What's the difference between espresso and hand-brewed coffee? can you make cappuccino?

Whether it is hand-brewed coffee or espresso, it is actually very suitable for romantic coffee people. imagine ordering a cup of strong coffee on a rainy afternoon, through the transparent glass covered with Rain Water, the mood, just like the feeling brought by that cup of coffee, sour, sweet and bitter, let this feeling swim your body and your world. It's also coffee, but there is a big difference between espresso and hand-brewed coffee in terms of appearance and flavor. Then Qianjie Coffee will introduce their differences one by one.

What is espresso?

The es of espresso espresso, which actually means ex in English, has the meaning of speed and convenience. Espresso beans are called House Blend, which is commonly heard as mixed / formula coffee. As the name implies, they are coffee beans made of mixed beans from multiple producing areas. The use of mixed coffee beans helps to balance the flavor and stabilize the taste. In order to take into account the final brewing quality, we usually use a professional bean grinder to grind the coffee beans to a fine grinding state before making espresso, so that the espresso can be extracted in a short time.

Authentic espresso, using close to boiling high-pressure hot water-(92-94 degrees Celsius, 9bar atmospheric pressure, 20-30 seconds extraction time), through fine grinding, flat pressure of coffee pressed powder to make about 30ml drinks, the surface will be with a thick, dense layer of coffee oil foam, called Crema, the color of the oil tends to gold and brown, now it will be different in color because of the roasting degree of the coffee. Traditional Italians attach great importance to the culture and quality of espresso. For this reason, the Italian National Coffee Institute provides official certification for replacing the extraction parameters of espresso, which makes the brewing process data transparent and contributes to the traditional flavor of espresso. Can be passed on more completely.

What is hand-made coffee?

Hand coffee is made by baristas who control water temperature, water flow, water volume, coffee powder thickness and other parameters, and brew coffee powder smoothly to complete coffee extraction. The extraction principle of hand coffee is through three physical mechanisms between water and coffee powder (steaming, dissolving, diffusion and proportion adjustment). As long as one of the factors is adjusted, it will affect the final flavor of the whole cup of coffee. This is why hand-brewed coffee is so particular about all aspects of coffee brewing.

The beans of hand-brewed coffee are mainly determined by the origin, flavor, characteristics, processing method, baking method and other factors, although it is not limited to individual coffee beans or comprehensive / formula coffee beans, but usually single coffee beans are the preferred choice, unless the single flavor is too strong, or prefer a special flavor, it will mix the taste by mixing beans.

The difference between espresso and hand brewed coffee

1. The flavor and taste are different.

Because the espresso taste is very rich, many people will add sugar or milk to reconcile the bitter taste, which leads to a trend based on espresso. Fancy espresso will be mixed with syrup, cream, spices and other seasonings to create a diverse and layered taste of coffee, such as Campbell blue, macchiato, caramel macchiato, cappuccino, latte, mocha, Italian American coffee. Wait, they all belong to the members of the espresso family!

Hand-brewed coffee is aimed at single-product coffee beans, high-quality coffee beans, each of which comes from a single producing area, a single variety, and even a complete production resume, so hand-brewed coffee can retain the unique flavor of the region. the technology of baking beans and the degree of baking are particularly important! Generally speaking, the longer the baking time, the higher the concentration, and the more obvious the aroma of milk, caramel and chocolate; on the contrary, the shorter the baking time, the more prominent the acid value, and the more obvious the bright fruit aroma. For the selection of beans when brewing hand-brewed coffee, there are no restrictions on shallow roasting, medium-roasting, medium-deep roasting and deep-roasting, which usually depends on the taste of the drinker.

two。 The selling appearance is different from the cooking method.

Espresso has a lot of appearance, because coffee, milk and milk foam are different, which can make different appearance of flowers, which look both good-looking and delicious, such as cappuccino tulips, leaves and flowers. Love pull flowers and so on, the brewing technique is high-pressure extraction of espresso.

Hand coffee, a very simple cup, pure black coffee, but its flavor is richer than the appearance of Italian coffee, it can be said that the appearance is simple, rich in connotation.

Can you brew coffee beans by hand to make espresso and cappuccinos?

General espresso, most of the use of mixed beans, and the mellow taste and flavor, but in fact, boutique coffee beans, individual coffee beans can be used to extract Italian coffee, and it is easier to highlight the taste of coffee beans.