r/Moccamaster

Anyone have a Baratza Encore ESP and use it with their Moccamaster? My mom has this set up and I have personally exhausted all options trying to get a good brew. Tried practically all grind settings and ended up at 40, used different ratios and different amounts of coffee and water, and yet EVERY brew clogs. Is it the grinder? Even at 40, which seems waaaaay to coarse for anything other than cold brew, it clogs. Any help is greatly appreciated because I am just trying to get her a good cup of coffee at home and it’s just not working. Went through almost 2 whole bags of the same coffee. Using medium dark beans, not really oily from Black & White

This morning, I was doing a 4 cup brew with my Moccamaster KBT.
I was using some Yirgacheffe coffee. So I started the brew and forgot
To open the switch. Something told me to check on it. When I open the lid on the basket it was about to overflow. So I kicked the switch open all the way and let it drain. I talk to myself I had ruined that batch of coffee. Decided I’d go ahead and pour it up and taste it. That was one of the best brews I think I’ve ever got out of it. Going to do a repeat in the morning and see how that goes. You might want to try it out.

Please don’t crucify me for asking this. Can I just use straight up mid coffee for my daily pot? Think pre ground daily-driver bulk coffee.

My mochamaster is on the way. I’m thrilled because I love coffee more than most things. I drink maybe 7 cups a day between drip, French press and my beloved moka pot. I love exploring different local and regional roasters. The mochamaster will make these shine but I limit these brews to the weekend when I have time to sit with the coffee and enjoy it.

The weekday is very rushed and so we use standard middle of the road coffee for the morning brew. Is there any harm the machine by using this kind of bulk coffee? Going for efficiency not flavor here.

I've been using cheap coffee makers and i basically just pour and gtfo, when I get home after work I throw away the filter/residue. Would I need to devote some time cleaning in the morning to maintain it, what is everyone doing?

I moved to Portugal about a year ago and finally got to a place where I can have a proper office with a coffee station. My Moccamaster KBTS has been in a box for a while now and is ready to see the light of day again. Full disclosure, I left most of my belongings behind, but my KBTS was a special gift that I could not let go. It both makes great coffee and has sentimental value, so I’m determined to make it work here.

Has anyone here successfully run a US (120V) model in a 230V country? I know these machines draw a lot of power for the heating element (around 1200-1475W), so I want to be extra careful.

Thank you in advance community!

Hello everyone! I bought the Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV about a month ago, and I’ve been having an issue with acid reflux whenever I brew coffee with it. For the past year, I’ve regularly drank Starbucks coffee and coffee from diner-style restaurants without any reflux problems, so I’m trying to figure out what I might be doing wrong at home. Right now I’m using a Cuisinart Coffee Grinder set to a medium grind with medium roast Starbucks beans. I also tried going a little more medium-coarse, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. My current ratio is about 8 tablespoons of ground coffee per 1 liter of water. If anyone has experience with the Moccamaster or has suggestions on grind size, brew ratio, beans, or anything else that could help reduce acidity/reflux, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you! 🙏

Wife and son gave me a KBT last year. They were tired of my obsessing over having to replace cheap coffee makers because of product failures. MM won the contest for Buy It For Life. Had outpatient surgery this week. Had to talk my wife who had given up coffee decades ago, through MM set up. I use pre ground beans, but the unique MM parts she found confusing. I will be doing it myself soon, real soon.

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Lol we had a good laugh this morning at the breakfast table.

Hello,

i bought my moccamaster years ago and i'm still happy with it. I was under the impression that i own the KBG Select model - but not really? I was searching for an instruction on whether i can disassemble the water tank for a deep clean when i found out that my model looks different to the "standard" Select. I looked for older Moccamaster models online but haven't found the correct model ID of my Moccamaster yet. Anybody has an idea?

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Brand new Moccamaster ("Technivorm Moccamaster 53942 KBGV 10-Cup Coffee Maker Yellow Pepper, 40 Ounce, 1.25l"). I'm just running water through it now to clean it before using it. After I turn it on, hot water bubbles up through the center tube into the "shower head" for about 30 seconds, then it stops and the water level in the center tube is at about half way up to the top of that center tube.

I find that if I remove and replace the shower head it sometimes helps (haven't done a systematic test) to provoke the water to start bubbling through again. There's nothing in the shower head piece blocking water flow.

Any ideas?

I'm looking for information on disassembling the KM5 Grinder past its Maintenance Lid. I've noticed that a torx screw holds the lower part of the lid partially on, but I can't get the lid fully off, even with the screw removed. It's as if the grind adjustment knob holds it in place.

So why the interest?

I'm annoyed that the adjustment knob is blocked from going below 1 or above 9, defeating the whole purpose of a seamless adjustable knob. So I'm looking for a way to remove that block or to replace the 50mm burrs to make the grinder more suitable for espresso grinds. I have pulled alright espresso shots with the 1-setting before, but those were from very fresh coffee beans. Predictably, as the beans get staler, the shots become more watery, and have way less crema. Knowing that the KM5 machine is basically an outsourced Eureka grinder, I know it'd function as one, if only I got to access the full machinery.

I'd be thankful for any information or insight on this.

What temperature should I expect from my coffee? It’s around 190+ as it wets the grounds. The brewed coffee is closer to 160.