![]() I stop the extraction at just over two ounces by pushing the button. ![]() But I’m an espresso guy so my expectations are different than yours, hopefully. I find the gran lungos produce ugly coffee when allowed to run the full five ounces. Here’s what Nespresso should have done: programmed the barcode on the gran lungo capsule to brew two or three ounces of coffee, stop, prompt the user to eject the capsule, and then dispense two to four ounces of hot water. That only produces a lot of horribly overextracted coffee. Remember, a lungo is a long shot of espresso, while an americano is made by adding hot water to a shot of espresso. The serving size for an Americano is around 6-8 oz, whereas a lungo is 3-4 oz. In contrast, you prepare an Americano by adding hot water to an espresso shot after it has been extracted. You make a lungo by pulling a shot of espresso using double the volume of water. Nespresso wants you to think an Americano can be produced by pushing 5 ounces of water through the grounds in the capsule. The difference between Lungo and Americano is how you make it. It is a longer coffee which tends to be popular in a number of countries, especially in Europe. The recipe is conventionally accepted by USA baristas as a shot of espresso cut with four to twelve fluid ounces of (really) hot water. Coffee Advice Coffee Facts Americano vs Long Black: The Real Difference Coffee Facts, Coffee History / By Elaisa / Aug/ 13 minutes of reading If you are an espresso fan, you may already know the difference between an Americano vs long black coffee. An Americano is a standard coffee bar beverage. Marketing fluffery from Nespresso’s USA PR droids implies you can get an Americano from the gran lungo capsules. These are the Vertuo specs from Nespresso’s website: espresso, 40ml gran lungo, 150ml coffee, 237ml alto, 414ml.
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