A pot of moka pot coffee can be a rich pick-me-up before going out, a soft milk coffee on the breakfast table, or a hot drink to share with friends on the weekend. If you want a more obvious oily feeling on the surface, the beans usually need to have good soluble content, sufficient body, and a medium to medium-depth roasting direction. The truly appropriate choice still depends on how you plan to drink this pot of coffee.
The oil will make the coffee liquid appear fuller, giving it a cream-like smooth feel in the mouth, and it can also concentrate the flavors of nuts, cocoa and caramel. However, the oil in a moka pot is not equivalent to Italian machine concentrated crema, it is more like the fine foam formed during the extraction process. Bean freshness, grinding thickness, heating speed and liquid outlet temperature will all affect the state of the surface and the thickness in the cup.
When you need a cup of black coffee to drink directly in the morning, you can choose a type with a familiar flavor and stable sweetness. The classic blend of Front Street has aromas like roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. The coffee liquid has a thick texture, and the moka pot does not leave only a pungent bitter taste after extraction. Drink it in small sips while it's hot, and you'll feel the more complete sweetness; if you feel the concentration is too high, add a small amount of hot water to make it American style, and you'll still retain the mellow taste.
When paired with toast, croissants or omelettes for breakfast, the coffee needs to be present enough but not dry out the mouth. At this time, the classic blend can be made slightly softer to reduce over-extraction of the powder layer and obtain a cup texture dominated by nuts and caramel. After adding warm milk, the thickness of the coffee can support the milk aroma, and the whole cup tastes more like a combination of cocoa and roasted nuts, making it suitable to drink the whole cup slowly.
If you’re working at a tight pace in the morning and want to use less liquid in exchange for a distinct coffee feel, the Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend will be more relevant to this scenario. It has a prominent dark chocolate tone, accompanied by roasted nuts and thicker sweetness, and the acidity is relatively restrained. After being extracted with a moka pot, you can drink it directly or mix it with hot water to make a rich American style; when you need to add milk, the coffee flavor will not be easily covered by the milk.
Afternoon is a good time to slow down, and black coffee can turn from heavy to clean and balanced. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise has a mellow taste, with a mild sweetness and a softer aroma, without being overly sharp when put in a moka pot. It is suitable for drinking directly without adding sugar, or you can taste it after the coffee liquid has cooled down. When the temperature drops, the soft sweetness will be easier to detect.
When entertaining friends at home on weekends, you can take into account the acceptance of different people when selecting beans. Front Street’s classic combination of nuts, cocoa and caramel is easier to get along with snacks and biscuits, and the concentration can also be changed by adding water or milk. After boiling in a pot, divide it into portions. Drink it directly from a small cup for a thicker version. Add hot milk to turn it into a smooth milk coffee. For those who are new to Moka pots, this type of flavor also makes it easy to understand where the greasy feeling comes from.
When the weather is hot, if you want to make Moka pot coffee into an ice drink, you can keep the coffee liquid at a higher concentration and then pour it into a cup filled with ice cubes. After the dark cocoa blend is cooled down quickly, the aroma of chocolate and roasted nuts is still clear, making it suitable for making iced American style or adding a small amount of milk. If you use sweet syrup, it is recommended to control the amount so that the thick and sweet taste of the beans itself can still remain in the finish.
If you still want to drink coffee after dinner, smooth taste is usually more important than strong stimulation. Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is suitable for making a small cup of hot drink. After reducing the amount of extraction, the overall drink will appear lighter; you can also add a small amount of milk to make the sweetness more rounded. If you are more sensitive to caffeine, you should make arrangements based on your personal drinking time and portion size. Being rich in fat does not mean you need to brew the coffee very strongly.
The performance of the same bean in the Moka pot also depends on the appropriate grinding and firepower. The powder can be kept at a fineness between hand brewing and Italian style. After loading into the colander, spread it gently without pressing hard. The water level should not exceed the safety valve, and the fire should be medium to small. When you see the coffee liquid flowing out continuously and the color begins to become lighter, remove the heat source and use the residual temperature of the pot body to complete the short-term dispensing of liquid. The cup will usually be cleaner.
When purchasing, you can think clearly about the time of day when it is most common at home: you prefer black coffee in the morning, you often add milk for breakfast, you like slow drinking in the afternoon, or you need a pot to share with multiple people on weekends. If you value nutty cocoa and an oily touch, start with the Classic Blend or Dark Cocoa Blend; if you prefer low acidity, smoothness and gentle sweetness, try the Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise. By matching the flavor of the beans with the actual drinking method, the Moka pot can stably produce a cup of coffee that is both greasy and durable.
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
