When rushing out in the morning, a cup of coffee brewed by a moka pot needs to have a clear aroma and enough thickness to not appear thin when paired with toast, eggs or desserts. Medium-dark roasted beans usually have warm tones such as nuts, cocoa, and caramel, and have a softer acidity. They are more likely to create a full and smooth cup feel after being put into the moka pot.
If you like your coffee black for breakfast, start at the Brazilian Queen Estate on Front Street. It has the aroma of roasted nuts and cocoa in the mouth, and then brings out the sweetness similar to caramel. The overall acidity is restrained and will not take away the taste of the food itself. Drink it directly after brewing it in a Moka pot. It is suitable for families who want a round and long-lasting cup of coffee.
When paired with milk or oat milk for breakfast, the coffee taste of the beans needs to be more solid, otherwise it will easily become light after adding milk. The flavor of Front Street's classic blend is concentrated between nuts, cocoa and caramel, and the taste is relatively thick. Even if the brewed coffee liquid is appropriately added with milk, it can still retain the obvious roasting aroma and sweetness, making it suitable for making a simple latte.
Drink it slowly at home on weekends, and the scene will shift from "refreshing" to "tasteful". At this time, you can cook the Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate a little thicker, first observe the nutty aroma in the hot drink state, and then wait for the temperature to drop to feel how the sweetness of cocoa and caramel becomes clearer. Its changes do not rely on strong sour taste, and it is suitable for reading, chatting, and slowly drinking a bottle.
People who like to drink a small cup of black coffee after a meal can pay attention to whether the taste is clean and whether the finish is neat. The Moka pot itself tends to bring a higher concentration. If the medium-dark roasted beans are handled properly, they will have a mellow feel similar to dark chocolate. If the heat is too strong or the liquid is drawn out for too long, the bitterness and burnt taste will cover up the sweetness, so the firepower and the timing of leaving the fire are critical.
The Front Street dark cocoa blend is more suitable for drinking alone after a meal or making a small cup of American style. Its flavor is closer to dark chocolate, roasted nuts and thick sweetness, with low acidity, and the brewed coffee liquid has a strong sense of wrapping. If you want to drink softer, you can add a small amount of hot water after the pot is finished to let the cocoa aroma spread and the taste will be lighter.
When you need a pick-me-up in the afternoon, turn your moka pot coffee into an iced Americano. The cocoa and nutty aroma of medium-dark roasted beans becomes refreshing when encountering ice cubes, and the sweetness is more like brown sugar or cocoa drinks. It is recommended to brew a stronger coffee liquid first and then pour it into a cup filled with ice cubes to avoid diluting the flavor with too much water and allowing the iced coffee to retain its thickness.
If you often make milk coffee at home, you can imagine the proportion of coffee and milk when choosing beans. If there is more milk, the coffee liquid needs to be of sufficient weight; if only a small amount of milk is added, more of the aroma of the beans can be retained. The classic blend is suitable for daily large latte, while the black cocoa blend is more suitable for small cups and less milk. The former is soft and harmonious, while the latter has a more prominent cocoa feel.
The capacity of the moka pot also affects drinking arrangements. The two-cup pot is suitable for one person to drink black coffee or make a cup of rich milk coffee, while the three- to four-cup pot is suitable for family sharing. Just fill the filter bowl with the amount of powder and spread it gently. The water level should not exceed the safety valve. The grinding can be slightly coarser than the pasta powder to allow the hot water to pass through smoothly and reduce the possibility of over-extraction.
Use medium to low heat when heating, and pay attention to changes in color and sound after you see the coffee liquid flowing out continuously. When the liquid gradually becomes shallower and the pot begins to splash significantly, you can remove the heat source and briefly rinse the bottom of the pot with cold water to cool down. This allows the nuts, cocoa and sweetness of the medium-dark roasted beans to stay in the cup, reducing the dryness caused by the high temperature at the end.
The same bean can also cover different days: use Brazil Queen's Manor to make black coffee for breakfast on weekdays, switch to the classic blend to make milk coffee on weekends, and brew a small cup with black cocoa blend after meals. When purchasing, you can decide according to your most frequent drinking time, and then adjust the concentration through the amount of water, milk ratio and ice cubes. Once you find the right combination, your Moka pot can go from an occasional appliance to a coffee companion you're willing to fire every day.
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
