Steam Wand Tutorial - How to Foam Milk with a Model Steam Engine Plant - Latte Art - 4K / UHD - BLP
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- A tutorial to make a steam wand for use on a model steam plant or steam engine.
Steam milk like a Barista, and get a perfect froth for your latte and hot chocolate.
My Steam Plant operates at around 50PSI steam pressure. This is more than enough pressure to heat and foam milk to get that tasty froth, typically only available in coffee shops.
So, I decided to design and make my own steam wand, which I can connect to my steam plant and engines.
I've gone with the standard 1/4 inch x 40TPI connector. Simply connect it to the steam line with a steam stop valve and you're ready to go.
Foaming / frothing milk is a lot harder than I originally thought. I've watched loads of videos and done lots of research, which gets me ok but improving results.
In a nutshell:
- The froth is generated when the milk is COLD, not hot as I originally thought.
- Fresh Full Fat milk is WAY easier to froth, and tastes sweeter too.
- If you get the milk too hot, the foam doesn't last and it tastes burned. (65+ degs C)
- Use the steam to keep the milk turning / flowing around in the jug. This gets the froth through mixed in with the milk, not just a thin layer at the top, and also ensures a uniform temperature through-out the cup.
- Dont overfill your jug / cup to froth the milk. It will expand by about 50%, so you only want your jug a maximum of 2/3 full.
- You can practice with fairy liquid / dish soap. If you want to practice latte art, you will need some food coloring too.
Post a comment if you have any further questions. I could do a video just on foaming milk if people want it...
Stay safe and I'll see you again soon.
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Interesting! We posted your video on our homemade tools forum this week, credited to you of course :)
Awesome! Thank you! I really appreciate the publicity. I checked out your website too. How do I become a member? I'm currently doing a build series of a tiny pump action oil can, and would love to get some feedback from your members. Cheers, BLP
@@BestLathePlans You're very welcome. You can email me at "jon" at our website url, and I'll give you a coupon code so you can join our forum for free. Looks like you're one of us :)
Where’s the video on how to make the steam?
I could do one of those... My boiler is not the prettiest of boilers. It works well though. It's my first and only one I have ever made. And I've had relatively little Silver Solder experience, but I can do a video on it. I also made the burner which is really quite effective too.
How you make the steam plant?
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it. I've had a couple of comments recently about the steam plant / boiler. I'll see if I have enough usable footage of it being built. :)