Many people don't understand how blended beans are formulated. Now Front Street Coffee will guide you through the thinking behind blended coffee beans and how to blend coffee. Reasons and purposes for blending: People blend coffees from different origins together for several different purposes. The most ideal purpose, of course, is to blend a flavor [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Coffee enthusiasts who have tried a flat white know that flat white is not served iced—if you add ice cubes, it will most likely become a latte, which means that a flat white is more [more…]

Coffee enthusiasts who regularly drink espresso know that drinks like mocha, cappuccino, latte, and so on use different ratios of espresso to milk. Some use a single shot of espresso, while others use a double shot. So what is the difference in grind size between a single and a double shot of espresso? What kind of coffee beans should be used to make espresso? [more…]

The flavor of dark-roasted coffee beans is built on the sweet-bitter balance brought about by caramelization and the Maillard reaction, and this part of the flavor is relatively overt, and also more dependent on proper storage. The darker the roast, the more porous the bean body, the more easily aromatic compounds escape, and the faster the oils are exposed to the air. Mastering a few key storage points can keep a [more…]

Recently, a regular customer who often comes to Front Street to buy Front Street Espresso Blend coffee beans has been visiting, while new customers to Front Street look quite puzzled, not understanding why the Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) barista would mix several kinds of beans together to sell. In fact, this is blended coffee beans, also called a blend. [more…]

Front Street Coffee · The Art of Blending Coffee Beans and Espresso Blend Recipes Sharing. Blending coffee, also known as mixed coffee, is the practice of combining various single-origin coffee beans to fully bring out the strengths of each single-origin bean, blended beans. [more…]

Front Street Coffee · The Art of Blending Coffee Beans and Sharing an Espresso Blend Recipe Blending coffee, also known as mixed coffee, is the practice of combining various single-origin coffee beans to fully bring out the strengths of each one. Blended beans [more…]

The moka pot is the most affordable type of machine for brewing espresso coffee, and it is commonly used in Italian households. It was invented in 1933 by the Italian Alfanso Bialetti, and it brews coffee by heating the base, making it a type of steam-distillation method. The moka pot and 19 [more…]

Espresso coffee beans, as the name suggests, are coffee beans specifically used for making Italian-style coffee. What makes these coffee beans different from others? Front Street Coffee has listed a few key differences for everyone! 1. Degree of roasting. Taking the coffee beans of a coffee shop as an example, if the coffee is produced using drip filtration (pour-over), [more…]

Today FrontStreet Coffee would like to share with you the two major categories of coffee beans: single-origin beans and blend beans. Blended coffee, also known as composite coffee, is made by mixing various single-origin coffee beans together, so as to fully bring out the strengths of each single-origin bean. Blend beans [more…]

Among the many espresso coffee choices, if someone asks which espresso coffee has the highest milk content, Front Street Coffee will definitely answer that it is a latte, and latte is further divided into iced latte and hot latte; their methods are slightly different, but the recipe is the same [more…]

Blended coffee, also known as mixed coffee, is the practice of combining various single-origin coffee beans to fully bring out the strengths of each one. Blends are made from beans of different origins to create a more balanced flavor. For example, if one coffee bean is smooth but lacks aroma, another aromatic [more…]

Front Street Coffee Introduction: Coffee flavor characteristics of Africa, Central and South America, Asia, and islands. African bean flavors: Among them, Ethiopia's Front Street Huakui coffee and Front Street Yirgacheffe coffee have relatively pronounced orange and floral aromas, with a bright and transparent flavor; Kenya's Front Street Little Tomato coffee has a rich berry aroma, as well as dark plum juice and [more…]

Front Street Coffee uses espresso blend coffee beans to enhance the richness and balance of flavors, but it is not absolutely necessary. There is also the SOE coffee approach now, which uses coffee beans from a single origin to make espresso, highlighting the coffee of that origin. [more…]

The charm of Yirgacheffe often begins with floral notes, citrus, and a tea-like quality, but the same region, when roasted differently, can present a completely different character on the palate. For those new to coffee, narrowing things down first by roast level makes it easier to find an approachable entry-level option than fixating solely on the region name. Pour-over black coffee favors aroma, while milk [more…]

Many people know that Arabica coffee has a varied and rich potential flavor profile. Grown in different countries/regions, at different altitudes, and under different climate conditions, Arabica coffee typically develops its own distinctive characteristics, and with differences in variety and processing method, it can also display entirely different, individualized flavors. [more…]

Coffee brewed in a moka pot is strong and aromatic, with a pronounced weight on the palate. It works well as a small cup of black coffee and also pairs nicely with hot milk. When single-origin beans are used in this kind of brewer, the regional character is still there—it's just that the acidity and aroma get wrapped in a concentrated feel. When choosing beans, starting with the roast level is more reliable than looking only at the origin name. [more…]

Espresso has a thicker texture and richer crema than drip coffee, and making high-quality espresso is inseparable from good espresso beans. Generally speaking, espresso beans are made by blending coffee from several origins to achieve a balanced flavor. Front Street Coffee (FrontStr [more…]

When making espresso, the golden-brown foam on the surface of the cup directly affects both the visual appeal and the mouthfeel on entry. If you want a pronounced, rich crema, you can start by judging the roast level: the darker the color, the easier it usually is to form a thick foam and a full-bodied mouthfeel; lighter-colored beans, on the other hand, emphasize floral and fruity aromas, sweetness, acidity, and clarity. Neither direction is superior to the other, [more…]

SOE refers to espresso made from single-origin or single-lot coffee beans, and the cup often shows more character than common blends. It can be citrus, berry, and floral, or it can go the route of nuts, cocoa, and caramel. When choosing, first look at the roast level, then consider whether you usually drink Americano, espresso, or latte, and the flavor direction will [more…]