What's the difference between French, American and Italian coffee? what coffee beans are good for Italian coffee?

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Q: what is American coffee, French coffee and espresso?

A: boil 30c.c with 8 grams of coffee powder. Espresso is called espresso; the same amount of coffee powder brews 45c.c. Coffee is French coffee; add hot water and dilute it to 180c.c. The above is called American coffee.

French coffee is coffee made from a French coffee pot (French presser).

Many Italian coffee shops on the market (such as Starbucks) actually use machines to extract 45c.c. French espresso is then made into different products, but it is generally called espresso because of the use of Italian coffee machines.

Q: how many common standard recipes for fancy coffee?

A: cappuccino / 45c.c. Espresso + 45c.c. Hot milk + 45c.c. Hot milk foam (i.e. 1:1:1)

Latte / 45c.c. Espresso + 90c.c. Hot milk + 45c.c. Milk foam (i.e. 1:2:1)

Coffee au Lait (Ole coffee) / 45c.c. Espresso with a cup of hot milk, as much as you like.

French filter pots, or French coffee pots, also known as French Press, are the easiest and most convenient way to brew coffee. In fact, this kind of pot appeared a long time ago, but people used to use it to make tea. Generally speaking, the filter net for making tea is thicker, and that for making coffee is smaller. If you like coffee but don't have the time, or if you don't have an expensive coffee maker at home, a French coffee maker is a good way.

The principle of using a French coffee maker is very simple, just follow the steps in the above section:

First boil the water, rinse the French kettle and cup with hot water, and preheat the pot and cup.

Grind beans.

Put the ground coffee powder into the pot and fill it with hot water at the right temperature. Put the powder first and then add water.

After standing for 4-5 minutes, press the strainer to separate the coffee liquid from the coffee residue.

Pour into a cup, add sugar and milk.

ENJOY!

The steps are super simple, but the thickness of coffee powder, the temperature of hot water and the duration of soaking will affect the taste of coffee.

Tips:

Coffee powder should not be ground too young, with moderate grinding, about 5-6 degrees. If the powder is too small, the coffee powder will run out of the hole in the filter and the coffee will become cloudy.

The water temperature should not be too high, about 90 degrees Celsius.

Soak for about four minutes. The longer the soaking time, the stronger the taste and the stronger the sour taste. The taste and personal preference of each coffee bean are different, so try it one by one.

Suitable for coffee beans from a single origin, or coffee beans with strong sour taste.

Suitable for filtering medium to deep-roasted coffee beans (such as Nanyang coffee).

Do not press the strainer when standing still, so that the coffee and water have more time and space contact.

The benefits of French coffee:

Simple and quick

No need to plug in

No need for alcohol lamp heating

No filter paper, more environmentally friendly

Small, lightweight and unobstructed.

Easy to clean

Expired coffee beans can also be soaked into coffee oil (crema)

Coffee beans that are not perfectly roasted can also be brewed in a French kettle, but basically cannot be drunk.

The weakness of French coffee:

Compared with Japanese siphon (Syphon), the coffee brewed is muddy.

Compared with espresso, the flavor is not strong enough to boil out the essence of coffee beans.