r/mokapot
Fourth batch— what went wrong?
Hi everyone! I am a new owner of an Imusa moka pot, yesterday I made three batches of coffee; I dumped out the first two as the directions suggested as a way to clean out any residue in the pot, and then I drank the third batch. It came out delicious and I didn’t have any issues with any of the batches yesterday, everything came out the way it was supposed to.
However, today when I went to make another one, the coffee grounds were coming out of the spout and burning. I’ve attached pictures for reference. Does anyone have any advice on what went wrong here? I followed the same steps I did yesterday, maybe I put a little bit more coffee grounds than usual, but I’m really not sure what happened here and I’d like to prevent it from happening in the future. Any tips are welcome! Thanks in advance!
Is my extraction too slow?
Today, I decided to turn the heat up on my stove a little. This was the result. I normally set it to 3.
Enjoy every morning cup
After practicing for over a month, I’ve finally started to get the hang of some latte art techniques.
What happened to my moka pot?
I’ve been using this moka pot for years now and haven’t had issues until recently. I haven’t been able to open this pot to use it but today I forced it open and it had this gummy white stuff around it.
Am I Doing it Right?
Just started brewing this way. The flow seemed fine at first, then maybe got too fast? I should have probably turned off the stove earlier also? Using induction stove at 2.5/10 power.
Thanks for the tips! :)
is this safe to use?
Hi! My grandma let my have her old moka, and this is what it looked like inside. I tried scrubbing with water. Unsure if it’s safe. no oder
Thank you for helping make the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had.
Not exaggerating. 34 years on this earth and I’ve only ever drank cowboy coffee, keurigs, or Vietnamese phin filters.
I thankfully ran into no issues making my first pot and this is the most decadent cup of coffee I’ve ever had. It’s thick, somehow vaguely creamy, and so god damn smooth.
I used a frankenstein mix of bustello and lavazzos grounds. The Vietnamese coffees I had seemed too coarse. Maybe I’ll mix some with my other grounds and see if it works.
So thank you to all of you that always answer questions, and post advice.
I was able to apply all the lurking knowledge I’ve accumulated to make (for me) the perfect cup of coffee. You’re all awesome and this little pot is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
Alessi be grifting…
While I do love the 9090 design and build quality, it has always been expensive in the world of mokapots. Perhaps building these things too well meant the company simply doesn’t sell too many. However, not so sure the answer is to team up with a company that sells concepts, paint your classic design black and double the price. Anyone eager to get their hands on a 3 cup unit?
Cleaning a Bialetti set mini express
Hi everyone, I would like to know if anyone has been through something like me with their own moka pot this is the Bialetti set mini express. It looks like some type of mold or rust or something is going on with it, and would like to know if it's possible to clean or treat it some way to make it look like new. I've already made and discarded three batches with coffee and it's brand new haven't even tasted it jet just from how it looks
Bitter coffee
Hi everyone, I’m having trouble with my moka pot, the first couple of months I used it, it was great. But for some reason, last night when I was trying to make coffee, my coffee kept smelling burnt. I didn’t even change anything that I did. The bottom part also kept leaking water.
Does anyone know what im doing wrong?
How did we do?
I’m new to the moka pot and I think I have been slightly burning it should I have taken it off the heat sooner? Open to any advice
Coffee puck review
I think I could have filled it a bit more 🤔
Perhaps 25 grams of grounded coffee is not enough for the six cup pot.
Also if it looks really dark almost black, it’s because it’s dark roasted pure robusta beans.
Newbie, stuck
I got one from my sister, made a cup, meh. Now I can't get it apart. I have read the suggestions, they say to put the base in hot water, but wouldn't cold water be better? Since the top has the female threads. Also, I need confirmation that I am turning the right way, looking DOWN on the pot, the top should be twisted counter-clockwise, correct? I can't remember the way I put it together. TIA, I may stick to pourover.
I can only seem to get a good extraction coffee when i use less coffee grounds
I recently just got a moka pot and bought some coffee grounds from my local roasted. I fill the basket up with around 18g, without tamping, use pre boiled water, keep my gas stove on low, and doing the temperature surfing thing. Doing this, i get some very sour coffee.
Then, when i thought that i might be underextracting the coffee, i reduced the amount of coffee grounds i used to 13g, still brewing with the same amount of water, and i got a less concentrated, but better extraction than before. But it still tasted sour so i went down to 8g and it tasted great but didnt taste strong.
I use medium roasted beans , they were freshly ground when i bought them. The grind is near espresso but coarser
I also noticed that while I was pouring coffee from the pot, there was some coffee leaking out of the middle of the pot. I think the gasket isnt doing a great job at sealing the bottom and top part together.