the americano is named for the us soldiers stationed in italy during wwii who would pour water into their espresso because it was “too strong”. it’s one part espresso to four parts water.
Probably not true? Though Wikipedia isn’t an authoritative source obviously:
There is a popular belief that the name has its origins in World War II when American G.I.s in Italy diluted espresso with hot water to approximate the coffee to which they were accustomed. However, the Oxford English Dictionary cites the term as a borrowing from Central American Spanish café americano, a derisive term for mild coffee, dating back to the middle of the 1950s. Its first use in English appeared in the Jamaican newspaper The Sunday Gleaner in 1964. The term caffè americano entered Italian later than the English or Spanish uses, suggesting the term originates outside of Italy.
Yes for the Starbucks addicts and electric wand users, but even black coffee consumers are drinking some mild bean water instead of proper coffee. Even our espresso is weak af most of the time.
Yeah caffeine content for something you could measure but I was more talking about flavor. Shit beans are very common in the US but we also use more water and fewer beans so even when you get good coffee it just feels a bit diluted, even black. At least from restaurants and cafes, I’m perfectly happy with most home brewed coffee here as long as it’s not like foldgers from a clock/coffee maker combo, even some of cupped Keurig-like stuff is okay. I feel like our cold brews are decent too.
Yup. That said, espresso also uses more coffee per amount of liquid, and the amount of caffeine is basically a function of the amount of coffee and how long it’s in contact with the water.
I have a moka pot at home for an afternoon espresso, but when I have to plow through emails or set up files or drive to work, I want something that I can sip on for awhile. Sure I could have a tea, but drop coffee is very pleasant for that situation. It’s like nursing a beer versus a shot of vodka.
Not really, you’re forgetting half a galon of sugars, syrups, creams and spices
the americano is named for the us soldiers stationed in italy during wwii who would pour water into their espresso because it was “too strong”. it’s one part espresso to four parts water.
Probably not true? Though Wikipedia isn’t an authoritative source obviously:
yeeeeah but it gets their panties in a twist
Fair enough :)
This is the same logic that elected Donald Trump
i think we need to update godwins law
Yes for the Starbucks addicts and electric wand users, but even black coffee consumers are drinking some mild bean water instead of proper coffee. Even our espresso is weak af most of the time.
how do you measure strength of coffee? caffeine content?
Yeah caffeine content for something you could measure but I was more talking about flavor. Shit beans are very common in the US but we also use more water and fewer beans so even when you get good coffee it just feels a bit diluted, even black. At least from restaurants and cafes, I’m perfectly happy with most home brewed coffee here as long as it’s not like foldgers from a clock/coffee maker combo, even some of cupped Keurig-like stuff is okay. I feel like our cold brews are decent too.
Espresso doesn’t just have a high concentration of caffeine, it also has a high concentration of every other part of the coffee bean.
It has less caffeine because it extracts quickly under pressure. Strength = flavor
Yup. That said, espresso also uses more coffee per amount of liquid, and the amount of caffeine is basically a function of the amount of coffee and how long it’s in contact with the water.
the worst was old percolated coffee people drank in the 60s-70s, just bitter and caffeine.
Yup. But lots of perk for the dollar.
true, hence the high pressure through compressed grounds
I just want something to sip on through my morning. 3 cups of drip coffee with milk lasts a few hours.
I do decaf when I drink too much regular coffee, it’s allowed 😺
but not with milk after 11! 🤌
Of course not 🤌🏼 , only tourists do that!
I have a moka pot at home for an afternoon espresso, but when I have to plow through emails or set up files or drive to work, I want something that I can sip on for awhile. Sure I could have a tea, but drop coffee is very pleasant for that situation. It’s like nursing a beer versus a shot of vodka.