Best milk to coffee ratio

#1: Post by **Idfixe** » December 31st, 2016, 2:16 pm

Hi there, need a bit of help here. I'm at the point where I pull decent espressos. When comes the time to do a latte, I'm all over the place in terms of milk to coffee ratios... how much should it be? Should i pull a straight espresso and then add milk or should I do a different recipe?

Thanks for the help

#2: Post by **h3yn0w** » December 31st, 2016, 2:44 pm

I beleive a "traditional" latte uses an 8 oz cup, with a single or double shot of espresso pulled first and then the rest with milk. There are standard definitions for milk to coffee ratio for all the "speciality" coffee drinks (latte, cappuccino,macchiato, etc) which you can find on google or Wikipedia. But I really think it comes down to personal preference as to how much milk or coffee flavour you want, and what texture of milk you prefer. I would make it how it tastes best for you. E.g. Too milky? Use less milk.

December 31st, 2016, 2:52 pm

h3yn0w wrote:I believe a "traditional" latte uses an 8 oz cup, with a single or double shot of espresso pulled first and then the rest with milk. There are standard definitions for milk to coffee ratio for all the "speciality" coffee drinks (latte, cappuccino, macchiato, etc) which you can find on google or Wikipedia. But I really think it comes down to personal preference as to how much milk or coffee flavour you want, and what texture of milk you prefer. I would make it how it tastes best for you. E.g. Too milky? Use less milk.

Yes i've read on the topic but no real standard... do you use a regular espresso shot or. Under extract for milk based?

#4: Post by MB » December 31st, 2016, 3:21 pm

It's all to taste of course. For me on my L1.0, I like 15.5 g in, 27 g espresso out and add frothed milk to fill 8 oz notNeutral Lino cup. That gives me enough flavor that I can enjoy the qualities of the coffee and stretch it out over a full cup without it feeling milky to me. For someone that enjoys espresso mostly, my ratio might seem the opposite to them - washed out flavor and too milky.

December 31st, 2016, 10:43 pm

Great, thanks for the info!

#6: Post by **sprin001** » January 9th, 2017, 1:47 pm

This is interesting because 8 oz of cold milk may turn into 12 oz of steamed milk...

January 9th, 2017, 6:46 pm

There was a recommendation to fill a 8oz latte cup with steamed milk after a 27g shot. Roughly 6.5oz of steamed milk there so 4-5oz of cold milk depending on your stretch.

Yes, 8oz of cold milk could yield about 12oz of steamed with a full stretch.

#8: Post by **pizzaman383** » January 9th, 2017, 7:55 pm

I like a very espresso-forward drink. My favorite is the Cortado which is equal parts espresso and steamed milk with no froth cap. Yummy!

January 9th, 2017, 8:06 pm

When the espresso is "on" - hard to beat a cortado to capp range drink!

January 9th, 2017, 11:15 pm

I do 40g espresso with 100g(prior to steaming) milk. Fits in a traditional 6oz espresso cup-- plenty of espresso flavor and sweet milk. Not big on big gulp lattes.