Sweet, rich and mellow are the three popular characteristics of latte coffee. The reason why a cup of milk coffee can have such a texture is mainly due to the extremely high concentration of espresso. In order to obtain a very high concentration of coffee that is not diluted by milk, we need to use a very extreme method for extraction, so the espresso machine adds pressure to assist.And a high-performance espresso machine is not cheap. Not all friends will have a coffee machine at home just for a sip of latte, and it is not necessary. So we can see on the Internet that people have invented a lot of alternatives to make a cup of fragrant and delicious milk coffee. The purpose is to make a cup to satisfy your appetite when you want to drink milk coffee! For example, the milk extract that is often shared on the front street is one of the many options.As Front Street said, there are many other options. We can choose different options for making milk coffee according to different current situations. So what Front Street wants to share next is another very simple and relatively widely applicable method for making fragrant milk coffee~How to make fragrant and rich milk coffee without a coffee machine?The reason why the milk coffee in the espresso system can achieve a rich taste but not a thin taste is mainly due to the extremely high concentration of espresso. If we want to make milk coffee with a similar texture through other methods, we first need to obtain a high concentration of coffee.The so-called high-concentration coffee means that unit volume of water contains more dissolved coffee solids. So to make a cup of high-concentration coffee, we need to use a very small amount of water to extract more flavor substances.However, without the support of pressure, it is difficult to obtain complete extraction of coffee with a small amount of water. For this reason, we need to use more extreme parameters to increase the extraction efficiency: ultra-fine grinding, ultra-high water temperature, and ultra-long extraction time are all extreme parameters in Qianjiekou. But these alone are far from being able to fully extract the substances in the coffee, because the amount of water is too small! We need to find other ways to replace pressure and dissolve the flavor substances in coffee in large quantities. And "stirring" is the most suitable "candidate".Through stirring, we can quickly squeeze out the flavor substances in the coffee, so that a small amount of hot water can extract a large amount of flavor substances, and then combine it with other extreme parameters to obtain a relatively high-concentration espresso. Finally, as long as you add the appropriate proportion of milk, you can make a cup of fragrant and rich milk coffee!It’s useless to say more, so Front Street will share the specific operation next! But it should be noted that the milk coffee made in this way can only be close to the texture of latte coffee, but not the same. The taste and taste will not be as good as latte because the extraction rate is not high! But, this also has a different flavor~Because Front Street wants to drink a cup of milk coffee with floral and fruity notes this time, the coffee beans used in this sharing are Front Street Hope Manor Gesha in the bean list. It is produced in Colombia and has the flavor of rose, grape, and black tea.In terms of parameters, Front Street chose the same powder-to-water ratio as the espresso extraction - 1:4. When converted into a powder-to-liquid ratio, it is 1:2; the water temperature is 100°C, and it is put into use directly after the water is boiled; the grinding degree is the finest 0 scale of Ek43, which is close to Italian grinding and flour-like particle size. Then you need to prepare any additional tools for mixing~This method has wide applicability. Whether your tool is a smart cup, filter cup, or AeroPress, you can use this method to make it. So the tool selected for this demonstration is a filter cup. The first step is still the usual preparation: fold the filter paper, wet the filter paper, and then pour the coffee powder into the filter cup to start making coffee.The amount of powder used in Front Street this time is 20g, so the hot water that needs to be poured is 80ml! We split the target amount of water into two injections. First, pour 20ml of hot water to moisten and exhaust the coffee powder, and then immediately take out the stirring tool to stir!Stirring will stop for about 10 seconds, then pour in all the remaining hot water, and then take out the stirring tool to stir again. Stop stirring in about 30 seconds, thenYou only need to wait for all the coffee liquid to filter out before you can make coffee.(It is not recommended to use a small filter cup, as it will be very embarrassing to clean)As you can see from the picture below, the concentration of coffee is very high and the color of the liquid is very dark. But even so, Front Street still needs to emphasize that its concentration is still not as strong as espresso.Then we need to add milk! Since the Geisha used in Front Street has a medium-light roasting degree and is processed with conventional honey, the taste will not be as prominent as dark roasted, anaerobically processed coffee. Therefore, we need to appropriately reduce the amount of milk used to prevent the taste of milk from masking the taste of coffee. After several experiments on Front Street, we finally arrived at the optimal golden ratio of 1:2.5. If converted, it is 40ml of coffee, which needs to be mixed with 100ml of milk.(If you use anaerobic or dark roasted coffee beans, the ratio can be larger)The milk coffee made in this way is overall fragrant and smooth. You can not only taste the flavor of the coffee, but also have a silky and mellow taste. It is not bland or thin at all, which is very good~Although the overall performance is not as good as Italian milk coffee, compared to other methods, its performance is already very good~
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
