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Coffee lovers who have drank Australian White Coffee know that Australian White Coffee does not provide cold drinks. If you add ice cubes, it will most likely become a cup of latte. Does this mean that Australian White Coffee is stronger than latte? Which of them is sweeter? In this next article, FrontStreet Coffee will answer one by one and explain how to distinguish Australian white coffee and latte coffee.
What is flat white coffee?
Flat white is a coffee drink that originated in Australia, so it is also called Australian white coffee, but some people claim that Australian white coffee actually originated in New Zealand. In addition to the origin dispute, Australian white coffee is also made differently. Australian white coffee is a milk coffee drink with a richer coffee taste, less milk, and thinner milk foam. When it comes to the choice of concentrated base, New Zealanders like to use Double Ristretto to make Australian white coffee, while Australian baristas like to use Single Espresso.
And according to FrontStreet Coffee, in Australia, people only make hot Australian white coffee, because once they add ice cubes, it is a cup of Australian white coffee that has lost its soul, because the ice cubes will dilute the overall concentration, so it can also be understood that the cold version of the Australian white coffee is a latte.
So what is a latte?
Latte is actually the transliteration of the Italian "Latte", which means milk, so if you order a latte from Italian coffee beans, you may get a glass of milk. In Italy, latte actually means milk coffee. And with the emergence of espresso machines, steam wands became the standard feature of espresso machines. Milk can be easily heated on the coffee machine, and modern latte coffee also took shape. So in the 1980s, a barista from Seattle, Washington, began to use rich milk to "color" it, which was the prototype of latte art.
And because the Italian blended beans used in each coffee shop have different flavors and the models of Italian coffee machines are also different, the proportion of milk and coffee, beans used, extraction parameters, etc. of latte coffee in each shop will be slightly different. But generally, a latte is a coffee drink in which a large amount of milk is mixed with espresso. The flavors of latte made from different coffee beans will also be different, the flavor of latte made from different milk will also be different, and even different flavors can be presented through different ratios of coffee and milk.
How to differentiate between Australian white coffee and latte?
As for how to distinguish the difference between Australian white coffee and latte coffee? FrontStreet Coffee believes that this depends on the espresso ratio between them, because in fact, the ratio of Australian white coffee and latte coffee will be different in each store. An example of FrontStreet Coffee's products is as follows:
Latte standards produced by FrontStreet Coffee:A ceramic coffee cup with a capacity of 300ml is used, the espresso base is 40g, and the milk and milk foam are 260ml. The thickness of the milk foam is about 1 cm (milk foaming level: 5 minutes full milk to 7 minutes full milk foam).
Australian white coffee standards produced by FrontStreet Coffee:Use a glass cup with a capacity of 220ml, use 30g of espresso for espresso, and 190ml of milk and milk foam. The thickness of the milk foam is approximately 0.5 cm. (Milk foaming level: 5 minutes full of milk until 5.5-6 minutes full of milk foam).
Difference: In terms of cup size, latte coffee is larger than Australian white coffee. From the appearance, the milk foam of latte coffee is slightly thicker and has slight protrusions, while the milk foam of Australian white coffee is slightly thinner and flat. In terms of flavor, the milky flavor of latte is more intense, while the coffee flavor of Australian white coffee will be more prominent. Therefore, Australians joke that latte is coffee-flavored milk (meaning it is essentially milk), while Australian white is milk-flavored coffee (meaning it is essentially coffee).
How to make Australian White Coffee?
So how exactly do you make Australian white coffee? How to make latte coffee? What coffee beans are suitable for making espresso? Next, FrontStreet Coffee will answer them one by one.
FrontStreet Coffee uses the Pegasus E98 espresso machine. Here are the extraction parameters:
Pressure: 9 bar
Temperature: 90.5~96 degrees Celsius
Time: 25~33 seconds
Pink to water ratio: 1:1.7~1:2
Powder amount: 12g (single espresso) 20g (double espresso)
Extraction concentration volume: 20ml (single portion) 40ml (double portion)
Recommended ratio of milk to coffee for Australian white coffee
Milk: Full-fat fresh milk (Weiji fresh milk used in Front Street)
Temperature for whipping milk: 50-60 degrees Celsius (too low a temperature will not activate the lactose in the milk, and too high a temperature will destroy the protein in the milk, resulting in a grainy texture)
Milk foam thickness: 5mm (1cm milk foam is used to make latte coffee, 1.5cm thick milk foam is used to make cappuccino coffee)
Espresso content: 40ml
Milk content: 140ml
AndThe proportions of making latte coffee are as follows:
Front Street uses the Pegasus E98 espresso machine.
Pressure: 9 bar
Temperature: 90.5~96 degrees Celsius
Time: 25~33 seconds
Pink to water ratio: 1:1.7~1:2
Powder amount: 12g (single espresso) 20g (double espresso)
Extraction concentration volume: 20ml (single portion) 40ml (double portion)
Front Street uses double espresso to make latte coffee. The flavor after extraction of coffee beans is: obvious fruit acid, lingering light berry aroma, rich wine aroma and chocolate flavor, and a pleasant aftertaste.
Milk: Whole fresh milk (Bright Fresh Pasture milk used by Front Street)
Temperature for whipping milk: 50-60 degrees Celsius (too low a temperature will not activate the lactose in the milk, and too high a temperature will destroy the protein in the milk, resulting in a grainy texture)
Milk foam thickness: 1 cm (milk foam thinner than 1 cm is used to make Australian white coffee, milk foam thicker than 1 cm is used to make cappuccino coffee)
The above are the parameters used by FrontStreet Coffee when making flat white coffee and latte coffee. Secondly, FrontStreet Coffee understands that the Italian blended beans used in each coffee shop have different flavors and the models of espresso machines are also different. Therefore, the ratio of milk and coffee, beans used, extraction parameters, etc. of latte coffee in each shop will be slightly different. But generally, a latte is a coffee drink in which a large amount of milk is mixed with espresso. The flavors of latte made from different coffee beans will also be different, the flavor of latte made from different milk will also be different, and even different flavors can be presented through different ratios of coffee and milk.
What coffee beans to use for espresso
Generally speaking, the coffee beans used to make espresso must be suitable for espresso machines, so coffee that is too light roasted is not suitable for making latte coffee. The darker the roasted coffee beans, the stronger the coffee flavor (caramel, bitterness) of the latte. The lighter the coffee beans, the more obvious the milky flavor of the latte will be. Therefore, the roasting degree should be selected moderately to make coffee and milk better compatible.
Because an espresso machine has a very distinctive feature, it amplifies the original flavor of the coffee beans, and the acidity of lightly roasted coffee beans will be more prominent. If extracted with an espresso machine, the acidity will be more obvious, so lightly roasted coffee beans are not suitable for making espresso coffee.
In addition, the coffee beans used in espresso that can be seen in the coffee market are a blend of beans from multiple origins, commonly known as Italian blend beans. This is because the origin of blended coffee comes from Italy. The common Italian coffee in cafes, whether it is latte, mocha or cappuccino, all use blended beans. This is because blended coffee beans can make the coffee that is not originally rich in flavor more mellow.
The initial emergence of Italian blended coffee was due to the popularity of rich, sweet and bitter espresso coffee at that time, while coffee from a single origin had a strong flavor, that is, both advantages and disadvantages coexisted. In addition, high-quality single coffee beans are expensive, and blended coffee is more cost-effective and lower than single-origin coffee, but the flavor can also be unique. Therefore, many Italians chose blended coffee instead of single-origin coffee at that time. This is how blended coffee developed and is popular today.
And FrontStreet Coffee believes that the main purpose of blending coffee is to maintain a stable flavor and balanced taste. Because coffee berries are always a crop, the flavor of the coffee berries will be unstable every year due to climate and environmental issues. It may be sweeter this year and less sweet next year. Mixing several coffee beans together can solve this problem very well, and at least keep the flavor of the coffee tasted consistent every year.
For example, the Front Street Sunflower Warm Sun Series currently used in FrontStreet Coffee's store is Front Street's most proud blend of coffee. It is a blend of Honduran sherry coffee and Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherry coffee, which is blended into milk to highlight the rich chocolate, caramel, and tipsy flavors.
Then FrontStreet Coffee will introduce the characteristics of this coffee bean!
FrontStreet Coffee Sunflower Warm Blended
Flavor:Obvious fruit acidity, light berry aroma, wine aroma, rich chocolate flavor, and obvious sweet aftertaste.
Recipe:Honduran sherry: Yerga red cherry = 7:3
This front street blend is a blend of Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherries and Honduran sherry. Front Street’s design concept for this blended bean is that it can be used in both Italian style and manual brewing. The flavor it exudes when used to make espresso has an obvious aroma of fermented wine. When you taste it, the acidity of citrus and berries emerges immediately, with the aroma of whiskey, and the aftertaste is dark chocolate.
Secondly, FrontStreet Coffee has also developed three other Italian coffee blends for coffee lovers to choose from. Each blend of coffee beans has its own characteristics, so you only need to choose according to your favorite flavor.
FrontStreet Coffee Front Street Blend 100% Arabica
Flavor:Soft, slightly sour, sweet, with a nutty sweetness. The overall feeling is not too irritating, mild, and the oil is medium.
Recipe:Colombia:Brazil=3:7
This front street blend is made from Brazil and Colombia. It tastes like a light roasted grassy aroma with a slightly bitter taste. It is sweet and smooth, with a pleasant aftertaste. This is because the coffee beans from the Cymbidium producing area in Colombia have a pleasant sour taste, a mellow smell, moderate acidity, and rich sweetness that is very durable.
The coffee beans from the Cerrado region of Brazil have a pleasant sweet and bitter taste and are extremely smooth in the mouth. So the combination is absolutely perfect.
FrontStreet Coffee Front Street Commercial Blend
Flavor:The sweetness of caramel, the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and dark chocolate, the balance of sweet and sour, a little bit of bitterness, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
Recipe:Colombia:Brazil:Robusta=3:6:1
This front street blend uses coffee beans from Brazil, Colombia and 10% Robusta coffee beans. The taste is classic. Front Street believes that this blend tastes rich in oil and texture, with the sweetness of caramel, and also has the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and dark chocolate. It has a balance of sweet and sour, a little bit of sweetness and bitterness, and a long-lasting aftertaste. This Front Street Commercial Blend uses the same proportion of Colombian and Brazilian coffee beans as FrontStreet Coffee's Front Street Boutique Blend 100% Arabica. The difference is that Robusta is added to provide rich oil and make the coffee taste more mellow.
FrontStreet Coffee Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend (100% Arabica)
Flavor:It has soft fruit acidity, caramel sweetness, nutty, dark chocolate flavor, smooth and viscous, but light taste.
Recipe:Yunnan: Brazil=3:7
This blend is made from Brazil and Yunnan. Front Street believes that it tastes with soft fruit acidity and caramel sweetness, as well as nutty and dark chocolate flavors. It is smooth and sticky, but the taste is on the light side. This is because the natural conditions of Yunnan are very similar to Colombia, with high altitude, large temperature difference between day and night, mellow flavor, moderate sourness, rich and mellow taste, uniform particles, rich oil content and fruity aroma, and its quality and taste are similar to Colombian coffee. However, the taste is still slightly lighter than that of Colombia, while the coffee beans from the Cerrado region of Brazil have a pleasant sweet and bitter taste and are extremely smooth in the mouth. Therefore, the flavor of mixing these two coffee beans is also good, and this Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica) coffee beans is very cost-effective and suitable for beginners in Italian style and small coffee shops.
The above is the relevant content about Australian white coffee compiled by FrontStreet Coffee. I hope it can help coffee lovers who want to know the relevant knowledge so that they can choose Italian blended coffee beans that suit their own tastes in the future.
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
