Flat whites… bottom of the jug?

Have a read here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article6947848.ece

I pretty much agree with the description of the flat white. But I am not so sure about the pouring from the bottom of the jug thing. Surely you can get a very creamy flat white without using a spoon to hold the foam back?

I prefer to pour a flat white from a small milk jug which has been textured properly into a 5.5 oz cup or so with a single espresso. Milk not too hot, around 60-65 C. Just a half cm of foam so you drink through the creamy foam.
That is in my eyes a good flat white.

But then again… I am a Dutch man not a Australian 🙂

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How does the one way air valve work?

The one-way air valve that is fitted to our bags for the coffee is designed to keep air out of the bag. The pressure of the gases inside the bag that come out of the coffee beans create a positive pressure inside the bag.

Because of this pressure inside the bag and the one-way air valve no air can get it in yet the valve allows the gases to escape so the bag doesn’t pop.

Have a look at this video for more information.

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Indonesian Java

Map of Indonesia Java

I just had a lovely espresso from our Indonesian Java beans. It was surprisingly good actually. Indonesia produces some very nice coffees and there is quite a lot of variety if you ask me. This delicious java coffee was actually very sweet (for an Indonesian coffee) as an espresso and had a really good body (expected from an Indonesian) as well.

There are not many single origins that I really enjoy as an espresso but this is definitely one of them.

We roast it medium, not too dark but just dark enough for use as an espresso as well. Give it a try, it’s a really nice coffee!

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