Method Milk drinks

Flat White

Name: Flat White
Total time: 32 s
Yield: 150–160 ml
Ingredients: 18 g coffee; 36 g espresso; 120 ml milk

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The brief

Ratio

1 : 2.0. classically 18 g to 36 g

Effort

Total brew time about 32 s

SkillDemanding

The cup

Higher coffee-to-milk than a latte in a smaller cup. Glossy, paint-like microfoam: silky rather than foamy, less foam than a cappuccino. Cup size and the flat-white/small-latte boundary vary by country.

House note

Read the full guide: Milk drinks: cappuccino, latte, and flat white →

This is a built-in starter recipe. It cannot be edited. Copy it to make your own version.

Prepare

Temperature: 93 °C
Pressure: 9 bar
Style: Pump
Grind: Fine: adjust grind so the shot runs ~25-30 s after pre-infusion.

Drink build

Proportions approximate. Espresso measured by weight.

Milk temperature: 60–65 °C
Texture: Thin, glossy microfoam
Cup size: 150–160 ml

Milk-drink builds vary between cafés and countries. These are starting points, not fixed rules.

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Flat White: 1:2, 32 s · Bunchum