The coffee extraction method of the Moka pot is the same as that of the espresso machine, which is pressurized, so it can make a cup of black coffee with a concentration close to that of espresso. For this reason, many people use it as an alternative version of the Italian coffee machine. After making higher-concentration coffee, they can then reproduce various fancy coffees according to Italian methods. Such as American style, latte, mocha, etc...
Recently, Front Street Backstage has received a lot of related inquiries. Most of my friends said that they wanted to use a moka pot to recreate "latte coffee."
Although the Moka pot uses pressurized extraction like the espresso machine, its pressure is far less than that of the espresso machine, and the coffee concentration can only be closer to espresso. The ratio of milk to coffee itself is important, but as long as the concentration of coffee is not high enough, no matter how much we adjust the proportion of milk in coffee, the milk coffee we make will still not perform well.
To sum up, it is obvious that the object we need to adjust is the concentration of the Moka pot coffee itself. If we want to improve the concentration of Moka pot coffee on the original basis, we need to reduce the amount of water used and increase the extraction efficiency.
Why should we increase the ratio of powder to water?
The so-called coffee concentration refers to the percentage of dissolved coffee substances in the coffee liquid. When the amount of coffee substances remains constant, the less the amount of water, the higher the proportion of coffee substances, in other words, the higher the concentration of coffee; and when the amount of water is greater, the smaller the proportion of coffee substances, and the lower the concentration.
Therefore, if we want to increase the concentration of a cup of coffee, we need to minimize the amount of hot water used during extraction to reduce the proportion of water in the coffee liquid. On the other hand, if you want to make a cup of coffee less strong, you need to use more hot water.
Why improve extraction efficiency?
When the hot water used for extraction is reduced, the overall extraction efficiency will be reduced. If we want the coffee to have a fuller taste, we need to improve other aspects of extraction efficiency.
Similar to other extraction methods, the Moka pot can increase extraction efficiency in many ways: finer grinding of coffee powder, increasing the amount of coffee powder used, turning to low heat when discharging the liquid to extend the extraction time, etc.
About the choice of coffee beans
If we want to make the milk coffee more in line with our own taste, we still need to pay attention to the selection of coffee beans~
If what you want is a cup of mellow, fragrant, and acid-free milk coffee, then it is best to choose medium-dark roasted coffee beans. The first point is that the taste of the coffee can be more intense, and the second point is to bring a richer oiliness to the latte. Still don’t know how to choose, so just buy Front Street’s mellow and fragrant espresso moka pot coffee beans - Front Street’s classic blended coffee beans. The smooth taste of Brazilian beans plays a complementary and harmonious role in taste. Front Street's classic Italian blend is based on the Mamba recipe and adds Robusta, which fully improves the oiliness of the coffee and makes the body of the moka pot coffee stronger. It is suitable for home production and used for latte art.
How to make "latte" with a moka pot?
We use Front Street. Front Street PWN Gold Mandheling to make delicious Moka pot latte coffee. The medium-dark roast will have a richer roasting aroma and can also extract richer "fat".
The parameters are as follows: the amount of powder is 20g, the thickness of the coffee powder is fine salt-like, the ratio of warm water to powder to water is 1:4. So first, we fill the Moka pot with water, coffee powder and other materials, and boil it until the liquid comes out.
When we hear the Moka pot start to make a sound and prepare to dispense liquid, we immediately turn off the fire source, and then use the residual heat of the stove to extract the coffee liquid from the Moka pot. This action can ensure that the coffee liquid is discharged slowly and steadily throughout the entire process, so that the coffee can obtain sufficient extraction rate.
After the extraction is completed, we pour the coffee liquid into the prepared cup. Finally, we only need to add an appropriate amount of milk, and a delicious cup of milk coffee is completed! The amount of milk used depends on the degree of roasting and processing of the coffee beans. Because Front Street uses dark roasted Golden Mandheling and makes a hot "latte", the hot milk added is 180ml, which is a ratio of 1:3.5.
It can be seen from the color that this "latte" made with moka pot coffee is very close to the original latte of Italian coffee. In terms of taste, Golden Mandheling's nutty, chocolate, spice, and pine aromas are all well represented. Although the taste is not as mellow as the original latte, at least it does not have a heavy watery taste like the original. It tastes very smooth and smooth, which is very good! !
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
