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Are the steps for making pour-over coffee too complicated and troublesome? Is there a convenient way to enjoy coffee that's similar to pour-over? Of course there is—Front Street recommends using an American drip coffee maker.

Many people automatically associate American drip coffee makers with bad-tasting coffee. This is actually a misunderstanding of the American drip coffee maker. The American drip coffee machine originated in 1965 and was one of the most popular small household appliances in the 1980s. Its working principle is very simple: just place a filter paper in the holder, add coffee grounds, fill the water tank with water, and start the machine. The American drip coffee machine will automatically heat the water and inject it into the coffee grounds, dripping out the coffee liquid. Some coffee machines also have functions for keeping the coffee warm or reheating it.

Because the coffee beans used in the past were relatively dark-roasted and stored for a long time, the drip coffee was very weak, with only a dull bitter taste. Moreover, Americans generally like to add water and continue brewing multiple times, resulting in several brews that only have a very faint coffee flavor. This is also the reason American coffee has always been criticized.

But if used properly, an American drip coffee machine can also brew good coffee.

1. First is the choice of coffee beans. Front Street recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans, because freshly roasted coffee beans have a full coffee flavor. If left for too long, the coffee flavor escapes, leaving only a dull coffee bitterness. Generally, coffee beans are best consumed 4-7 days after the roast date, and the optimal flavor period is within 2 months.

Some friends may ask what coffee beans are better for an American drip coffee machine. Generally, any beans suitable for pour-over coffee can be used in an American drip coffee machine. As for which specific coffee beans to use, it depends on personal flavor preferences.

So when using a coffee machine, which coffee beans are worth recommending:

1. Front Street Panama Butterfly.This washed-process coffee bean containing 70% Geisha is undoubtedly a very cost-effective coffee bean. When used to make cold brew coffee, it expresses clean and fresh floral, citrus, and oolong tea flavors.

2. Front Street Yirgacheffe Red Cherry.As the most representative African coffee bean, Yirgacheffe has captured a large number of coffee lovers with its rich floral and fruity notes. The Red Cherry Project, as a natural Ethiopian bean with excellent quality, is also very suitable for making cold brew coffee. The cold brew coffee expresses very sweet berry, layered, and honey flavors.

3. Front Street Costa Rica Mozart.The Musician series coffee beans have always been known for their high flavor recognition. Mozart coffee beans use anaerobic honey processing, expressing aromatic osmanthus, grape, and fermented wine flavors. Mozart performs excellently in iced coffee, with both flavor and mouthfeel.

4. Front Street Geisha Blend Strawberry Candy coffee beans.Unlike the traditional "coffee taste," Geisha has a sweet and complex aroma that immediately brings to mind fresh flowers and various fruits, as well as a tea-like mouthfeel, instantly breaking people's impression that "coffee is only bitter." However, due to the continuously soaring price of Geisha, it has gradually become an unaffordable "sky-high coffee." In order to achieve Geisha freedom, the market combines Geisha coffee with other high-quality varieties to form a more cost-effective Geisha blend, allowing you to enjoy both the floral and honey charm of Geisha and an affordable price. Front Street Strawberry Candy coffee uses beans from two origins, Panama and Costa Rica, and after brewing it has flavors of rose, grape, dried fruit, strawberry gummy, and almond.

Appropriate coffee-to-water ratio. Generally, Front Street recommends a ratio of 1:15-1:17. If using 25g of coffee grounds, you can add 375-425ml of water to the water tank. The coffee brewed at this ratio has a moderate concentration and balanced taste, and is not prone to burnt bitterness or a thin, astringent feel.

3. Appropriate grind size. The grind size is the same as the coarseness for pour-over, medium-fine grind, with an 80% pass rate through a No. 20 standard sieve.

Specific operation method

Place the bottom pot into the coffee machine, open the top cover of the coffee machine, pour in 25g of coffee grounds, and add 400ml of hot water to the water tank. Then close the lid and press the start button, and the American drip coffee machine will begin extracting coffee.

Water flows down from the water tank into the U-shaped heating tube, where it is heated to 100°C. Through water pressure and temperature pressure, the hot water at the front is pushed into the water outlet pipe, and then sprayed out through the water outlet. After the hot water drips onto the coffee grounds in the filter, it undergoes full immersion and extraction and flows into the bottom pot. After about 5-8 minutes, a pot of American drip coffee is ready.

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