How espresso coffee is made

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Real espresso coffee is not just a very strong drink. It is obtained by passing hot water under pressure through a filter with ground coffee. To prepare one serving, you will need about 7-9 grams of coffee compacted into a tablet per small cup of water (about 30 ml). Due to this, the drink turns out to be very strong and as fragrant as possible.

Heavy roast beans are required to make espresso coffee. However, they should not be overcooked so that the drink does not acquire a burnt smell or taste. You can buy ready-made packages marked "espresso". You can prepare the mixture yourself by mixing robusta and arabica beans for this.

Espresso can be doubled (by the amount of coffee), lungo (double the amount of water per serving), ristretto (standard weight of beans, 18-20 ml of water), macchiato (with foamed milk), con panna (with whipped cream), fredo (with ice), macchiato fredo, latte (with milk in proportions 3:7), latte macchiato (three-layer: milk, coffee and milk foam), romanno (with lemon juice), corretto (with liquor or other liquor).

Preparing espresso coffee

In holderpour coffee makers, seal it with tamper. With the correct procedure, the water will pass through the poro

shock very slow. 30 ml of drink should be prepared in 20-30 seconds.

Dense reddish foam with streaks forms on the surface of the cup. Too light foam indicates that there were violations in the preparation technology (incorrect grinding, the wrong amount of powder was poured). By the way, to make the drink tastier, it is better to warm up the coffee maker first, picking up just boiling water into the cup, and then just start preparing the drink. Water should be taken filtered or bottled.

Drink prepared coffee from special cups called "demitas". They are made of thick porcelain, usually white, no more than 80 ml in volume. Due to the thick walls, the drink retains heat for a long time. Before pouring coffee, the cup must be heated with steam or boiling water. According to the rules, the container is filled with a drink no more than 2/3 (usually classic 30 ml).

Although it would seem that 30 ml of coffee can be drunk in a couple of sips, it should still be savored slowly. The aftertaste from each sip lasts for a long time, so you need to be able to stretch the pleasure.

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drink mix

It is believed that the best roast for espresso coffee is Italian. Buying flavored varieties is not worth it. Additional notes (even pleasant ones) will prevent you from evaluating the quality of the drink. Althoughsometimes topping a drink is perfectly acceptable.

The most popular espresso bean coffee is also Italian. For example, many of us prefer to buy Lavazza. The grind for espresso beans should be very fine. If you rub the powder with your fingers, then there should be a feeling of sand. If it seems that in the hands of sugar crystals, then the grinding is coarser than required.

There are also various options for coffee makers on sale now. Well suited carob. The Espresso coffee machine will ideally cope with the task. But it costs much more, so it is rarely purchased for home use.