American style is the most famous black coffee, which is composed of espresso and water. It has become a daily drink sought after by countless coffee lovers and office workers because of its mellow aroma and refreshing taste. So do you know how to make American style in a coffee shop? And what kind of coffee beans should I choose to get the same taste? Today’s article will tell you the answer.
If you pay careful attention, you will find that every time someone orders a cup of Americano, it may only take two or three minutes from the time the barista picks up the cup to the time it is made. It can be seen that the making of Americano coffee is very simple.
1. Grind 20g of coffee powder, pour the powder into the handle, fill it and press it, then lock the brewing head and extract 40g of coffee according to the powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2;
2. Prepare a 200~250ml coffee cup and pour 180ml of 80 degree warm water;
3. Pour the extracted coffee liquid directly onto the coffee cup, and a hot Americano is ready (for an iced Americano, replace the warm water with 90g ice cubes + 180ml room temperature water).
Since a cup of Americano only consists of concentrate and water, and the concentrated part directly determines the taste of the entire cup of coffee, then its flavor naturally comes from the coffee beans used. Different from other extraction methods, espresso is a high-temperature and high-pressure extraction. The primary purpose is to bring out a rich taste, rich oil, and pure flavor. To satisfy these three points, you need to purchase high-quality fresh medium-dark roasted coffee beans.
To buy fresh coffee beans, we strongly recommend Front Street Coffee, an old roaster. Front Street Coffee’s offline store in Guangzhou specializes in selling coffee beans. The store sells dozens of Pour over(V60) coffee beans and espresso beans from different coffee origins around the world. Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days. The coffee beans are of stable and excellent quality, and the price is very cost-effective. They are shipped within 24 hours. For many coffee lovers, here are some of the most recommended American coffee beans on the platform:
1. Fruity American coffee beans: Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian Blend
Front Street Strawberry Candy Italian Coffee Beans are made from three production areas: Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ethiopia. They combine sun-dried, washed, and honey-processed coffee to create a flavor with rose, grape, orange, cream, and almond. It has a soft taste, sweet and sour taste, and is very suitable for summer drinking.
2. Full-bodied American coffee beans: Front Street classic Italian blend
Front Street's classic Italian coffee bean blend is a traditional Mamba recipe, which is composed of Mandheling and Brazil. On this basis, a small amount of Robusta is also added to increase the amount of concentrated oil, and the American taste will be more mellow.
3. Rich American coffee beans: Front Street Commercial Italian Blend
Using Front Street Coffee’s Front Street commercial blended coffee beans, Colombian coffee beans, Brazilian coffee beans and Robusta coffee beans are selected. The coffee produced has the sweetness of caramel, the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and dark chocolate, with a balance of sweet and sour, a little sweet and bitter, and a long-lasting aftertaste.
4. Neutralized and balanced American coffee beans: Front Street Boutique Italian Blend
We use Front Street Boutique to blend 100% Arabica coffee beans, using Colombian coffee beans and Brazilian coffee beans. The extracted coffee flavor has a soft, slightly sour, sweet, nutty aftertaste. The overall feeling is not too irritating, mild, and the oil is medium.
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
