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The most frequently asked questions for beginners

The most frequently asked questions for beginners

Q: Why does black coffee taste sweet? A: Raw coffee beans contain about 5-6% sugar. After high temperature roasting, caramelization occurs, which forms the source of coffee flavor and bitterness, while the sugar in coffee beans is sweet. In addition, the tannins released by roasting high-quality coffee beans can also be slightly sweet in their astringency.

The principle of steaming? what is steaming?

The principle of steaming? what is steaming?

About the steaming of coffee. Many baristas or enthusiasts have different opinions on the way, time and amount of steaming, and learn the process of steaming from the physics of steaming in coffee making. When the coffee bean is ground into a coffee powder, the coffee powder we can see with the naked eye is a whole one, but in fact, the microstructure of the coffee powder is similar to that of a honeycomb.

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The principle of steaming? what is steaming?

The principle of steaming? what is steaming?

About the steaming of coffee. Many baristas or enthusiasts have different opinions on the way, time and amount of steaming, and learn the process of steaming from the physics of steaming in coffee making. When the coffee bean is ground into a coffee powder, the coffee powder we can see with the naked eye is a whole one, but in fact, the microstructure of the coffee powder is similar to that of a honeycomb.

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Coffee shop operation to retain regular customers

Coffee shop operation to retain regular customers

Some people think that customer experience is a subjective feeling that is difficult to measure and difficult to quantify like sales and profit. But each of us knows very well that cafes with quality customer service will be more successful, and this success will be lasting. Failure to provide quality service means that your business will fail. Coffee shop operators must integrate the behavior and work of their employees

Manual Coffee Operation course and Secrets Fine Coffee

Manual Coffee Operation course and Secrets Fine Coffee

The following steps for you to use hand drip filter coffee apply to all hand filter bowls and drip pots, from the second week of teaching summary and classroom feedback from Chongqing Beresta College! 1. First, install the coffee pot in place. Take out your favorite coffee beans, weigh 20 grams of beans and grind them to medium roughness. The thickness of coffee powder should be between French coffee and Italian espresso.

The secret of milk foam is delicate milk foam.

The secret of milk foam is delicate milk foam.

Foam and fusion determine the smooth taste of a cup of coffee, dry, raw or not can not determine whether a cup of coffee tastes good or not, in addition to equipment beans and roasting degree of extraction, as a barista, it is not to be picky to change the machine equipment beans, but no matter what kind of beans you are given, interpret the essence of this bean, as to whether it tastes good or not

Changes of raw beans during baking

Changes of raw beans during baking

Many people think that coffee beans are born dark brown. In fact, raw coffee beans are green or cyan, because they still contain a certain amount of water. According to the observation of the color of raw beans, the green ones are generally new beans, and the yellowish or whiten ones are old beans. After the coffee fruit is processed and screened, it will be graded into sacks. And then mostly by ship, scattered to all parts of the world.

Five ways to make Coffee by hand

Five ways to make Coffee by hand

Today, I would like to introduce to you the five common positions of hand-made coffee. The volcanic flushing method comes from Japan, which is more suitable for deep-roasted coffee beans. It uses the carbon dioxide in beans, and after many times of steaming, the coffee powder bulges like a volcanic eruption, so deep-baked beans are more suitable because they contain more carbon dioxide. Flannel and V60 are mostly used in volcanic flushing.

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The factors of growing coffee

The factors of growing coffee

Soil: fertile tropical Hawaiian volcanic soil that provides the dense nutrients of the Kona Coffee Tree. Altitude: the appropriate altitude of 2100 to 3600 meters and the cool moonlight promote the fruit of Kona Coffee to ripen slowly and create an excellent taste with rich appearance and full moisture. Rizhao: warm tropical sunshine plays an important role in the reproduction of coffee trees.

Kona Island grows coffee beans, fine coffee, high-priced coffee.

Kona Island grows coffee beans, fine coffee, high-priced coffee.

Boutique coffee is good coffee and is harmless to health. Different from coffee made with low-quality coffee beans, high-quality coffee uses high-quality coffee beans and freshly made coffee, which is harmless to health, and drinking in moderation is beneficial to the body and mind. The good quality of Kona coffee should be suitable for the right geographical location and climate. Coffee trees grow on the slopes of volcanoes, and their geographical location ensures the growth of coffee.

Manning coffee aged manning flavor

Manning coffee aged manning flavor

Manning is not the name of the producing area, the place name, the port name, nor the name of the coffee breed. How did it get its name? In fact, it is a phonetic error of the mandheling people in Mandaining, Indonesia. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II, a Japanese soldier drank mellow coffee in a cafe, so he asked the shopkeeper the name of the coffee, and the boss mistook him for asking you.

Kaj Farm Coffee in Hawaii the strip off the coast of Kona Hawaii produces the best in the world.

Kaj Farm Coffee in Hawaii the strip off the coast of Kona Hawaii produces the best in the world.

Kona coffee, produced in the Kona area of Hawaii, is a rare species that can only be grown on volcanic slopes. Taste strong, mellow, and slightly with a kind of wine aroma, the flavor is very special. The selected Kona coffee has a moderate sour taste and a gentle and full-bodied taste, as well as a unique mellow flavor. As the output is decreasing, the price is catching up with Blue Mountain Coffee. The narrowness of the Kona coast of Hawaii

Coffee varieties Popular coffee Brazilian coffee

Coffee varieties Popular coffee Brazilian coffee

Although coffee is diverse, Brazilian coffee is suitable for the taste of the masses. For example: coffee produced in northern coastal areas has a typical iodine taste, reminiscent of the sea after drinking. This coffee is exported to North America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Another coffee that is fun and worth pursuing is rinsed Bahia. This coffee is not easy to find, because after America

Guatemala coffee beans American coffee

Guatemala coffee beans American coffee

Fine coffee is fresh coffee. Whether it's food or drink, the fresher the better, and so is specialty coffee. Coffee beans should be kept fresh before making fine coffee, including the preservation of roasted beans, and the coffee beans should be ground before making, which is also to retain its most original and best flavor. And hand brewed coffee making is such a way to make fine coffee

Brazilian coffee generally refers to coffee produced in Brazil. There are many kinds of coffee in Brazil.

Brazilian coffee generally refers to coffee produced in Brazil. There are many kinds of coffee in Brazil.

As long as it is delicious coffee, coffee consumers are willing to pay a high price; as long as delicious coffee is provided, consumers will not abandon coffee and the market will grow. High-quality coffee represented by boutique coffee is better than big business coffee producers and consumers have discovered this simple fact. In recent years, coffee producing countries no longer blindly pursue high output while neglecting quality.

Mocha Coffee Old Coffee

Mocha Coffee Old Coffee

Mocha coffee (CafeMocha) is one of the oldest coffee, its history can be traced back to the origin of coffee. Mocha gets its name from the famous port of Mocha. In the 15th century, the outward transportation industry of the whole coffee country in Central and East Africa was not prosperous. The Yemeni Mocha was a major commercial port near the Red Sea at that time. At that time, as long as the coffee was concentrated in the port of Mocha and then exported to the African coffee, it was collectively called Mocha.