An allongé coffee or café allongé is actually espresso that has been pulled a bit longer than a regular espresso This allows more hot water to flow through the coffee grinds and gives a less intense but more bitter flavour and produces a larger drink. An americano is espresso with hot water added. Second. What … Read more
An allongé will be a longer shot : at least double, if not more, than the traditional espresso volume, and thus will produce what at first may simply appear to be “more coffee”. What is an allonge coffee? An allongé coffee or café allongé is actually espresso that has been pulled a bit longer than … Read more
So the term ‘sprover is short for “ espresso pour over ”; it’s a way to produce a drip coffee using an espresso machine as the water source. You grind course enough that you’re not really generating pressure and let the machine pull ~3 ml/s across the puck until you hit something like a 18:200 … Read more