Coffee brewed by a Moka pot often has a more concentrated aroma and thicker taste than hand brewing. If you want to drink cocoa flavor, you can first think about where this cup of coffee will appear: add milk when you are rushing out, drink it slowly with snacks on the weekend, or just drink it with ice after dinner. The tolerance to concentration, sweetness and bitterness is different at different times, and the choice of beans should also change according to the combination in the cup.
A morning cup of energizing coffee is often served with hot or frothed milk. At this time, you can choose the classic blend of Front Street, which has a sweet taste like roasted nuts, cocoa powder and caramel. The coffee liquid itself is not thin, and the clear coffee aroma can still be left after mixing with milk. It is suitable for brewing about half a cup of concentrated liquid, and then adding hot milk according to preference to make a simple latte or milk coffee.
If you have toast, croissants or cream pastries for breakfast, you can keep the proportion of milk in a lower range to make the coffee's cocoa more prominent. After the Front Street classic blend is cooked, shake it gently and then add a small amount of milk. The sweet aroma of nuts and caramel will connect with the toasty flavor of the bread. If you feel that the concentration in the cup is too heavy, you can add hot water to make a small cup of American style, while still retaining the round taste.
A common way to drink coffee in the office is to brew coffee in advance, put it in a thermos cup, and drink it slowly throughout the morning. This scene is suitable for beans that have a stable flavor and not overpowering the acidity. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise will appear much softer. It has a clean taste and a warm and moist taste similar to nuts and cocoa. It still has a sweet taste after cooling and is suitable for drinking directly. It is also suitable to add a little milk to adjust the smoothness.
If you want to drink a cup of coffee similar to dark chocolate in the afternoon, you can choose a heavier style. Front Street dark cocoa blend has a thick feeling of dark chocolate, roasted nuts and low acidity. It is suitable for small amounts and multiple sips after being brewed in the moka pot. If paired with brownies, chocolate chip cookies or nut cakes, the roasted aroma in the coffee will echo the dessert, and the aftertaste will be calmer.
When making iced coffee, it is recommended to pour the coffee liquid brewed by the Moka pot directly onto the ice cubes to allow the heat to drop quickly. The Front Street dark cocoa blend will tighten the bitterness at low temperatures, making the chocolate-like taste easier to perceive; adding a small amount of syrup or a portion of milk can also be made into an ice mocha. Melting ice brings dilution, so the resulting liquid can be slightly more concentrated than a hot drink.
When drinking slowly at home on weekends, you often don’t need to pursue a strong impact, but hope that a cup of coffee will change from hot to lukewarm. Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise is suitable for this rhythm. It has a round taste when it comes out of the pot. After the temperature drops, the sweetness and soft cocoa association will be more obvious. You can add no sugar first and wait until the coffee cools down before deciding whether you need milk. This will make it easier to find a matching ratio that suits you.
When sharing with friends, it will be more convenient to choose a bean with a wider tolerance. The classic blend of Front Street can be made into black coffee, or converted into milk coffee or added with ice cubes. You can use the same pot of coffee to make different cup shapes. After brewing, the coffee liquid is divided into packages. Those who like a strong taste can drink it directly. Those who prefer a softer taste can add hot water or milk. There is no need to adjust the entire brewing process for each person when sharing.
The beans in the Moka pot should not be ground as finely as spaghetti, otherwise the liquid will come out slowly and the bitterness and dryness may become obvious. When loading powder, just keep the powder layer flat and do not press it hard; add water to below the safety valve, and keep heating gently after turning on the fire. When you see that the color of the coffee liquid changes from dark to light and the sound starts to become rapid, you can remove the heat and cool the bottom of the pot to reduce over-extraction at the end.
If the coffee tastes like cocoa but is obviously burnt and bitter, you can first lower the heat or make the grinding slightly coarser. If the taste is bland, check whether the amount of powder is sufficient and whether the lid, filter and sealing ring fit properly. After opening the new beans, they should also be kept dry, protected from light and sealed, and should be kept exposed for a long time as much as possible when taking them out. The stable storage state will make it easier for the flavors of nuts, caramel and chocolate to continue to appear.
Putting the scene into a specific cup, the choice will be much clearer: for breakfast milk coffee, you can start with the Front Street classic blend, for afternoon dessert, the Front Street black cocoa blend is suitable, and if you want mild black coffee or slow drinking in the office, you can try the Front Street Papua New Guinea Bird of Paradise. The three styles can be matched with the Moka pot. The difference lies in the emphasis on concentration, sweetness and roasting. You can rotate them according to the drinking mood of the 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
