How many grams of coffee beans a cup of espresso has?
The word espresso means "instant" or "express", which refers to a unique brewing method that forces hot water through a bed of very finely ground coffee.
Espresso is thick, flavorful, and highly concentrated with the top layer known as the "crema" which is of smooth tight bubbles that is the aromatic and creamy signature of good espresso.
Can be adjusted, depending on individual taste preference. Commonly one to two tablespoons of ground coffee for every six ounces of water.
Generally, to have a simplicity of a beautiful espresso shot, the cup size is between 2-3 fluid ounces.
A shot of espresso is one (fluid) ounce, while a double shot is two (fluid) ounces. 30 mL is one fluid ounce (by weight being 28 g). This is the water volume that gets passed through the espresso.
The proper Dose for 1 shot should be between 7-9 grams, and 14-18 grams for a double shot, depending on the type of machine and how strong you prefer your coffee.
Arabica coffee beans are used, but some professional baristas add 10-15% of high-quality robusta beans to enhance the crema.
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OCM (OnCoffeeMakers.com) was started in 2007 with the first webpage about coffee machines. And for a number of years, we focused on helping people find their desired coffee machine (we still are helping folks with that! So, if you are looking for coffee machines for office or restaurants - check out the link).
In 2010, we started getting enquiries on restaurant marketing and we start to help food and beverage brands with their marketing. Below are campaigns and events that we have done over the years:
OCM's campaigns: F&B Marketing Ideas by OCM
OCM's Events: F&B Industry events by or with OCM
Check out this restaurant marketing guide to learn more about the many campaigns and companies we have worked with.
Since then, we have also created many marketing workshops and classes for the F&B industry. Many of these modules are still running in tertiary institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic Skillsfuture Academy and also ITE College East COC classes, below are some snippets of our lectures and workshops:
OCM’s F&B workshops: Food and Beverage Marketing Lectures | Workshops - click to watch classes on customer journey map, JTBD and more.
So, if you are looking for industry practitioners to help you scale your coffee or F&B businesses, do drop us a message or book an appointment. Do also check out our various social media platforms on regular F&B and coffee market updates:
For regular coffee (F&B) related videos: OCM Youtube
For Daily Coffee Inspiration (fun coffee content): OCM IG
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PS: For the coffee lovers, we continue to share coffee articles (and videos) and have also started a free coffee class section (with free online coffee training supported by coffee partners).
