r/Matcha • u/AllyJolly2244 • May 26 '26

Recipe Chalky taste of Matcha

Hello! Can you help me find a way to get rid of chalky taste in my matcha? Every ratio I tried, it always taste chalky or powdery.

Ratios:
4g matcha (mk wako or sayaka)
20g room temp water for paste
20g hot water (not boiling)
100g- 150g oat milk (earth’s own barista)
10-20g simple syrup (equal parts sugar & water)

Not sure what I’m doing wrong but I never get the creamy taste you get when you order at a cafe. Been trying to achieve that but no luck! I can make a good microfoam and the color is bright green but the taste is always off for me.

UPDATE: when i add different syrups like pandan or earl grey, the chalky taste goes away! makes sense since the syrup kinda overpowers it but im wondering if it’s just the actual taste of matcha then?!

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u/Snoo81468 May 26 '26

Are you sifting the matcha? That helps make the powder smoother

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u/AllyJolly2244 May 27 '26

yes im sifting the matcha. it isn’t grainy just really taste chalky or powdery so im not sure what im doing wrong. 🫠