As a software developer, coffee is the energy to me. Like you put the gas to your car to start the engine, the developers turn café into codes.
Let’s meet today topic. I’ll be making coffee with Moka Express, an awesome coffee maker.
You can check out information, where to buy in Vietnam at here.
This tool will help you to brew “espresso-like” cup of coffee.
Let’s getting started.
First, I grind about 18 grams of coffee beans. I am using Ethiopia Sidamo beans, light roasted. I know that the light roasted beans are specific for “filter brewing methods” like pour over. But, that the only choice I have now.
One of the big mistakes that I made when first using the Moka Express was I grinded too fine.
Well, I was thinking I should grind as fine as possible. I was supposed to make “espresso”. But, the Moka pots’ pressure is very low. So, if we grind too fine, the coffee stream cannot go to the upper chamber. Or, the stream can go up, but the final taste might be terrible or bitter.
So, just grind the coffee beans coarser than the size for espresso.
Next step, put some hot water (not too hot) into the water chamber. The water should not above the safety valve. The water should be tiny reaching this valve.
Now, it’s time to put the grinded coffee into the filter.
You might want to use your fingers to make them even. However, don’t press it as what we should do to make espresso. Again, we are not making “espresso” cups. And we don’t have any espresso machine [at the moment] also.
Close the top chamber. Make sure it be tight to the bottom one. Then, turn on the kitchen and put the Moka Express on it.
You might get suggestion that we should use the gas kitchen to easily control the heat.
However, I only have an infrared kitchen which is very terrible on heat controlling. But… Again, I don’t have any more choices.
You might want to make the heat at medium level. In my case, I set the kitchen at 600 W.
Now, waiting for the machine works. You will soon see the coffee stream go to the top chamber.
You might want to set the heat lower and not take the Moka express too long on the kitchen. Right after you “feel” that “enough”, put it out.
Now we can enjoy the coffee and turn it into codes.
You can check out information, where to buy in Vietnam at here.
Jan 27, 2022
Saigon, Vietnam,
Jason.
JASON NGUYEN 