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Dirty Coffee Making Tutorial | What Are the Differences Between a Dirty and an Iced Latte? Can You Make a Dirty Coffee with a Moka Pot?
Dirty coffee is espresso extracted over iced milk, creating a beautiful layered look. As time passes, the coffee liquid on top slowly encroaches on the pristine white milk, forming a lovely gradient inside the transparent glass, as if the pure white milk has been dirtied. Put simply, a Dirty coffee is a visually striking drink that [more…]
Cold brew coffee tutorial | Which single-origin beans to choose for making iced coffee at home? Specialty coffee beans recommended for cold brew by experienced coffee enthusiasts
In such hot weather, of course you have to drink your coffee iced. But for someone at Front Street Coffee who can never make up their mind, with so many types of iced coffee on the market—cold brew, ice drip, nitro coffee, Japanese-style iced coffee—how exactly should you choose? We all know that iced coffee generally uses low-temperature extraction, which is slow, but in terms of flavor, by [more…]
Blue Mountain Coffee Beans Pour-Over Extraction Tutorial and Flavor Blending Ideas Sharing
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is renowned for its balanced and elegant flavor, and only by mastering the proper brewing method can its charm be fully released. Using a siphon pot as an example, this article breaks down in detail the pour-over extraction steps for Blue Mountain coffee beans, explaining the key points of operation step by step, from equipment preparation to pouring water and stirring, to reflux and decanting. At the same time, for everyday drinking needs, it provides a highly practical DIY blending formula for Blue Mountain flavor, helping coffee enthusiasts recreate the classic Blue Mountain taste while keeping costs controllable. The article also combines the product characteristics of Front Street Coffee beans to offer bean selection and pairing suggestions, making it suitable as a reference for readers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Blue Mountain coffee brewing and blending. [more…]
Moka Pot Brewing Tutorial | Can You Use Only Half the Coffee Dose When Brewing with a Moka Pot? What Effect Does Reducing the Dose Have on the Moka Pot Brewing Process?
It's not hard to see that in almost all moka pot tutorials, we're told to fill the filter basket completely, then screw it tightly to the upper and lower chambers before brewing. In other words, whatever size moka pot you buy, you have to brew that corresponding amount each time. But some people say that sometimes they just want to drink [more…]
Dirty Coffee Recipe Tutorial | What Are the Differences Between Dirty Coffee and Iced Latte? What Are the Key Points for Making Dirty Coffee?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow our WeChat official account: Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee). Dirty Coffee, with its rather playful name, is a unique coffee style; visually, the coffee looks as if it has tainted the white fresh milk, and the blend of hot and cold brings a distinctive layer. [more…]
Cold Brew Coffee Zero-Basics Tutorial: Easily Brew Great Taste at Home
One of summer's greatest pleasures is sipping a cold, smooth glass of cold brew in an air-conditioned room. It doesn't scald your mouth like hot coffee, nor is it bitter like traditional iced coffee—what greets your palate is clean fruit notes and a gentle sweetness. Many people think cold brew is a fancy "coffee shop only" specialty, but it may actually be the easiest of all coffee [more…]
Geisha Moka Pot Brewing Tutorial | Can You Use Light Roast Coffee Beans in a Moka Pot? How Does Sidamo Natural Geisha Taste as Moka Pot Coffee?
Huakui coffee is a single-origin coffee from Ethiopia, renowned for its explosive aroma and sweetness, with a highly distinctive taste. It once won first place in the sun-dried bean category of the 2017 Ethiopian International Coffee Cupping, and this batch of green beans was named "Huakui" because of its champion status. In the [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…]
Moka Pot Tutorial | How to Use a Moka Pot to Extract Espresso Crema? What Are the Requirements of a Moka Pot for Coffee Beans? How to Determine the Coffee Ground Coarseness for a Moka Pot?
The moka pot is a household coffee brewing device that has won people's affection for its many advantages, such as being simple to operate, convenient, and space-saving, and it has also caught the attention of many beginners. Today, Front Street will give a proper introduction to using the moka pot, combining text and images, so everyone can get started quickly. Moka [more…]
Latte art tutorial | Which milk is suitable for making latte art? How exactly do you do a leaf rosetta latte art? What mistakes are easy to make in latte art?
Today Front Street Coffee is here to share a new basic latte art pattern—the "leaf"! This time, the method for this leaf pattern is almost identical to the layered heart: both are formed by swinging the milk pitcher at a steady speed to create regular, symmetrical lines. If you've already mastered the layered heart, then the leaf is as good as in the bag too. Leaf. [more…]
Moka Pot Tutorial | What's the Difference Between Single-Valve and Double-Valve Moka Pots? Which SOE Espresso Beans Are Suitable for Making Moka Pot Coffee at Home?
Today, with espresso sweeping the globe, we are no longer unfamiliar with Italian-style coffee machines—even a passerby can name a few Italian specialty coffee drinks. But to this day, another device for making strong coffee—the moka pot—remains controversial. Some see it as a budget substitute for an espresso machine, [more…]
Dark Roast Coffee Beans Pour-Over Technique Tutorial | Why Does Pour-Over Coffee Have a Burnt, Bitter Taste? What Water Temperature Should Be Used to Brew Indonesian Mandheling, Brazilian, and Colombian Coffee?
Newcomers often say that brewing coffee feels like a mystic art, and whether it tastes good or not is purely a matter of luck. But in Front Street Coffee's view, as long as you find the logic and patterns behind brewing, you'll discover that it's actually not that complicated at all—it's simply about finding a few key parameters and using hot water to fully extract the coffee grounds, ultimately getting a cup that tastes good. [more…]
Step-by-step Iced Latte Tutorial | What coffee beans to use for iced latte? What milk-to-coffee ratio tastes best? What to note when making iced latte at home?
Iced latte coffee seems like a very simple thing to make, [put ice, pour milk, pour coffee] and it's done. Though the operation looks simple, making a delicious iced latte still requires a good deal of mental understanding. First point: choose suitable materials. Why is iced latte so simple, yet basically every coffee bean menu has [more…]
French Press Tutorial | How Coffee Newbies Can Brew Coffee with a French Press: What Coffee-to-Water Ratio Is Suitable for French Press, and How Long Should the Coffee Grounds Steep?
What kind of coffee can you brew with a French press? The French press is a full-immersion brewing device with a metal filter. This gives the brewed coffee a distinctive trait: because the water and coffee grounds steep together directly, the resulting coffee retains more oils and therefore has a heavier, fuller mouthfeel. For those who don't like [more…]
AeroPress Inverted Method Coffee Tutorial | What coffee beans are suitable for the AeroPress? What flavor characteristics does black coffee brewed with the AeroPress have?
The AeroPress brewing method is versatile, with no absolute rules—use your imagination to make a great cup of coffee. Use it however you like. It is precisely because of the AeroPress's varied techniques, its operability, and the controllability of coffee extraction factors that the World AeroPress Championship exists today. [more…]
The Ultimate Moka Pot Tutorial | Is It Easy to Mess Up Coffee Brewed with a Moka Pot? Which Specialty Coffee Beans Pair Well with a Moka Pot to Brew a Rich, Crema-Topped Espresso-Style Black Coffee?
The moka pot, this "national coffee wonder" found in almost every Italian household, was invented as early as 1933 by the Italian Alfonso Bialetti. It extracts coffee by heating the base and using steam pressure, belonging to the category of distillation-style coffee equipment. [more…]
Moka Pot Tutorial | How to Use a Bialetti Moka Pot? How to Brew Delicious Coffee with a Moka Pot? Should You Brew with the Moka Pot Lid Open?
Introduction The moka pot was invented in 1933 by the Italian Alfonso Bialetti. It brews coffee by heating the base, is a type of percolator, and is the most affordable machine for making espresso; it is also commonly used in Italian households. How to make [more…]
Kenya Coffee Bean Brewing Tutorial Sharing
With the rise and popularity of the specialty coffee concept, emphasizing the flavor of origin—that is, the taste of the bean itself—has become a consensus, at least among some people. And after 2000, the third wave emphasized origin and light-roast flavors, and many single-origin coffees became increasingly well known. Among them, Kenyan coffee is known for its bright acidity. [more…]
Mandehling Brewing Tutorial | How to Drink Indonesian Mandheling Coffee? How to Adjust Coffee Bean Grind Size and Coffee-to-Water Ratio for Pour-Over, Siphon, French Press, and AeroPress Brewing of Mandheling?
As one of the representatives of dark-roast coffee with a rich, full-bodied flavor, Mandheling coffee, with its low acidity and its mellow, robust character, has always been a favorite among veteran coffee drinkers. Compared with today's coffees that have pronounced acidity, Mandheling coffee always gives people a steady, grounded feeling, and you never tire of drinking it. Mandheling coffee specifically refers to coffee grown on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. [more…]
Step-by-Step Latte Art Tutorial | What Are the Requirements for Latte Art Coffee Beans? Recommended Specialty Espresso Beans for Milk Coffee
Latte art almost always uses espresso as its base, and when brewing espresso, there are actually tricks to make it more suitable for latte art. So, which kind of coffee beans is more suitable for latte art? Front Street Coffee is here today to give the answer. Recommendations for choosing latte art coffee beans. To make perfect latte art, we first [more…]