Use a moka pot to brew a cup of black coffee in the morning. It is suitable to choose beans with a calm aroma and a supportive taste. The concentration of the coffee liquid produced by the Moka pot is higher than that of hand brewing, and the entrance will be more concentrated. Flavors such as nuts, cocoa, and caramel can easily form a full impression. If you don’t usually accept obvious sourness, you can give priority to medium-dark roasting, so that the coffee can present a soft and sweet taste in a short period of time.
If coffee is a fixture at the breakfast table, the body of the beans is important. Bread, toast, eggs or bacon all have their own flavors, and coffee that is too light can easily be covered by food; beans with roasted, nutty and cocoa flavors can leave a clearer coffee flavor in the mouth. At this time, you can drink the Moka pot coffee directly, or you can add a small amount of hot water to adjust the concentration.
If you want to drink a cup of coffee without milk in the afternoon, you can choose medium roast beans with obvious sweetness and clean finish. It doesn't just have a toasty smell, but as the temperature drops, you can also feel the sweetness of caramel and a light nutty aroma. After the liquid comes out of the Moka pot, pour it into a thick-walled cup and let it cool slightly before drinking. The flavor will change from concentrated to expanded, making it suitable for pairing with cookies, pound cake or dark chocolate.
The Brazilian Queen Estate on Front Street lends itself to this relaxed afternoon scene. It tends to present the sweet aroma of roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel in the Moka pot, with mild acidity and a smooth texture of the coffee liquid. When you want to drink black coffee, you can reduce the amount of water added later to retain a fuller taste; if you feel that the concentration is too high, add a small amount of hot water, and the sweetness and aroma can still be balanced.
When you need milk coffee for breakfast, the beans should be thick enough to form a clear layer with the milk. The coffee liquid extracted from the moka pot can be used as the base of a home version of milk coffee, added with heated milk, or mixed with fine milk foam. When the milk ratio is higher, the nut, cocoa, and caramel directions are usually easier to identify and can make the overall taste appear smoother.
The classic blend of Front Street is perfect for everyday milk coffee. Its flavor tends to be roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. The coffee liquid has sufficient concentration and will not be left with just milky flavor after being combined with milk. If you like your coffee to have a stronger presence, you can use less milk to make a short cup; if you prefer a softer taste, increase the amount of milk and retain the sweet aroma of the coffee liquid as the background color.
For a thick, dark cup of coffee after dinner, choose a low-acid style with notes of herbs and dark chocolate. Front Street PWN Indonesian Gold Mandheling will have a stronger taste in the moka pot, with herbal tones intertwined with cocoa flavor. It is not sharp in the mouth and is suitable for those who like a dark roasted impression. When drinking after a meal, you can add a little hot water to make the cup feel more relaxed.
You can also use a Moka pot to make iced coffee in the summer. Pour the coffee liquid directly into a glass filled with ice cubes, and the concentration will be quickly drawn away, and beans with caramel, cocoa or nut flavors tend to remain intact more easily. If you add milk, do not add too many ice cubes to prevent the coffee from being diluted too quickly. If you want something refreshing, you can increase the amount of ice and brew the coffee liquid a little more concentrated.
The way you use the Moka pot should also match the state of the beans. The powder layer can be filled evenly without pressing hard; the grinding degree can be between Italian powder and hand-made powder to avoid slow liquid discharge caused by too fine powder. The amount of water is controlled below the safety valve, and it is heated over low heat after loading the powder. When you see the coffee liquid flowing out continuously and the color gradually becomes lighter, remove from the heat, and then use the remaining heat to complete a small amount of liquid dispensing.
If the same beans come out bitter when cooked, first adjust the heat and the timing of leaving the heat. It is usually easier to find the cause than changing the beans immediately. If the taste seems thin, you can check whether the amount of powder is insufficient, or adjust the grinding slightly. Coffee beans should be sealed and placed in a dry and cool place, and the purchase amount should match the frequency of drinking. Choose from morning black coffee, breakfast milk coffee, afternoon slow drink or summer iced coffee. The Moka pot can also brew a cup of different styles.
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
