About Coffee Variations

There are many different kinds of coffee startups. Each claims to have different methods of preparations and variations. If you taste their sample you would get to know the difference among each one. Some startups have solid coffee products and variations, and some have liquid or gaseous coffee products. As there are increasing coffee lovers in the age group of 15-35 years. Thus there are different taste choices and coffee variation popularity. Coffee variations are directly proportional to the Coffee lovers.

Each coffee flavour has a unique fragrance and taste. As there are many coffee flavours available now, a large population is turning towards coffee. More number of people started liking coffee flavour as they get the variety in coffee beverage. To know how the coffee tastes, you can have latte , cappuccinos, mochas and breves. The taste mainly varies because of milk proportion along with other flavour ingredients. There are endless blends of varieties of espresso drinks that you can customise to the inclinations of your clients.

The Following list covers the unique and famous flavours of coffee

1. Americano 

Americano is presented with a single coffee shot with a hot cup of water. It is a diluted type of coffee shot as we blend water in with a shot of coffee.

2. Breve 

Breve doest not require whole milk. It is a combination of half milk, half cream and latte coffee. It’s an American style latte coffee.

3. Black coffee

Its name describes the coffee color, and taste. Black Coffee is served without milk and sugar. It has a strong coffee taste. People who prefer strong coffee can choose this one.

4. Black Eye

Black Eye is served with a shot of espresso. It is an American style coffee and called Black eye coffee. It is an eye opener as it is strong in taste.

5. Cappuccino

It is served with shots of espresso, foamed milk and steamed milk. It is an Italian variant of coffee drink. There is a collection of frosty lather on the top of the drink. Cappuccino can be served with cinnamon artwork on the top of a coffee mug or coffee. It is famous for its artwork too. It is popular among youngsters.

6. Cafe Latte

It is served with a shot of espresso and three shots of steamed milk having froth on the top.

7. Chai Latte

It is served with a combination of a shot of espresso with one shot of tea. Chai Latte is the perfect combination of tea and coffee.

8. Cafe au Lait

Cafe au Lait is made with the proportion of 1:1 espresso and brewed coffee with steamed milk.

9. Cortado

Cortado is made with the equal proportion ie. 1:1 of steamed milk and espresso shot. It is a Spanish style coffee. However, it reduces the acidity of the coffee.

10. Espresso

Espresso drink doesn’t include milk. Yet, contains strong levels of coffee beans pressed. Coffee beans are made with espresso machines and pressurised steam of hot water through the beans. There are many flavours of the coffee. The use of Espresso made it possible.

11. Frappe

This drink is a combination of cold espresso shot sugar with the milk and with other flavours. This drink as a result comes blended in a thick frosty drink. Frappe is a cold drink similar to milkshakes.

12. Irish Coffee

It is an Irish variant of coffee. It is a cocktail drink containing a blend of a shot brewed coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar and cream.

13. Iced Coffee

The name itself describes its nature. It is a combination of brewed shots of sugar, milk and ice or ice cream.

14. Macchiato

This coffee comes with stains or spots on it. This drink has 4:1 proportion of espresso and milk. The milk added here is for formality. The main aim is to have stain shade on the coffee or to form a foam on it.

15. Mocha Cafe

It has a combination of espresso shot, chocolate syrup or powder and steamed milk. Mocaccino is its popular name. Chocolate and coffee lovers prefers this Mocha Cafe. Mocha cafe is a variant of chocolate flavour latte.

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Even if you are stuck in your home during lockdown, you can have various options to prepare different types of coffees. You can enjoy coffee just sitting comfortably at your home along with your whole family. Some people took advantage of the lockdown for trying new coffee recipes. Some are being so creative that they shared their new coffee drink recipes through the internet.

But in this article you are going to know some coffee recipes like Cappuccino, Dalgona, Cold Coffee, and Filter Coffee.

Thus you can make different types of homemade coffee with easy steps given below:  

1. Cappuccino recipe

The first easy coffee type is known as cappuccino. Lets see the recipe of this coffee and prepare it without a coffee machine.

Ingredients: Coffee powder, sugar, water, milk

Steps to Follow:

Take a bowl and add 1/4th cup of coffee beans powder in it. Also add 1/4th cup of sugar to it.

Then add about 3 tablespoons of water to it.

Do mix it well till the sugar gets dissolved.

Slowly the mixture shows smooth consistency. Again mix it well with the hand beater machine. If you don’t have a hand beater machine you can make use of a blender to prepare cappuccino mixture. Keep the beat at low speed. The mixture will start changing color after 3 minutes slowly. And it will start to thicken after 4 minutes. You need to keep beating till the color lightens. Now after beating for 5 minutes, the texture of the mixture will seem light and creamy. And your cappuccino mixture is ready. Now it has become super creamy it can be stored in the refrigerator for weeks. 

How to serve:

Now whisk and boil 2 cups of milk in the utensil. Boil till it becomes frothy. 

Add the 1 tablespoon of cappuccino mixture in a drinking cup. 

Get the frothy milk and add it to the drinking cup. Mix it gently. 

Again add 1 tablespoon of cappuccino mixture in a drinking cup to make a upper layer of the cappuccino. And you are ready to serve it.

2. Dalgona Coffee recipe

Let’s see the Dalgona Coffee recipe having two flavors. One is Coffee flavor and other is Chocolate flavor.

Ingredients: 

Coffee powder, sugar, hot water, milk, Cocoa coffee powder

Steps to Follow:

Take a bowl and add 1/4th cup of coffee beans powder in it. Also add 1/4th cup of sugar to it.

Then add about 3 tablespoons of hot water to it. 

Beat or Whisk the mixture for low speed. Beat it till it combines well. 

It will thicken after 5 minutes. You just need to beat well. The mixture will start changing color slowly. The mixture starts showing stiff peaks after 8 minutes. And the Dalgona mixture is ready now.

How to serve:

Now take a coffee drinking cup and add ice cubes to it. Then pour chilled milk in the cup. 

Then add Dalgona mixture on top of the cup. Spread the dalgona’s thick mixture on the milk.

Add or sprinkle some coffee powder on top of it. You are ready to serve it.

Likewise you can make a chocolate flavored dalgona mixture and later add the thick flavor on top of the milk. Cocoa coffee flavor is the powder used for this dalgona mixture.

3. Cold Coffee recipe

There are 2 ways to prepare cold coffee recipe

Ingredients: coffee powder, sugar, cold milk, ice cubes, warm water.

Steps to Follow:

Take a bowl and add 1 tablespoonful of coffee powder to it. 

Add 2 tablespoons of warm water to it.

Stir it well. Now for coffee decoction, you need to add cold milk of 1.5 cups to it. Also add 1 tbsp of sugar. And add 6 ice cubes. And blend this mixture and it turns frothy. Thus your cold coffee is ready.

How to serve:

Pour the cold coffee in a coffee glass and add whipped cream on top of it. Sprinkle some coffee powder on it.  And you are ready to serve it.

4. Filter Coffee recipe

Filter coffee is the all time favorite in Asian countries. It is dedicated to all coffee lovers.

Ingredients:

Milk, water, coffee powder, coffee filter.

Steps to Follow:

Take a coffee filter which consists of pressing disc and perforated vessel. 

Add 3 teaspoons of coffee powder and press it. 

Boil 1 cup of water. Pour slowly the hot water into the filter. And keep it closed for 15 minutes.

How to serve:

Then boil 1 cup of Milk. After 15 minutes, do Decoction using 1/3rd cup add 1 tbsp sugar to it. 

Then add 2/3rd cup. Mix it well. Now you are ready to serve strong frothy coffee.

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Nowadays frequent coffee drinkers question’s their coffee intake. Coffee lovers know that they are consuming high concentrations of caffeine everyday. And knows that it has various health issues. But they can’t help themselves drinking coffee. So they are searching for decaf coffee as an alternative option. Some coffee aficionados welcome the alternate option of consuming decaf coffee. It holds a very special place in people’s hearts. Coffee is regarded as ‘World’s most popular beverage’. 

This led to many research studies like positive and negative effects of drinking decaffeinated coffee.

What is decaffeinated coffee?

When the manufacturers extract 97% of caffeine from the coffee beans then it is called decaffeinated coffee. There are various methods to extract caffeine from coffee beans. Usually the manufacturers soak the coffee beans in water in order to remove the caffeine from the beans. Such various methods used to have caffeine free coffee. Decaffeination of coffee beans gives out a product with just 3% of caffeine present in them.

Let’s check below the 5 Pros of Decaf Coffee

1. Improve memory

Decaffeinated espresso improves memory as it contains compounds called polyphenols. It is a kind of natural chemical compound which is known to help mental performance, awareness and alertness. These polyphenols have additionally been accounted for to avoid mental issues, like the beginning stage of dementia.

2. Sound sleep

Decaf coffee helps to detoxify your body and mind. As it contains vitamin B-3 which cleanse your body.This coffee is compelling at fighting free radicals and unfamiliar materials that are created because of stress and nervousness. Once it detoxifies your body, then you’ll experience relief in your mind too. As it helps to reduce stress and your nervous issues.

3. Reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Many research studies proved that decaf coffee helps to reduce the risk of type 2 Diabetes. Not just diabetes but also many other health conditions too. It is beneficial as the strong black coffee is. So it’s not required to consume caffeine regularly. Decaf coffee has enough antioxidant properties. It offers antioxidants just like common coffee. Basically, decaf contains little lower concentration of caffeine as it has lower acidic content.

4. Less acidic 

It is known that coffee is acidic. Decaf coffee is lower in acidic content. So if someone has GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease then they must consume decaf coffee. For such people decaf coffee is more beneficial to lower their acidity problems or other health issues. Drinking decaf coffee prevents lots of other acid reflux problems. 

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