Latte Art: With These Tips it Works

You see latte art more and more in social networks – whether in a story or a post. More and more young as well as older people are trying their hand at the new hype. Here we show you an overview of what you should pay attention to with latte art.

Latte Art: You should know that

Latte art is now a kind of small “art” and many practices this coffee art as a hobby. Here we show you what to look out for with latte art:

• Which milk is suitable? In principle, you can use any milk for your latte artwork of art, but many professionals prefer to use fresh whole milk or barista UHT milk.
• What temperature should the milk be? The milk froth in the coffee works best when the milk has been heated to 60 to 70 degrees. Then it tastes sweet, the foam is stable and not too hot.
• What do you need? You don’t need much for latte art. All you need is a milk frother, a cup, a milk jug, a coffee maker or a coffee filter, and of course coffee.

Latte Art: How it works

But how does latte artwork best? Here we show you a step-by-step guide:

1. Holding the milk jug: Place all four fingers through the milk jug handle and place your thumb on top of the handle. So you have the jug firmly in your hand.
2. Holding the cup: Hold the cup in your hand and grip it with all your fingers – this gives you enough freedom of movement when moving the cup. Alternatively, you can also hold the cup by the handle if you feel more comfortable doing so.
3. Removing the milk bubbles: After frothing the milk, there are often small bubbles in the milk. Since that doesn’t look pretty, you can just tap the milk jug on the table a few times to pop the bubbles.
4. Pouring: Hold the cup with the coffee at a 45-degree angle. Pour the milk into the center of the coffee, just a few millimeters from the cup. Always swirl the cup a little. This creates a nice crema.
5. Pour the pattern: As you pour the pattern, slowly move the cup back to a level position. Also, get very close to the coffee with the milk jug when pouring it. The classic “The Leaf” is created by pouring the foam in a quick right-to-left motion.