It is generally believed that Americano is a drink made by diluting espresso with water, iced Americano = espresso + ice water, hot Americano = espresso + hot water, and the key to the taste of Americano is the coffee beans. So today we will talk about making American-style coffee at home and how to choose the right coffee beans according to your own taste.
Americano, made with espresso, actually only appeared after Starbucks started selling coffee drinks. It turns out that in the United States, Americano actually refers to a lighter black coffee.
In the United States, people on the east coast drink coffee more strongly than people on the west coast, and people in the south drink coffee more strongly than people in the north. In terms of ethnicity, Southern Europeans and Latinos are more fond of strong coffee than immigrants from England, Germany, and Northern Europe. Diluting espresso with water is the main way to drink it in the western United States. Generally speaking, life in the United States is relatively busy and stressful. We often drink a large pot of electric drip coffee from morning to night. Because too much water is added, the coffee tastes very weak, so many people criticize the local American coffee for being terrible.
Is the Americano made with espresso delicious?
Compared with the local American coffee in the United States, the American coffee made by mixing espresso with water is indeed richer and more fragrant. In addition, the production time is faster than that of a drip coffee machine, so it is sought after by office workers around the world. With the promotion of the trend of specialty coffee, major coffee shops are now beginning to pay attention to the quality of extracted concentrated coffee beans, and the coffee flavor has also gained more layers.
For example, the "FrontStreet Coffee" produced in FrontStreet Coffee stores Coffee) "Warm Sun Italian Blend Coffee Beans" is a blend of Yirgacheffe sun-dried red cherries and Honduran sherry coffee beans. Front Street recommends a double espresso extraction parameter of 20g powder to extract 40g of coffee liquid, and then add 1:4.5 hot water/ice water. The Americano coffee produced in this way has a rich aroma of wine, soft acidity like berries, and an aftertaste of hazelnut dark chocolate.
The correct way to drink American black coffee
The reason why Americano is so popular is not only because of its moderate concentration and approachable taste. An appropriate cup of Americano every day can also help us digest food, relieve fatigue, and eliminate body edema.
In Guangdong, where the temperature is relatively high, iced American style can also help Cantonese people cool down and quench their thirst. It can be said to be a summer artifact. In addition, because Ice American Style is very low in calories, it can improve the body's metabolism. Drinking it one hour before exercise can also help burn fat, so it is one of the drinks recommended by many fitness people. However, Front Street still needs to remind everyone that only pure Americano coffee has certain effects. Adding syrup, condensed milk, and creamer to Americano coffee will bring extra calories, and long-term drinking is not good for our health.
Front Street believes that the optimal tasting temperature of Americano coffee is determined by the flavor of the Italian blended coffee beans. If you use dark roasted (not acidic, high body) coffee beans blended to make American coffee, such as Front Street Blend 100% Arabica Coffee, Front Street Commercial Blend Coffee, Front Street Classic Blend Coffee, the best tasting temperature is around 60-70 degrees Celsius;
If it is an Americano made with medium roast (slightly sour, obvious sweetness, and full body) blended with coffee beans, such as Front Street Mozart Coffee, Front Street Bird of Paradise Coffee, and Front Street Strawberry Sugar Coffee, the best tasting temperature is around 50-60 degrees Celsius;
If it is an Americano made from single-origin coffee beans roasted medium to light (bright acidity, fresh flavor), we recommend Front Street Oiran soe coffee beans. The best tasting temperature is 40-55 degrees Celsius.
Since using lightly roasted coffee beans can easily lead to perforation and uneven extraction, Front Street does not recommend using this type of beans to make espresso.
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
