How to choose props for beginners in coffee pulling? What equipment do I need to teach myself latte?

There are exquisite patterns floating on the fragrant coffee. This is the coffee flower. Qianjie believes that if you want to learn the perfect coffee flower, you must first prepare the required materials and utensils in advance, mainly inseparable from the following five items:

1. Coffee beans, bean grinders, coffee machines:

When making coffee flowers, milk foam and Espresso are of course the protagonists, so you must use an espresso machine (matching handle, powder maker, powder hammer) and a matching bean grinder, as well as an electronic scale, and then turn the coffee beans into a very strong Espresso. If you don't have it, you can use a mocha pot instead, but the effect will be greatly reduced. One is that the oil stability is poor, and the other is that the concentration is low.

It should be noted that the prerequisite for making beautiful pulled flowers is to have a perfect espresso, so which coffee beans to choose are very important. Front Street believes that Italian concentrate with delicate, smooth and rich oil is the best standard. Two products, Front Street Classic Mix and Front Street Commercial Mix, can be used. One of them combines the wild tones of Brazil and Mantelin, and the other is a formula rich in a variety of nutty flavors, and a small amount of Robusta is added on this basis to add the richness of the oil and golden color. The taste is low and mellow, allowing novices to learn to draw flowers. It can be even more powerful.

2. Whole milk

Milk foam is made from milk. The fat and protein content of milk and temperature will affect the formation of milk foam. It is best to use whole milk for pulling flowers. Because of its high fat and protein content, it can make more and smoother and denser milk foam. In addition, it is best to keep milk refrigerated, because frozen milk can lengthen the time spent by the milk foam. Only when the milk and foam are mixed properly will the flowers be beautiful.

3. Steam bar/milk maker/milk whip for espresso machine

All three are milk foaming tools. Friends who have the conditions should give priority to the steam stick of espresso machines. Currently, the air inlet hole of the steam stick of the more mainstream coffee machine is 3 or 4 holes, and the steam stick of some household level coffee machines is 1 or 2 holes. Generally speaking, those with more holes will have shorter time to pass, create stronger swirls, make easier to operate, and those with less holes will have greater difficulty, because long passing time will cause you to need more physical strength and more accurate passing angle.

Hand-made milk frothing pots and electric milk sticks are difficult for beginners to master and need to be heated in advance. You can purchase a special blowing device for the milk foaming pot, and the size can be selected according to the amount of production. Generally, a 350cc or 600cc steel pot can be selected; you can also use the French pressing pot instead, and scrape off the large bubbles on the surface after the blowing is completed.

4. Coffee flower jar

The milk foam can be used for pulling flowers. The size can be selected according to the amount of milk produced each time. Generally, it can be 300ml, 350ml or 600ml. In addition, flower pots also come in different shapes. It is recommended to choose a shape with a wide bottom and narrow upward. Avoid choosing a shape with a wide middle and a narrow upper and lower end, because this is not conducive to foaming milk.

In terms of the shape of the spout, you can choose a round and wide spout, which is preferably curved outwards, which makes it easier to control the stability of the milk foam pouring out. For the spout groove, you can choose a long groove type that can collect milk foam, which makes it easier to control the thickness of the lines when pulled.

5. coffee cup

Beginners recommend using a coffee cup with a short body and round bottom, a large diameter and a thick thickness for practice. One is that the cross-section is wider, so there is more space for drawing. The second is that the depth of milk foam injection is relatively shallow, and the pattern is easier to emerge. Come out, and it feels better when held and is not easy to be burned.

Everything is ready, it is time to start practical coffee pulling! For specific operations, please refer to this article once shared by Qianjie: "It turns out that coffee shops practice flowers at such low cost!"

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。

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