What's the Difference Between Black Coffee and Americano? Is Pour-Over Coffee Also Black Coffee? What's the Difference Between Moka Pot and Espresso Machine?

What is Black Coffee?

Recently, popular videos on the internet often mention "black coffee." Coincidentally, when bloggers hold coffee that resembles Americano in appearance, beginners who are not familiar with coffee might ask in the comments: Is black coffee the same as Americano? What is the difference between black coffee and Americano?

Today, FrontStreet Coffee will share what black coffee is and how it relates to Americano!

"Black coffee" is actually a general term. It refers to coffee that does not add any flavorings except water. Ingredients like milk, syrup, and juice will change the original flavor of coffee, so coffees like latte, mocha, and café au lait that have added sugar and milk do not belong to black coffee. In other words, as long as the entire cup of coffee consists only of coffee substances and water, such coffee can be called black coffee.

For example, espresso extracted from an espresso machine is composed only of water and coffee substances, so it naturally can be considered a member of black coffee. In addition, ristretto and lungo, members of the espresso family, are also black coffee because they are made only with water. Americano is made by diluting espresso with water. The addition of water does not change the flavor of coffee, so Americano is also a member of black coffee.

However, we need to know that Americano can be black coffee, but black coffee does not necessarily refer to Americano. Besides Americano, there are many coffees made only with water and coffee, including but not limited to espresso! Next, FrontStreet Coffee will share some other common members of black coffee!

Pour-over Coffee

As a representative of drip coffee, pour-over coffee, which is extracted entirely with hot water, is naturally a member of black coffee. When the concept of specialty coffee emerged, people began to focus on the original flavor characteristics of coffee. As a result, pour-over coffee, which can better express the flavor of coffee, began to become popular worldwide!

Not only because the brewed coffee flavor is outstanding, but also because the brewing process of pour-over coffee is simple and convenient, it has stood out among many coffee brewing methods. To this day, it remains a favorite for most people.

Siphon Coffee

Before pour-over coffee became popular, we could see siphon pots in most coffee shops. Such a coffee utensil with a sense of era is not only highly ornamental but can also produce coffee that is more mellow than pour-over. But now, as everyone can see, the status of siphon pots has been replaced by pour-over coffee because pour-over coffee can more simply produce delicious coffee. Therefore, coffee shops that insist on using siphon pots as their main method are now very rare.

Since siphon coffee only uses hot water to soak and extract coffee grounds, the final brewed coffee is not affected by any other flavors and also belongs to black coffee.

Cold Brew Coffee

Cold brew coffee, iced drip coffee - these coffees extracted with cold water all belong to the family of cold brew coffee. Although their extraction time is longer compared to regular coffee extraction, their flavors are not affected by foreign substances. Since they can reflect the original taste of the beans, they definitely belong to black coffee.

Moka Pot Coffee

Like an espresso machine, the moka pot originated in Italy and also uses pressure to extract coffee. Although the pressure of a moka pot is not as high as that of an espresso machine, it can still extract rich coffee in a short time. And before secondary processing, moka pot coffee is a cup of strong coffee with a large amount of water, so it is also a member of black coffee.

In conclusion, as long as the brewed coffee only adds colorless and tasteless water, without any intervention from materials that can change the flavor, then it can be considered a member of the black coffee family!

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