explain how to extract espresso well and what special features an espresso machine for making espresso has. [more…]

Espresso Extraction Parameters | What is the golden extraction ratio for espresso? What are the specific steps for extracting espresso?

Front Street Coffee has always emphasized that the extraction parameters for pour-over coffee have a significant impact on the cup, and for espresso the impact is even greater. You should know that factors such as the concentration and extraction time of espresso are more demanding than those of pour-over coffee, and the slightest [more…]

Espresso Golden Cup Extraction | Are Italian coffee and espresso the same thing? What extraction parameters need to be adjusted to make Italian coffee?

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). When it comes to brewing coffee, many people like to ask how many grams of coffee grounds to use and what the coffee-to-water ratio should be. Ultimately, what people really care about is the extraction yield of the coffee. [more…]

Coffee Extraction | What Are Over-Extraction and Under-Extraction in Pour-Over Coffee? What Are the Signs of Under-Extraction and Over-Extraction in Pour-Over Coffee?

Front Street Coffee has found that many friends always run into this problem when they first start learning coffee brewing: they find that the coffee they brew doesn't taste good, but they can't quite say exactly what's wrong with it. To be honest, if we want to brew a good cup of coffee, besides learning the underlying logic of brewing and mastering the correct extraction parameters, [more…]

Illustrated Coffee Brewing Tutorial | How to Make Iced Coffee and Cold Brew Coffee with Drip Coffee Bags? Drip Coffee Extraction Time, Water Temperature, and Coffee-to-Water Ratio Parameter Recommendations

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). As coffee gradually becomes a part of people's lives, many office workers probably want to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee during their busy work to recharge. So, drip bag coffee [more…]

American Coffee Ratio Parameters | How Can Coffee Newbies Make Iced Americano and Hot Americano at Home? Is Americano Black Coffee Better Without the Crema?

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). With the development of the times, coffee has also continuously progressed. Having experienced two waves of coffee, although we are now in the third wave of specialty coffee, espresso remains important. Espresso [more…]

Coffee Flavors | What Does "Juiciness" in Coffee Mean? Which Coffee Beans Should You Choose to Brew Coffee with Juiciness?

In everyday articles, Front Street Coffee often uses "juiciness" to describe a cup of coffee. "What is juiciness?" friends occasionally ask Front Street Coffee after reading. When we taste a cup of coffee, we combine the flavors and aromas we encounter with our own taste preferences and memories, associating them with [more…]

Coffee Filter Cup | How to adjust the pour-over parameters when brewing different doses of coffee with a V60? How to make multi-serving pour-over coffee with a V60 #01 filter cup?

Introduction: The V60 #01 dripper is used to brew 1–2 servings of coffee, and using 15–20 g of grounds is the most suitable. Some friends, when they really can't drink that much alone, will brew a little less, while some friends, when sharing with others, will brew a little more. So when brewing with a dripper of the same size, [more…]

Espresso Preparation | Do Americano and Latte Require Different Parameters for Extracting Espresso? How Can Coffee Beginners Determine Espresso Extraction Parameters?

For friends who enjoy espresso, the purpose of adjusting parameters after startup is often not for the espresso itself, but to see whether the fancy coffee drinks made with it as a base actually taste good—for example, whether the Americano with added water is fragrant enough and whether it will be bitter, whether the latte paired with milk is strong enough, whether it is mellow, and so on. Therefore, espresso [more…]

The Principles of Italian Coffee Extraction | What Are the Characteristics of Espresso Blends and Roasting? An Introduction to Espresso Dose-to-Yield Ratios, Grind Size, and Extraction Parameters

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Italy is a country of coffee culture. The espresso that has spread around the world is the soul of coffee and a treasure Italy has given to the world. Espresso, as its name suggests, is a [more…]

Pour-over coffee brewing method | How many coffee beans are needed to brew a pour-over? What are the difficulties of brewing coffee with a small dose? How to make pour-over coffee using only 5 grams of coffee beans

It might be used for making specialty coffee drinks, or perhaps you just want a light taste of coffee to get a hint of the flavor~ Occasionally, some friends have the idea of "brewing just a small cup of coffee with only a small amount of coffee beans." But if you've actually tried it, Front Street believes it shouldn't be hard to notice: compared to brewing with a large dose of coffee grounds, brewing a good cup with a small dose [more…]

Drip Bag Coffee Recommendations | Is there a big difference between drip bag coffee and pour-over coffee made from the same beans? Can pour-over brewing parameters be applied to drip bag coffee brewing?

With the growing popularity of coffee culture in China, more and more office workers choose to enjoy a cup of coffee before work to refresh themselves and sharpen their minds, making it a part of their daily routine. Many people have also equipped their homes with various brewing devices. However, because the process of making pour-over coffee is relatively cumbersome, many people prefer to choose a more cost-effective [more…]

Espresso Extraction Yield | What Is Golden Cup Extraction? What Factors Affect the Flavor of Espresso Extraction? How Is Coffee Extraction Yield Calculated?

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Those who have read Front Street's popular science articles may have noticed that Front Street rarely specifies exact extraction times the way it does when explaining pour-over coffee, because espresso extraction is about more than just [more…]

Brewing Time | The Impact of Pour-Over Coffee Brewing Time on Extraction Flavor: When Does Brewing Time Start Counting?

There are many important parameters in coffee brewing. If you want to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee, you need to precisely control the brewing parameters and follow them as closely as possible during brewing, so that you can have a high probability of getting a tasty cup of coffee. Among these, brewing time is crucial for pour-over coffee. Regarding the coffee dose, [more…]

Espresso Grind Size | What Factors Affect Espresso Flavor and How to Pull a Delicious Shot by Adjusting the Grind of Espresso Beans

As we all know! The condition of coffee beans and the weather are constantly changing every day, and this directly affects espresso extraction, causing the coffee's taste to vary each day due to these changes. If we want to keep the coffee consistently delicious, we have to adjust parameters to correct the coffee's flavor. And this is [more…]

Can home coffee machines make SOE? How do you adjust SOE extraction parameters?: Balancing budget and drinking frequency

When it comes to making SOE with a home coffee machine, we should start with the actual taste in the cup. For everyday bean buying, 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. The roast level of the coffee beans determines the basic taste, the origin and processing method bring differences in aroma, and the equipment you use will change the strength, so when choosing beans you need to [more…]

Coffee Special | How to Make Sparkling Americano? How Does Iced Americano Soda Coffee Taste? What Kind of Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Sparkling Americano?

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Front Street believes that as a derivative of Americano, sparkling Americano truly offers a more refreshing experience. Its characteristic lies in not affecting the original coffee flavor of the Americano, and moreover [more…]

Moka Pot Coffee Grounds Coarseness | Which Coffee Beans Are Suitable for Moka Pot Brewing? Does Black Coffee Brewed in a Moka Pot Have Crema? Introduction to Bialetti Moka Pot Water-to-Coffee Ratio, Grind Size, and Extraction Parameters

Some friends who enjoy using a Moka pot often ask Front Street, "Can this coffee bean be used to make Moka pot coffee?" "Will that coffee bean taste good when brewed in a Moka pot?" And then they pick coffee beans whose flavor descriptions include acidity (fruity) to ask about. In response, Front Street will brew all these types of coffee beans to see how the Moka pot [more…]

Fancy Iced Coffee Recommendations | How to Make a Coffee Shop-Style Sparkling Americano at Home? What Does an Iced Americano Soda Coffee Taste Like?

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Front Street believes that as a derivative of Americano, sparkling Americano truly offers a more refreshing experience. Its feature is that it does not affect the original coffee flavor of the Americano, and moreover [more…]