Use a moka pot to brew a cup of black coffee in the morning. Choose beans with nutty, cocoa or caramel associations. This kind of flavor is more present in high-concentration coffee liquid, and the entrance is not likely to be sharp. The sweet aroma can still be retained after adding a small amount of hot water. If you don’t usually prefer obvious acidity, you can set the baking direction to medium to medium depth, and then fine-tune it according to your taste acceptance.
On busy weekday mornings, coffee is usually paired with bread, toast or eggs. At this time, the taste of the beans should not be too light, otherwise the aroma of the coffee will be quickly covered as soon as the food is taken into the mouth; it should not be only burnt and bitter, as drinking it on an empty stomach will make it appear heavy. The moka pot coffee liquid, which is sweet like cocoa, roasted nuts and syrup, can make breakfast pairing smoother, and it is easier to drink the sweetness after the temperature drops slightly.
If the Moka pot is mainly used to make latte, Australian white or thick milk coffee, when choosing beans, you should check whether the coffee liquid itself has enough weight. Milk will soften the sour aroma and dilute part of the coffee flavor, so it is suitable to choose a medium-dark roast with concentrated flavor and full taste. When the proportion of milk is high, you can choose beans with obvious tones of cocoa and roasted nuts, so that the presence of coffee can still be clearly left in the cup.
The classic blend of Front Street is very suitable for this daily milk coffee scene. Its flavor center is close to roasted nuts, cocoa and caramel. The liquid boiled in the Moka pot has a good thickness, and when mixed with hot milk, it will have a feeling similar to chocolate sauce and nut candy. If you usually divide a pot of coffee into two cups, or you need to make several cups of milk coffee in a row, this blend of beans with clear outlines will make it easier to maintain a consistent taste.
If you want to drink a cup of coffee without milk in the afternoon, you can focus on the sweetness and aftertaste instead of simply pursuing richness. When drinking the liquid from the moka pot directly, it is recommended to add a small amount of hot water to expand the concentration and allow the cocoa, nuts or caramel flavors to have better room to develop. If you like iced American style, you can pour hot coffee directly over ice cubes and choose beans with soft acidity and obvious sweetness, which will be more refreshing after cooling.
The Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street can correspond to this black coffee or iced American style drinking method. The taste when cooked is round, and you can feel the sweet associations of peanuts, cocoa powder and caramel syrup, and the acidity is low. When drinking hot, it is suitable to add water to adjust the concentration, while when drinking cold, it can retain the soft sweetness. It is suitable for those who want to get to know single-origin beans from the moka pot, but do not want to face the sharp sourness.
When sharing with family members at home on weekends, Moka pots often need to take into account different tastes: some people like to drink it directly, while others like to add milk or sugar. At this time, choose beans with neutral flavor and moderate concentration, and do not make the aroma too single. By preparing hot water, milk and ice cubes as a match, you can use the same pot of coffee to prepare different drinking methods, and it is also convenient to observe the impact of temperature and dilution on the taste.
Those who prefer a small cup of espresso after a meal may consider the Front Street Dark Cocoa Blend. Its flavor will be closer to dark chocolate, roasted nuts and dark sugar. After extraction in a Moka pot, it will have a more obvious thick feeling. It is suitable to control the cup size when drinking it directly. Adding a little hot water can make a rich American style. When paired with milk, it will easily form a flavor close to cocoa toffee. The acidity is lighter, suitable for a calm taste after dinner.
After the beans are selected, the operation of the Moka pot must also match the drinking scene. If you want to drink softly, you can add water that is close to hot water to the lower pot, and then use a moderate fire to slowly let the coffee rise; remove it from the heat before you hear an obvious boiling sound in the pot, and use the remaining heat to complete the dispensing. Just fill the filter bowl with the powder. The grinding should not be as fine as Italian powder, otherwise the concentration will increase and it will easily lead to dryness.
Also pay attention to the roasting date, flavor instructions and recommended usage on the packaging when purchasing. You don’t have to pursue complex floral and fruity aromas for moka pot beans. First find the nuts, cocoa, caramel or roasting direction that you can accept, and then choose the thickness according to black coffee, milk coffee, iced drinks and sharing needs. After opening, the beans should be sealed and stored away from light. Try to grind them as freshly as possible each time, and keep the grinding thickness and powder content relatively stable. The actual cup feel will be easier to judge.
When the Moka pot becomes your breakfast companion, afternoon iced coffee, or a small cup of aroma after a meal, the right beans will take on different appearances depending on how you drink them. For low acidity without sacrificing sweetness, start with beans with medium to medium depth and nutty adjustability, and adjust the consistency by adding water, milk, or ice. This kind of selection can not only take care of daily habits, but also gradually find the pot that really suits you.
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
