What is "pour-over coffee"? Coffee beans undergo a series of chemical reactions during high-temperature roasting, generating various aromatic compounds. When we brew coffee, we use water and equipment to release these aromatic components. Pour-over coffee involves first grinding the coffee beans into powder, then pouring hot water to contact the coffee bed, "dissolving" the substances in the coffee. [more…]

Admittedly, when it comes to brewing coffee, different people hold completely different views. In the eyes of the no-frills "veteran coffee drinkers," making a cup of coffee takes only three steps: grind the beans - dump the grounds - pour water, and once it finishes dripping, you can drink it. Any extra step feels like a waste of time; but if you start from the perspective of a café that needs to ensure consistent output, for example [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…]

Friends who love coffee are certainly not satisfied with just drinking it—eventually they will want to enjoy the pleasure of brewing it themselves. The simplest way to achieve this goal is to get a set of pour-over equipment. Compared with espresso machines, the entry cost for pour-over coffee is much lower, but as your skills improve, the subsequent investment [more…]

Nowadays, when you go to a coffee shop, most shops offer both pour-over coffee and espresso. Friends who don't drink coffee very often may be confused by this. They're both coffee, so what's the difference? Front Street Coffee is here to explain these two types of coffee respectively. [more…]

Brazilian coffee's flavor is not particularly outstanding, with low acidity, but Brazil produces a large volume of coffee at low prices, while maintaining consistent quality and flavor. It has a balanced flavor with notes of cocoa and nuts, and a rich, mellow taste. Therefore, it is often one of the components in espresso blends, as it not only reduces costs but also provides sweet, mellow aroma to the espresso. The most [more…]

In recent years, as more and more specialty coffee beans with outstanding flavors have been launched one after another, our choices have also increased accordingly, including some varieties with very special names. Front Street. Gediding Coffee is a typical example. Front Street. Gediding is a high-grade washed Yirgacheffe. Not only is its name cute, but its taste is also unique, [more…]

Front Street uses the "Front Street Classic Italian Blend" to make espresso. The baristas at Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) will first dial in the extraction parameters for the espresso before they officially begin serving. Front Street uses a double-shot basket capacity, with a dose of approximately 18–20 grams. [more…]

Which grind size from 1 to 10 is the finest for coffee beans? In most cases, the smaller the number, the finer the grounds. The grind size of coffee beans plays an important role in extracting a cup of coffee. For example, if the coffee grounds are too fine and used for pour-over coffee, it will result in over-extraction, while if they are too coarse, it will result in under-extraction. Secondly, factors such as the beans from each producing region [more…]

Espresso can be said to be standard in 98% of coffee shops. It includes a series of drinks we are familiar with, such as Americano, latte, cappuccino, flat white, mocha... and what makes these delicious coffees possible is that shot of espresso. So, can we make delicious espresso at home? Which [more…]

With the growing popularity of specialty coffee culture, more and more coffee enthusiasts are starting to study at home how to brew pour-over coffee in order to bring out the flavor of single-origin coffee beans, but they don't know how to do it. They always feel that the coffee they brew doesn't taste as good as what they drink in a café. So how can you brew out the flavor of a single-origin coffee bean? [more…]

As more and more people join the coffee-drinking ranks, here at Front Street we have quite a few white-collar workers and university students around us—even high schoolers have started drinking pour-over. Compared with the one-note taste of instant coffee, today's young people clearly favor freshly ground specialty coffee, especially aromatic black coffee, and the varieties are incredibly diverse. [more…]

To brew a delicious cup of coffee, you need not only good beans but also good water. In brewed coffee, water accounts for over 98% of the final cup. Therefore, choosing the right water for brewing is also crucial. So what kind of water is actually suitable for brewing coffee? First, Front Street Coffee will explain the requirements for water suitable for brewing coffee. One [more…]

Front Street Coffee's Huakui coffee has a citrussy and guava-like acidity on the palate, full of berry juice flavor, with a hint of sugarcane sweetness in the aftertaste, and a lingering lemon black tea note in the finish. The flavor is long-lasting and highly layered. It is not only suitable for pour-over, drip bag, and cold brew methods, but can also be used for espresso SOE and moka pot extraction. Below, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee. With the development of the specialty coffee market, many coffee enthusiasts have started to explore how to brew pour-over coffee at home. However, pour-over coffee can't be mastered with just a recipe; it requires [more…]

Yemen was the first country in the world to cultivate coffee on a large scale, and its Mocha coffee once monopolized the European market for nearly two hundred years, earning it the title of "the diamond in Asia's coffee crown." However, in recent years, Yemen's coffee production has continued to decline, quality standards are lacking, the export structure is monolithic, and the industry faces numerous difficulties in its development. This article will take you back through the historical origins of Mocha coffee, analyze the natural and cultural factors behind its unique flavor, and review the current state and future prospects of Yemen's coffee industry. For coffee lovers, understanding Yemeni Mocha is an indispensable lesson in comprehending the world of coffee. Front Street Coffee will also recommend Yemeni Mocha products worth tasting. [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: FrontStreet Coffee. With the development of the specialty coffee market, many coffee enthusiasts have started to explore how to brew pour-over coffee at home, but pour-over coffee isn't something that can be mastered with just a recipe — rather, it requires [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…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Coffee is becoming more and more popular, and there are all kinds of brewing methods. However, when you're busy, you might feel you don't have time for a pour-over, and if you want an espresso, it seems you don't have much time either. So in this [more…]

Coffee is becoming more and more popular, and there are all kinds of brewing methods. However, when you're busy, you might feel you don't have time for a pour-over, and even an espresso seems to take too long. In that case, using a lazy person's pot to make a cup of coffee might be a pretty good choice! French press coffee and pour-over coffee [more…]