Coffee Lungo Recipe
Basically, you prepare a Cafe Lungo like a normal espresso. However, the amount of water is doubled in the recipe. Thus, there is a longer contact between espresso powder and water and the drink is effectively prolonged. Therefore, it is also the exact opposite of a ristretto, in which the amount of water is halved compared to a normal espresso.
Equipment
- Espresso Machine
- Lungo Cup - Small Cappuccino Cup
Ingredients
- 7 g Espresso Beans Or Powder
- 60 ml Water
Instructions
- Preheat your cup on the espresso machine.
- Grind your beans as coarsely as possible (to avoid over-extraction).
- Put about 7g of ground espresso beans in the portafilter.
- Now you have to level and tamper the espresso ground.
- Clamp the portafilter and start the brewing. After a little less than a minute you stop the brewing.
- You should now have about 60ml of brewed lungo, which you only need to stir.
- Enjoy your drink
Notes
Since there are hardly any other ingredients, the quality of the espresso you prepare is extremely important. Here it is of great importance that the espresso beans are not ground too finely. Otherwise, there will be an over-extraction, which will make the Caffe Lungo taste very bitter.
It is also important to note the four things. They underline which factors are of particular importance for a good espresso:
- Blend: As mentioned above, light blends are particularly suitable for a lungo. The quality of the coffee beans must be ensured.
- Grinder: Without the right (coarse) degree of grinding, you will quickly end up with a very bitter drink in your cup.
- Machine: A Cafe Lungo only succeeds really well in a reliable portafilter machine. An alternative is pad machines with pre-made mixtures.
- Human: Just follow our steps to take out of the hazard equation.
