How to Make a Lungo

Author: Jee Choe

A quick and easy guide to making a lungo shot at home using an espresso machine.

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Prep Time 2

Total Time 2

Course Drinks

Yield serving

Remove portafiter from espresso machine and run the water through the grouphead to remove any leftover coffee grounds.
Grind and fill dry portafilter with finely ground coffee.
Level and tamp filled portafilter. Clean loose ground coffee off the portafilter.
Put portafilter into the grouphead and pull lungo shots.
There should be more water in a lungo shot so pull a longer shot than you would an espresso. The drink should be between 1 ½ - 2 ounces.
Place cup under the portafilter.
After pulling shots of lungo, remove the portafilter and flush grouphead.

A scale is always recommended, but you can easily eyeball a lungo shot so that there's more in the cup than a shot of espresso. If you’re used to pulling a shot for 25 seconds, see what happens when you pull that same shot for 30-35 seconds.
If you’re looking for the complexity of espresso but want something to sip on for more than two sips, a lungo shot might be a good middle ground between espresso and and Americano.
Add steamed milk to a lungo to make a latte or cappuccino using a lungo shot.

Sodium: 4mg | Calcium: 3mg