Customers who often come to Qian Street to drink coffee sometimes ask the barista if they have a lazy coffee machine suitable for use at home. The best price is also reasonable. Then……Learn about American drip coffee machines! American drip coffee machine (Drip Coffee Maker) is a relatively common coffee machine currently in use, suitable for coffee novices to use at home or in the office; it is simple to operate, easy to use, and the process is basically very standardized. Generally, it only takes a few seconds to brew a pot of coffee.5—8minutes.Are you in front of the screen also excited? Next, Front Street will introduce to you in detail the common American coffee machines as well as their operating standards and usage methods.
Coffee machine is a general term for brewing machines. Classified by brewing method, there are two types of drip coffee machines and espresso coffee machines. Before World War II, household drip filters were more popular in the United States. They were small and easy to operate, and were popular in American families. Nowadays, the American coffee we buy in cafes is made from Italian coffee, like thisWhat is the difference between Italian coffee and American coffee?What?
An Americano made with an espresso machine is made by adding water to the espresso liquid. During World War II, the American troops in Europe were not used to drinking traditional Italian espresso, so they mixed hot water into small powdered espresso and diluted the coffee to have the same taste as a drip coffee machine. This way of drinking was despised by Europeans and only Americans liked it, so Europeans called this coffee "Americano". After listening to the story of American coffee, everyone followed Front Street to learn about the American coffee machine.
American coffee machine model and capacity
American drip coffee machines are generally more common5Cup and12There are two models of cups, which means you can cook at one time to the maximum extent.5cups of coffee and12cup of coffee; usually5The coffee machine glass pot capacity and water tank capacity are550ml—650ml；12The coffee machine glass pot capacity and water tank capacity are1.2—1.3L；
American drip coffee machine water consumption standards
The standard for measuring the size of a cup referred to in the appeal is 100-120ml/cup, which means that the water used to brew a cup of coffee is between 100-120ml; generally, an American coffee machine should brew at least 2 cups of coffee at a time. Water scale
Standard amount of coffee
Generally, a cup of Americano coffee contains 100-120ml/cup, and 5-7g of coffee powder needs to be added. Each Americano coffee machine has its own dedicated coffee powder measuring spoon. A cup of coffee generally requires one spoonful of powder, and several spoons of powder are needed to brew several cups of coffee. No matter what kind of coffee beans are ground into powder, it can be used.
Water and powder matching standards
To make 1 cup of coffee, you need to add 100-120ml of water. Check the scale in step 2 in detail and add water to the water tank of the coffee machine to the corresponding scale. To make a cup of coffee, you need to add 1 level scoop of coffee powder, usually about 6g. You can increase or decrease the amount of coffee powder according to your own taste.
How to use American drip coffee machine
No.1Step: Grind the coffee beans into coffee powder. If you are preparing coffee powder, omit this step. Determine how many beans to grind based on the number of cups of coffee to be brewed, and how much to grind and brew as recommended. cook1Cup of coffee requires coffee powder6gFor how many cups of coffee you want to brew, grind the corresponding amount of coffee beans. A typical American coffee powder scoop is6g, you can use a powder spoon to measure a full spoonful of coffee beans for grinding into powder.1cup of coffee.
No.2Steps: Take out the glass pot, open the coffee machine filter basket, and put the coffee powder into the coffee machine filter; note that usually brew one cup100mlof coffee, with5—7gof the amount, put the ground coffee powder into the coffee filter; of course, different coffee machines are equipped with different coffee powder scoops, generally there are5gof,6gof,7gof and10g, determine the amount of coffee powder according to different coffee machines; the coffee machine we use here is6gThe amount of powder is demonstrated.
No.3Steps: Close the filter basket, open the water tank, and add water to the water tank; the principle of adding water: brew several cups of coffee and add coffee powder for several people, then add the corresponding amount of coffee water for one person.100ml, you can use a glass pot to add water to the water tank until it reaches the amount of water required by the water volume scale on the coffee machine. The corresponding parameters can refer to the water standards mentioned above. In addition, some coffee machines have a scale on the glass jug, which is completely consistent with the water volume scale on the coffee machine, and can accurately help you add the amount of water.
No.4Steps: Cover the water tank, close the coffee filter basket, put the glass jug back on the warming plate, plug in the power, and turn on the coffee machine.
Step 5:Wait5—8In minutes, a pot of coffee will be brewed (when there is no more coffee dripping out of the top of the glass pot, the coffee is brewed), then turn off the switch and enjoy delicious coffee.
Step 6: Add sugar or fresh milk according to personal taste
Like this, the coffee made with an Americano coffee machine is always hot. If you want to drink iced American style,How to make iced AmericanoWhat?
Two methods: One can reduce the amount of water and add ice cubes to the extracted coffee liquid, but relatively speaking, the overall coffee will be diluted a lot. Second, use espresso liquid and mix it into a one-to-one mixture of ice and water.
After seeing this, I believe everyone can make a perfect cup of coffee at home, but Front Street needs to remind you in front of the screen that the coffee grinding degree used by American coffee machines is completely different from that of Italian coffee machines. What level of powder should be used in American coffee machines? FrontStreet Coffee responsibly tells everyone that it is similar to Pour over(V60) coffee because it is drip coffee, the brewing principle is similar, and the grinding degree of the coffee powder does not need to be adjusted much. If you don’t have a grinder at home, you can ask the store to grind the beans for you when you buy them.
suitable forCoffee beans for Americano coffee machineWhat are they? Front Street believes that the flavor and taste of Americano coffee is closely related to the coffee beans used. Any coffee beans are suitable for American coffee machines, it all depends on personal subjective feelings. Generally speaking, light-roasted coffee beans have very obvious fruit acid and a stronger juice flavor. Medium roast coffee beans stand out for their nutty and balanced smooth flavor. Dark roasted coffee is more bitter than the above two types of coffee beans, but its chocolatey aftertaste is still addictive. In the same way, the same is true for Americano coffee made by an espresso machine, except that almost all espresso coffee beans are dark roasted. But the obvious characteristics of the coffee beans can still be noticed. For example, the special Italian blend coffee beans on Front Street - Nuanyang Blend have a very obvious fermentation aroma, creamy chocolate texture, and rich layers.
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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.
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