For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee)

With the widespread promotion of specialty coffee culture, drip bag coffee made from freshly roasted coffee beans ground to a certain coarseness has become an essential coffee product for office workers and home dwellers. Compared to pour-over coffee, drip bag coffee is convenient and simple to make—you can easily brew a cup of aromatic, full-bodied, sweet-aftertaste black coffee.

All the specialty coffee beans from selected origins currently sold by Front Street Coffee can be made into drip bag coffee~ The coffee beans used for all drip bag coffee are ground after roasting and cooling, then packaged as quickly as possible into 10g drip bags, which are then individually sealed.

The Secret to Great-Tasting Drip Bag Coffee

To make great-tasting drip bag coffee, choosing drip bags made from freshly roasted coffee beans is important! After coffee beans are roasted, they slowly release carbon dioxide while also losing aroma and flavor. Currently, all drip bag coffee and coffee beans sold by Front Street Coffee are shipped within 5 days of the roast date.

As for the flavor of drip bag coffee, we actually have many different options. For example, Front Street's coffee list has over fifty single-origin coffee beans from different regions that can be made into drip bags. If you like floral or fruity flavors, you can prioritize classic fruity-acidic drip bags like Huakui, Yirgacheffe, and Geisha; those who enjoy a rich, sweet-aftertaste cup are recommended to choose specialty beans with nutty flavors like Mandheling, Colombia Huila, and Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1; of course, if you neither accept too much acidity nor like bitterness, Front Street recommends Honduras ·Sherry drip bag, so you can enjoy a cup of wine-aroma coffee anytime, anywhere.

As a brewing demonstration, we're using Front Street's Yirgacheffe current-season drip bag here. This is a classic representative of floral-fruity coffee—not only is the taste fresh and bright, but the price is also affordable and accessible. You can order and purchase from the Front Street Tmall flagship store or Front Street Taobao store.

Yirgacheffe was originally a small town in Ethiopia, located in the Sidama Province administrative region. This small town has been a wetland since ancient times—in the local language, "Yirga" means "to settle down," and "Cheffe" means "wetland." Yirgacheffe is one of the highest-altitude coffee-producing regions in the world and is synonymous with Ethiopian specialty coffee. With an altitude of 1700-2100 meters, it is cool and foggy year-round, like spring in all four seasons. The terrain and unique cultivation system provide the best conditions for growing specialty coffee beans.

What we often call the so-called "Yirgacheffe flavor" refers to a rich jasmine aroma, lemon or lime acidity, along with peach, almond sweetness, and tea notes. Yirgacheffe coffee has a rich layering, delicate body, charming taste, and sweet finish. The phrase "coffee enters the mouth, a hundred flowers bloom" describes it best—like flowers stimulating the taste buds and nasal olfactory cells with a sense of comfort. Beyond the floral notes, the delicate body is like silk massaging the mouth, a wonderful tactile sensation.

The Best Enjoyment Period for Drip Bag Coffee

Drip bag coffee is made by pre-grinding coffee beans. The increased cut surface area of the coffee particles accelerates the release of carbon dioxide and aroma. Although Front Street Coffee seals each drip bag individually as quickly as possible after grinding, compared to whole beans, drip bag coffee loses its aroma more quickly.

According to Front Street Coffee's comparative testing, the best enjoyment period for freshly roasted and ground drip bag coffee is within 30 days of the roast date. Generally, after 30 days, both the aroma and flavor of drip bag coffee are greatly reduced, and the brewed coffee naturally won't be as fragrant.

Wrong Ways to Brew Drip Bag Coffee—Never Do These!

Ⅹ Just grab a kettle and brew a cup casually. Although drip bag coffee is a simple brewing method, you can't just brew it blindly. You still need to pay attention to water temperature, ratio, and pouring method.

Ⅹ Using a small cup to let the drip bag soak directly—even with correct parameters, it won't work. Because the drip bag stays immersed in water, it's prone to over-extraction.

Ⅹ Treating the drip bag like a teabag and soaking it in the cup.

Ⅹ Pouring the coffee grounds from the drip bag into the cup and brewing directly.

Ⅹ Brewing the same drip bag coffee a second time.

The Correct Way to Brew Drip Bag Coffee:

Brewing temperature: 90 (adjust temperature based on roast level; light roast to medium roast: 91-93 recommended; medium-dark roast to dark roast: 88-89 recommended)

Brewing ratio: 1:15 (one 10g drip bag with 150g hot water)

Brewing technique: Simplified three-stage pour

Brewing equipment: Drip bag coffee pouring kettle (available for just over ten yuan, effectively controls the stability of the water flow), a thermometer (optional), and a straight-walled heat-resistant cup.

Drip Bag Coffee Brewing Steps:

1. Make sure the cup you choose is large enough that during brewing, the drip bag doesn't touch the brewed coffee liquid.

2. Open the drip bag packaging, take out the drip bag, tear it open along the dotted line, then gently pull apart the cardboard tabs on both sides and hang it on the cup.

3. First pour 30ml of water, about halfway up the drip bag, and wait about ten seconds to let the coffee grounds bloom and degas. Then begin the second pour, about 60ml each time, until the drip bag is about 9/10 full.

4. After the coffee liquid has finished dripping, remove and discard the drip bag, then swirl the cup to mix evenly and it's ready to taste.

Note!!! You absolutely must not brew it a second time! Because the delicious substances have already dissolved into the coffee during the first brew~

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.