Nowadays, Americano coffee can be seen in many cafes. Many people’s impression of Americano coffee is generally that it is bitter. They think that if you drink it without sugar, it will be unpalatable. Is this actually the case? Next, I’ll give you some basic knowledge about Americano coffee.
The Origin of Americano Coffee
According to FrontStreet Coffee, Americano coffee began during World War II. However, the origin of Americano coffee did not originate in the United States. It was invented by Italian baristas for American soldiers during World War II. Because American soldiers found standard espresso too bitter and strong to tolerate, they became accustomed to drinking filter or "drip" coffee at home.
To provide them with coffee more suited to their tastes, the Italians served them espresso diluted with hot water. So in the United States today, ordering a cup of black coffee is black filter coffee, while restaurants and coffee shops in the UK and other places interpret it as Americano. So the name of Americano coffee was spread. So the question of whether to drink Americano coffee with low sugar is actually a personal choice as long as you think it tastes good. Whether to add sugar or not is a personal choice. There is no question of low or not.
Iced Americano Coffee Making Process
The method of making iced Americano is actually very simple, but if you want to make a highly sweet Americano, it takes a little effort. First, you must choose Italian coffee beans with a high sweetness, and secondly, pay attention to some details and operation steps.
Recommended American coffee beans with strong sweetness
The transformation of a bean from light roasting to dark roasting only takes a few minutes to complete. The temperature difference is only about 10°C, but there is an earth-shaking change in taste and aroma. The taste of coffee beans will change from light to dark roasted from sour to bitter. If you want to make a highly sweet American style, it is best to choose medium roasted beans, because this type of coffee will not have a sharp sourness, but also has a certain caramel sweetness.
Here are several different styles of Front Street Italian coffee beans recommended. You can choose and buy according to your needs:
1. Front Street classic blended coffee beans 33 yuan/100g; Brazilian semi-sun-dried coffee beans + Indonesian Mandheling coffee beans + Vietnamese coffee beans, with rich coffee oil and mellow taste;
2. Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso 43 yuan/100g; Costa Rican coffee beans + Panama coffee beans + Ethiopian coffee beans. It has the aroma of roses, strawberry candy and glucose. The sweet and sour fruit has a prominent taste and a pleasant taste.
3. Front Street Boutique 100% Arabica coffee beans 75 yuan/454g: Colombian washed coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans, with flavors of nuts, dark chocolate, and caramel.
2. Front Street Commercial Blended Coffee Beans 60 yuan/454g: Robusta washed coffee beans + Colombian washed coffee beans + Brazilian semi-dried coffee, with flavors of nuts, cocoa, and caramel.
3. Front Street black cocoa blend (100% Arabica) coffee beans 50 yuan/454g: Yunnan washed small coffee beans + Brazilian semi-sun-dried coffee beans, with soft fruit acid, caramel, and nutty flavors.
Sweet American recipe
1. First, you need to extract espresso. The espresso extraction plan is as follows. Extract two portions of espresso according to the parameters below.
Grinder: Galileo Q18
Grinding degree: 2.0
Pressure: 9 bar
Temperature: 92~96 degrees Celsius
Time: 25~33 seconds
Amount of powder: 20g (double espresso)
Extraction volume: 40ml
2. Prepare 280ml ice water mixture.
3. Pour the double espresso into the ice water mixture, stir well and start drinking.
Front Street Strawberry Sugar Iced Americano Flavor: After espresso is mixed with ice water, it will have a refreshing and smooth taste, with more obvious flavors of strawberry jam, roses, grapes, berries, and almonds, with a long-lasting aroma and a chocolate aftertaste.
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
