A lesser-known variant of espresso, lungo is also produced from an espresso maker. If you are yet to try out a Lungo, then you are missing out on a very interesting coffee type that you can easily make on your espresso machine by pushing the right button.įor the coffee aficionados that prefer to experience the earthy and smoky notes in espresso or just prefer something bitterer than their typical espresso shot, a Lungo will be a perfect beverage.Espresso can be enjoyed either straight from the pull or as a base for another drink, but a little tweaking in its ratio can turn an espresso into a lungo. This coffee will entail mixing your Lungo with drip coffee to get a nice cup of coffee with a roasty backbone and a nice caffeine kick. To make your Lungo beverage even more caffeinated, you should try the "shot in the dark" variant. To do this, you will only need to make the Lungo as you would normally and add some hot water to make an Americano. If you are a caffeine “freak” but still prefer to make your coffee a little less strong, you should use your Lungo to make an Americano. Nevertheless, it does not have to as there are some simple ways of making it a more interesting beverage, and here are 2 of them. No matter how much you love your Lungo, at some point, it can get boring. Many Lungo lovers will prefer to take it just as it is as most of its fanatics love it because of the bitterness, but like any other coffee type, you can still lighten it with a little milk or cream and even add some sugar to sweeten things. The extraction time for the Lungo will be between 50 and 60 seconds which is longer than the 20 to 30 seconds it takes to pull a regular shot of espresso. Most modern espresso machines will have a "Lungo" button, and so once everything is set up, you will only need to push it to make the brew. It is also worth noting that for a Lungo, around 7 grams of coffee grounds will be used per serving. Remove the portafilter from the machine, fill it up with the grounds before tamping with then tamper and restoring it to the machine. Next step is to add coffee grounds to the portafilter and because the Lungo is an espresso-based beverage, you will still need to use finely ground coffee. Some of these machines can take up to 45 minutes to warm up, and so to save time you need to switch them on way in advance. Heating your espresso machine is an important step that is often overlooked but is still crucial. And note that while a typical shot of espresso will use around 30 ml water, a Lungo uses at least double this which is 60 ml. Start by filling up the water reservoir on your espresso machine with filtered water.
But, the Lungo will be bitterer than the Americano and long black. Of the three beverages, Lungo is the strongest and richest given that unlike the other two, the extra water is not just added to the espresso, but it is instead used to extract coffee from the grounds. While the Lungo is simply an espresso that has been extracted longer and with more water, Americano entails adding hot water to a shot or two of espresso while the long black is just the reverse of an Americano whereby espresso is added to hot water. While they might look the same and are often served in similar glasses, they are different beverages that taste different. And these are the Americano and long black. Lungo is often confused with two other popular coffee types due to the appearance. When compared to an espresso, the Lungo will have a relatively less strong taste and the longer extraction time makes it bitterer as it allows for more of the bitter compounds in the coffee to be extracted.Ĭoffee drinkers that prefer bitter coffee will love the Lungo because besides being relatively bitterer, it will also be larger than a typical espresso. With Lungo, you get a more watery beverage since it has more water but the same quantity of coffee as the regular espresso. Since it is a type of espresso, the Lungo still has the richness and boldness that is associated with the regular espresso but the two do not taste the same.
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