What is Americano Coffee and How Does it Differ from Espresso? How to Make Iced Americano at Home?

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Americano coffee is the most popular beverage in coffee shops after milk-based coffee. While milk coffee enthusiasts tend to be predominantly female, Americano can be considered a very neutral coffee, with its popularity being equally consistent between male and female customers.

What is Americano Coffee?

Americano coffee, simply put, is coffee suited to American tastes. When Americans first encountered espresso in Italy, they found the intense flavor of espresso difficult to adapt to. American consumers were accustomed to drip-style coffee, so to achieve a concentration similar to drip coffee, they diluted espresso to a certain extent. Simply put, it's actually espresso diluted with water.

Why is Americano Coffee So Popular?

FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) has learned through daily production and conversations with customers that people love Americano coffee for several reasons: it's affordable and offers great value; it can be diluted according to different people's preferences for concentration; and it's simple enough that you don't have to struggle with choices.

Compared to milk-based drinks like lattes and cappuccinos, Americano without milk naturally costs less than milk coffees. Meanwhile, when coffee shops make Americanos, they typically use espresso blend coffee beans that offer good value and are relatively inexpensive.

To ensure that coffee flavors can be quickly extracted in high-temperature, high-pressure environments while achieving rich, mellow taste and overall balance, coffee roasters can be said to have used their lifetime of knowledge. This requires not only in-depth understanding of coffee beans but also strict quality control and knowledge of coffee roasting.

To cater to the taste preferences of general consumers, FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) currently offers four different espresso blend coffee beans with varying flavors and prices. All shipped coffee beans are dispatched within 5 days of roasting, ensuring 100% fresh roasted coffee beans.

「Warm Sun Blend Coffee Beans」¥79/227g

Ethiopia natural red cherry coffee beans (30%) + Honduras sherry barrel coffee beans (70%), featuring rich wine aroma, vanilla cream, berry sweet and sourness, and roasted nut flavors.

「Premium Blend Coffee Beans」¥75/454g

Colombia washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazil natural pulped coffee beans (70%), featuring nut, dark chocolate, and caramel flavors.

「Commercial Blend Coffee Beans」¥60/454g

Robusta washed coffee beans (10%) + Colombia washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazil natural pulped coffee (60%), featuring nut, cocoa, and caramel flavors.

「Basic Blend Coffee Beans」¥50/454g

Yunnan washed small bean coffee beans (30%) + Brazil natural pulped coffee beans (70%), featuring mild fruit acidity, caramel, and nut flavors.

How to Make Americano Coffee at Home?

Making Americano coffee typically requires a dedicated espresso machine. Using an espresso machine to extract espresso requires grinding coffee beans to a very fine consistency, then placing them in the portafilter's basket at the recommended capacity, and extracting coffee liquid at a 1:1 ratio (twice the amount of coffee grounds by weight). Afterward, add water according to your taste preference for dilution.

When preparing Americano, FrontStreet Coffee grinds coffee beans into powder and extracts espresso at a 1:2 coffee-to-liquid ratio, then dilutes it in water. This means using 20 grams of coffee grounds to extract 40 grams of coffee liquid.

According to FrontStreet Coffee's multiple experiments and adjustments, a 1:6 ratio of coffee liquid to water is most suitable for showcasing the aroma of FrontStreet Coffee's Warm Sun Blend. That is, pour 40 grams of coffee liquid into 240 grams of 88°C hot water, and the hot Americano is ready. If making iced Americano, replace the hot water with 120 grams of ice cubes and 120 grams of room temperature water - it tastes best before the ice melts.

For those without an espresso machine, you can use ready-to-drink espresso or freeze-dried coffee, then add an appropriate amount of water.

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