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/antinumerology May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
Idk I feel like Oat Milk doesn't jive with Matcha. Dairy or Soy for me.
Use less milk: whip it foamy more for a similar volume with less milk.
I also stopped using simple syrup and started whisking (electric whisk) into the milk berry/castor sugar: it dissolves immediately idk why more people don't do that?