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Espresso vs lungo vs ristretto9/25/2023 A ristretto contains a greater relative proportion of faster extracting compounds, proportionally fewer of the compounds characteristic of over-extraction, and thus, a different balance. Different balance: Different chemical compounds in ground coffee dissolve into hot water at different rates.This is an important factor when drinking straight espresso shots. More concentrated: The first part of any extraction is the most concentrated, its color typically lying between dark chocolate and umber, whereas the tail end of shots are much lighter, varying from the color of dark pumpkin pie to varying shades of tan (see photo, above right).A ristretto's chemical composition and taste differ from those of a full-length extraction for three reasons: Thus, a "double ristretto" consumes the same amount of coffee beans but fills only a single shot glass.Ĭoffee contains over a thousand aromatic compounds. Regardless of whether one uses a hand pressed machine or an automatic, a regular double shot is generally considered to be around 14–18 g (0.49–0.63 oz) of ground coffee extracted into about 40 ml (2 fl oz two shot glasses). The French call a ristretto a café serré. The opposite of a ristretto (which means in Italian, "shortened, narrow") is a lungo ("long"), which have double water amount. A normal short shot might look like a ristretto, but in reality, would only be a weaker, more diluted, shot. It is made with the same amount of ground coffee, but extracted with a finer grind (also in from 20 to 30 seconds) using half as much water. Ristretto ( Italian pronunciation: ) is a "short shot" (20 ml (0.7 imp fl oz 0.7 US fl oz) from a double basket) of a more highly concentrated espresso coffee. Short shot of espresso coffee Ristretto A double ristretto with the first half of the shot in the glass at the bottom of the image, and the second half in the glass on the right
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