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How to make a mocha coffee

4/11/2018

How to make a mocha coffee

How to make a mocha coffee

A mocha coffee is a variant of coffee with milk. Like this one, it usually takes a third of espresso and two thirds of vaporized milk, but a part of chocolate is added, usually in the form of chocolate syrup, although some machines use instant chocolate powder. The mochas contain dark chocolate or milk.

Like the cappuccino, the mocha has the famous milk foam on top, although sometimes it is served with milk cream instead. It is usually sprinkled with cinnamon or cocoa. You can also add marshmallows on top to decorate and flavor.

A variant is white mocha coffee, made with white chocolate instead of black or with milk. There are also variants in which the two syrups are mixed, a mixture known by different names, including «black and white mocha», «brown mocha» and «zebra».

Feedback about coffee quality

20/10/2018

I received this email today from a long time Bay Beans coffee customer - its moments like these that bring a huge smile to my face!

I Just wanted to let you know. I've been ordering coffee from you for almost a year and in parallel I quite often experiment with other brands, but every time I try different provider, I see that your coffee is better. Not sure how you achieve such high quality, but the difference is big. Thanks for doing great job, I hope my email will keep you a little bit more motivated about the thing you do.

Its moments like these that bring a huge smile to my face - I love coffee

Hi James,

I Just wanted to let you know. I've been ordering coffee from you for almost a year and in parallel I quite often experiment with other brands, but every time I try different provider, I see that your coffee is better. Not sure how you achieve such high quality, but the difference is big. Thanks for doing great job, I hope my email will keep you a little bit more motivated about the thing you do.

:)

Coffee roasting factory packaging machine [ASMR] Bay Beans Coffee

2/9/2018

This coffee packaging machine allows the roasted coffee to be weighed and dosed accurately and repeatably so that the coffee customer receives a perfectly packaged coffee as fresh as possible. This machine incorporates a heat sealer so the foil line coffee bag is sealed perfectly every time. This coffee is then loaded into cartons, collected by courier and delivered to coffee loving customers all over Australia in record time!

Coffee roasting factory green beans to roasted cooling tray

2/9/2018

This Dietrich cofee roaster has just roasted 70 kilos of green beans. Watch as the roasted coffee is cooled in the cooling vat in under 60 seconds post roast. You can see the next batch of green beans in the roaster as they are roasted, the cooled beans are cleared from the cooling tray to the next section, ready to be extracted and deposited into the packaging machine. After packaging. this fresh roasted coffee is sent by Courier or Australia Post to businesses, cafes and home coffee users all over Australia. Bay Beans coffee is so fresh!

Fresh roasted coffee being packaged ready for delivery in Australia

2/9/2018

Check out the life of a coffee bean as the fresh roasted coffee is extracted from the holding vat, up a tube, into a weighing gate, to then be dosed into a new foil lined coffee bag to seal in the freshness! From roasting to packaging in under 1 hour ensure ultimate freshness to the customer. These coffee bags are being sent out by courier to the coffee customer same day - you really cant get any fresher than the exceptional service from Bay Beans coffee Australia.

Coffee roasting in the Bay Beans Coffee factory - mesmerising [ASMR] [HD Video]

2/9/2018

Come along this virtual tour of the Bay Beans coffee factory and watch 70 kilos of fresh roasted coffee drop into our industrial cooling tray - you can hear the coffee crackling as it drops out of the roaster - the coffee is cooled down to room temperature using this method in a matter of seconds!

Green coffee beans being roasted in a coffee factory

2/9/2018

Come on a virtual tour with me and watch green beans ready to be roasted in this Dietrich 70KG roaster at the Bay Beans coffee factory. The green beans are first expertly blended to our special recipe before being deposited in the green beans holding vat, where they are then sucked up into the spout, ready to be dumped in to the pre-heated roasting drum. The green beans are roasted based on the pre-determined roasting profile for that coffee batch and then released and cooled in industrial cooling trays. the next step in the process is off to the packaging machines!

Coffee roasting packaging machine in action - sneak peek

30/8/2018

Want to come on a virtual tour of the #coffee roasting facility with me? What do you want to see? This is a sneak peek of part of the packaging machine which weighs the coffee beans, expands the coffee bag, drops in the correct quantity of coffee beans, settles the beans, heat seals the bag and sends it up the line!

How to make Latte Art and steam milk on your coffee espresso machine

27/8/2018

How to do some basic latte art at home.

Start with fresh espresso and cold milk in a cold milk jug and the steam wand only just breaking the surface of the milk until you reach 35 degrees Celsius, then plunge the steam wand down into the milk jug to continue the heating process to 65c. Perfect for flat white, cappuccino, latte and piccolo. Take the fresh espresso base, tilt the cup a little bit - tap any bubbles out of your milk and give it a swirl. Pour your milk from a height to break through the crema and when when you're cup is half full, lower the jug to paint your milk pattern into the milk. Using full cream milk will improve the results of your textured milk when compared to light milk.

How to make great coffee with Almond Milk

19/8/2018

Almond milk has increased in popularity in the last few years. In 2015, cafes in Australia would have been making white coffees in a ratio of something like;

70% full cream Cows milk
10% Light milk
10% Soy Milk
5% Skim milk
5% Almond milk.

In 2018, that has changed, with Almond Milk stealing share from both Soy milk and light milk as well as converting some cow milk drinkers;

65% full cream Cows milk
10% Light milk
5% Soy Milk
5% Skim milk
15% Almond milk.

So while it’s not dramatic by numbers when compared to the alternatives, Almond Milk usage has more than doubled.

The benefit of almond milk compared to soy milk when being used in coffee is that it can be heated slightly higher. Actually, it can be heated to the same 65c that is ideal for cows milk, whereas Soy Milk should not be heated beyond 55c.

Just like steaming cows milk for the office or at home, start with a cold jug and cold milk - it allows for the milk to be exposed to the steam wand for longer time, which means a creamier texture as the bubbles are split more.

In stretching your almond milk, allow a whirlpool effect to form and feel for the temperature with your hand on the outside of the jug, or use a thermometer if your not too confident. Where Soy milk can seperate in the later stages of milk steaming, almond milk doesn’t have that same problem.

You will however have a bit more trouble in creating latte art using Almond Milk, since there is a high percentage of water in Almond Milk, it won’t tie in with the coffee as effectively as cows milk. You should still be able to create a nice rosetta or tulip pattern though, with a little practice.

If you like to savour your coffee, as the temperature drops, or your coffee has been sitting for a while, the different PH levels of almond milk and the chemical reactions with the coffee, your almond milk will seperate from the coffee, which can look a little strange. Give it a stir and everything will be back to normal.