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The design principle of the Moka pot is to use an open flame to heat it, so that the cold water and air in the lower seat of the water are slowly pushed into the upper pot as the volume expands after being heated. When the hot water rises, it will first pass through the funnel-shaped powder trough filled with coffee powder to achieve the effect of extracting coffee.
The filter is used to isolate the coffee grounds so that the liquid becomes clear, and the height difference is used to prevent the liquid from pouring back when the coffee liquid comes out of the pot.
Moka pot coffee grinding thickness
Because the pressure generated by steam power is used to increase the pressure, the water rises through the coffee powder layer at an extremely fast speed. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee recommends using a Moka pot to extract coffee. The coffee powder needs to be ground to an extremely fine level, but not so fine that it can pass through the holes in the powder trough.
After filling the coffee powder trough with coffee powder that is flush with the container, you need to use your fingers to spread the coffee powder and gently press the coffee powder layer (just lightly). This can reduce the space between coffee particles, resist the impact of water flowing through the powder layer quickly, and avoid excessively large water flow channels during the extraction process, which will cause uniform extraction.
Moka Pot Precautions & Tips
Since it is directly heated, FrontStreet Coffee has a few tips and things you need to pay attention to when using a Moka pot to extract coffee.
1. If possible, put boiling water in the pot. This can reduce the time the coffee powder is exposed to high temperatures and reduce the chance of the coffee having a burnt or bitter taste. But be sure to take insulation measures before tightening the upper and lower pots.
2. The water added to the lower pot cannot exceed the pressure relief valve (that is, the small device that looks like a nut or screw). The pressure relief valve is a safety device used to discharge excess pressure gas in the kettle. If it is blocked by water, it may explode due to excessive pressure after heating.
3. If you use direct or heating, try to control the fire between low and medium heat, and do not let the fire source directly burn the pot body. One is to protect the overall body of the pot, the other is to protect your own safety, and the other is to prevent the coffee from flowing into the upper pot because the pot body is too hot and further heats the coffee, resulting in a burnt and bitter taste.
Coffee beans for Moka pot
If you want a Moka pot to brew espresso liquid with rich aroma, full and mellow taste, and golden butter, you first need to select freshly roasted coffee beans. All coffee beans sold by FrontStreet Coffee are shipped within 5 days after roasting, ensuring that all friends can drink coffee with full color, aroma and flavor.
Due to the pressurized extraction and high concentration, the coffee beans extracted using the Moka pot are not light roasted coffee beans, because the increase in concentration will change the delicious sour and sweet taste extracted by hand brewing into a sour taste, and the taste of the coffee will be very thin.
Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee recommends that you use medium-dark roasted Front Street espresso blend coffee beans. The advantage of blending coffee beans is that it is cost-effective. At the same time, coffee beans from different production areas are blended according to different proportions, so that the overall coffee extracted in an extremely fine grinding + pressurized environment can show a balanced and stable taste.
FrontStreet Coffee has launched four Italian blended coffee beans with different flavor characteristics based on different consumer taste preferences.
"FrontStreet Coffee - Nuanyang Blended Coffee Beans" is a coffee bean with a mainly wine aroma. Made from Ethiopian sun-dried red cherry coffee beans (30%) + Honduran sherry barrel coffee beans (70%), it has a rich aroma of wine, vanilla cream, sweet and sour berries, and the flavor of roasted nuts.
"FrontStreet Coffee-FrontStreet Blend 100% Arabica Coffee Beans": an Italian coffee bean with a nutty aroma. Made from Colombian washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans (70%), it has the flavor of nuts, dark chocolate, and caramel, and is suitable for daily production in coffee shops.
"FrontStreet Coffee-FrontStreet Commercial Blend Coffee Beans" is an Italian coffee bean that is mainly full-bodied. It is composed of Robusta washed coffee beans (10%) + Colombian washed coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-dried coffee (60%). It has the flavor of nuts, cocoa, and caramel, and has high mellowness, which Manu needs for daily openings.
"FrontStreet Coffee-FrontStreet Black Cocoa Blend (100% Arabica) Coffee Beans" is a slightly acidic and mellow Italian coffee bean. Made from Yunnan washed arabica coffee beans (30%) + Brazilian semi-dried coffee beans (70%), it has the flavor of soft acidity, caramel, and nuts. It is suitable for shop owners and home users who prioritize cost but have average flavor requirements.
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
