I was confused about it for awhile. I didn’t realize the exact same coffee beans can be used for either. It’s the grind and preparation that changes things. With a regular cup of coffee you have a courser grind, and the hot water spends more time extracting the coffee flavor out of the grounds. Espresso uses a much finer grind and high pressure to quickly extract a lot of flavor out of the grounds. You get a smaller volume of liquid and a bolder taste with espresso, but I think the total amount of caffeine is about the same with either.
The difference is the way they are made, espresso is made by forcing water at approximately 9 bars through a compact coffee puck, while brew coffees usually do not use any pressure at all. Any beans could be used for either type of coffee. In the cup the main difference is the concentration of the coffee.
Normal american coffee is pretty much just espresso and water. Espresso is a very strong highly caffeinated small (almost shotlike) amount of coffee.
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I was confused about it for awhile. I didn’t realize the exact same coffee beans can be used for either. It’s the grind and preparation that changes things. With a regular cup of coffee you have a courser grind, and the hot water spends more time extracting the coffee flavor out of the grounds. Espresso uses a much finer grind and high pressure to quickly extract a lot of flavor out of the grounds. You get a smaller volume of liquid and a bolder taste with espresso, but I think the total amount of caffeine is about the same with either.
Thank you for letting me know this information.
The difference is the way they are made, espresso is made by forcing water at approximately 9 bars through a compact coffee puck, while brew coffees usually do not use any pressure at all. Any beans could be used for either type of coffee. In the cup the main difference is the concentration of the coffee.
Thank you for letting me know this information.