How to Make an Americano & Long Black (What's the difference?)

How do you make an Americano and a Long Black and what is the difference between them?
In this video we are taking a look at the difference between an Americano and a Australian style long black coffee. There's often a little confusion over exactly what each one is and how they should be prepared. Luke tackles this issue in our video an explains what they are and he brews up a version of each coffee as an example.

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[fahim]

Mixing Imperial and metric measures in the same sentence really makes my head spin. Time for a coffee

[micah]

Yeah, good video! I’m not a black coffee drinker but I love making them for customers who are dining in. Simplest coffee to make. After watching Jimmy’s video, I always do the long black last. Or I sometimes make it first and quickly run it out to the table. I use a wooden block (which are our spare table numbers) to catch the crema

[chiaraippoliti]

The long black looks so much better than an americano; I love the crema. I would normally stay away from a water-diluted espresso, but I would definitely try out the long black. Good job, guys.

[zeroz]

Thank you for your video! I'm looking for a barista job in Perth But, I'm not sure the difference between americano and long black

[mercuriallimit]

I still don't understand if I'm doing something wrong with the tamping. My thinking is,
set the grind size to get a good Bar pressure, set my distributor to the depth that I don't need to use the tamper (i think)

I did that because everytime I tamped only, the pressure bar go way up like 16-17 the extraction rate is very slow and my machine stopped working.

Mu question is do I set my grind size a little bit coarser to use my tamper? I feel like that's the skill I need to work on but I don't know what I'm missing to get that good flow rate.

ps. Apart from not flowing at all is a 10 second flow rate.

[kerrybergen]

Thank you for sharing i learned from this! 🌀💯

[argunaut]

I have a collegue who prefers what I term a 'white americano'. Made like a traditional americano but with a tiny amount of frothed foam on top.

[etienne_latte_art_journey]

Is it the machine that makes such a rich looking espresso? Or is it the beans? I don't see something that is that thick with my Barista Express

[edwardteach]

Would the long black be similar to a black and tan? With the expresso floating on top of the water? Or is it slightly mixed with the water?

[drharjit]

Thanks for the video. I got to understand the difference between Americano and Aussie long black. But I'm a bit confused. In the beginning you have mentioned that you're going to use ristretto (1:1) rather than espresso (1:2) to make the Aussie long black. But when demonstrating the Aussie long black shot, you mentioned that you are pouring "espresso" on top in a 6-ounce glass filled with water (75 degree centigrade). If you're pouring ristretto, then the water used will be (150-22.5= 127.7 ml approx.). For espresso, the water used will be (150 - 45 = 105 ml). I'll be grateful if you can let me know the amount of water and whether it is espresso or ristretto for Aussie long black. Thanks

[brentroman]

In the video, you mention that one of the main differences, is that in making a long black, you pull a ristretto. In THIS video however (unless it was edited out) I didn’t see a grind adjustment when prepping the portafilter for the long black shot. Now, …I know there are differences of opinion out there in regards to the definition and approach to making a “ristretto” shot. Do you guys use the same grind size for a regular and ristretto shot and just pull it early?
My understanding was that you need to grind slightly finer for a ristretto so that you are aiming for a reduced weight of liquid out in the SAME TIME as a regular shot.
But, again, I know there is a difference of opinion out there regarding this.
How do you guys approach it?

[borangle]

Why use pre-cooled 75 degree water for the long black? Why not hot/freshly boiled water?

[lenso]

do I have to triple shot to get strong full body americano ?

[marcochiasson]

In your opinion, how does pouring the hot water before or after the espresso change the taste of an Americano?

[justicesky]

I’ve worked at a lot of coffee shops in the US, and not a single one ever put the hot water on top of the shot. The shot always went on top. Mandatory.
And one of the more common sizes I would make of Americanos is 8 ounces.

I don’t know where this conception that americanos have the shot on bottom came from.

[mikepo]

Great tip about using fresh heated water instead of boiler water. I found the difference quite noticeable. Thanks for the video.

[Ash-wuyx]

Does americano has sugar added too or its pure coffee and water

[themodularmodular]

Damn that last syrupy shot over the cup makes a great and delicious looking one

[emmaofficial]

Hey am a barista but I want to know if the americano is the other meaning to to American coffee

[pspfreedom]

So in the case of a Lungo, what is the max ml amount to expect?