This proportion of latte is like a cup of milk coffee, just like drinking coffee-flavored milk, the coffee flavor is not too strong. In fact, there is no certain regulation on how much milk to add, and it can be freely allocated according to personal taste.
Generally speaking, it is a cup of espresso with milk of about 250 ml, with a total capacity of about 300 ml. (The capacity of traditional Italian espresso is generally 40-45 ml, not 30-35 ml set by Americans. As for milk foam, it was not deliberately added in Italy. It is inevitable that the milk foam in the cup heats the milk, but the American standard is to add at least 1 to1.5cm.
Recommended practice for latte coffee?
The coffee cup is placed in the heat storage area of the espresso machine. During the extraction and concentration, the temperature of the cup has reached enough requirements. After grinding the deep roasted coffee beans, pour the coffee powder into the press, flatten the coffee with the press, and then fix the press at the extraction port of the Italian coffee machine to extract the espresso. The extraction time is generally 20~25 seconds, depending on the actual situation of filling pressure. The extraction amount is 30 ml.
If you are making an original latte, you can add chocolate syrup to the extracted espresso. According to personal taste, generally 6~8 ml is appropriate.
Take a proper amount of milk and put it under the steam nozzle of espresso machine to make it a mixture of high temperature milk and milk foam. Shake the mixture of milk and milk bubbles up and down to make the milk bubbles and milk completely blend. Finally, pour milk and milk foam into espresso, control the flow and pull flowers, and complete an Italian latte.