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by RegalPlatypus
April 18th, 2008, 1:47 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
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How long do you allow your espresso to sit before adding milk?

No no, the crema was still present. You'll notice when you pull shots though (if you pull them into a transparent glass) that there's a very rapid color change in the espresso beneath the crema from a dark honey brown to black within a matter of seconds. It's this color change that Starbucks aims to...
by RegalPlatypus
April 17th, 2008, 7:06 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 22
Views: 26359

How long do you allow your espresso to sit before adding milk?

As much as I hate to admit it, I work at Starbucks. We're given a strict 10 second limit as to how long a shot can sit without being mixed with milk before it goes bad from temperature loss and oxidation. A number of coffee shops I've been to don't seem to follow this though... In fact