What is coffee combo? How big is the cup size of combo coffee? What is the ratio of lattes to American style in combo?

Coffee combo (combo for short) is a very popular way to produce in coffee shops. The extracted espresso is divided into 2-3 small parts and then combined into different products, so that guests can taste the performance of the same bean in "different cooking" ways at the same time.

But because of this, the production of Combo is a great test for baristas. Because in order for the combo to highlight the characteristics of beans while making coffee delicious, baristas not only need to pick out the right beans, but also redefine the extraction of espresso and adjust the coffee-milk / water ratio. As a result, the backstage on the front street often receives questions such as how to choose beans for combo, how to concentrate combo, and what is the ratio of coffee to milk / water. good! So today, Qianjie will share how to make a set of delicious coffee combo! First of all, Qianjie will first talk about some points for attention in the production of combo, and finally Qianjie will demonstrate it again.

What kind of beans do you need to make combo? Because most coffee shops produce combo in the form of "one black and one white", that is, a cup of American style and a cup of latte, the coffee beans you choose need to consider the production of American style and latte at the same time. )! It is not easy to find the right beans, because different coffee beans have different characteristics, and they may not be suitable for all coffee making.

For example, if we choose a bean that is lightly roasted and has a very fresh flavor, then the American coffee produced by it may be delicious and refreshing. However, due to the lack of outstanding flavor, the latte may be a little inferior, or some deep-roasted coffee beans, the latte will be very mellow and fragrant, but the American style made from it will be slightly inferior.

Therefore, when choosing beans, we need to find a relatively versatile, relatively balanced and coordinated bean to meet both American and latte production. For this kind of demand, Qianjie will recommend those coffee beans with medium or medium roasting degree and heavy fermentation degree. Because the medium and medium roasted coffee beans have a higher sweetness, there will not be too prominent sour and too prominent bitterness, so it can be made with both American and latte in terms of taste. On the other hand, the coffee beans with heavy fermentation will have more prominent and complex flavor performance, which can better show their own advantages. After all, combo is, to put it bluntly, a show of baristas and coffee beans, and it is even more important whether they can convey their advantages to consumers.

How to extract espresso for combo? Well, when we have finished selecting coffee beans, the next step is the extraction of espresso. Because the extracted espresso needs to be split into two or more portions for coffee production, we'd better use more coffee powder than usual to ensure that the coffee cup is not too small. (unless people usually use a large amount of powder for extraction and concentration.)

And there are many directions that can be chosen in terms of extraction! If we want to make more cups, then we should extract espresso in the normal proportion. For example, the use of 22g powder, according to the regular 1:2 ratio extraction is to produce 44ml coffee liquid.

If you want to make that kind of small and full-bodied coffee, then we can choose a Riestriot extraction method: only 70% to 80% of the original liquid weight, the concentration of coffee can be increased. But keep in mind that this extraction method can not follow the grinding degree of the original extraction concentration, it should be adjusted in detail. (details move to: Riestrito)

How much do you want to add water and milk? When the espresso is extracted, we split it into two parts (or use the shunt handle directly to omit this step), and then mix a certain amount of water and milk to make American and latte. And the most important thing here is the question of proportion!

Because we normally make American or latte coffee based on medium-deep and deep-roasted espresso, we use more water and milk to dilute the bitterness of the coffee. When we cut coffee beans into categories with relatively less flavor, we can appropriately reduce the amount of coffee added to avoid excessive dilution of coffee concentration and taste caused by too much water or milk.

The actual operation of the above, is the production of combo some problems that need to be paid attention to. Next, Qianjie will share the parameters and processes used in making combo in Qianjie. Because there are too many appearances in the warm sun mix, Qianjie will choose a single bean to make this time, which is the anaerobic sun treatment of Santa Vini! After all, there are still many coffee shops that use it to produce combo. The extraction parameters are as follows: the amount of powder is 22g, the ratio of powder to liquid is 1RU 1.2, and the extraction time is 36s.

Prepare two 120ml coffee cups in advance.

Here in Qianjie, there is no choice of a shunt handle for diversion, but a method of first extraction and then distribution. It is better to use shunt handle when you extract it by yourself. it will be more convenient.

Because there is a cup of hot milk coffee to make, so in the extraction process of espresso, Qianjie will dispose of the milk together! The proportion used in front street is 1:4, espresso 22ml, milk 90ml, milk temperature 65 °C. By the way, the American ratio is 1 80ml 3.5, concentrated 22 ml hot water at 70 °C. After getting rid of it, we can begin to draw flowers!

After pouring the water and pulling the flowers, we can put the two cups of coffee on the plate, and then there is the tasting! Qianjie suggests that when drinking combo, start with the American style, which is relatively light in taste. And Santa Vini does live up to expectations. The American coffee made with it is very sweet, with aromas of citrus, pineapple and a little red wine. The latte is also outstanding, with a balanced taste, and can feel the obvious aroma of mango and red wine. Very good.

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