Which HasBean Coffee for a moka pot

10kdays

Hey guys,

I am going to make my first online order for coffee beans today. I'm going with hasbean.co.uk as it seems to be the most recommended, or at least talked about here.

Now I have tried the supermarkets finest, lavazza qualita oro and illy. I prefer the illy. Can you guys give me some recommendations and pointers on what to look for?

Thanks

ntlbell

most of them should be fine.

If you have your own ginder you would want to grind more coarse than you normally would for espresso.

recent I've tried in the moka and loved

Rwana kigoma fully washed

Ethiopian sidamo

Breakfast bomb

10kdays

Hey thanks for the reply.

Ya I'm grinding coarse, but I have not got the size dialled in yet. Most advice for the porlex seems to be 8 clicks on the thumb-screw. I have a penchant for 12 right now, but will continue to experiment.

Thanks for those suggestions, I'll compare with online illy tasting notes and see what sticks.

ntlbell

10kdays wrote: »

Hey thanks for the reply.

Ya I'm grinding coarse, but I have not got the size dialled in yet. Most advice for the porlex seems to be 8 clicks on the thumb-screw. I have a penchant for 12 right now, but will continue to experiment.

Thanks for those suggestions, I'll compare with online illy tasting notes and see what sticks.

Sorry I just noticed your illy lavazza comments.

Those coffee's I mentioned were just ones I've really liked in the last month or two.

I've never tasted any illy coffee's so I wasn't suggesting on that, sorry for any confusion

10kdays

Oh, none at all. I'm looking for coffees good for the moka, and the preference for illy over lavazza is just all the info I can give about my personal taste.

Is there anything in particular you look out for when buying coffee for the moka?

ntlbell

10kdays wrote: »

Oh, none at all. I'm looking for coffees good for the moka, and the preference for illy over lavazza is just all the info I can give about my personal taste.

Is there anything in particular you look out for when buying coffee for the moka?

After having a few nagging problems with a moka a few months back we purchased in work, I put a bit of research into it. There's various things you can do that make little differences.

For the most part any coffee should work well once the grind is fairly coarse.

I'm a big fan if African coffee's so most of my coffee purchases are african. If I'm trying something else I just take a lucky dip and see how it goes

Some tips that changed my brew for the better.

Always pour in freshly boiled water.

Use a fairly low heat.

Keep the lid open.

As soon as you hear the first "sneeze" get the heat off.

and if you're been really fussy get a wet cold towel around the base to stop any over extraction.

Use a warm cup.

and wala

10kdays

Your a (wo)man(?) after my own heart. I follow that process myself, though I just run the base under a cold tap to stop the steam from over extracting the coffee. I had not thought to keep the lid open, though I am always so impatient with it that I am constantly opening it anyway.

Steve from has bean has just recommended my the "blake" blend, though I think I will order an african bean to try it out.

ntlbell

10kdays wrote: »

Your a (wo)man(?) after my own heart. I follow that process myself, though I just run the base under a cold tap to stop the steam from over extracting the coffee. I had not thought to keep the lid open, though I am always so impatient with it that I am constantly opening it anyway.

Steve from has bean has just recommended my the "blake" blend, though I think I will order an african bean to try it out.

Man

The blake blend must be new I've never heard of it or noticed it on the site.

Let us know how you get on with it

Gran Hermano

Try the espresso filter starter pack
http://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/The-New-Espresso-Starter-Pack.html

http://www.brewmethods.com/
has a selection of tips under stovetop

10kdays

Thanks for the recommendation. I am fine for brew methods, I have plenty of experience with the moka. I would really like to try one of the starter packs but I dont want to buy that much coffee in one go, I only have one or two a day at home and I want to keep it as fresh as possible. Ill probably go for the Rwanda Kigoma tonight. Blake sounds great but I want to try a non blended coffee.

ntlbell

10kdays wrote: »

Thanks for the recommendation. I am fine for brew methods, I have plenty of experience with the moka. I would really like to try one of the starter packs but I dont want to buy that much coffee in one go, I only have one or two a day at home and I want to keep it as fresh as possible. Ill probably go for the Rwanda Kigoma tonight. Blake sounds great but I want to try a non blended coffee.

The Rwanda kigoma is really the nicest coffee I've had in a very long time.

anyone* I've brewed it up for so far has been seriously impressed