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Matching cup size and volumes for cappuccino, espresso, latte?
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- Nov 13
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- Sydney (West)
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I am just starting out but this is what I am doing at the moment
Izzo Alex Duetto II
Mignon Specialita
94c on boiler, 125c on steamer
CS Fiefy's Barista Blend coffee beans
17g coffe pulling 32g shots in ~30s using double basket
leveling/distributing by wrist tap on side of basket
Steel tamper, level to basket using medium pressure.
For a cap adding 120ml fresh full cream milk, ~3 s air air draw with stretch for the remainder to about 1-2s beyond too hot to handle.
Adding espresso shot then steamed milk into a mug (~330ml) until it's 3/4 full. Dusting with 80% coco to power sugar mix.
I am currently happy with the flavour. To me it tastes better than what I have in several standard cafes. But the mug experience ruins it for me. I am searching for proper cap sized cups to standardised on. Hence the initiation behind this whole post..
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Sounds like for your cap you'd be after something between a 6oz (177mL) or 8oz cup (227mL) which are roughly small and medium size takeaway cups for that drink. In a cafe you'd probably be using a 20g basket (or larger) and splitting the shot to make a small cap with less volume than you're currently drinking or using the whole thing for a medium and it'd be more volume. That's a pretty large generalisation though.
If you just want a couple of cups for now, get something for the drink YOU like drinking and don't worry about conforming to someone else's standard. Sounds like you want something in the 190mL to 210mL range. If you want something really nice, there are site sponsors that can hook you up with Acme or Loveramics cups that are both used in cafes.
Edit: sorry, probably a 5oz cup. 150-160mLLast edited by mthomas87; 22 August 2021, 11:30 PM.
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