This may have a simple answer, but how do they make the delicious coffee served in cafes in Germany? The result is a medium sized cup of coffee with crema, and it tastes wonderful.
I can tell it is pressed, but one shot of espresso mixed with hot water, or is it all pressed? Is the secret in the beans or grinding? How can I replicate it at home?
The reason I ask is because I assumed that coming back to Canada, I would find the same. Until then, I was only drinking espresso in coffee shops here. Well, that was until I experienced Italian espresso. That's another story.
Getting back to German coffee, I have tried various Starbuck's Americanos -result is a bitter and sour and flat coffee. A Swiss bakery opened locally, and when I saw their large fully automatic coffee maker, I thought I had found the solution. Again, not so. That coffee tasted old and stale, with no crema
Please help. I can't afford another trip to Germany.
