I totally second the variation in milk brands, and even milk containers; plastic bag vs plastic container vs carton.
The more fat in the milk the more thick, rich and and dense the lattes are (also improves latte art patterns I find). I actually use 2% and add about 1.5 of onces of a 6.25% mocha cream (for 2 drink). On cold canadian weekends, I sometimes make the following drink - requires bigger cups: As the double espresso shot is being pulled, I add (quantities may vary): - 1 once Amarula - 0.5 once Tia Maria - 0.5 once Grand Marnier Then I finish with the prior mentioned milk/mocha concoction. Harder to do latte art with this one, but people usually forget after the first sip. Let me know if you end-up trying it, or if anyone else has some good recipes to share! On 2013-03-21, at 3:21 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Awesome. Crystal radio. I stand, clearly, outdone. :). And Shakespeare to > boot (I think?). > > To Kitt's point--I can tell differences in my favorite brand of milk, from > batch to batch. Some cartons can't be frothed if my life depended on it. It > is good to have this level of feel and confidence--it allows you to quickly > discard sub-par ingredients, or at least to avoid obsessing about them and > just enjoy your non-art failed latte that day, and not worry about it. :) > > b > > Sent from my 8-track deck > > On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:52, KittJohnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Most of the ladies in my life would like to consume lower fat milk. For >> ease of micro-foaming, whole milk usually works best. Since I like to play >> around with latte art, we have the makings of a little conflict. 2% has >> often been the compromise ... I can live with it most of the time and they >> feel they have made SOME concession to the diet gods. >> >> My experience over the last decade has been that most 2% milks "work" >> reasonably well. Surprisingly, not all 2% are identical. There are often >> clear differences from brand to brand, state to state and by time of year. >> Try switching brands and doing some side by side comparisons. You should be >> able to find one tha works for you. >> >> When I am in especially obsessive mode, I often blend about one part whole >> milk to two parts 2%, but I will concede that I am mostly just screwing >> around. However, your milk chilling routine sounds as if it has the >> potential to introduce layering such as you would find in the petroleum >> refining process. This is particularly true with low fat milks. I would >> urge you to drop that until you have totally mastered the regular approach >> with consistent results. And alas, >> " The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our tips, >> But in ourselves, that we are using substandard fluids." >> >> >> >> Sent from my crystal radio >> >> On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:28 AM, "StevieG." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi folks - anyone comment on success with frothing 2% milk? >>> I put the milk in the freezer until there is a tiny ring of ice around the >>> top, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
