The difference between espresso and single coffee suggestion on the difference between espresso and regular coffee

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Coffee beans can be divided into two categories depending on the source: blended beans or single beans, while blended beans are usually only used to make espresso, so in a narrow sense, blended beans can be called espresso beans. So what's the difference between Italian style and individual item? Can you make espresso on a single item? Today, we will popularize the coffee from Qianjie to everyone:

Italian coffee beans, also known as mixed beans, is to mix all kinds of individual coffee beans together, so as to give full play to the strengths of various individual coffee beans, and at the same time cover up part of the defective flavor. The comprehensive blending beans are made from coffee beans from different areas to make a more balanced taste. For example, if a kind of coffee bean tastes soft and lacks mellow feeling, you can add another kind of full-bodied beans to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, complement or strengthen the taste of individual coffee beans, thus creating a richer new taste of a kind of coffee. Sometimes the beans are mixed first and then baked, which is called roasting; sometimes they are roasted and then mixed with coffee beans, which is called cooked. These mixed beans are usually used to make espresso, so they are generally referred to as espresso beans or espresso beans.

Whether it's hard work or familiarity. Before matching beans, we should first know the flavor of different varieties of coffee in the world, and beans have different characteristics according to their origin. Different coffee beans have different personalities because of different varieties and producing areas, and there are subtle differences in sour, bitter, sweet, fragrant, mellow thickness and other flavors. In order to make a better mix of beans, the baker should not only know the characteristics of coffee beans like the back of his hand, but also master the superb baking technology, so it is difficult to make a good mix of beans.

Generally, blended beans are mostly used in Italian coffee, such as Espresso, Americano, Latte or Cappuccino, etc., the taste of coffee is more balanced, more palatable, more stable, it can be said that the taste is more popular.

Individual coffee beans refer to a single variety of coffee beans. With the third wave of boutique coffee, more and more cafes are offering individual coffee. According to SCAE, the most important thing about the emergence of individual products is to trace the source (Traceability), so that coffee lovers know that this kind of high-quality coffee comes from the unique manor, and the taste represents the origin, producing area, and bean species. It is precisely because of the third wave of coffee, pay attention to the pursuit of coffee knowledge, such as brewing methods, flavor, etc., making individual coffee more popular. Single bean is generally suitable for hand flushing, ice drop, cold extract.

The recent popularity of SOE is actually the abbreviation of "Single Origin Espresso", which means single-origin espresso in Chinese. In fact, it is not advanced coffee, it is to replace the "mixed coffee beans" that are usually used to make espresso coffee with "single coffee beans" or a cup of espresso coffee made by high pressure extraction through an Italian coffee machine.

SOE can produce espresso with a typical flavor. For example, Yega's typical citrus flavor, Kenyan fruit flavor, etc., coupled with espresso will magnify the taste of coffee, so specific flavors will be more prominent than hand brewing. However, because it comes from a single origin, the disadvantages are relatively easy to be magnified, so SOE is not necessarily better than assembling and concentrating.

What's the difference between espresso and regular coffee?

Before we talk about the difference, let's talk about the similarities between the two.

First of all, you must know that the so-called "regular coffee" and "espresso" are made of coffee beans. Some of the regular coffee or espresso you drink are made from different kinds of beans, and some are made from the same kind of beans, but generally speaking, no matter what kind of coffee it is, it is roasted and brewed.

What ◆ really distinguishes between the two is the brewing method of coffee, so let's take a look at how these two kinds of coffee are brewed.

First of all, the "regular coffee" in many people actually refers to dripping coffee. Dripping coffee has a wide range, including hand brewing, legal pressure, dripping coffee machine and so on. No matter which method is used, the principle of coffee brewing is the same.

To brew a drop of filtered coffee, you need to use moderately ground coffee powder and filter it with filter paper. The temperature of the hot water should be about 93 ℃ (200 ℉). Under the action of gravity, the hot water filters the coffee powder, extracts the essence, and the coffee is brewed.

The coffee brewed by drip filtration is mellow, long-lasting and easy to make, so it is very common all over the world.

Espresso is made in a completely different way.

When making espresso, you need to grind the coffee finer. Once the grinding is done, you need to pour the coffee powder into a filter bowl and use a powder hammer and 30-40 pounds of pressure powder, so that the running water will not destroy the shape of the pressed powder and make the coffee extract more evenly and fully.

People usually use smaller porcelain cups or glasses to enjoy espresso, and drink it very quickly. Coffee extraction time is also shorter, usually between 15-20 seconds, the length of time will directly affect the taste of coffee.

Espresso can be divided into three parts:

● bottom: that is, the deeper part of the bottom of the coffee cup

● Coffee: a light brown coffee solution

● Coffee Oil: foam with fine texture on the surface.

Espresso must be consumed in a short period of time, and as time goes by, the coffee will begin to lose its flavor.

◆, let's talk about the total amount of coffee and caffeine.

In addition to brewing methods, the most intuitive way to distinguish coffee from espresso is the total amount of coffee. In addition, the caffeine content of the two is not the same.

Usually, the total amount of a cup of coffee (that is, drip coffee) is about 8 ounces, while the total amount of standard espresso is 1 ounce. Depending on the brewing method, the caffeine content of an 8-ounce drip coffee ranges from 80 to 185 milligrams, while a cup of standard espresso contains 40 to 75 milligrams.

In terms of total amount, the caffeine content of drip coffee is higher than that of espresso, but in terms of unit content, espresso is better.

Finally, ◆, let's talk about taste.

The taste is actually the biggest difference between "coffee" and "espresso". Espresso has a balanced taste and a fuller taste, while drip coffee highlights some special tastes and is thinner, because filter paper or strainer is used to make drip coffee, which will filter out some soluble substances.

In the final analysis, both espresso and drip coffee have a large number of loyal fans. Although they are of the same origin, they are reflected in different ways, and the choice of coffee depends on individual preferences.

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