hukes Senior Member Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Mexico Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Mon May 26, 2008, 4:32pm Subject: Tea in a Moka pot.
I know. I know. I shouldn't mess with my broken in Moka pot. I was curious and wanted to know if the Moka pot was any good for brewing tea. I had some Jacksons Earl Grey tea leaves and gave it a shot.
I put about 1.5 tea spoons of tea in the funnel, so it was not nearly its full capacity (it's a 6 cup Moka pot).
So far so good. I am no expert in tea (nor in coffee), but the tea I got from the Moka it's pretty good, not watery, not strong, just right for my taste.
I wonder if this will affect noticeably my next coffee brew in the pot. I hope not, since coffee is always strong from the Moka.
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Posted Tue May 27, 2008, 3:01pm Subject: Re: Tea in a Moka pot.
hukes Said:
I know. I know. I shouldn't mess with my broken in Moka pot. I was curious and wanted to know if the Moka pot was any good for brewing tea. I had some Jacksons Earl Grey tea leaves and gave it a shot.
I put about 1.5 tea spoons of tea in the funnel, so it was not nearly its full capacity (it's a 6 cup Moka pot).
So far so good. I am no expert in tea (nor in coffee), but the tea I got from the Moka it's pretty good, not watery, not strong, just right for my taste.
I wonder if this will affect noticeably my next coffee brew in the pot. I hope not, since coffee is always strong from the Moka.
Question: Did it affect the taste of your tea? A little tea taste (especially earl grey) with coffee I can see no issue with, but a little coffee taste with earl grey ... I don't know about that!
hukes Senior Member Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Mexico Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rancilio Rocky
Posted Tue May 27, 2008, 6:03pm Subject: Re: Tea in a Moka pot.
I didn't notice any coffee flavor in the tea, even though the inside of my pot is coated with a thin layer of coffee. Maybe I am so used to the coffee flavor that it went totally unnoticeable for me.
Today I brew preground Illy in the Moka pot and although I got a pleasant tea aroma in the coffee while it was being brewed, the flavor was so subtle that I couldn't detect it while drinking it. And I'm baffled by it. Aroma should be more noticeable when it comes from one's own palate to the nose.
Single_Shot Senior Member Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Louisville Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Fri Jul 11, 2008, 9:27pm Subject: Re: Tea in a Moka pot.
I made yerba mate in my moka express once and it actually turned out pretty good. It wasn't bitter and the yerba leaves didn't end up in the chamber. I only filled the funnel half way.
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