How can I order coffee when I go to the coffee shop? An article makes you a veteran driver in the coffee industry.

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The ever-faster pace of work has made people want to escape, which has also led to the emergence of a unique style coffee shop in the city. We want to slow down in our leisure time and find shelter. It is just that too many people enjoy the slow life in the coffee shop without knowing the coffee in their cup.

"Blind" spots abound in coffee shops. Many people go to coffee shops to see a single brand, stare at their familiar coffee, and often make comments that make the barista unthinkable when the coffee is placed in front of them: Some people will say after drinking a mouthful of American-style coffee, why is it so bitter? Some people will say after a sip of cappuccino, why is this all foam, coffee is so little? Because this kind of coffee "do not know" lead to their own can not drink a cup of coffee really suitable for their taste and mood, but also make their evaluation sounds so a little embarrassed.

To avoid that bit of embarrassment, let's dive into the stories behind the familiar names espresso, Americano, latte and cappuccino.

Espresso and American coffee are connected by blood

Let's first take a look at the most basic and most able to taste the coffee flavor of the two coffee, we generally go to the coffee shop to see a single brand of the first and second coffee must be espresso and American coffee, a little understanding of them, you will find that there is a broken silk link between the two, blood vessels connected relationship.

espresso

Espresso is a foundation of all coffee, but many people have never known him, let alone tasted him, but after really understanding him, you will know that he is the root of coffee, so this article will also focus on introducing espresso to everyone.

Espresso is an Italian-style method of brewing coffee, with 90.5 degrees Celsius of hot water, by high-pressure flushing ground into a very fine coffee powder to make coffee, has a history of 100 years. Usually the supply is calculated by "shot"(shot), the general term is Espresso, Double Espresso, the amount is small but the flavor is strong, sour and bitter, usually in a very small cup.

Espresso comes from the Italian word meaning "fast" and should be made and tasted quickly. There are many factors needed to make a good espresso, but these four are the most important: the right grind, the right blend, a good espresso machine, and a skilled barista.

Coffee beans after grinding through the coffee machine after a short period of high pressure brewing process, caffeine content is reduced, the flavor of coffee brewed by other machines is more intense mellow. Its biggest feature is that the surface of properly brewed espresso coffee will have a layer of reddish brown foam floating surface, composed of vegetable oil, protein and sugar, accounting for 10%~30% of the whole espresso coffee, which is coffee fat, but also an important factor in identifying the quality of a cup of espresso.

How to taste a cup of espresso coffee is what many people want to focus on, we from the "taste" and "appraisal" two aspects for everyone to say specifically.

"Taste" espresso coffee must be fast, preferably in three drinks, many coffee lovers in order to be able to taste the best flavor of espresso coffee when the perfect espresso, usually stand in front of the bar waiting for the espresso to come out of the moment immediately taste, without any seasoning, only drink its purest taste.

The "judgment" of a cup of espresso is mainly based on the following three factors:

1. Perfect Italian espresso, the surface will be covered with a layer of rich reddish-brown foam;

2. After drinking a good Italian espresso, there will be a mellow aroma in the cup;

3, observe the degree of Klima "hanging cup"(residual on the wall of the cup), hanging cup is a good espresso, in foreign countries, there is no "hanging cup" espresso can refuse to pay.

Americano

American coffee was born after World War II, when the Americans ended the war in Europe. Many troops came to southern Europe. They could not drink strong espresso coffee, so they diluted it with warm water. This is also the blood relationship between espresso and American coffee, and the link between the two is warm water, water temperature and water volume are key factors.

Brewing American coffee water temperature is the key, generally use 90~93 degrees Celsius water, temperature is too low to refine enough, temperature is too high coffee taste will deteriorate. American coffee is famous for its "light" taste. The French once called American coffee water for washing socks. The color is light transparent and light coffee.

Of course, the amount of water added is an important factor in how light an Americano coffee is. Americans drink coffee like a game that doesn't need rules, with no taboos. Pure American coffee is divided into two main types: the east coast of the United States is stronger than the west coast, and the south is stronger than the north. Coffee shops in the American coffee have a store ratio, sometimes can not meet everyone's needs, if we want to drink to meet their own "light" American coffee can also be ordered directly when a single espresso, and then ask the store for a cup and hot water, brewing their own taste of American coffee.

Don't cry out why American coffee is bitter or why American coffee is not sweet, because you can adjust the strength of American coffee, and sugar needs to be added by yourself.

Today, American coffee contains a wide range, and even can be the general name of all black coffee, drip filtration, law pressure and other appliances to make black coffee can be called American coffee.

Through the blood relationship between espresso and American coffee, it is not difficult to find the wonders of coffee. There are many variables for each single variable, and each small or even insignificant variable affects the final taste and flavor of coffee.

Identical twins of latte and cappuccino

Latte and cappuccino exist as the two spines of milk coffee. If there is one word to describe their relationship, it is identical twins. They are identical, but with subtle differences, because lattes and cappuccinos are made of espresso, milk and foam. Let's see where this subtle difference lies.

latte

A lot of times when people go to coffee shops and order lattes, they call them lattes, but if you're in a coffee shop that's very particular about coffee details, you order a glass of milk instead of a cup of coffee. Latte means milk, and latte is the latte we often drink in coffee shops today.

Latte coffee is divided into Italian latte coffee and American latte coffee, Italian latte coffee consists of espresso coffee and milk, American latte is to replace part of the milk with milk foam, we usually drink American latte, and the amount of milk foam is also the key symbol of latte coffee, it must be about 1cm milk foam.

From this we can see that latte coffee pays more attention to highlighting the new experience that milk brings to espresso, but in fact it is not entirely true. Latte coffee can bring unforgettable taste to milk in the eyes of Italians at first, and the main body is different. The mellow milk reduces the closeness of the milk and increases the smoothness of the milk after encountering strong espresso coffee.

cappuccino

When it comes to cappuccino, you must know that it contains a golden ratio of 1:1:1, which means that a cappuccino has one-third espresso, one-third milk and one-third foam. From this we can find that the subtle difference between latte and cappuccino is the foam content, cappuccino is much more foam content than latte, and cappuccino concentrated flavor than latte is also much stronger.

A perfect cappuccino cannot be separated from perfect milk foam. Whether the taste is delicate and dense is also an important factor in testing a cappuccino. People who like to drink cappuccino often attach great importance to the novelty experience brought by each mouthful of milk foam.

If more subdivided, cappuccino is divided into dry and wet. Dry cappuccino refers to more milk bubbles, less milk, drink coffee flavor thick milk fragrance, suitable for heavy taste drinking, wet cappuccino less milk bubbles, more milk, milk fragrance covered coffee flavor, suitable for light taste. Wet cappuccino tastes like latte. Generally speaking, cappuccino tastes heavier than latte. If you are heavy, order cappuccino or dry cappuccino. If you are not used to strong coffee flavor, you can order latte or wet cappuccino.

Identical twinning between latte and cappuccino reflects the difference in milk and foam content in milk coffee and the difference in the extension of espresso coffee. It is worth noting that latte and cappuccino are also sugar-free and can be sweetened if needed.

How to open a small coffee shop at home

After reading the four coffees introduced above, we can not help but find that coffee is not complicated, we can also easily open a small coffee shop at home, not only to meet their daily coffee needs, but also to entertain friends to visit the small coffee shop at home, then you will become a small barista.

To "open" this family coffee shop, we first need a small espresso machine, which is not only small in size but also meets the needs of coffee bean grinding, espresso making, heating milk and foaming.

The preparation of coffee beans varies from person to person, different people have different pursuits for coffee beans, and the sour degree of coffee beans is also different. Finding a coffee bean that suits you is the most important thing.

If you want to make coffee with flowers, the choice of milk tank is essential, the capacity and the shape of the milk tank mouth need to pay special attention, if it is a long-term drinking coffee can choose a small capacity milk tank, guests more choose a larger capacity milk tank, but the smaller the capacity of the milk tank to foam the more time and technology have higher requirements.

For coffee novices who want to learn to pull flowers, in order to make more dense milk bubbles and make milk coffee with milk fragrance, milk should generally choose whole milk, and it is best to equip yourself with a thermometer to control the temperature and time of milk bubbles. Of course, people who lose weight can also choose skim milk. Many people drink coffee or not accompanied by white sugar, according to their own pursuit of coffee sweetness, add it. But in fact, it is recommended that everyone drink more coffee without adding any seasonings, so as to better drink the purity of coffee.

Good coffee alone is not enough, a good horse with a good saddle, a stylish coffee cup is also the essence of your small family coffee shop, coffee and coffee cup collision to have a perfect cup of coffee. Different coffees use different coffee cups to fully display the coffee properties.

With these appliances and raw materials, your little coffee shop can be opened. Find a sunny afternoon, about three or five friends, and a room full of coffee fragrance will definitely make everyone intoxicated.

With such a simple understanding of coffee, I hope you can become not only a coffee shop controller who likes slow life, but also a coffee lover who knows coffee; I hope you can not only open a small coffee shop at home to meet your daily coffee needs, but also make coffee suitable for different friends.