De'Longhi Americano Coffee Recipe Tutorial_Best Coffee Beans for Americano_Calorie Content of Americano Coffee

For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style)

Long Coffee - Americano

The brewing time for Americano coffee is three times that of espresso. It is commonly believed that espresso contains more caffeine than Americano, but this is not the case. With the same amount of coffee beans, Americano has a longer extraction time and thus contains significantly more caffeine than espresso; conversely, espresso has a shorter extraction time and therefore lower caffeine content.

Ingredients

Coffee 120ml

Preparation

Set the coffee brewing time to LONG and press the single cup button. If your fully automatic coffee machine has a built-in "Americano" brewing function, you can directly press the dedicated "LONG COFFEE BUTTON" to brew.

Americano (Italian: Caffè Americano, English: Americano) is a method of coffee preparation. It is typically made by adding hot water to espresso. [1] Alternatively, it can be made using an espresso machine by continuing to let the machine supply water after extracting espresso until a complete cup of coffee is obtained.

Overview

The name Americano comes from the habit of American military personnel in Europe during wartime who would add hot water to the small portions of espresso commonly found in Europe. Because Americans generally prepare coffee in a more casual and simple manner, this method quickly became popular with the worldwide spread of American chain stores.

Typically, a cup of Americano is made by mixing two shots of espresso with 30 to 470ml of hot water. Because of the large amount of hot water added, Americano appears very light in both appearance and taste. Additionally, the aroma of the coffee is somewhat compromised and cannot last as long as traditional Italian coffee.

Despite being diluted with hot water, Americano still contains higher caffeine content than regular coffee. However, its calorie content is very low.

In the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, the method of adding hot water first and then espresso is sometimes called Long Black.

Sometimes, simple coffee machines are also referred to as Americano machines. In fact, these are drip coffee machines.

Cold Facts

Americano must be made with hot water. Therefore, it is difficult to find iced coffee made in the Americano style.

Some Europeans do not like Americano because its aroma is compromised. The French sometimes call Americano "jus de chaussette," which means "sock juice."

● Americano Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee, a coffee roasting brand located at Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, offers freshly roasted Italian-style blend coffee beans with excellent guarantees in both brand and quality. These beans are suitable for espresso machines and Americano machines, as well as for making specialty coffees and Americanos. More importantly, they offer extremely high value for money. Taking their commercial-grade recommendation - Commercial Blend Coffee Beans - as an example, one pound (454 grams) costs only about 60 RMB. Calculating based on 10 grams of coffee powder per single shot of espresso, one package can make 45 cups of coffee, with each cup costing less than 1.5 RMB. Even when using double shots (20 grams of powder per espresso), the cost of one double shot espresso does not exceed 3 RMB. Compared to certain well-known brands that charge over 100 RMB per package, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse variety of beans, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online shop services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473