The timing and principle of coffee latte art | The width of the cup mouth and the angle of injection have an impact

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The beautiful latte art on the surface of coffee is made with milk and milk foam. Latte art has its own difficulty and skills. When making latte art, you need to consider the different sizes of coffee cups and adjust the pouring distance. When pouring, different injection angles may also affect the clarity of the pattern drawn when making latte art. Latte art is a skill, knowledge, and art. Before learning latte art, first understand the timing and principles of coffee art!

The right time to draw

The timing of making latte art depends on the complexity and size of the pattern you want to draw. If you want to draw a larger and more complex pattern, you will need more drawing space. It is recommended to bring the mouth of the latte art cup close to the surface of the coffee when the coffee is 50% full to form the latte art.

However, the timing of the cup mouth approaching the surface depends on the type of cup used. Generally speaking, a high, deep, narrow-mouthed cup (such as a mug, take-out cup, etc.) will require a higher fusion ratio. It is recommended to blend to 60% to 70% full. Otherwise, when you want to make latte art, the distance between the steel cup mouth and the coffee surface will be too far, and the high penetration of the milk foam will prevent the latte art from forming. When using a wide-mouthed short cup, due to the wide mouth of the cup, the steel cup can easily shorten the distance between it and the coffee. Because of this, using a wide cup can start latte art earlier. If you want to draw delicate graphics, a wide-mouthed cup would be a good choice!

Injection height difference

The technique of latte art is exactly the opposite of the fusion technique. During fusion, the milk foam injected from a high place increases the downward impact force of the milk foam due to the height difference, so that the milk foam will not float up but be brought down into the Crema to combine with the coffee.

If the milk is poured from a lower height, the downward force of the milk foam can be slowed down, allowing the lighter milk foam to float up and form clear white lines on the surface of the coffee. Therefore, when making latte art, the spout of the latte art cup should be lowered to the height closest to the surface of the coffee.

The thickness and angle of the milk column

The relationship between the extensibility, penetration and angle is that when blending, a thin column of milk should be used for injection. The closer the angle is to vertical, the greater the downward penetration can be. On the contrary, if a thicker milk foam is used for injection, the angle between the milk column and the liquid surface will be smaller, the slower the penetration, the greater the force pushing toward the plane, and the easier it is for the milk foam to expand and form on the surface.

Therefore, if you want to make clean and contrasting latte art, you must grasp the relative position between the mouth of the steel cup and the coffee.

“When blending, a small column of milk is injected from a high place to combine with the coffee. When making latte art, the steel cup should be lowered to make the milk foam thicker and stacked on the latte art surface.”

When fused, it is high and thin.

When drawing, it is low and thick.

Changes in points, lines and surfaces

Latte art starts with "dots". The "original form of latte art" can be considered as a dot. When we continue to inject milk foam into the original place, the milk foam will stack outwards layer by layer, and then the small dots will gradually expand into a large circle.

And if we keep moving the injection path to the sides and backward while injecting the milk foam, the small dots will be connected into a line.

Latte art is a pattern made up of dots and lines. By combining different pouring techniques, various patterns can be created.

Stacked dots and moving dots.

By mastering the timing of latte art and the pouring gesture, you can create patterns with the milk foam.

Basic Latte Art Pattern - Double-layer Tulip Steps

Two circles, strung into a flower

Once you become proficient in making heart-shaped latte art, you can start practicing multi-layered tulip latte art, using milk foam to stack circles on the Crema, and then using finishing techniques to string the circles together.

1. After the fusion is completed, tilt the cup to find the starting point of the pattern. Put the mouth of the latte art cup as close to the surface of Crema as possible and start latte art.

2. When the white milk foam is stacked, a stable flow rate must be maintained so that the range of the milk foam will expand.

3. Until the white circle is actually formed, lift the steel cup, collect the milk foam, and then move the mouth of the steel cup back one step.

4. For the second injection, use the same amount and height of milk foam and push forward to form a second circle behind the previous one.

5 At the same time, remember to straighten the cup as the capacity increases. When the cup is almost full, you should seize the opportunity to finish. When finishing, you should reduce the milk column, slightly lift the latte art cup, and then move it forward.

6. Maintain the same inclination of the steel cup and continue moving forward to finish.

7. Maintain the penetration of the milk column and continue pulling it to the bottom of the first circle.

8. Maintain the penetration of the milk column and continue pulling it to the bottom of the first circle.

9. Pull it until it is formed into an appropriate tip and then collect the milk foam.

10. The double-layer tulip is completed.

Tips

Each time a circle is formed, the Crema surface is blended evenly and still has fluidity, so that the injected circle slides forward, and each time a solid white circle is stacked, and the timing of the milk foam emerging is grasped. For the first challenge, it is recommended to start with two layers of tulips.

Part of the content comes from: "Coffee Latte Art Encyclopedia"

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