A basic course on the making process of the Historical skills of Coffee pattern

A basic course on the making process of the Historical skills of Coffee pattern

First, the production of milk foam

1. Pour the milk into the milk bubble pot, and the amount should not exceed 1 / 2 of the milk bubble pot, otherwise the milk will spill over due to expansion when making the milk bubble.

2. Heat the milk to about 60 degrees, but not more than 70 degrees, otherwise the protein structure in the milk will be destroyed. Be careful! The lid and strainer cannot be heated directly. (for example, make ice foam to cool the milk below 5 degrees Celsius, of course, do not overfreeze the milk and let the milk freeze. )

3, cover the lid and the filter, quickly twitch the filter to press the air into the milk, there is no need to press to the end, because it is to pump the air into the milk, so as to act on the surface of the milk; the number of times is not too much, gently twitch about 30 times.

4. Remove the lid and strainer and scrape off the thick foam with a spoon, leaving dense hot (ice) foam.

Second, the way of flower drawing.

1. To cook Espresso, it is recommended to put the Espresso directly into the desired cup. Then hit the milk foam, after completion, if there is a thicker milk foam floating on the surface, please remove it. 2. Slowly pour the milk foam into the newly finished Espresso. When the foam is fully mixed with the Espresso, the surface will be thick, and this is the time to start drawing flowers (usually the cup is half full).

3. The beginning of the pull flower is to shake the wrist holding the flower cup from left to right, and the key point is to steadily make the wrist shake horizontally to the left and right. Please note that this action only requires the strength of the wrist, not the whole arm. When the shake is correct, the cup will begin to show white "zigzag" foam marks.

4. Gradually move the flower cup back, and reduce the range of the shaking. Finally, when you close the cup, draw a thin line along the front and draw the stem of the leaves in the cup as the end.

At present, two kinds of flower drawing are widely used: "free dumping" (the pattern is formed when the milk foam is dumped) and "carving" (painting on the milk foam after the milk is poured with a coffee needle). Free dumping is more widely used in American cafes, which requires more preparation time when making coffee.

Dumping

The most common patterns of toppling flowers are heart-shaped, rose-shaped and fern leaf-shaped. The heart shape is easier to make and is often used to make macchiato, while the rose shape is more complex and is often used to make lattes. More complex patterns are also possible, some of which need to be dumped several times.

Carved flowers

Carved patterns can range from simple geometry to complex paintings, such as three-dimensional shapes with shadows: animals, flowers, etc., and some patterns need to be fixed with a coffee blender. The life of the carved coffee is shorter than that of the dumping technique, because the foam breaks down faster.

If you want to learn to make beautiful coffee flowers, you can read "Fashion Beverage: fancy Coffee pattern production" or follow some videos of coffee patterns.