I’ve tried and tried to get actual espresso art, but I can’t seem to get it right. I’m certain my foam is perfect because it’s silky and thick and flows out of the cup well. Any advice?

  • SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 year ago

    That’s a gorgeous milk-void. I make milk-voids in my coffee daily, but this is the best I’ve seen. Latte art can be abstract too. All hail milk-void.

  • dr_scientist@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I, too, was like you. Until one day, I learned the secret …

    No, seriously. Lance Hedrick is great about how to make good foam and all the secrets to pouring.

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0BqZlXENXW-WG5pS_k-xsFu-xXLy1XVZ

    Just looking at it though I must ask, what kind of milk? It does seem a bit foamy, and I get that with certain commercial milks, and less so with raw milk.

    Also, it was a huge help (my friend talk me this, not Lance) to bleed the wand before using it, really let a bunch of steam out. There’s a kind of balance when you get it right, that if you texture without bleeding, it’s too foamy, and with too much, you have to add air while you’re stretching the milk.

    And that’s exactly how much you can know by looking at a picture. The most important thing I’ve found over the years is milk and coffee taste good.

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Looks like I’ll be spending my morning watching this guy!

      I can see how my foam is much thicker than his, so I’ll try to get it thinner.

      Can you explain what you mean by stretching the milk?

      • Coffeemonkepants@lemmy.world
        0·
        1 year ago

        Stretching the milk simply means increasing its volume by incorporating air. If you start with, say, 100ml of milk, when you’re finished, you should have perhaps 150ml (depends on the milk, the fat percentage, the drink, etc). But that is all that it means.

  • Coffeemonkepants@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Your milk is much too thick (for latte art). It should be the consistency of paint. Generally means you’re stretching it too long at the start. You really only need a few seconds before you put the wand below the surface and whirlpool until you hit your temp. Lance Hedrick has a great video on YouTube on how to get silky micro foam. Give it a look.

  • anytimesoon@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    Looks really good, but you might be letting too much air in. This looks like a cappuccino amount of foam, but you’ll need a bit less to make latte art.

    Basically, do exactly what you’re doing, but start texturising earlier