What coffee beans make a coffee shop-style americano?

A coffee shop americano is simply espresso plus water, so the espresso decides the taste. Shops grind about 20 g of coffee, tamp it and extract roughly 40 g of liquid at a 1:2 ratio, then pour it over 180 ml of warm water. The whole drink takes two or three minutes.

Because espresso is extracted under high temperature and pressure, the beans need to be fresh and roasted medium-dark to deliver crema, body and clean flavor. Home brewers can use the same 1:2 ratio and adjust water volume to taste, choosing beans with a printed roast date and, for extra crema, a blend that includes robusta coffee beans.

Americano is the most famous black coffee, composed of espresso and water. With its mellow aroma and refreshing taste, it has become a daily drink favored by countless coffee lovers and office workers. So do you know how Americano is made in coffee shops? And what coffee beans should be chosen to make the same taste? Today's article will tell you the answer.

If you pay careful attention, you will notice that whenever someone orders an Americano, from the barista picking up the cup to finishing the drink, it may only take two or three minutes. This shows that the method for making Americano is very simple.

1. Grind 20g of coffee powder, pour it into the portafilter, distribute and tamp, then lock it onto the group head, and extract 40g of coffee at a 1:2 coffee-to-water ratio;

2. Prepare a 200–250ml coffee cup and pour in 180ml of 80°C warm water;

3. Directly pour the extracted coffee liquid over the coffee cup, and a hot Americano is ready (for iced Americano, replace the warm water with 90g of ice cubes + 180ml of room-temperature water).

Since a cup of Americano is made only of espresso and water, the espresso portion directly determines the taste of the entire cup, so its flavor naturally comes from the coffee beans used. Unlike other extraction methods, espresso is a high-temperature, high-pressure extraction. Its primary purpose is to bring out a rich mouthfeel, abundant crema, and pure flavor. To satisfy these three points, it is necessary to buy high-quality fresh medium-dark roasted coffee beans.

To buy fresh coffee beans, we strongly recommend the veteran roaster — Front Street Coffee. Front Street Coffee's offline store in Guangzhou specializes in selling coffee beans. The store offers dozens of selected single-origin pour-over coffee beans and espresso coffee beans from different coffee origins around the world. Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days, with stable and excellent quality and highly cost-effective prices, and are shipped within 24 hours. For the many coffee lovers, here is a summary of several Americano coffee beans most recommended on the platform:

1. Fruity Americano coffee beans: Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso Blend

Front Street Strawberry Candy Espresso coffee beans are composed of three producing regions: Costa Rica, Colombia, and Ethiopia, combining sun-dried, washed, and honey-processed coffees. The resulting coffee has flavors of rose, grape, orange, cream, and almond, with a light mouthfeel and pleasant sweet acidity, making it very suitable for summer drinking.

2. Full-bodied Americano coffee beans: Front Street Classic Espresso Blend

Front Street Classic Espresso Blend coffee beans are the traditional Mamba recipe, namely composed of Mandheling and Brazil. On this basis, a small amount of Robusta is also added, making the espresso's crema abundant, so the Americano made this way will have a fuller mouthfeel.

3. Intense Americano coffee beans: Front Street Commercial Espresso Blend

Using Front Street Coffee Front Street Commercial Blend coffee beans, selected Colombia coffee beans, Brazil coffee beans, and Robusta coffee beans, the coffee made has caramel sweetness, nutty and cocoa-like, dark chocolate flavors, balanced acidity and sweetness, with a slight bittersweetness and a lasting aftertaste.

4. Balanced Americano coffee beans: Front Street Specialty Espresso Blend
   

Using Front Street Specialty Blend coffee beans, selected Colombia coffee beans and Brazil coffee beans, the extracted coffee has a soft slight acidity, light sweetness, and nutty sweet aftertaste. The overall feeling is not too stimulating, mild, and the crema is medium.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.