Introduction to the entry-level skills of Coffee Blossom introduction to which kind of fresh milk and how to make milk foam

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Coffee flower, similar to the table (coffee cup), spread the canvas (Italian concentrate) to paint (milk and milk foam).

To share the beginner's introduction to Italian coffee flower, the first key point is to prepare a few small steps in front of you, so that you can easily pull out the pattern:

1. Italian concentrated solution extraction: please use the correct and appropriate amount of powder (double about 18 grams), extraction pressure about 9 atmospheric pressure, extraction appropriate number of seconds (25-30 seconds).

Extract and concentrate lamarzocco GB5 Tainan Italian coffee machine semi-automatic

two。 Coffee cups: beginners are advised to use coffee cups at least above 300ml. Too small cups are more difficult. It is suggested that you can choose a special cup for the international flower competition, or look for a similar style by yourself. the key point is to choose larger bowl noodles and make it easier to make pictures.

3. Steel cup: beginners recommend using medium steel cup (550~600ml). When pouring fresh milk, the amount of fresh milk poured to the lower edge of V-shaped is the best.

4. Fresh milk: beginners recommend using full-fat fresh milk with calf badge. The state has relevant regulations and standards for real fresh milk, so keep your eyes wide open when you choose and buy. -> how to tell fresh milk?

5. Steam control: before practicing flower drawing, you can practice the hand control system of turning on the steam bar of the coffee machine.

Each coffee machine steam function / steam bar open / steam size design is different, first understand the coffee machine you want to learn to use, to what extent, the amount of steam is most suitable for foam.

It is not that the larger the amount of steam is, the more suitable it is to make the milk foam. When the steam volume is too large for a short time, it is easy to let the milk breathe in too much air and the milk foam is too hairy, so it is impossible to make a picture.

The above determination is fully prepared, but also familiar with the steam control of the coffee machine, and then learn to pull flowers will get twice the result with half the effort.

The second point is the paintbrush-how to beat the milk into a shape suitable for flower drawing, which is a process of air intake and mixing. We should make the hot steam and fresh milk in the cup in the correct proportion in the process, and fully mix evenly. At first, too much air into the milk can easily lead to too much hair (too much foam), or too little air intake (become simple hot milk, no milk foam), or do not evenly mix the steam into the whole cup (the foam is concentrated in the surface layer, there are no milk bubbles in the lower layer), it is impossible to make a flower pull.

You can try the following actions:

1. Using a medium-sized steel cup, the steam rod can lean against the V-shaped mouth of the steel cup, which can be placed in fresh milk and can be close to the surface of fresh milk.

Dispense milk and foam latte

two。 The left hand can hold the handle of the steel cup and the right hand can steam. At the beginning of the intake, you will see the formation of small bubbles and hear the intermittent "rumbling" sound, when the hot vapor is concentrated on the surface. After driving to the right size, move it to the bottom of the steel cup and hold it so that you can feel the heated temperature of the fresh milk with your hands.

3. If there is successful air intake, you will find that the surface height of fresh milk becomes higher. After feeling that the air intake is enough (be careful not to inflate too much), try to mix the air and milk evenly. Therefore, you can try to move the position of the steel cup so that the head of the steam rod is in the middle of the fresh milk, the height is moderate and not too low, and try to leave a certain distance between the head of the steam rod and the bottom of the liquid (there should be space).

Dispense milk and foam latte

4. If there is a successful stirring, you will see the circle of fresh milk spinning, which should be quiet at this time, without a loud and shrill sound. If the whole process is very noisy, it is necessary to practice! )

Dispense milk and foam latte

5. The whole process of beating milk foam is about 10 seconds, which is actually very short. When you feel that the palm of your right hand holding a steel cup feels hot and the temperature has reached extreme, you have to turn off the steam and finish beating milk foam.

When pulling flowers, hold the bottom of the cup in your left hand, you can put the handle of the coffee cup toward your elbow, and the whole cup tilts slightly to the elbow at an angle of about 45 degrees to increase the surface area.

Take the steel cup in your right hand. The front section is slowly rotated and poured into the milk foam, which is mixed with the concentrated milk foam. When the proportion of the foam is equal to that of the concentrate, the white foam begins to float on the concentrated liquid, and the middle part begins to paint.

According to different patterns, slowly push out white lines and blocks, it is recommended to push slowly, the breakpoint will be raised, the level is more obvious. The patterns suitable for beginners are love, buds and leaves.