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American coffee, as a kind of espresso, contains only espresso and water, with almost no calories, but some friends say that American style is not good, that American style is bitter and strong, then I have to stand up and speak. That must be the cup of espresso that you drank without the careful preparation of the coffee staff. I came to correct the name of the American style.

● asked us to discuss the American style from the beginning, so the question is, how did the American style come from?

The name American coffee comes from the habit of American soldiers in Europe mixing hot water into small espresso, which is common in Europe during the war. Because Americans generally make coffee casually and simply, this method quickly became popular with the popularity of American chain stores around the world. Later, American coffee can even make all black coffee, such as drip filtration, French pressure, etc., black coffee can be called American coffee. In this paper, we will only discuss American coffee based on Espresso.

Americano is very popular in North America, especially breakfast, and office workers with American coffee can be seen everywhere during work. American style is also very popular in other countries where coffee drinking is common. In China, most cafes also provide American coffee. According to the statistics of our products, American coffee only accounts for 15% of the total amount of Italian coffee. It is not difficult to observe that most of those who love American style are foreigners and friends who have experience of living and working abroad, and take out. I am glad to see that this part of friends have gradually turned coffee into a necessity of life.

The soul of American style-espresso (Espresso), when I first came into contact with American style, I was surprised that espresso could be sold as American coffee as soon as it was put into the water. Espresso was invented and developed in Italy in the early 20th century, but until the mid-1940s, it was a drink made solely by vapor pressure. The Spring Lever (spring piston lever) coffee machine was invented and commercialized, transforming espresso into a drink known today. Production process is about 90-97 ℃ of hot water, 9 to 10 atmospheric pressure (bar) pressure, in 20-30 seconds to extract the coffee liquid, 18-21 grams of coffee powder about 40--60ml coffee liquid extraction, according to the type of American coffee beans, roasting methods, and coffee taste, the specific use of coffee weight, extraction time and extraction of coffee liquid are different.

It is such a strong liquid that not only tests American coffee beans, but also tests the barista's extraction skills. if the extraction time is tens of seconds, if the extraction is stopped prematurely, the concentration will become very sour and cannot be imported. A few seconds later, it will become concentrated and watery, and even have a bitter and smoky bad taste, only the right time can make a cup concentrated, rich and complex, or round. Whether bright or calm, different varieties and roasting degrees of coffee beans will bring different tastes, but even if you make a cup of delicious concentrate that baristas like to talk about, there will still be guests who will not pay for it. Of course, there will still be many people who can't accept the strong stimulation of concentration, but can't resist the temptation of black coffee, so they choose American style. After being diluted with water, the concentrated sweet and sour are diluted and become more pleasing. It's a pleasure to drink for a while. A cup of delicious American style, not only the bitter taste of coffee, but also a little bit of sour, with a little bit of sweetness, as well as the aroma of coffee, and a long aftertaste.

●, let's talk about two American brothers, one is Long Black, the other is Lungo, they drink American style is a mixture of espresso and water, so what's the difference?

Americano is to add espresso first and then water.

For Long Black, water is added first and then Espresso is extracted.

Lungo accelerates the flow rate of espresso by changing the scale of the grinder without adding extra water.

●, let's talk about two American brothers, one is Long Black, the other is Lungo.

The grease (crema) on Americano will be washed away by hot water. On the other hand, because the oil on Long Black is poured later, more oil will be seen on the surface of the coffee, and the oil will last longer because it does not receive external force. The insoluble substances in oil (crema) are the result of emulsification under high pressure. And the oil contains carbon dioxide, containing many flavors and aromas. At the same time, this layer of oil, due to its insoluble ingredients, forms a film on our tongue coating when drunk. This film will give us a lasting aftertaste and weaken the sensitivity to bitterness. So Americano will be a little more bitter than Long Black.

Lungo.Lungo is very popular in Italy. Only about 60ml. The decrease in the amount of water brings a fuller taste. In English, Lungo means Long, and Lungo actually means Espresso that lengthens the extraction time. However, visit many domestic cafes, it is almost rare to provide Lungo coffee shop, probably the production also needs an independent bean grinder to increase a lot of complexity, we have to combine practice and related materials to make, we adjust the parameters, lengthen the extraction time found that Lungo oil is the most stable of the three, taste lighter than Espresso, but at the same time will be a little bitter. Compared with Americano, the taste is more mellow, while Americano may be more bitter.

● American coffee bean brand recommendation

The best-selling American coffee beans roasted on Qianjie Coffee: Yega Chuefei Coffee, Golden Manning Coffee, Brazilian Coffee and so on are fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality. And more importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, a pack of half a pound 227 grams, the price is only about 70-90 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 grams of powder per cup of hand-brewed coffee, 15 cups of coffee can be made in a bag, and each cup of American coffee costs only about 5 or 6 yuan, which is very cost-effective for cafes to sell dozens of yuan a cup.

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