In the world of instant coffee most traditionalist will swear by the OG way of preparing the perfect cuppa: Heaps of the coffee granules, add hot water towards the top of the mug and topped with cold milk or milk that has been heated up in a microwave. Most basic form of preparation but it has kept generations caffeinated.
Fast forward today the humble milk coffee became the café latte found in every café and the latte art that comes with coffee. Creating the old school coffee with Homebrew is easy – you don’t need any fancy equipment or a latte art machine, however if next level is what you are after, it is favourable if you have a milk frother on hand if you prefer your lattes foamy and creamy.
When using our HOMEBREW products, we suggest measuring our three grams of our freeze-dried coffee to begin. This allows a mild-medium flavour for your brew; however, you can add up to five grams if you prefer it on the stronger side. Kitchen scales will go a long way to help when you first try out Homebrew and once you get the idea of your strength, you’ll know what to do.
Our process in producing the coffee is based on the standard small takeaway café coffee cup which measure 8oz or 250ml of liquid. The typical home coffee mug when compared to café sized holds about 16oz or 475ml of liquid. Because commercial instant coffee uses lower grade coffee beans it produced a more bitter coffee taste which is compensated by the large amount of milk added (most times sugars too) to balance the flavours. Because Homebrew uses the same café grade beans used by cafes the flavour is more smooth, sweet chocolate and thus do not need huge amount of milk to balance the flavours. You will see at cafes serving small sized latte glasses as opposed to the large mugs found at home.
After you have added your desired gram measurement into your cup heat up your milk either from a milk frother found at most supermarkets (the Aldi ones works great and create a more cappuccino froth) or if you had gone out and bought an espresso machine because you thought cafes in Melbourne were going to be locked down (Thank God they didn’t!) it’s a good time to give that machine a whirl on the frother.
If you are keen to level up in your latte art and didn’t go out to buy an espresso machine or you prefer the silky-smooth milk texture that the milk frother isn’t able to re-create. You can check out the Bellman Stovetop Steamer which we stock on https://www.madeinmelbournecoffee.com.au/homebrew-store.
If you want to add some chocolate powder on top, feel free to do so.
Don’t forget Homebrew is made your way. So, mix it with chai or matcha for a dirty chai/matcha or iced cold latte or coffee iced blended it is all about YOU drinking YOUR way.
If you’re dairy free, we also offer soy and oat mylk, so you can grab everything in one go!
Love a latte? Don’t forget to tag us at @madeinmelbournecoffeecollective if you make our Homebrew Latte for yourself or show it to the world on Tik Tok.
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