Coffee

8400 readers

53 users here now

☕ - The hot beverage that powers the world!

Coffee gadgets - It's always great to learn about new gadgets. Please share your favorite hardware or full setups. It might inspire newcomers to experiment!

Local businesses - Please promote your local businesses. If you are not the owner of the business you are promoting, kindly ask the owner if it's okay. It would be great if the business has a physical store to include an exterior or interior shot.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

martijn

[email protected]

What brand and type of milk alternatives will froth in an automatic milk frother? (self.coffee)

submitted 1 year ago by dingus to c/coffee

20 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Hi all! Don't kill me but I'm a heathen that just uses a Keurig. I recently got a new one that has an automatic milk frother and it's been fun to use with regular milk.

I think milk has been hurting my stomach though so I thought I'd use a milk alternative. Supposedly alternative milk types can froth, but I found out the hard way that it is dependent on brand, water, and fat content. I've heard of milk alternatives having special "batista editions" that will froth up better, but I'm unfamiliar with what those are.

I tried picking up some almond milk at my local Aldi and it doesn't froth at all.

Are there some more readily available and prominent brands out there that I can pick up that will froth? I have access to Publix, Aldi, and Walmart. I do NOT have access to places like Costco or Trader Joe's. I am not picky about what kind of milk alternative it is at the moment (oat, almond, soy)...I'm just looking for a type and brand that will actually froth.

Thanks all!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Hildegarde 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you lactose intolerant? If that's all it is you can drink cow's milk.

Either take a pill before you have your coffee, or get lactose free milk. Most normal grocery stores have it in my expierence.

People without lactose intolerance have an enzyme in their guts that breaks down the lactose into normal sugars. Lactose free milk is cow's milk with those enzymes added to break down the lactose during production. The result is cow's milk that is noticeably sweet, and froths just like the cow's milk that it is.

None of the non-dairy milks froth as well. Unless you cannot have animal milk, it is the best option.

[–] dingus 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure if I'm lactose intolerant or it's the coffee itself. I used to enjoy coffee daily years back, but it was messing my stomach up so I stopped drinking it. I just wanted to experiment to see if it was the milk by trying milk alternatives.

Does lactose free milk froth in an automatic milk frother?

I'm not really interested in trying pills tbh. I have a hell of a hard time swallowing them so I try not to unless absolutely necessary.

[–] Hildegarde 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, lactose free milk froths. Some things I read suggest it froths better and thicker than normal milk.

[–] dingus 1 points 1 year ago

That's really interesting lol I wonder why it froths better! I'll have to try!