Introduction to basic Coffee drawing Teaching Picture and text detailed explanation of beginner Latte Heart-shaped pattern skills

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Coffee pull is one of the logo line skills of baristas, and its forms are diverse and complex. Why baristas can pull out such a beautiful and delicious cup of caffeine so easily needs to be honed step by step.

Therefore, beginners in the process of learning coffee flower, should adhere to practice, constantly summarize and patiently communicate, so that they can master flower drawing skills faster and better.

In this article, Qianjie Coffee will talk to you about the tips of coffee flower drawing, as well as the illustration of pictures and texts. "hand in hand" teaches you to make a simple heart-shaped flower pattern.

In the production of flowers before the moderate thickness, delicate and smooth milk foam. The thickness of the foam determines the smoothness, evenness and resistance of the blend of milk and coffee, while the fineness and smoothness of the foam determines the taste of the latte.

Want to make a delicate, smooth and delicious milk foam.

Pay attention to 5 tips!

1. Before dishing out the milk, first open a steam stick to drain the condensed water, so as to avoid the impact of the condensed water on the milk page to make the milk produce big bubbles.

two。 The steam stick is put into the tank at an angle of 45 degrees, which can form a small whirlpool during the impact of the steam of the milk and sweep away the bubbles on the surface of the milk.

3. The depth of the steam stick in the milk is 0.8cm-1cm. If put in too deep, the hole of the steam bar can not contact the air to form a whirlpool; if too shallow, the steam hits the milk surface, forming rough milk bubbles and splashing milk at the same time.

4. The inflation process only needs to "squeak" 4-5 times. Put the steam head into the 0.3cm and turn on the steam switch, and you will hear a "squeak-squeak" sound. This is the inflatable stage, and the thickness of the milk foam for making lattes is 1cm, so we don't need to over-inflate. When you hear the squeak 4-5 times, you can adjust the depth of the milk stick back to 0.8-1cm, maintain a 45-degree angle to create a whirlpool to eliminate the coarse bubbles and heat it to the appropriate temperature.

5. According to the experience of Qianjie Coffee, the milk temperature for making latte / other milk coffee only needs to be heated to 55-65 degrees Celsius, with a maximum of 70 degrees Celsius.

Because in these temperature ranges, when lactose and other sugars are most "active", when mixed with espresso, you can feel the natural sweetness of milk and the bitterness of espresso.

After getting rid of the delicate and silky foam

Next, let's learn about the five principles of coffee drawing.

1. It is important to mix milk and coffee evenly! It not only determines the cleanliness of the background version of the pattern, but also determines the taste of the whole latte.

The general method of fusion is to stir in one direction, holding the coffee cup in the left hand and pulling the flower jar in the right hand, and the two hands stagger half a circle to move in a relative circle. One high and one low stirring intensity can easily mix the coffee and milk fully. As for the size of the circle, Qianjie recommends the maximum circle without hitting the wall.

two。 High fusion, low picture. The production of the pattern is actually after the fusion of milk and coffee, because of the different density, there will be white milk bubbles floating in the performance, in fact, we shake the milk tank, we can let the pattern flow out to form different lines.

For the same foam, the foam will be washed into the coffee when the nozzle is raised, and there will be no white lines, while when the mouth is lowered, the foam will float on the surface and appear white lines.

3. The landing point and trajectory of the map. The location of different patterns is different, for example, the shape of the heart is 1x4. Take the heart shape as an example, if the landing point is in the center, the whole heart shape will be on the lower side.

And this situation should also be analyzed according to the amount of fusion and the thickness of milk bubbles. More fusion or thick milk bubbles will reduce the convection effect, so the pattern pulled out will be too small. If the fusion amount is less or the milk bubble is thin, then the whole convection effect will be good, and the pattern will be large.

4. Do whatever you want. Don't be too nervous if you hold the nipple! Relax the hands, gently and evenly shake the milk jar left and right after fusion, so that the milk foam can flow more silkily to the surface, and at the same time straighten the coffee cup to form convection.

When the pattern comes out, the coffee cup held in the left hand should slowly turn the cup back to the right side. the normal convection phenomenon is that when you pour milk in the middle, you will see the foam "rushing" out in the middle, and there will be a reflux on both sides, that is, the pattern will become full. The thinner the foam, the more obvious this phenomenon is. For example, if we want to pull the heart, embossed tulips need convection.

5. Draw the flower to the end. When you pull out a freewheeling picture, rein in your joy, because if you don't finish well, it will ruin the whole pattern. Take the heart-shaped pattern as an example, the normal ending should be to gradually pull up and move forward when the coffee cup is 9 minutes full, and gradually reduce the amount of milk. Remember not to keep injecting milk after the formation of a heart-shaped tail, which will weigh down the whole love.