Americano is the most common coffee drink in daily life. Generally, Americano is divided into two types, one is made in coffee shops, and the other is made with an Americano drip machine. Front Street will talk about the differences between the two methods of making American coffee.
The American coffee in coffee shops is actually a category of the Italian coffee system. The story goes something like this. Americans mainly drink drip-type light coffee, while Italians drink espresso. After the Italians immigrated to the United States after World War II, in order to cater to American tastes, they mixed espresso with water to make the coffee light and turn it into a light coffee that suits American tastes. This practice has become the mainstream American coffee practice in coffee shops.
This method requires an espresso machine, which is generally available in coffee shops, but is rarely available in homes because it is too expensive. The advantage of this method is that the manufacturing time is very short and the cup can be produced quickly. Take the practice of FrontStreet Coffee as an example. FrontStreet will use 20g of coffee powder to extract 40g of espresso liquid, and then add 200ml of water to dilute it, with a ratio of 1:5. In this way, you can drink it without losing the flavor and taste, and you won't feel uncomfortable because it is too strong.
We use Front Street's classic Italian blended coffee beans to make the American style. The taste is creamy chocolate, nuts, maple syrup, rich in fat and smooth in taste.
For the use of American coffee machines, Front Street recommends giving priority to medium roasted beans, because this can prevent the coffee from being too bitter or too sour. If you don’t know how to choose, you can refer to the guide given by Front Street:
1. Tropical fruit and fermented wine aroma types, it is recommended to buy Front StreetStrawberry sugar coffee beans, which have rich aromas of roses, raisins, strawberry fudge, and ripe blueberries when brewed. You can also choose Front Street Columbia Divide Estate Hija coffee beans, which have various layers of passion fruit, grapes, apricots, citrus, and chocolate.
2. If you like the low-acid balance type, we recommend Front Street Bird of Paradise coffee beans, which are produced in Papua New Guinea and have flavors of nuts, dark cocoa, caramel, and almonds, with a balanced taste and soft citrus acidity;
3. Rich taste or mellow type, recommended to buyFront Street Brazilian Queen Manor coffee beans, extracted using a fully automatic coffee machine, will have the flavors of roasted peanuts, dark chocolate, cream, and sucrose, with a distinct sweet aftertaste.
The working principle of the American drip filter machine is somewhat similar to that of Pour over(V60) coffee. It is also a drip extraction method. However, the difference is that the American drip filter machine works through the manufacturer's program and is not highly adjustable. For a friend who doesn’t know how to make coffee, this is a good coffee appliance; but for a friend who likes to make coffee, the American-style machine seems a bit useless.
American coffee machines are generally used in offices, homes or some Western breakfast restaurants. The use of the American drip filter pot is very simple. For horizontal comparison, we also use sunflower warm sun blended coffee beans. The degree of grinding is the same as that of manual grinding, and the passing rate of the No. 20 standard sieve is 80%. The powder container of the American trickling filter is generally a metal filter. In order to improve the cleanliness, a trapezoidal filter paper can be placed.
The amount of powder is based on the standard American machine standard of adding 100ml of water for every 5g of coffee powder. This time, 20g of coffee powder is used, so 400ml of water is added. Put the bottom pot into the coffee machine, put the lid on the coffee machine, pour 20g of coffee powder, and add 400ml of hot water to the water tank. Then close the lid, press the start button, and the American drip filter will start extracting coffee.
The water flows down from the water tank and enters the U-shaped heating pipe. After being heated to 100°C, the hot water at the front is pushed to the water outlet pipe through water pressure and temperature pressure, and then sprayed out through the water outlet. After the hot water drips into the coffee powder in the filter, it is fully soaked and extracted and flows into the bottom pot. After about 5-8 minutes, a pot of American drip coffee is completed.
The coffee produced by the American drip pot will have a lighter taste, and the taste is very consistent with the American feeling of being very light with a little coffee flavor. Suitable for breakfast and afternoon pick-me-up.
The advantage of the American drip coffee machine is that it is easy to operate, and you don’t need to learn a lot of coffee knowledge to make a good cup of coffee. The American drip filter machine can also be adapted to different coffee beans, so the taste of the coffee produced will also be different.
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
