“Would you like a cup of Americano?” “I’d like a cup of Americano.” I always hear these familiar lines every time I watch Korean dramas. As one of the most cost-effective coffees that can be quickly picked up, Americano can be said to be one of the essential products in all coffee shops. Why do people like Americano coffee so much? This article will follow FrontStreet Coffee to learn about American coffee.
AmericanoThe origin of
As one of the mainstreams in the coffee industry, Americano coffee has always maintained the taste of light coffee to this day. Americano coffee was born during World War II. American soldiers came to Italy. Because they were not used to drinking local espresso coffee, they diluted it with water and tasted it. Because only this concentration could be accepted by them, so the Italians named the diluted espresso coffee Americano coffee, which is also a member of the black coffee family.
Americanotaste
Under normal circumstances, a cup of Americano is made by blending two parts (about 40ml) of espresso with heated water. Therefore, both appearance and taste will appear lighter. The taste of American coffee depends on the flavor of the coffee beans themselves and the coffee extraction process. FrontStreet Coffee believes that a good-tasting Americano coffee should have a balanced richness, bitterness and sweetness, and some may also have slight acidity or other unique flavors of coffee beans.
If a cup of Americano is burnt and bitter, and you get stuck in your throat after drinking it, it may be that the coffee beans used were not properly roasted/the espresso was not properly extracted.
Americano can be said to be the simplest Italian coffee, because Americano only consists of two parts, espresso and water, while iced Americano has more ice cubes. But don’t relax just because of Americano. The simplest part is also the most technical part. Americano is often the espresso that most tests a barista’s espresso extraction skills.
All espresso products in FrontStreet Coffee stores use a "Sunflower Warm Sun Blend" made from 30% Ethiopian sun-dried Yirgacheffe coffee beans and 70% Honduran sherry coffee beans.
Before the official opening of the coffee beans every day, the baristas have to make adjustments according to the state of the beans, in order to highlight the unique aroma of the blended coffee beans. Usually FrontStreet Coffee uses 19.5-20 grams of coffee beans and extracts 35-40 grams of coffee liquid for 27 to 35 seconds.
The extraction parameters of espresso need to be adjusted according to different coffee machines, grinders and coffee beans used. FrontStreet Coffee provides an initial extraction reference data for espresso: use 20g powder to extract 40g of coffee liquid at a ratio of 1:2 & 9bar pressure for 25-30 seconds. Make corresponding adjustments based on the actual flavor performance of the coffee after extraction.
When making hot Americano coffee, FrontStreet Coffee needs to preheat the cup with hot water, then pour in the hot water, and finally pour in the extracted espresso. The ratio of Americano coffee is generally between 1:6 and 1:8. After many debuggings, FrontStreet Coffee chose a ratio of 1:6, that is, 40 grams of coffee liquid mixed with 240 grams of hot water.
For the iced American style, choose a ratio of 1:7, with 40 grams of coffee liquid mixed with 280 grams of ice water mixture, including 180 grams of ice and 100 grams of water.
But this dilution ratio is the American coffee dilution ratio that FrontStreet Coffee selects through multiple dilutions of different ratios. You don’t need to refer to it completely. In the end, you still need to decide the amount of water to add based on the performance of your espresso.
Recommended American coffee beans
FrontStreet Coffee sells 4 Italian blends of coffee beans, all of which are formulated according to the tastes of mass consumers. There are nutty balanced tones, mellow and rich tones, slightly sour and mellow tones, and even particularly stunning tones ~ you can choose according to your own taste preferences.
1. Balanced Italian coffee beans - FrontStreet Coffee's premium blend of 100% Arabica coffee beans
Made from Colombian washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans (70%), it has flavors of nuts, dark chocolate, and caramel. This comprehensive blend of coffee is relatively balanced in terms of acidity, bitterness, and aroma. It is neither too acidic nor too mellow. It is suitable for friends who are new to Italian coffee.
2. Bitter-based Italian coffee beans - FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Front Street commercial blended coffee beans, which are composed of Robusta washed coffee beans (10%) + Colombian washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-dried coffee (60%). It has the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and caramel, and has a high mellow body. Taking into account the diversity of the audience, Front Street needs to use coffee beans with a rich flavor to create a rich-flavored blend.
3. Slightly acidic and mellow Italian coffee beans - FrontStreet Coffee's Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica), which is made from Yunnan washed arabica coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-sun-dried coffee beans (70%), with soft fruit acid, caramel, and nutty flavors. Front Street's Front Street black cocoa blended (100% Arabica) coffee beans are extremely cost-effective and present the most popular taste and flavor. Whether it is the first time to come into contact with coffee or friends who are serious coffee lovers, they can easily accept this Italian coffee bean.
4. Italian coffee beans dominated by wine aroma - FrontStreet Coffee's sunflower warm sun blended coffee beans, which are made from Ethiopian sun-dried red cherry coffee beans (30%) + Honduras sherry barrel coffee beans (70%). It has a rich aroma of wine, vanilla cream, sweet and sour berries, and the flavor of roasted nuts. The Italian coffee beans from Front Street are named Sunflower Warm Sun. As the name suggests, the aroma of this Italian coffee bean is as comfortable as the warm sun, and the taste and flavor are eye-catching.
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
