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Published: 2026-08-25 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/08/25, "Although the sparrow is small, it has all its five organs. "Occasionally, guests and friends will describe the stores under Qianjie Line this way. Because in the small store on Front Street, in addition to the various coffee beans sold on the cable, there are also various coffee utensils placed in different corners. Like siphon pots, French press pots, smart cups, Turkish coffee

"Although the sparrow is small, it has all its five organs. "Occasionally, guests and friends will describe the stores under Qianjie Line this way. Because in the small store on Front Street, in addition to the various coffee beans sold on the cable, there are also various coffee utensils placed in different corners. Such as siphon pots, French pressure pots, smart cups, Turkish coffee pots, Eritrea coffee pots, etc.

Thanks to this, guests and friends often ask Qianjie if they can use these utensils to make single-piece coffee. After receiving a negative answer, these guests and friends often ask: "Is it because the coffee brewed by these utensils is not as good as being brewed by hand?","Why do coffee shop products like to be brewed by hand so much?" and other questions. I believe there are many friends online who have the same question, so today Qianjie came to share with you why the single-piece coffee in coffee shops is always made by hand!

Why do coffee shops always like to make single-piece coffee by hand? It's actually very simple, just like what Qianjie would explain to guests and friends on the spot. Compared with other appliances, the function of making coffee by hand will be more comprehensive. We can regard it as a "hexagonal warrior." Although its certain ability may not be the most prominent among all equipment, taken together, it is definitely a coffee shop's single coffee. The best choice.

1. Coffee with outstanding flavor can be easily made. Since the 1990s, the popularization of the concept of fine coffee has led everyone to pursue the flavor of coffee. Therefore, a series of links from coffee planting, roasting to brewing have begun. Serve for a more prominent flavor. Hand-brewed coffee is one of the best extraction methods to show flavor. Because it is a trickle-filter extraction, trickle-filter extraction can easily produce coffee with rich layers and distinctive flavors. For example, they are all Qianjie Essi Huakui in Qianjie bean lists. The Huakui made by hand flushing in this form has outstanding flavors such as strawberry, flower fragrance, cream, citrus, etc., sweet and sour taste, and light taste. We can easily identify the flavor of coffee.

If an immersion-type extraction device such as a French press pot is used for production, although the coffee will have a more mellow taste and a more balanced taste, the expressive force of the flavor will be slightly weaker. (I don't mean to say it's bad, each has its own advantages.) But this alone is not enough to make hand-brewed coffee the mainstream way to extract single-piece coffee, because by adjusting the extraction parameters and operating steps, other appliances can also Make similar coffee. Qianjie mentioned earlier that the extraction method of hand-brewed coffee is a "polygonal warrior." In addition to being able to easily make coffee with outstanding flavor, it also has many other advantages, such as convenience.

2. Convenience and convenience are a popular feature of hand-brewed coffee. Whether it is operation or cleaning, the use of hand-brewed coffee is much more convenient than most appliances. It has no very complex operating procedures and is very simple to clean. You only need a water-filling tool and a filter paper cup to make coffee.

Then, because the filter paper is a disposable filter, you only need to pick it up after brewing and throw it into the trash together with the coffee powder. Finally, simply rinse the filter cup and container with clean water, and the cleaning is complete. Very simple and very convenient!

3. In addition to convenience, speed is also one of the reasons why hand-brewed coffee has a wide audience. From the beginning to the end of the production, the time it takes to brew a pot of delicious coffee by hand will be about 5 minutes. The time it takes for most utensils to make coffee is about 10 minutes, compared with half or less of the time it takes to make coffee by hand. Coupled with the convenience of making and cleaning, choosing hand-brewed coffee can greatly improve the production efficiency of coffee shops.

4. Higher controllability Compared with most extraction methods, hand-brewed coffee has higher controllability. It is not like pressurized extraction, which is troubled by too much carbon dioxide in coffee beans. You only need to simply adjust the parameters or water injection method to easily make delicious coffee.

Not only that, because the parameters used are not so extreme, we can also judge whether the extraction is normal according to the powder bed and water level status in the filter cup during the brewing process, and then make adjustments to the brewing in time so that the coffee will not appear to be extracted. Bad taste.

5. Very high playability Of course, we have to mention its playability, because the playability of hand-brewed coffee is very high! There are many choices in filter cups, filter papers and other equipment alone. When it comes to the brewing process, there are different water injection methods to choose from. Such as three-stage, four-to-six flushing, stirring method, variable temperature flushing, etc.

These different options allow us to brew coffee with different characteristics. For example, some brewing methods can make the coffee sweeter, some brewing methods can give the coffee an excellent juice feel, the coffee brewed with this filter paper will be more fragrant, and the coffee brewed with that filter paper will be cleaner...

6. High ornamental. Finally, ornamental. The making of hand-brewed coffee has excellent ornamental properties! Whether it's the barista's concentration in water during brewing, the whirlpool drawn when the water column is injected in circles, or the bulging during steaming, the deep pit powder bed exposed after the coffee completely penetrates... These are all scenes that can provide guests with a full visual experience.

So combining the above six points, we can understand why most of the single coffee in coffee shops is made in the form of hand-flushing, rather than other methods such as siphon pots and French pressing pots. Of course, there are not other ways, but relatively few ~

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FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。