Everyone knows that making Italian milk coffee requires espresso and milk, and there are many types of milk coffee. For example, latte, mocha, cappuccino, etc., the proportions of espresso and milk are different. In this article, FrontStreet Coffee wants to share with you the recipe for making a rich white coffee and the degree of whipping of milk in the hidden menu of Front Street.
what isFlat whitecoffee？
Flat white is a coffee drink originated in Australia, so it is also calledAustralian 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.
Fuli white coffeeHow to make it?
Latte is a coffee drink with a lot of milk added. The biggest feature of Australian white coffee is that when the milk is poured into the coffee, the milk and coffee will not be fused by rotating. Instead, a thin stream of water will be injected from the middle to ensure that the oil on the surface of the espresso will not be washed away when the milk is poured, thus forming a small white circle in the middle.
First of all, Front Street believes that Fuli White Coffee is a coffee that highlights the taste of coffee. The espresso content used in Australian White will be more than that of latte. Front Street is making itAustralian white coffeeIt also uses a double shot of espresso, but the amount of milk powder injected is 100ml less than the latte. In terms of foaming milk, it will also be thinner than the milk foam of latte, so that you can absorb all the milk foam and undispersed espresso oil in the first sip.
Below is Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Proportion formula for making Fuli White Coffee:
FrontStreet Coffee uses the Pegasus E98 espresso machine when making espresso. The espresso beans used are Sunflower Warm Yang Italian blend beans. The extraction parameters are as follows:
Pressure: 9 bar
Temperature: 90.5~96 degrees
Time: 20~30 sec
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
FrontStreet Coffee has provided the espresso production parameters and milk content above. The next most important step is to froth the milk, which is also one of the essences of Italian milk coffee. Next, FrontStreet Coffee will teach you how to froth milk.
What is the best way to froth Fulibai milk?
As mentioned above in FrontStreet Coffee, Fuli White Coffee is composed of espresso and milk. And what needs to be added is whipped milk, and the operation of milk foaming is a great test of the barista's whipping milk skills, so when making Australian white coffee, it is divided into three parts. The first part is to extract the espresso, the second part is to whip the milk, and the third part is to mix the whipped milk with the espresso and perform latte art.
How to make whipped milk？
FrontStreet Coffee mainly relies on the steam wand of the coffee machine to pour the appropriate amount of milk into the milk vat. For example, the latte cup of FrontStreet Coffee is 300 ml, and you can pour 280 ml of milk, because the milk expands due to the gas after being whipped. Before starting to froth the milk, turn on the steam switch slightly and spray steam to drain the excess water from the steam wand. Then submerge the steam head of the steam wand into the milk liquid and turn on the switch. Finally, combine the whipped milk and extracted espresso for latte art.
How much is the milk whipped in coffee latte art?
According to the practice of FrontStreet Coffee, milk foam can be said to be the most important factor. The fineness of the milk foam directly leads to the stabilization time of the milk foam. The finer the foam, the slower it will break down. Foaming milk can be divided into two stages, whipping and foaming. Foaming is to smooth the rough milk foam that has been foamed. The specific operation can be to insert the steam wand deep into the milk foam layer, about 1cm above the liquid level. All the steam holes are buried inside the milk, and the milk foam is foamed through a vortex in one direction until it is fine. Generally, the surface of qualified milk foam has no rough bubbles, is reflective, and has good fluidity.
Of course, the temperature of the milk will also affect the decomposition (layer) speed of the milk foam. The ideal temperature for milk frothing is between 55-65°C. If it is lower than this temperature, the sweetness of the milk will not be stimulated as much as possible; if it is higher than this temperature, too much protein will be denatured. That is to say, it will speed up the decomposition of milk foam.
What kind of milk do you use to froth milk?
Next, a common question about milk frothing that FrontStreet Coffee often hears customers ask is what kind of milk to use to froth milk. Generally, FrontStreet Coffee recommends whole milk, so other milks cannot be used to make milk coffee, or will the conditions for making milk coffee be improved?
First of all, everyone needs to know that milk is composed of three main components: protein, carbohydrates and fat. Protein accounts for 3.3% of milk. Protein can be broken down into two elements: casein and whey protein.
Whey protein contains nine essential amino acids, which will coagulate or deteriorate when heated to high temperatures. Casein will form "micelle" (micelle refers to a surfactant dissolved in water. When its concentration is low, it becomes a single molecule dispersed or adsorbed on the surface of the solution to reduce the surface tension). When steam is used to whip milk, the formation of micelles is interrupted, and casein molecules wrap around the air bubbles to protect them from bursting, thus forming milk foam.
The protein content of different milks affects the durability of the latte decoration on the surface of the latte. Whole milk will have a richer taste and thicker milk foam, while low-fat milk will be more likely to produce large bubbles when whipped.
Therefore, when FrontStreet Coffee makes milk coffee, it uses whole milk with a better foaming rate. Therefore, whether it is full-fat, low-fat or skimmed milk, it can be used to make milk coffee. However, the fat and protein content in these milks are different, and the difficulty of making milk coffee is also different. Of course, there is also a big difference in taste. Because whole milk has high fat and protein content, the milk foam produced is dense, long-lasting, and tastes good, so it is the first choice. However, other milks also have their own advantages, and it all depends on the choice you make in different situations.
The above is the relevant content compiled by FrontStreet Coffee on how to make fului white and how to froth milk. At the same time, FrontStreet Coffee also hopes to help coffee lovers who want to know the relevant knowledge so that they can easily make a cup of fragrant Italian milk coffee at home in the future.
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