Coffee for a moka pot

Nanaki

I was given a Bialetti 6 cup moka pot last week.

I've been wondering, what would be the best coffee for brewing with?
I've read coarser than espresso, but finer than filter. I'd rather just buy ground coffee for now though, until I get the hang of brewing with it.

Also, can anyone recommend any particularly good grounds sold by Tesco?

Thanks

mandarin

Don't use a moka pot myself but you should find the info at www.brewmethods.com useful (six different approaches under the 'Stove Pot' heading).
I'd advise getting a decent and cheap hand grinder (eg hario mini mill/hario skerton/porlex). Besides the obvious freshness advantage inherent in grinding your own beans, you get to determine the grind you prefer. Lots of pre-ground supermarket coffees will be ground coarse for French Press - while some people recommend a coarse grind for moka, most people recommend a finer grind, as you noted yourself.
If you want to stick to pre-ground for now, you could always buy beans in your local cafe and ask them to grind it, specifying that it's for a moka pot.

Nanaki

Thanks for that mandarin.

I'll look into a grinder over the weekend when I have a bit more time, seems to be the most sensible option.
If whole beans are kept in a sealed container, do I need to worry about freshness much? It seems, according to most sources (yourself included), that for any home brewed coffee, grinding it yourself is the best route

mandarin

Best to store the beans in an airtight container, can buy Kilner jars in Tesco or Ikea for 2 or 3 euro. Ideally the beans should be used within a few weeks of the roasting date, so best not to stock up too much in advance.
Re grinders, good selection available at Coffee Angel, see http://www.coffeeangel.com/en/products-page/grinders/

joseph brand

Where can you pick up one of these moka pots?

Saw it being used in a movie last night, have it in my head I want one and thats it.

zagmund

I've found that using a coarse ground coffee in the moka pot results in somewhat weak results. I normally use the same fine ground coffee that I use in my Gaggia Classic in the stovetop and it comes out nice. Now, if only I could work out how to heat the milk when making it this way I would be sorted.

I got myself a lovely Alessi one - the same as this one, just smaller - http://www.orphanespresso.com/Alessi-6B-Aldo-Rossi-Large-Size-Moka-Pot-Espresso-Maker_p_2467.html. It has a great feel with the rounded edges and general shiney feel to it.

z

nc6000

joseph brand wrote: »

Where can you pick up one of these moka pots?

Saw it being used in a movie last night, have it in my head I want one and thats it.

Arnotts downstairs have a selection of them as do Stock over near The Gaiety.