Experienced coffee lovers are deeply impressed by the Italian coffee in the cafe. The rich oil and beautiful latte art patterns attract coffee lovers to try Italian coffee in every aspect. It’s easy to make, but the machine is expensive. Compared to espresso machines that start at tens of thousands, a moka pot that costs over a hundred yuan can be described as “really fragrant”!
With its affordable price, Moka pots have attracted the attention of coffee lovers around the world. In Italy, nine out of ten households use Moka pots. Compared with espresso machines that are bulky and expensive to maintain, Moka pots are cheap, easy to operate, can brew rich coffee, and can even be carried around. However, friends often ask the barista at FrontStreet Coffee before buying a Moka pot:Does a moka pot brew espresso?？
First of all, we need to understand the extraction principle of the espresso machine when producing espresso. When FrontStreet Coffee extracts espresso, it uses 20 grams of fine coffee powder and uses a high pressure of about 9 bar to squeeze nearly boiling hot water through the tight coffee powder cake. The coffee liquid brewed in this way is rich and viscous. Because the flavor is too concentrated, it is usually diluted with water or dairy products in a certain proportion to make American coffee, latte, etc.
Compared with the espresso machine, the Moka pot has a simple structure, which is mainly divided into three parts: the lower pot, the powder trough, and the upper pot. A metal channel in the middle runs through the upper, middle and lower layers. Due to its simple structure,How to use a Moka PotIt's also very simple. Just put an appropriate amount of hot water into the lower pot, put an appropriate amount of coffee powder into the powder trough, and then assemble the coffee pot and tighten it. Finally, the Moka pot is placed above the heating source for heating. As the water temperature in the lower pot rises, more water vapor is generated in the limited and relatively airtight space, thus squeezing the hot water through the powder cake in the middle and continuing to flow upward into the upper pot.
Due to equipment limitations, the extraction pressure of the Moka pot during the brewing process is far lower than that of the espresso machine at 9 bar. The espresso machine uses high pressure to press the carbon dioxide gas in the beans out of countless small carbon dioxide bubbles, thereby forming a layer of golden and beautiful oil. The coffee brewed by the Moka pot, due to the low extraction pressure, is not a true espresso, but can only be regarded as a richer coffee. This isAdvantages and Disadvantages of Making Coffee in a Moka Potone.
Due to the low extraction pressure, if you want to get a rich and rich cup of coffee, you need to adjust the size of the coffee powder particles. FrontStreet Coffee recommends that the diameter of the coffee powder used in the Moka pot is between 0.3 mm and 0.55 mm. This grinding degree is close to that used in Italian coffee, but higher than that used in Italian coffee.
Since the powder diameter is measured in millimeters, it is difficult for the human eye to judge whether the ground coffee powder meets the above size standards. There are generally two ways to measure whether the coffee powder diameter meets the requirements. The first is to buy special powder for Moka pots for comparison; but to buy a special powder diameter ruler for comparison.
Of course, in addition to comparing the diameter of the coffee powder, you can also determine the grinding thickness of the Moka pot coffee powder through multiple adjustments. If the coffee powder is ground too coarsely, when brewing coffee, the water flow will encounter less resistance due to the large gaps between the coffee powder particles, and the coffee liquid will spurt out. If the coffee powder is ground too finely, the Moka pot will make a low "whining" sound when it is heated, but no coffee liquid will come out. At this time, you need to turn off the heat source and take safety measures.
Since the lower pot of the Moka pot has limited space, during the heating process, part of the water sublimates into water vapor, crowding the hot water upward. For safety reasons, the design of the lower pot of the Moka pot has a protruding part. This protruding part is the pressure relief valve designed for safety. Therefore, when filling the lower pot with water, you need to pay attention to the water level not exceeding the pressure relief valve, otherwise safety accidents may easily occur.
The coffee brewed by the Moka pot is rich. When many friends go to the FrontStreet Coffee store to buy coffee beans, they usually ask:What kind of coffee beans are suitable for Moka pot?. Compared with Pour over(V60) coffee, which wants a bright and clean taste, the Moka pot wants a rich and mellow taste that is as close to espresso as possible.
So, the barista at FrontStreet Coffee heard “What kind of coffee beans are suitable for Moka pot?"When speaking, coffee beans with a darker roasting degree are generally introduced, such as Indonesia's Golden Mandheling and Brazil's Queen's Manor.
Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Brazilian Queen Manor Coffee Beans
Production area: Morgiana, Sao Paulo state, Brazil
Manor: Queen's Manor
Altitude: 1400m——1950m
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Treatment method: Sun treatment
The coffee bean variety on Front Street from Brazil's Queen's Estate is a yellow bourbon variety. Compared with the ordinary red bourbon variety, the yellow bourbon fruit has a richer pectin layer. With the blessing of the sun-drying method, the intact fruit is processed, and more fructose substances penetrate into the green coffee beans.
When roasting this coffee bean, the roasters of FrontStreet Coffee used a medium-dark roasting level in order to highlight the excellent sweetness and mellow taste of this Brazilian coffee bean. The result is a coffee bean with a rich, nutty, creamy flavor.
Of course, if you want some special flavors, such as wine flavor. The Nuanyang blended coffee beans used in FrontStreet Coffee stores can not only handle Italian coffee and Pour over(V60) coffee, but also coffee brewed in Moka pots. They have rich coffee oil and a mellow taste.
FrontStreet Coffee's Sunflower Warm Blend uses 70% Honduran sherry coffee beans and 30% sun-dried Yirgacheffe coffee beans. After brewing, no matter which brewing method is used, you can taste the rich flavor of vanilla and cream, with a hint of whiskey oak barrel, and the aftertaste of dark cocoa in the mouth.
Making coffee with a Moka pot is easy, but for many friends, cleaning is the most troublesome. Since the body of the Moka pot is made of aluminum metal, Front Street reminds you not to let the Moka pot come into contact with strong alkaline substances and use neutral detergent when cleaning.
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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
