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Latte Art | What is latte art? How do beginners make latte art? What are the techniques for making a tulip pattern?
Latte art mainly includes three forms: free pouring, etching, and stenciling. Stenciling uses a stencil to sprinkle cocoa powder, chocolate powder, or cinnamon powder onto the coffee to create a pattern. Free pouring and etching are collectively known as Latte Art; the former involves pouring hot [more…]
Latte Art Illustrated Guide | How Can Coffee Beginners Learn Latte Art? What Should Be Noted in Latte Art? Instructional Guide on Swan, Tulip, and Rosetta Latte Art
Latte art mainly takes three forms: free pouring, etching, and stenciling. Stenciling uses a stencil to dust cocoa powder, chocolate powder, or cinnamon powder onto the coffee to create a pattern. Free pouring and etching are together known as Latte Art: the former involves pouring steamed [more…]
From Surfactants to Foam Stability: A Beginner's Guide to Latte Art and the Principles of Fluid Dynamics
Latte art is a romantic expression of a barista's skill, with white milk foam blooming into heart or leaf patterns on the surface of dark brown espresso. Latte art is divided into two types: free-pour latte art and etched latte art created after pouring. The wonder of the former lies in the pattern forming simultaneously with the pour, while the latter offers a wider range of designs because the stable foam allows for leisurely drawing. From a physics perspective, the core of latte art lies in surfactants—molecules that possess both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, capable of stabilizing the interface between air and liquid to form lasting foam. Milk proteins and coffee lipids act together as surfactants, enabling the two micron-scale foams to remain clearly separated for a long time after mixing, thereby allowing the pattern to persist. This article will guide you from the basic principles of surfactants to understand espresso's crema, the formation of hot milk foam, and why foam mixing rather than liquid mixing is the key to successful latte art, while also revealing the widespread applications of surfactants in daily life and industry. [more…]
Latte art tutorial | Which milk is suitable for making latte art? How exactly do you do a leaf rosetta latte art? What mistakes are easy to make in latte art?
Today Front Street Coffee is here to share a new basic latte art pattern—the "leaf"! This time, the method for this leaf pattern is almost identical to the layered heart: both are formed by swinging the milk pitcher at a steady speed to create regular, symmetrical lines. If you've already mastered the layered heart, then the leaf is as good as in the bag too. Leaf. [more…]
Fruity Aroma Gene Bank: A Profile of Origins and Processing Methods Behind Floral and Fruity Coffee Beans
The floral and fruity aromas of coffee are not magic conjured by the roaster, but genes written into the terroir of the producing region and the processing method. Flip through the origin records of the mainstream floral and fruity bean varieties on the market, and you will find that behind every fruity note lies a traceable origin story. The opening volume of the records is Ethiopia. As coffee's [more…]
An Advanced Bean List for Home Machine Users: A Nine-Coffee Route from Blends to Single Origins
Home espresso enthusiasts all reach a point: once you've settled into a comfortable daily blend, you start wanting to see farther horizons. This article lays out a progressive bean list route, with nine beans arranged by style progression, each step having a clear flavor goal. The starting station is the depth of blends. Commercial blends and specialty blends solve the "easy everyday drinking" [more…]
Characteristics of African Coffee | Beyond Pour-Over, Can Classic Yirgacheffe Be Used for Cold Brew/Ice Drip/SOE Espresso? Beginner-Friendly Single-Origin Bean Recommendations with Floral and Citrus Flavors
Traditionally, no matter the country or region, coffee has almost always been dark roasted, so it often leaves a "deeply etched" impression. But as the concept of "specialty coffee" emerged around the turn of the millennium, Yirgacheffe also appeared at this time. Not only does it lack that unbearable bitterness, it even has a remarkable white [more…]
Selection of Coffee Beans for Latte Recommendations | Which Tastes Better, Latte or Mocha? What Are the Differences in Taste, Texture, and Preparation Between Latte and Cappuccino?
At Front Street Coffee, many friends order latte and mocha, two very popular coffees, and the baristas at Front Street Coffee are also very fond of them. But when it comes to the difference between them, many people probably don't know. Front Street tells you: actually [more…]
Coffee beans specifically for latte art | Where did latte art originate in coffee culture? Why are dark roast coffee beans suitable for making latte art?
For more specialty coffee knowledge, please follow: Front Street Coffee (Frontsteet Coffee). Many people get into coffee because of beautiful latte art designs—after all, whenever you successfully recreate an exquisite pattern, the sense of accomplishment is unparalleled. So do you know who was the first to [more…]
The Principles of Latte Art | What Is the Key to Making Latte Art? Why Is There No Pattern When Making Latte Art?
“Why can't my latte produce a beautiful pattern? Why is it that when others casually wiggle the milk pitcher, they can make a heart or leaf with lines! But when I wiggle, it always just looks like a blob… Is there something wrong with my hands?” No! Maybe it's your pitcher-holding posture that's wrong~ What is the principle behind latte art? Why can wiggling produce a pattern? Espresso [more…]