Trouble frothing correct consistency for latte art

by **musicman138** on Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:31 pm

I have recently been trying to do the latte art with the equipment that I have. However I am having alot of trouble getting the milk to the right consistency because my frothing arm froths the milk too fast and then I get foam all over the cupboard even when my cup is half full. The other problem I had was that no matter how much I whirlpool the milk (frothing and on the counter) I cant get the milk and the foam to mix. I was wondering if anyone knows how I can fix my problems?

by **scottyg514** on Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:26 pm

Are you stretching too much air in?

I used to stretch until 100, then submerge my wand till 140. I found that to get too frothy for Latte art but great for cappi's.

Now I stretch until only 80 then submerge till 140 & I find that easier to get microfoam for latte art.

by HB on Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:38 pm

musicman138 wrote:The other problem I had was that no matter how much I whirlpool the milk (frothing and on the counter) I cant get the milk and the foam to mix.

Although this is a pitiful example of latte art, the video does show good technique for integrating the milk and foam after the dreaded "cotton ball" has formed:

From Latte Art Challenge(d)

If you inject too much air for the swirl and thunk to fix, a quick slosh of the dry foam top into the sink can recover an otherwise hopeless pitcher. It won't taste as sweet as it could, but will at least look nicer.


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