Coffee pull basic complete tutorial Coffee Coffee depth

Latte-art is a variation on the original cappuccino or latte.

As for the origin of coffee flower, in fact, there has been no very clear literature, only know that in Europe and America at that time, coffee flower is in the coffee show, the display of high difficulty professional technology, and such innovative skills, the display of high difficulty technology, greatly shocked the coffee industry at that time, from the beginning has been the public attention. All of them were fascinated by the magical and brilliant technique of coffee pulling.

At that time, most of the attention was paid to the presentation of patterns, but after a long period of development and evolution, coffee flowers not only pay attention to the visual, but also constantly improve the way and skills of milk dense taste and fusion, and then in the overall taste presentation, to achieve the so-called color, fragrance, taste and complete state.

pattern

There are two main ways of coffee flower pulling.

1 Pour into shape FreePouring

Use skilled skills to control the height of the milk pot, the amplitude and speed of shaking the milk pot, so that milk bubbles on the coffee form different patterns.

2 Etching

The coffee surface with foam, sauce and other things, using toothpicks or thermometers and other sharp objects to draw a variety of patterns, this way does not need much skill, just creative, you can make beautiful coffee.

1. Coffee beans and coffee machines

Coffee is natural, coffee is natural. To make latteart, use espresso coffee, which can be made in an espresso machine or, if not, in a mocha pot.

2. grinder dosers

To coffee fresh, beans must be freshly ground, Italian coffee machine, then the grinder may wish to buy a better point, grinder is durable goods, at any time over a few coffee machines, with grinding card pot, hand grinder has been very sufficient, and suitable for other brewing methods.

3. milk foam

Next is milk. There are three ways to foam milk:

Espresso machine vapors

milk frothing pot

milk whipping stick

4. flower pot

There is also a flower pot, according to the vapor pressure of each coffee machine and the weight of each production, choose different sizes, generally use 0.3L/0.35L or 0.6L pot are OK.

tool combination

In general, if you want to make coffee flowers, you can choose the following combination of tools

Electric grinder + coffee machine + flower pot

Electric/hand grinder + mocha pot + milk bubble pot + flower milk pot

Electric/hand grinder + mocha pot + milk whipping stick + flower milk pot

L2 Milk Jug Selection and Gripping

Milk pot shopping

There are many types of milk jugs on the market. Please refer to the following points when purchasing

Size-Common 300ml, 350ml, 600ml, a little larger also, but generally do not need.

The shape of the pot body is generally a little wider at the bottom than at the top, but there are some wide in the middle and narrow up and down. This is not conducive to foaming milk. It is recommended to be used as decoration.

Teapot groove-divided into long groove type and short groove type two, long groove can play the role of milk foam collection, pull up will be easier to control.

Shape of the spout-rounded and narrow, round and wide, preferably with a curved spout, this spout will be easier to control the stability of milk foam pouring.

Grip-Connection and separation, round and square, everyone's hand is different, try it on.

But the most important thing is to choose a milk pot first, more practice, do not flower heart, milk pot a good

milk jug grip

Hold the grip, thumb flat on the grip, wrist shaking will be more flexible.

Some people hold the top of the pot with their thumbs and forefingers, which makes it difficult to control the stability of the milk and to pour a balanced pattern.

L3 cup and pull flower

tall cup

The tall cup is perfect for thick foam. Using a tall cup gives you plenty of time to fuse. Full fusion can make coffee taste better, but also can make the flower shape stronger, resulting in clear flower pattern. But the prerequisite is enough milk foam, some people will only pour hot milk into the cup before forming and keep the milk foam to the end for pulling flowers, this is not correct, Crema is broken up, and milk foam and coffee can not be fused, not good to drink ah.

short cube-bottom

Square bottom cups, the bottom area will be larger, that will form two phenomena,

Crema is thinner,

It is easy to cause turbulence when pouring milk foam.

Therefore, the cup will generally be tilted, and then gradually put the cup flat after the milk foam is laid.(There is another function of tilting the cup. Pay attention to the later chapters. Careful you will find it.)

short round cup

This is an easy one to master. The flower pattern is easier to appear, but due to the shorter cup body, the flower time is shorter than that of the tall cup.

tips

Beginners are advised to choose a short round bottom coffee cup with a large diameter to practice pulling flowers. After mastering it, try other types of cups and feel them separately.

The material of the cup is also very important, to choose some good insulation, to retain Crema and the finished product insulation also has a considerable function ah

Couldn't find a short round-bottomed, large-caliber coffee cup to practice with? Go to the kitchen and have a look. Are these adjectives appropriate for your job? But be aware that the general rice bowl is not very good insulation, as a good practice tool.

L4 Whipping milk

step

There are three things to do when frothing milk: heat the milk, frother it, and foam it.

Add milk to milk jug

Milk should be 1/3 to 1/2 full

Actuate the steam valve to release water from the steam stick

Insert the steam nozzle into the fresh milk surface about 3-5MM deep (depending on the steam nozzle and steam intensity)

Open steam valve

At this time, a slight hissing sound should be heard. Control the position and angle of the milk jug to form a vortex of fresh milk.

Too deep, you hear a rumble, not deep enough, you see a lot of bubbles, and the milk pops out.

Narrow the vortex at near ideal temperature (to avoid accidents, try and you will know)

Close the steam valve.

Good milk foam must be thick enough, dense and fine, milk foam should be fused with hot milk, the surface of milk foam should reflect light, observe the "hanging cup" of this milk pot after each flower, there should be no big milk foam, the less small bubbles, the better

tips

If you use it at home, it will be good if the milk foam is 140-150℉. Do not sell it above 180℉.

If you use a thermometer, pay attention to the reaction time of the thermometer. It is possible that if you close the steam valve at 150℉, it will eventually rise to 180℉. Without a thermometer, 120 ° F is about the time you start to feel hot.

Do not foam above 120 ° F

Whipped milk about 30-50%

The steam stick is close to the side of the kettle to make it easier for the vortex to form

Tilting the milk jug can increase the surface area of fresh milk, thus increasing the vortex

Don't rush to pull down the milk jug after hearing the hissing sound. This will create too much coarse foam.

Some machines have a piece of black soft rubber (like milkfrother) on the steam holder, and some can remove that soft rubber.

Use frozen milk

It's easier to master with whole milk.

Don't scrape the foam.

To find the right depth for the nozzle, watch this video below. The first four seconds are the right depth, then a few seconds too high, then a few seconds too low. Notice the difference between sound and bubbling.

L5 Basic Drawing Exercises-Drawing Water

objective

1. Practice Stability

2. Initial mastery of shaking skills

practicing a

Pour water from a milk jug into a glass, starting at the mouth, then raise the jug until the spout is about three to five inches high from the mouth. Pour water into the glass with the same thickness of water, but the water should be thick enough. When the jug is full, put the jug close to the mouth of the glass until it is full.

Do you see bubbles when pouring? Yes, practice again. No, go to Practice 2.

exercise two

Try to keep the water column the same as before, until there are no bubbles, no bubbles are stable enough.

practice three

First pour a steady stream of water into the cup, then try shaking the milk pot, not too fast, first slow down, not too much amplitude, slowly master it, but remember, the water column should be the same thickness.

L6 Basic exercises for pulling flowers-circles

flower drawing procedure

Pour the foam directly into the coffee cup

When it's seven minutes full, place the milk pot close to the coffee surface.

The foam will form on the surface of the coffee

Continue pouring milk until full

precautions

Pour out is hot milk or milk foam, hot milk will break up crema, milk foam and espresso fusion, drink up very different;

Is it stable when poured into milk? Regardless of the height of the milk jug, the water column should be approximately thick;

Is the foam that comes out at the beginning the same as the foam that comes out at the end?

These three points are very important, must master, in the future practice should also pay attention to these three points.

tips

Is the foam thick enough? Not thick enough foam in addition to taste and taste bad, the shape will not be strong enough.

Is the foam thick enough to still not form? Try tilting the coffee cup at the beginning to bring the milk pot closer to the surface of the coffee, and then gradually align it after it has formed.

First pour milk foam, so that the coffee surface turns white? Your milk foam is too thick, the density of the foam is too low, so it floats on the surface, you need to practice the foam skills again.

L7 Flower Drawing Basics Exercise-Heart

flower drawing procedure

The method of pulling a heart was actually similar to a circle, except that there was an additional finishing action. After mastering the circle, it should not be difficult to master.

When it's seven minutes full, place the milk pot close to the coffee surface.

The foam will form on the surface of the coffee

When it's almost full, raise the milk jug

Push the milk jug forward to form the tip

tips

Create hearts of varying sizes by controlling the time at which they begin to form

By controlling the finishing speed, it creates a sharp and wide heart shape

L8 Basic exercises for pulling flowers-leaves

flower drawing procedure

When it's seven minutes full, place the milk pot close to the coffee surface.

When you see the foam forming on the surface of the coffee, you start shaking the milk pot.

Shake the steel cup and pull the milk jug back

When it's almost full, stop shaking and raise the milk jug

Push the milk jug forward to form the tip