Recently, a fan of Front Street fell in love with using a moka pot to make coffee, especially a rich cup of moka pot in the morning. But this fan wasn't sure if he was using the moka pot correctly, so he discussed the issue with Front Street Street.
Front Street believes that as a standard household coffee appliance, the Moka pot should not be bound by too many rigid standards. As long as it meets a few main operating methods, the rest can be freely used according to your own taste.
First, what coffee beans to use?
The flavor of the coffee you make has a lot to do with what kind of coffee beans you use. Front Street generally recommends using coffee beans that are medium roasted or above, because coffee beans that are roasted too lightly will make the coffee very sour and uncomfortable to drink. Here Front Street recommends several better-tasting coffee beans that Front Street has tried for your reference.
The first type,Front Street Classic Italian Blend Coffee Beans, this one is Front Street’s own Italian recipe, which is mainly composed of Brazilian, Mandheling and Vietnamese coffees. The coffee produced has rich flavors of dark chocolate, roasted spit, fried nuts and caramel, and because of the rich coffee oil, it is more conducive to making latte art.
The second type,Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon, this coffee bean is medium roasted, highlighting its very sweet sucrose flavor. Drinking it directly or making it into milk coffee has good performance.
The third type,front street indonesia pwn gold mandheling, Pawani Company's golden Mandheling coffee beans are one of the highest quality coffee beans in Indonesia. They have the characteristics of Mandheling coffee's mellow, full and strong aroma, and are also very good in terms of cleanliness. Suitable for people who are used to drinking bitter coffee.
Second point,moka pot coffee grinding
One of the more important things when making Moka pot coffee is the grinding thickness. If the grinding is too coarse, the coffee liquid will easily spray out. The lid on the Moka pot also prevents burns from the coffee spraying out. If the grind is too fine, the coffee liquid will not easily penetrate the powder layer and rise up, and the coffee liquid will be very burnt and bitter.
The powder diameter is about 0.3-0.55mm. The thickness of the coffee powder looks similar to that of an espresso machine to the naked eye, but it is actually thicker than that of an espresso machine.
The third point, the ratio of powder to water
Many friends asked Front Street how much water should be put in the Moka pot and how many points should be added. In fact, this should not be asked by Front Street, but depends on how much water and powder your pot can hold. When foreigners make moka pot coffee, they rarely use a scale to measure it accurately. Because there is a pressure relief valve in the water-filled lower pot of the Moka pot, as long as the water does not exceed that valve, it will be fine. Generally, the water will be poured directly under the pressure relief valve. The amount of powder also depends on the capacity of your powder tank. Be sure to fill the powder slot and there should be no gaps without squeezing.
When making Moka pot coffee, you need to fill and press coffee powder, which is quite different from an espresso machine.
Point 4: When to turn off the fire?
When boiling a Moka pot, the heat should be uniform, medium heat is best. When you hear the "Woo-Woo" sound, you can open the lid and observe. When the first drop can be sprayed out, you can turn off the heat. If you continue to use high heat or wait until the coffee boils before turning off the heat, the cup of coffee will most likely taste burnt.
Point 5: Do you need to open the lid when boiling the Moka pot?
Some friends have seen videos of people making Moka pots and like to open the lid. In fact, this is to show the audience the state of the coffee liquid gushing out. Under normal circumstances, you can not open it. If you don’t know when to turn off the heat, you need to open the lid of the pot and observe the gushing state of the coffee liquid. Of course, if you keep the lid open, the coffee liquid may splash out and burn your skin.
The prepared coffee liquid can be added to 80 degrees Celsius warm water in a ratio of 1:4 to make American style. You can also pour hot milk in the same ratio, stir and drink.
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
