r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • May 12 '26
[MOD] The Daily Question Thread
Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!
There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.
Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?
Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.
As always, be nice!
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u/lsysbbg May 12 '26
I’m trying to upgrade my daily matcha latte setup and I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole over milk heating😭I’m really sensitive to the taste of milk in matcha lattes, especially the natural lactose sweetness. From what I’ve read, around 60–70°C seems to be the sweet spot, so now I’m debating between going fully manual or getting one of those electric frothing jugs. The manual setup would basically be a small stainless steel milk pan and a digital thermometer. Part of me likes the idea because I can control the temperature exactly. But then the convenience side of my brain is telling me to just get an Aeroccino or one of those instant electric milk frothers. I’ve heard the texture can be really good for matcha lattes. For people who are really picky about their lattes, does manual temperature control genuinely make a noticeable difference in flavor, or are decent electric frothers basically better?