Moka Pot Brewing Guide
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If you think making coffee in a moka pot is easy, then I will have to tell you that you might be right. But it still involves some amount of focus like all brewing methods.
Below is a tried and tested method of making delicious coffee, but the requisites are a Bilatetti Moka Espresso Coffee maker and good quality specialty coffee:
Weigh about 15-17g of coffee. I use a reference grind size of Aeropress or finer. Don’t opt for an espresso grind size, unless you want your brew to be bitter.
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Preheat water in a kettle. I use a boiler, which switches off automatically after the water starts boiling, roughly in the range of 99 degrees C. The downside of using cold water is when you are heating the Moka pot, you are heating the coffee. This can make the coffee bitter.
Pour the water in the bottom most chamber just below the safety valve.
Transfer the freshly ground coffee into the basket. Place in on top of the bottom chamber.
Screw the top chamber which contains the lid. Use a cloth to hold the bottom chamber to do this because you certainly don’t want to burn your hands.
Place the moka pot on top of a heat source and let it brew. The time can vary between 1-3 mins depending on the intensity of the flame.
As the water starts evaporating, it will start building pressure since the water vapor is trapped. It will push the water through the funnel to the coffee and will start the extraction process.
A thick beautiful brown frothy liquid will start oozing out of the funnel, and lovely aromas will start to fill the room.
Keep an eye on the coffee. When you hear a gurgling sound that is your sign to take it off the heat.
Run the bottom chamber under cold water to stop the brewing process.
The last step is the most important: let the brew cool down slightly and enjoy the tasty beverage.
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I absolutely love the moka pot to elevate the notes of certain coffees. I knew without a doubt that this Yirgy will not disappoint. Now read what the coffeeHEADS had to say when they tried this recipe. It’s live on their journal.
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