Guide to Getting the Best Milk Foam, Why Does Milk Foam? Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) - it can be said that steaming milk is a fundamental and core skill for every barista; whether one can steam perfect milk is a factor in judging whether the barista's skill level is up to standard. [more…]

At FrontStreet Coffee, steaming milk can be said to be a basic and core skill for every barista. Whether one can steam perfect milk is one of the factors used to judge whether a barista's level is up to standard. For example, the milk foam in a latte is on the thinner side, making it smooth and delicate to drink. The [more…]

Many friends who want to learn about coffee bean roasting are curious about one question: how to determine the roasting degree of coffee beans. Should a coffee bean be dark roasted or light roasted, and then how light should light be, and how dark should dark be? On what basis does Front Street Coffee determine the roasting of all these coffee beans it sells? [more…]

Many people start their espresso journey with dark roast beans—rich caramel and dark chocolate, with a prominent, straightforward bitterness that, once combined with milk, becomes almost a liquid dessert. The barrier to entry is low, and it fits the general public's initial idea of coffee. But the world of coffee flavor is far broader than this stretch. As the number of shots pulled increases, many people naturally begin to [more…]

A shot of espresso with floral aromas, fruity acidity, or cocoa-like sweetness doesn't have to rely on café equipment to achieve. SOE refers to espresso made from single-origin or single-batch coffee beans, and home semi-automatic machines can give it a try too. As long as the machine's temperature control, pressure, and grinder perform consistently, you can work your way from light roasts to dark roasts and gradually find the right [more…]

If you often drink pour-over coffee, Front Street believes you've probably seen friends who can tell washed and natural processed coffee apart at a glance, or with a single sip. Because they distinguish them so quickly, many friends are amazed and wonder how on earth they do it. Just yesterday, [more…]

For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee) Many friends in their daily lives, when brewing pour-over coffee, do not use a thermometer and brew a coffee bean with an approximate water temperature, and then because the taste is different every time, they start to question whether it is the coffee bean. [more…]

Whether sun-dried or washed, coffee processing originally existed simply to dry the beans so they could be stored conveniently. But once people discovered that different processing methods give coffee different flavor variations, more and more processing methods emerged to serve flavor. For example, now [more…]

60% of coffee's flavor comes from green beans, 30% from roasting, and 10% from brewing. It's clear that many factors influence coffee flavor. So, as a roaster, how do you decide the roast level of coffee beans? Today Front Street will talk about determining the roasting style. There are two points to keep in mind—cof [more…]

Open the world coffee-growing regions map, and you'll notice an interesting pattern: the major growing regions are almost all concentrated in a band on either side of the equator. This band is called the Coffee Belt. Understanding it means understanding the broad framework of coffee origins and flavors. Where is the Coffee Belt? The Coffee Belt lies roughly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, that is, [more…]

To make latte art look good, choosing the right milk is very important! Front Street Coffee's daily in-store milk coffee offerings all use full-fat fresh milk, because it is rich in protein, lactose, and milk fat. The protein in milk is what makes the milk foam stable. [more…]

The flavor of coffee, 60% comes from the raw beans, 30% comes from roasting, and 10% comes from brewing. It can be seen that there are many factors affecting the flavor of coffee. Then, as roasters, how to determine the degree of roasting of coffee b [more…]

Front Street often receives many questions like these: "What beans are suitable for a moka pot?", "What beans are suitable for a coffee machine?", or "What beans are suitable for cold brew?"... Many beginners mistakenly believe that a certain extraction method has the most suitable coffee beans, but in reality, regardless of [more…]

For most people, wetting the filter paper is the default first step before brewing coffee, with two main purposes: one is to make the filter paper fit snugly, and the other is to rinse off the dust adsorbed on the paper. If hot water is used, it can also preheat the equipment along the way. In the vast majority of tutorials, aside from guiding us on how to make the filter paper adhere closely [more…]

Front Street believes everyone has probably heard of Arabica coffee. Currently, the coffee in specialty coffee shops on the market is mostly Arabica coffee beans, just like the coffee varieties at Front Street Coffee, which basically all belong to Arabica coffee. But today, Front Street wants to introduce one of the three major coffee varieties, Robu [more…]

Whenever Front Street brews a pour-over for a customer's order, if the coffee bed puffs up quite a bit during blooming, there's a good chance the customer will ask: "Why doesn't my coffee bed puff up this much when I brew?" This is a topic Front Street often discusses! Honestly, although the bloom [more…]

What exactly does a coffee tree look like? What is the essential difference between Arabica and Robusta? Starting from botanical classification, this article systematically sorts out the complete classification system of the genus Coffea and explains in detail the origins, growing conditions, flavor characteristics, and main subspecies of the two major commercial varieties, Arabica and Robusta. You will learn about the anatomical structure of the coffee cherry, the spread paths of classic subspecies such as Typica and Bourbon, and the genetic connections between Yunnan small-bean coffee and Blue Mountain and Kona. Whether you are a beginner enthusiast or a seasoned professional, this basic knowledge about coffee varieties is worth reading. Front Street Coffee will also recommend variety information worth paying attention to in this article. [more…]

As an authoritative coffee flavor guide map, as long as it is used properly, the new partners who join can quickly categorize the flavors presented by the coffee, and after learning it, combined with practice, mastering the coffee flavor is simply a [more…]

Pour-over coffee is a type of drip brewing, where a coffee dripper paired with filter paper or another filtering medium traps the coffee grounds, ultimately yielding a clean, clear cup of coffee. Pour-over typically uses single-origin coffee beans, but with so many varieties on the market, how do we quickly pick the one that suits us? The simplest way [more…]

Latte coffee, with its blend of espresso and fresh milk foam, has become the drink that many people use to start their day. To make a delicious espresso latte, the choice of coffee beans, the espresso extraction parameters, and the degree to which the milk is steamed all directly affect the final flavor. Starting from the composition of the ingredients, this article introduces two Front Street espresso blend beans suitable for making lattes, and breaks down in detail the process of making a hot latte, including key details such as dose, liquid yield, extraction time, and milk foam temperature and thickness, helping coffee lovers reproduce at home a latte that is smooth in texture and full in flavor. [more…]