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  • #31
    Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

    Originally posted by KoNG link=1137415768/15#29 date=1137718439

    My outlaws went on the search for one after tasting the coffees i was making from the atomic... they picked one up at a garage sale for................ get this $5
    so there is definately still some out there, you just need to find someone who doesnt know what it is....
    That would be my ex ;D

    I wouldnt be the least surprised if hed thrown it into the bin once he was finished with it

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    • #32
      Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

      That would be my ex ;D

      I wouldnt be the least surprised if hed thrown it into the bin once he was finished with it
      I dont know where to go with this now.....
      how did you let him leave with the Atomic..!?!!?!????
      shame :P

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      • #33
        Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

        Ok. Back to the original topic. The Moka pot ecstasy I experienced last week was almost definitely due to the variety of beans, I reckon (50% Yemen Mocha Ismaili, 50% Peru Kontiki). Ive just put sanother blend through it (no hint of Yemen) and it was typical moka pot. I guess those yemen mocha beans have been cultivated for centuries for simple brewing on an open fire, so I shouldnt be that surprised.

        Cheers,

        Rob

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        • #34
          Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

          [QUOTE=KoNG link=1137415768/30#31 date=1137734249]
          I dont know where to go with this now.....
          how did you let him leave with the Atomic..!?!!?!????
          shame   :P  
          Well, I was using the La Pavoni then, and he said he needed something to make coffee with.  Back then, (74) I dont think anyone thought all that much about the Atomics, except that they made good coffee, so I thought, fair enough.

          My son tells me that later on he had a plumbed in machine, in fact, he had a bar with the coffee machine as part of it.  (he could afford it, having saved all that money not paying me a cent child support   > [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=grin.gif])

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          • #35
            Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

            Im very surprised you get crema from a mocha pot. Theyve been in use in my family for generations and NEVER ---never---has any espresso been produced with crema.

            Weve used everything from a one-cupper to an 8-cup, both in stainless steel and aluminium.

            The reason being, is that coffee ideally should be brewed with water around 95 degrees.

            For the water to rise from the bottom of the pot, through the grounds, and into the top, it will first have to boil. Already, were talking 100 degrees.

            Being under pressure from the grounds, that temperature goes up even further. (The pressure can be so great that on occasions the steam valve opens to release the excess)

            Result: a pitch-black brew, with no sigh of crema. A burned taste, which, while acceptable, does not compare with the subtelty of machine espresso.

            Robusto



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            • #36
              Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

              My thoughts exactly Robusto

              Mal.

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              • #37
                Re: Mocha Pot Revelation!

                Originally posted by robusto link=1137415768/30#34 date=1138660493
                Im very surprised you get crema from a mocha pot. Theyve been in use in my family for generations and NEVER ---never---has any espresso been produced with crema.
                Yeah, it knocked my socks off with surprise, too. Of course theres not as much - nor is it as thick - as with a machine but it was enough for decent latte art. The rich crema only seemed to come from freshly roasted Ethiopian or Yemen mocha. The other varieties Ive tried have given the usual unspectacular mocha-pot result. I know which beans Ill be packing for the mocha pot next time I go on holiday!

                Cheers,

                Rob

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