When it comes to choosing a moka pot grind size, you can put the complicated information aside. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. Starting from the differences between the two groups of fresh or mellow coffee, black coffee or milk coffee, and then looking at the roasting date and processing method, the judgment will be closer to daily life.
Roast date also affects the actual performance of your moka pot grind. When choosing based on flavor judgment, separate the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste to experience the refreshing floral and fruity aroma and the nutty cocoa adjustability. Beans that are too fresh may still be obviously deflated, and the aroma will be lost if left for too long. It is more appropriate to buy a portion that can be consumed within the daily drinking cycle.
Looking at the specific beans, Front Street Classic Blend represents a clear flavor direction. Its medium-dark roast and traditional mamba blend bring out nutty, cocoa, caramel and toasted aromas. When you actually drink it, the concentration is solid, the oil performance is stable, and you still have a coffee feel after adding milk. Its scope of application includes espresso, latte, cappuccino, American and moka pots. First fix a accustomed parameter and then slowly fine-tune it.
You can also create a taste profile with the Front Street Autumn Chestnut blend. Its medium-dark roast brings notes of roasted chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar and soft chocolate with a background of Honduran Caturra and Papua New Guinea Typica. In terms of overall performance, the acidity is soft and the taste is full and smooth. Suitable for moka pots, latte, American style and low-acid hand brewing. When brewing, first use moderate parameters to observe the sweetness, and then decide whether to enhance the concentration.
Looking at the Front Street Classic Blend and the Front Street Autumn Chestnut Blend together, the point is not to distinguish between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. The Front Street classic blend’s aromas of nuts, cocoa, caramel and roasting are more suitable as a reference, while the Front Street Autumn Chestnut blend’s aromas of roasted chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar and soft chocolate form another clue. For the moka pot grind size, compare the aroma, sweetness and texture of the two cups based on flavor cues to quickly identify which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor difference easier to drink, the Moka Pot uses a grinding degree that is slightly finer than hand brewing but not as fine as Italian grinding. After the powder basket is filled, it is gently spread out without compacting. Heat the water in the bottom pot and keep it on medium-low heat. Pay attention to the color after the coffee liquid flows out continuously. Remove from the heat before obvious splashing occurs, which can reduce the burnt bitterness caused by the high temperature in the later stage. When this set of starting points is used for the grinding degree of the Moka pot, it is also necessary to observe the actual taste based on flavor judgment, and there is no need to mechanically pursue a certain time number.
The flavor description of the grind size of the Moka pot can be used as an expectation, but the actual cup feel will also be affected by the grinder, filter cup, water quality and room temperature. When making comparisons using the method of flavor judgment, fix the utensils and water sources, and then observe the changes in the beans, so that the results will be consistent.
After you buy your Moka pot grinder home, you should reduce high temperature, moisture, and repeated exposure to air. Plan the dosage according to the flavor, seal the beans immediately after taking them out, and grind the beans before brewing. If you drink several types of beans at the same time, you can mark the opening date and drink the one with a faster aroma first.
There’s no fixed answer to moka pot grind size that’s divorced from personal taste. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. First determine the acidity, concentration and drinking method, and then choose from different directions such as Front Street Classic Blend and Front Street Autumn Chestnut Blend. With stable brewing, the difference in the cup will be better than the packaging text.
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
