The Moka pot is an introductory appliance for making coffee in many households. It has a simple structure, an affordable price, and a rich product. However, the extraction method of the Moka pot is different from that of the Italian machine, and the bean selection logic also has its own characteristics. Blended beans are a safe choice for a moka pot. The bean blend is specially designed for Italian and Moka pots. It adopts the formula of Mamba blend or Bago blend. It has excellent oil performance and a mellow and warm taste. The steam pressure of the Moka pot is lower than that of the Italian machine, and the extraction efficiency is not as good as that of professional machines, so choosing blended beans with good fat can make up for the lack of pressure. Even a novice using non-professional household equipment can easily extract dense and delicate oils. Another advantage of blended beans is stability. The complementation of multiple production areas makes the flavor framework stable, unlike single-origin beans, which are affected by seasonal fluctuations. The classic blend uses the combination of Mandheling and Brazil. The two flavors support each other and have both mellowness and sweetness. It can be accepted by both coffee veterans and novices. It is suitable for home and commercial use. The black cocoa is blended with 100% Arabica beans, which has sufficient oil and a mellow taste. The price is affordable, taking both quality and cost-effectiveness into account. Autumn Chestnut is a blend of Honduran Caturra and Papua New Guinea Typica. It combines a balanced structure with a warm and delicate mellow flavor. The entrance has a nutty sweetness like roasted chestnuts, accompanied by a mellow sweetness like caramel and brown sugar. It is suitable for those who like a mellow taste. The moka pot made from single-origin beans follows the route of the production area. Mandheling single-origin beans are used in the moka pot. The deeply roasted herbal and dark chocolate flavors are more intense during steam extraction. The acidity is very low and the taste is mellow and long. It is suitable for friends who like heavy flavors. The single-origin beans from Brazil's Queen's Manor are used to make the moka pot. The aroma of nuts and cocoa is rich, the caramel sweetness is obvious, and the entrance is smooth and warm. It is suitable for moka pot, hand brewing and Italian style. Papua New Guinea's Bird of Paradise makes Moka pots. It is called Little Blue Mountain because its flavor and texture are close to those of the Blue Mountains. The Typica variety is grown in volcanic rock soil. It has a clean and pure taste with outstanding sweetness, making it an excellent choice for non-acid coffee beans. You can also try using floral and fruity beans to make a Moka pot. Colombian Xija is double anaerobic sun-dried. The passion fruit and blueberry juices are outstanding. Extraction with a moka pot can retain part of the fruity aroma, and the taste is thicker than Italian extraction. The Strawberry Candy Blend is a popular fruity Italian bean blend that replicates the distinct sweetness of the Strawberry Candy. It can be extracted in a moka pot to make milk coffee with a unique flavor. The logic of choosing between blending and single-product beans is very simple: for daily drinking, choose blended beans, which are stable and worry-free; if you want to explore the flavor of the production area, choose single-product beans, and change the production area for a different taste. The degree of grinding has a great impact on the quality of your Moka pot. For Moka pots, it is recommended to use medium-fine grinding, one size thicker than Italian style and one size finer than hand grinding. Grinding that is too fine will easily clog the powder trough under steam pressure, resulting in poor water flow or even splashing; grinding that is too coarse will result in insufficient extraction and a weak product. Medium-fine grinding and medium-low heat heating can stably produce a cup of rich moka pot coffee.
The coffee liquid produced by the Moka pot is strong and mellow. Drink it directly like a small cup of espresso. Add water to make it American style, and add milk to make it a latte. A pot of moka pot coffee contains about 30 to 40 ml of concentrated liquid. Add the same amount of hot water to make a cup of rich American style. Add 150 ml of hot milk to make a cup of mellow latte. It is very flexible.
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
