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How to make a Lungo

A long pull, bigger, lighter, more aromatic.

Ratio18 g in : ~60 g out
Time3 min
Serves1 (60 to 90 ml)
OriginItaly
LevelMedium

You'll need

2 items
  • 18 g coffee, ground slightly coarser
  • Filtered water at ~93 °C

Weigh your dose and your water. A gram or two changes the cup, so a coffee scale beats eyeballing every time.

Method

3 steps · 3 minutes 0 of 3 done

  1. Dose and tamp, grinding a little coarser than espresso.

  2. Let the shot run long, about 60 g out over 35 to 45 seconds.

  3. Expect a lighter body with more aromatics (and a little more bitterness).

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Barista tips

  • Different from an Americano, a lungo is brewed long, not diluted afterward.

The Lungo is on the menu in GramCups Café. Pour every ingredient to the exact gram and serve it up. Play GramCups Café →

More Espresso drinks

☕ 18 g in : 36 g out Espresso The shot everything else is built on. ☕ 18 to 20 g in : ~40 g out Doppio A double espresso, twice the shot, none of the fuss. ☕ 18 g in : ~25 g out Ristretto A short, sweet, concentrated pull. ☕ 2 shots : 120 to 180 ml water Americano Espresso loosened with hot water.

A note on cooking safely. Recipes are provided for informational purposes only and are not medical or nutritional advice. Cooking times, temperatures and quantities are suggestions: use your own judgement, and check that meat, poultry, fish and eggs are properly cooked before serving.

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