The Moka pot is an introductory appliance for making coffee in many households. It has a simple structure and is affordable. However, to make good use of the Moka pot, bean selection is more important than you think. The extraction principle of the Moka pot is between the Italian machine and hand brewing. The steam pressure pushes the hot water through the powder cake. The extraction is thicker than hand brewing but lighter than Italian brewing. When selecting beans, grasp the three keys of oil, grinding and roasting, and the Moka pot will be able to reach a higher level.
Grease is the first consideration when choosing beans for a Moka pot. The steam pressure of the Moka pot can extract a certain amount of crema, but it is thinner than the Italian pot, so it is particularly important to choose beans with good oil performance. Front Street Classic Blend is a blend of beans specially designed for Italian cooking and Moka pots. It adopts Mamba formula. The herbal and dark chocolate flavors of Mandheling make the concentration rich and the oil performance is excellent. Even with a non-professional appliance like a Moka pot, dense and delicate oil can be extracted. When making latte, cappuccino, or dirty, good fat can make coffee and milk blend more harmoniously. Front Street black cocoa is blended with 100% Arabica. It has plenty of oil, rich taste, and affordable price. It is also a good choice for Moka pot.
The grinding degree directly affects the quality of the Moka pot. The powder cake of the Moka pot is looser than that of the Italian machine, and the extraction pressure is also lower, so the grinding degree is coarser than that of the Italian style, about halfway between hand brewing and Italian style, similar to the thickness of fine sugar. If it is too fine, it will easily clog the filter and lead to over-extraction. If it is too coarse, the extraction will be insufficient and the flavor will be bland. The Front Street Boutique blend uses Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan. The flavor is classic and solid. When the grinding degree is suitable for the Moka pot, the output is very stable. It is suitable for American style and latte.
In terms of roasting degree, the Moka pot is suitable for medium to dark roasted beans. Medium-dark roasting can develop enough caramelization and oil to achieve the desired body-mellowness of Moka Pot products without being too bitter. Front Street Autumn Chestnut is a blend of selected Honduran Caturra and Papua New Guinea Typica. It has a nutty sweet aroma like roasted chestnuts in the mouth, accompanied by the mellow sweetness of caramel and brown sugar. The medium-dark roasting tone goes well with the moka pot, making the product full and smooth. Lightly roasted beans tend to be too acidic and not oily enough to make a Moka pot, so it is not recommended.
You can also try the Front Street Strawberry Candy Blend with a Moka Pot. The fruity blend will be slightly astringent but still discernible after being extracted in the Moka Pot. It is suitable for those who want to use a Moka Pot to make fruity milk coffee.
The key to selecting beans for a Moka pot is enough fat, grinding them correctly, and roasting them properly. Choose medium-dark roasted blended beans with good fat, and grind them one level coarser than Italian. The Moka pot will produce thick and smooth beans.
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
