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Taste: sweet milk, espresso still there
Taste: sweet milk, espresso still there — step 8 of 8 in Café Latte at Home. It should taste like coffee and milk, not like hot foam. If it is sour, the shot was under-extracted.
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It should taste like coffee and milk, not like hot foam. If it is sour, the shot was under-extracted. If it is bitter and dry, the shot ran long or the milk scalded. If it is just warm milk, you used too much milk or a giant cup.
You passed when two lattes in a row hit the same volume, the milk is glossy not stiff, and you would drink the second one without sugar. Write pitcher fill line and steam time in a note.
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