I’m a barista having about 1,5 years experience now. I know what I’m doing for the most part, I know how to do my grind size, extract the coffee how I like, create microfoam and I can make hearts and tulips.
Yet I seem to have trouble making the more complex shapes, certainly when I look at online videos about latte art. Their milk looks about the same consistency as mine, but the shapes become bigger and the crema seems less resistant. Whenever I pour, it takes a long time before any foam seems to settle on top, and shapes don’t expand much unless I pour really quick, but that ruins the shape.
Any tips on what I could be doing wrong?
I am swirling my milk and my espresso, I’m using fresh whole milk, fresh beans, a not too wide or sharp tipped jug and I have tried creating both more foam or less.
by RedstonePirate