Learn to whip milk in 4 minutes, the most detailed milk whipping tutorial

I believe that many of my friends bought espresso machines at home because of latte art.

But learning how to make latte art is not as easy as imagined. Many people get stuck at the first step of making latte art - beating the milk - after buying a coffee machine.

So, today I would like to share with you some experience in frothing milk, because it not only affects the beauty of latte art , but also greatly affects the taste of milk coffee .

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The two stages of milk whipping

Whipping – injecting air

When the steam is turned on, we can hear a cici sound, which means that air is being beaten into the milk , which is also the basis for the formation of milk foam later.

At the same time, the milk will start to rotate. As air enters, the volume of the milk will gradually increase, and the liquid level will slowly rise .

Beating - evenly mixing

Because when whipping, the injected air remains on the top of the milk. To get dense milk foam, we need to mix the air and milk more evenly.

So after whipping, we can move the latte art pitcher upwards a little bit, and use the rotation of the milk to draw the air and rough milk foam from the top to the bottom.

Finally, we just need to maintain this action until the temperature of the milk reaches about 55℃ , then we can turn off the steam.

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How to find the injection point for milk rotation

Making the milk rotate and form a vortex is often a difficult point in the beginning practice. We can start from three points to "position" the steam wand.

angle

No matter what angle and position the latte art pitcher is in, the milk surface will always remain horizontal, so we can use the liquid surface as a reference to find the angle of the steam wand. The angle between the steam wand and the liquid surface should be 50-60° .

depth

Taking most coffee machines as a reference, the milk level is 0.5-1 cm above the steam wand, depending on the steam strength of the coffee machine. Generally speaking, weak steam strength means shallower depth, while strong steam strength means deeper depth.

Location

We can regard the mouth of the jug as the 12 o'clock position and the hand as the 6 o'clock position. If we are used to letting the milk rotate clockwise, we can put the steam wand between 2 and 3 o'clock . On the contrary, if we are used to letting the milk rotate counterclockwise, the steam wand can be placed between 9 and 10 o'clock .

Therefore, we can "locate" the position of the steam wand according to the position, angle and depth. For those who are just starting to practice, you can first find the position of 2-3 o'clock, then adjust the angle of the steam wand to 50-60°, and finally adjust the depth of the steam wand.

A good portion of milk foam can not only create beautiful latte art, but also increase the aroma and taste of milk coffee. I believe that after you understand the principle of milk frothing and how to find the rotation point, you can make dense milk foam through proper practice.