Some people may not have heard of white coffee at all. They may just assume that it is something to do with milk or just another way of saying ‘flat white’, this could not be further than the truth. White coffee is made from white coffee beans, yes we repeat, white coffee beans! This is not as absurd as you may think when you go into the details of the coffee beans, although it is quite fun to open people’s minds to the thought that white coffee is real. Read on below to find out what white coffee is and how it measures up to other coffee.
Where Did White Coffee Originate?
Around a century ago, it was discovered that harsh tasting low-grade coffee beans could actually be improved in flavour by partially roasting them. The fact these beans are only slightly roasted is the explanation for the white colour. Roasting coffee beans is by no means an easy task and it requires a lot of knowledge and skill in order to get the roast you are aiming for. This is especially true when it comes to white coffee beans as the window between roasts is even slimmer than usual.
What Does White Coffee Taste Like?
We mentioned before partially roasting low-grade coffee beans that they had an undesirable taste to them. White coffee has often been described as having a nutty flavour with pronounced bitterness acidity and low bitterness. This bitterness is then taken away by the roasting process. In this instance, the roasting factor is the main cause of the coffee’s flavour. As the coffee beans are only slightly roasted, the natural sugars within are not caramelised meaning that white coffee does not have a bitter aftertaste. Additionally, there is no evaporation of organic acids from the white coffee beans, giving it a joyful acidic flavour.
How Do You Make White Coffee?
White coffee is not brewed like any other coffee. It is often used for espresso-based coffee and as we are Espresso @ Home, we believe that our readers would enjoy a brief guide on how to make white coffee.
The first thing to do is grind the coffee beans if they are not already ground, the consistency should be similar to brown sugar. Place this ground white coffee into an espresso portafilter yet do not tamp it down. Then run a shot of water through the grounds, this will not be used so it can be disposed of. Proceed to run a single or double-shot through the grounds (depending on how strong you want it). Once this is done you will have created your base espresso shot and can now enjoy your white coffee espresso how you usually would.
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