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Beta Coffee: From Hangzhou to Beijing, an IT Professional's Internet Living Room and Entrepreneurial World
When code meets caffeine, what kind of sparks will fly? Beta Coffee started in Hangzhou, founded by IT entrepreneur Bai Ya and his partners, and quickly became a public living room for the internet circle. This trend then swept through Beijing's Zhongguancun, with Garage Coffee, 3W Coffee, and others springing up, ushering in the "internet coffee era." These places are not just for drinking coffee, but also a arena for IT people to network, recruit, and seek investment. This article will take you through the founding journey of Beta Coffee, its unique rules, and those warm yet persistent entrepreneurial stories, to feel the internet spirit that connects infinite possibilities behind a cup of coffee. If you also enjoy exploring coffee culture, please follow Front Street Coffee, where we continue to bring you heartwarming coffee stories. [more…]
Professional Coffee Grounds Storage Guide | How Long Can Coffee Beans Last After Opening? How to Store Freshly Ground Coffee Without Losing Flavor? What Factors Affect Coffee Bean Freshness?
The freshness of coffee beans directly affects the flavor of a cup of coffee, and proper storage is a key factor influencing the freshness of coffee beans. How should roasted coffee beans be stored? Roasted coffee beans need to be protected from humidity, temperature, and oxidation; oxidation accelerates the dissipation of the flavor of roasted coffee beans. So [more…]
Cupping Slurp
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…]
Moka Pot Coffee Beginner's Guide | What Is the Extraction Principle of a Moka Pot? How Do You Make Milk Coffee with a Moka Pot? Does a Moka Pot Latte Taste Good?
In this era where pour-over, siphon, and high-end espresso machines thrive, the moka pot seems to have been branded as outdated and difficult to use for making good coffee. Front Street Coffee has observed that coffee enthusiasts choose to brew a single-origin pour-over at home or go to a café to order a cappuccino or other milk-based espresso drink. However, as [more…]
Recommended Brands of Espresso Beans | Which coffee beans are suitable for extracting espresso with a semi-automatic espresso machine? How do you tell whether an espresso has been extracted successfully?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). In principle, Italian steam espresso machines are suitable for all coffee beans, but espresso places great emphasis on the roast level. Unlike pour-over coffee, where beans of any roast level can be [more…]
American Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations | Which Coffee Beans Are Used for Americano Black Coffee? What Are the Flavor, Taste, and Price Characteristics of Commercial Espresso Beans?
The taste of a cup of Americano depends directly on the coffee beans, so choosing a bag of high-quality beans is crucial. So how do you select commercial coffee beans that suit you? Before buying, or if you're just getting into coffee, you'll probably start by looking at coffee brand rankings, assuming that a highly ranked brand must mean good coffee. [more…]
From Origin to Bar: A Green Bean Sourcing Perspective on Commercial Blends
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…]
Single-Origin Coffee | What Is the Coffee Flavor Wheel? How Can Coffee Beginners Learn to Taste Single-Origin Coffee? How Do You Describe the Flavor Characteristics of Pour-Over Coffee?
After years of development, specialty coffee has formed a scientific system. From cultivation and processing at the green bean stage, to roasting, and then to brewing and tasting, there is a very complete body of knowledge. The improvement of green bean quality, roasting, and brewing quality ultimately serves to give us a better experience when tasting coffee. [more…]
Ethiopian Sidamo Bensa Elto Coffee Beans | An Introduction to Sidamo Elto Coffee Beans and Their Flavor Characteristics
If there are any names that cannot be avoided in the Ethiopian specialty coffee scene in recent years, Front Street Coffee believes that Tamiru of Alo Coffee and Eliyas Dukamo of Elto Coffee must be among them. Whether in international competitions [more…]
Coffee Roast Level Comparison | How Can Coffee Beginners Visually Determine Coffee Roast Level? What Are the Roast Flavor Characteristics of Espresso and Americano Coffee Beans?
The coffee beans we usually encounter have all been roasted. Roasting brings out the captivating aroma of coffee beans, and different roast levels give quite different impressions. In this issue, Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) introduces several methods for identifying coffee roast levels. [more…]
Ethiopia Raises Capital Requirements for Coffee Bean Exporters
According to Ethiopian media reports on September 13, 2025, the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has recently issued new regulations significantly raising the capital requirements for engaging in coffee export business. Under the latest Coffee Mark [more…]
Medium-Dark Roast Espresso Beans Recommendations | How to Choose Beans for Making Espresso and Americano at Home? Great-Tasting, Affordable Americano Blend Coffee Bean Recommendations
For home espresso making, determining the freshness and flavor preferences of blended coffee beans is most crucial. Espresso blends are also called mixed coffee; simply put, they are coffees made by a barista professionally blending different coffee beans together to achieve a specific flavor. The more traditional blending goals are nothing more than achieving a flavor better than [more…]
How to Use a Moka Pot | What's the Difference Between Pour-Over Coffee and Brewing with a Moka Pot? What Are the Pros and Cons of Making Americano with a Moka Pot? Can a Moka Pot Be Used on an Induction Cooktop?
As a "newcomer" among everyday beverages, coffee is something that most people have had at least some experience drinking outside. The freshly ground coffee in cafés is fragrant and sweet, but the number of times you can go out for it is limited by both your free time and the thickness of your wallet. The best solution, of course, is to make it yourself at home. Front Street has encountered many [more…]
Entry-Level Espresso Beans | What Conditions Must Be Met for Standard Espresso Output? Recommended Espresso Blend Coffee Beans for Great Americano and Latte
The coffee beans used for mainstream espresso in today's coffee shops are essentially of two types: blends or single-origin espresso SOE. So, what is the difference between these two types of coffee beans when made into espresso? Let's first talk about traditional Italian espresso, which is what we usually call Espresso, referring to a type with a strong taste. [more…]
SOE Latte Flavor Characteristics | What Is the Relationship and Difference Between SOE Coffee Beans and Pour-Over Single-Origin Beans? Which Tastes Better, Blended Espresso or Single-Origin Espresso?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat public account: FrontStreet Coffee. Some people believe that espresso made from single-origin coffee beans (SOE/Single Origin Espresso) must necessarily be better than [more…]
Coffee Bean Resting Period | What Is the Coffee Bean Peak Flavor Window? Why Do Freshly Roasted Coffee Beans Need Resting? How Should Coffee Beans Be Rested and Awakened?
For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). For more specialty coffee beans, please add our personal WeChat Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee), WeChat ID: qjcoffeex. "Are coffee beans [more…]
Coffee Terminology | What is bypass? Why perform bypass on a prepared coffee beverage? What are the considerations when using bypass?
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…]
Moka Pot Brewing Tutorial | What are the finer points of moka pot coffee dosing techniques? What causes a moka pot to produce no coffee, or coffee to spurt out violently?
When brewing coffee with a moka pot, many friends don't know what grind size is suitable. They're also unsure how to fill the coffee grounds properly, and whether tamping is needed. If you have these questions too, you'll find the answers below. First, what grind size should be used for moka pot coffee? The coffee particle size needed for a moka pot [more…]
Where IT Thinking Meets Coffee Culture: How Beta Coffee Went from Hangzhou to Beijing and Became a Gathering Place for Internet People
When IT thinking meets coffee culture, what kind of sparks will fly? In 2009, Bai Ya and a group of internet professionals founded Beta Coffee in Hangzhou, positioning it as a public living room for IT people. In just over two months, it was named the "Best Gathering Place for E-commerce Professionals." In 2011, this trend swept through Beijing's Zhongguancun, and Beta Coffee's Beijing branch officially opened. Soon after, Garage Coffee, 3W Coffee, and others emerged one after another, thus beginning the "Internet Coffee Era." This is not just a place to drink coffee, but also a physical platform for IT people to communicate, share, and seek opportunities. This article takes you into the jianghu stories of Beta Coffee, to experience the unique atmosphere created by the collision of the internet and coffee. [more…]
Coffee Shop Espresso + Pour-Over Dual-Line Bean Selection Plan
A well-established coffee shop usually needs to manage two product lines simultaneously: the espresso line and the pour-over line. The espresso line handles daily cup volume and revenue, while the pour-over line showcases professionalism and increases the average transaction value. The two lines use different bean strategies, but both require careful configuration. Espresso line: stable output, controlled costs, memorable highlights [more…]