When you stand in front of the counter of a coffee shop and look at the dazzling array of coffee products, such as common latte, cappuccino or macchiato, etc., do you feel a little confused? This time FrontStreet Coffee has specially organizedespressoThe list of types not only allows you to identify the differences in the flavors of various coffees, but also details the proportions of brewing.
Italian coffee types
All the espresso products we see use espresso as the base, and add milk, water, or other ingredients in different proportions to create a variety of products.
The production of espresso requires an espresso machine with a pressurized function for extraction. Usually coffee shops use freshly roasted Italian blended coffee beans/single origin coffee beansGrind the coffee powder very finely, then put the coffee powder into the powder bowl in the handle of the coffee machine, fill it evenly, and then put it into the brewing head of the coffee machine and fasten it.
Then press the extraction button, and the 94-degree hot water will be pressurized in a vacuum environment and quickly pass through the coffee powder layer, extracting an extremely concentrated coffee liquid with a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2. Due to its high concentration, the taste of coffee can still be expressed after adding water/milk or other ingredients, and the production time is short. When espresso was invented, it was loved by consumers.
FrontStreet CoffeeEspresso, usingItalian blended coffee beans. Because blended coffee beans can be blended with coffee beans from different production areas, they can achieve the stability that coffee beans from a single production area (single origin coffee beans) lack (because coffee beans are crops, the quality and taste performance of each year will be affected by the terroir and climate).
FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) produces daily products in its daily stores, using its own blended and freshly roasted "Sunflower warm sunshine blended with coffee beans”, using Ethiopian sun-dried Yirgacheffe + Honduran sherry, the espresso extracted shows the aroma of fermented wine, berries, vanilla cream, nut caramel, rich and smooth taste, and special flavor. Whether making Italian milk coffee or American coffee, it can express the attractive aroma of vanilla cream and fermented wine.
Each extraction of espresso will have different limits on the amount of powder used depending on the size of the powder bowl. When FrontStreet Coffee makes a single shot of espresso, it uses 10-11g of coffee powder to extract 20-25g of coffee liquid, and the extraction time is about 22 seconds; when making a double shot of espresso, it uses 19-20g of coffee powder to make 35-40g of coffee liquid, and the extraction time is about 29 seconds.
How to make American coffee
When American soldiers came to Italy during World War II, they couldn't get used to the espresso made by espresso machines, so they added a lot of hot water to the espresso to dilute the taste.
This move amazed the Italians, so they called this American way of drinking "Americano", which is "American" in Italian. When Americans heard this slightly ironic name, they not only did not feel embarrassed, but felt complacent, so the name Americano was spread, specifically referring to the way of drinking espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
There are no regulations on the amount of water in Americano coffee. You can adjust it according to your preference. FrontStreet Coffee usually uses double espresso (40g) to make Americano, adding 200ml of hot water/ice water mixture.
How to make latte coffee
Caffe Latte is the Italian word for coffee latte, and Latte is the Italian word for milk. If you go to an Italian coffee bar and tell the barista you want a "Latte", the barista may look at you with a puzzled look and then give you a glass of milk. To drink coffee latte in Italy, you must say "Caffe Latte" to get an authentic Italian coffee latte.
However, the latte you order in Italy is likely to be without milk froth, because milk frothers were invented relatively late and first appeared in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Prior to this, latte only had straight espresso and milk, without milk foam.
In terms of ingredients, a latte is one-fifth espresso, two-fifths hot milk, and two-fifths milk foam. The flavor of latte is dominated by espresso and milk. Savor the synthesis and balance of the two, which is the most unique flavor of latte. FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) usually uses double espresso (40g) to make latte, adding 250ml of hot milk/ice milk with smooth milk foam.
How to make cappuccino coffee
The difference between Cappuccino and Latte is that Cappuccino has more espresso. Consists of one-third espresso, one-third hot milk and one-third milk foam. Cappuccino can also be sprinkled with cocoa powder and cinnamon powder for flavor. In terms of taste, the flavor is mainly coffee, with milk as a match.
When FrontStreet Coffee makes cappuccino, they usually use double espresso (40g) and add 180ml of hot milk with thick milk foam.
How to make mocha coffee
Mocha is originally the name of a famous port in Yemen, which exports coffee beans produced locally in nearby countries/regions. These coffee beans have a rich chocolate flavor. Later, mocha coffee was also generally referred to as a special variety of coffee beans with a chocolate aroma. But then the port was demolished, and in order to drink the same flavor of coffee, Europeans added chocolate sauce/cocoa powder to milk coffee, which became the Italian mocha coffee we know now.
FrontStreet Coffee usually uses double espresso (40g) + an appropriate amount of chocolate sauce/cocoa powder to make latte, and add 250 ml of hot milk/ice milk with smooth milk foam.
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
