How to brew amazing coffee at home: Part 3
So, you might be interested in those freshly roasted coffee beans that are finally available on Bonaire, but you don’t have an espresso machine at home? No problem, because you can make amazing tasting coffee at home with only a few simple tools! This time we will explain the third and final method to make coffee at home without having to buy an expensive machine.
moka pot
The moka pot was invented in 1933 by the Italian Alfonso Bialetti and quickly concurred Italy. Nowadays, you’ll find one or multiple moka pots in every household in Italy. It become so popular because it provided an easy way to make an espresso-like drink at home without the need for an expensive espresso machine.
The moka pot brews coffee by boiling water in the bottom part which will create pressure. This pressure will push the boiling water up through a shaft, through the coffee grounds, through a filter and all the way up into the top part of the device. The process is done when almost all the water in the bottom part is pushed up.
How a moka pot works.
The moka pot creates a very strong cup of coffee, most of the times with a 1:6 coffee to water ratio. For comparison, for espresso the standard ratio would be 1:2 and for a pour over or drip coffee you would use a 1:16 ratio of coffee to water. So it’s strong, but still not as strong as an espresso.
It is not as easy to brew a nice cup of coffee with a moka pot as it would be with a french press or a pour over due to the high concentration of coffee, the high temperature of the water and the pressure involved. Most people think that a moka pot will create a bitter, slightly burned tasting coffee. Most of the times that is because they let it sit on the stove for to long, pumping steam through the coffee instead of boiling water and burning the coffee because of the high temperature of steam (above 100°C).
But if you follow the guidelines down below, you will be surprised!
What you need
Delicious freshly roasted coffee from Bonchi Boneiru
A moka pot
A stove (gas, electric or induction if your moka pot is made for induction) or a gas burner
A kettle, water boiler or pan, something to boil your water in
A mug, cup, glass to drink your coffee from
Water
How to make it
Unscrew the bottom and the top of the moka pot and take the basket out
Boil the water and fill the bottom part of the moka pot with hot water up until the water is right below the safety valve
Grind your coffee fine to very fine (espresso grind). If you don’t have a coffee grinder, no problem. Ask us to grind your coffee for a moka pot
Put the basket back in and fill it up to just below the edge with ground coffee
Don’t push or tamp the coffee grounds down, it has to stay soft so that the water can go through easily
Screw the top part on the bottom part and make sure its tight, maybe use a towel or kitchen mittens because the bottom part is hot
Put the moka pot the your heat source and put the gas/heat on to medium/high
Open the lid because we want to see how the coffee is flowing
As soon as the coffee starts to flow in the top part, lower the heat to low/medium
When the coffee starts to bubble and make splashing sounds its time to put the heat source off, close the lid, take the moka pot to the sink and pour some tap water over the bottom part of the moka pot to cool down the water and stop the brewing process
Pour your coffee in your favorite cup, mug or glass and enjoy your coffee!
