It's all milk coffee. What's the difference between the ratio of milk foam parameters in Australian and white latte cappuccino?

Australian white and latte are arguably the two most popular hot milk coffees in coffee shops today. But to friends who have just started, they don't seem to be much different. They are both cups of milk coffee with pull flowers. So this made everyone very curious: What is the difference between these two cups of milk coffee, Australian white and latte?

There is no denying that lattes and Australian white singles do look very similar in appearance, especially when the coffee cups used are opaque. The reason is also very simple, because the materials used to make them are the same-espresso, milk, and milk foam, so the appearance of the products is very similar. Although the ingredients are the same, as long as you have tasted them, you will know that they are very different in terms of taste and taste. The reason for this difference lies in some differences in details. For example-the thickness of the milk foam.

1. The thickness of the milk foam Foam refers to the foam of milk! If we use transparent glasses to hold lattes and Australian white, the first difference you can notice is the difference in the thickness of their milk bubbles. The thickness of milk foam will affect many aspects, such as the difficulty of drawing flowers and the taste of coffee. The foam of a latte is about 1cm, which is thicker than the Australian white. This thickness of milk foam is very suitable for making coffee flower flowers. Because the thickness is moderate and it has the right liquidity, it can draw lines well according to our swing and create an ideal flower pattern. In addition, this thickness will also appropriately increase the taste experience of the coffee, which not only makes the taste of the coffee more mellow, but also has a dense touch;

The milk foam in Australia and White is much thinner, not even 0.5 cm. Because the liquidity of this thickness of milk foam is too high, it is not easy to make a pair of beautiful pull flowers. Because of this, many coffee shops have chosen to produce Australian White without pulling flowers. But such a thickness will have a prominent advantage, that is, it will increase the smoothness of the coffee, and the coffee will have a velvet-like smooth taste and very silky!

Second, the size of the cup is followed by the difference in the cup size! The cup size of Australian White is usually smaller than that of latte. Although Qianjie stores do not produce coffee, Qianjie uses different liquid amounts of milk when making Australian White and Latte, which makes the final cup. The amount makes a certain difference! Latte adds more milk, so the cup size of latte will be larger, and Australia and White will be smaller in comparison.

The reason why there is such a difference is that latte requires a large amount of milk to balance the bitterness of the coffee, so that the coffee will not taste very bitter and the taste is balanced and soft; while Australian White needs to highlight the taste of coffee, less milk will be used to prevent milk from overshadowing the taste of coffee.

3. In addition to milk, the base of coffee is different from the base of espresso coffee. What does it mean? That is, the coffee base used to make lattes is traditional espresso, while the base used to make Australian white is a short extract version of espresso-Ristretto.

The difference between short extraction concentration and traditional concentration lies in the difference in extraction rate and concentration. Traditional espresso extraction is relatively complete and then the concentration is relatively low, so its taste will be relatively balanced and have a relatively complete flavor and aftertaste; while short extract concentration reduces the liquid volume, so its concentration will be slightly higher, and the extraction rate will be relatively lower. The advantage of this extraction is that coffee will have a higher sweetness and a fuller taste, will not be so bitter, and will be easier to taste.

The above are the three main differences between Australian white and latte. But just by saying this, you may not be able to understand the differences between them well, so we will share the parameters and tasting experience between the two from Qianjie, so that everyone can better distinguish between lattes and Australian white. The difference between them. The coffee beans used in Qianjie this time are the basic blend of Qianjie black cocoa in the Qianjie bean list. It is made of coffee beans from Brazil and Yunnan producing areas, and adopts medium to deep baking. When making espresso for latte, the parameters used by Qianjie are: 20g powder, a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2, and the extraction time is controlled at 30 seconds; while when making short-extract espresso for Australian White, Qianjie uses the parameters: 20g powder, a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:1.5, and the extraction time is also controlled at 30 seconds.

Qianjie uses a ratio of 1:5 (ratio of coffee to milk) when making lattes, which means that 40ml of espresso will use 200ml of milk. Then the milk will be heated to 65°C, and a thick milk bubble of 0.5 to 1 cm will be formed, and then the flower will be made, so that a cup of latte will be made; while the ratio used by Qianjie when making Australian white is 1:4 (ratio of coffee to milk), that is, 30ml of espresso will use 120ml of milk. Then the milk will be heated to 55°C, and the milk will be beaten to produce a thin milk bubble with a thickness of less than 0.5 cm to make a simple flower, so that a cup of Australian white coffee will be made.

Because the milk foam is relatively thick, latte coffee will have a more dense touch to drink and the taste will be more mellow. In terms of taste, it has a very balanced performance because of the addition of a large amount of milk-the taste of coffee will not be too prominent, and it will not be concealed by the taste of milk. We can drink the basic combination of chocolate, nuts and caramel of Qianjie black cocoa. The flavor performance has a long aftertaste and outstanding sweetness, which is very good; as Qianjie said, the performance of Australian White coffee is completely different! Because not much milk is added, Australia White has a very strong coffee flavor. We can obviously taste the flavors of caramel, chocolate, nuts, and cream. However, because the espresso coffee used is a short-extract version, the extraction rate is not So complete, so although the coffee tastes strong, it is not bitter and has a high sweetness. The thinner milk foam gives the coffee a velvety silky taste, which is really good.

To sum up, everyone should clearly know what the difference is between Australian White and Latte. It's still easy to distinguish, right?

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