How to Make Latte Art At Home!
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Don't you love it when you visit your favorite coffee shop and apart from having a delicious cup of coffee you have a beautiful latte art? Just like at 787 Coffee, it’s our way of showing gratitude. But what if you want to impress your favorite people at home with latte art? In this 787 Coffee how-to guide, we will show you how to create latte art at home without needing expert tools!
What Do You Need?
Espresso
Milk
Milk Frother
Pitcher
Cup
Step 1: Brew Your Espresso
For each caffeinated rink we creccomind you use a good quality coffee for a delicious taste. We recommend you using our fresh coffee beans that come from Maricao Puerto Rico, so they are fresh and ful of flavor for different for different coffee flavors
Step 2: Heat up your milk!
You can heat up you milk in the stove or in the microwave we recommend that your milk is not more than150 degrees so it doesn’t change its flavor and it’s hot enough to be creamy to make art!
Step 3: Froth Your Milk
Handheld Frother: This is the perfect choice for beginner baristas. Use the frother to create a smooth foam with tiny bubbles.
French Press: After you heat the milk and pour it into the French press. Pump continuously until the milk is frothy and smooth
Step 4: Make Art!
Here are different types of arts you can make in your coffee but lets start forms he easiest to the hardest ones!
Heart Shape:
Begin by pouring the milk from above the cup, to the center of the cup
When the cup is half full, lower the pitcher close to the cup and pour faster to create a white circle.
Move the pitcher slightly side to side to shape the base of the heart.
Finish by pulling the pitcher up and away, drawing a line through the circle to form a heart.
Tulip:
Pour from a height into the center, creating a small white dot.
Lower the pitcher and pour another dot on top of the first.
Repeat for a third dot
Pull through the center of the dots to form the tulip.
Swan:
fill your cup up to about the halfway .
Place jar into the center of your cup and wiggle side to side to begin to create the body of the swan.
Pull the cup backwards while wiggling to create the swan's wing.
Drag the tip of the jug down inside of the wing towards the base of the body to begin the neck.
Pull the cup outwards to create the chest and back inwards to draw the curve of the neck.
Finish with a small heart for the head.
To summarize
Everybody can become an expert barista with some practice! If you have a limited budget, there are different ways to make latte art, such as using a milk frother or a French press. These are very cool methods to create amazing latte art! Remember, nobody becomes an expert in one day, so don't get frustrated if your latte art doesn't come out perfectly on the first try! Keep brewing and have fun!
Stay caffeinated and motivated.
