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0 pointsrkachowski3y ago0 comments

i had a similar issue with the italian style mokapot but i think i fixed it.

The key issues were

* clean after every use (just with water)

* don't fill too much water, the water will touch the coffee for too long and make it sour, aim for just below the pressure valve

* don't tamp down the coffee grounds, just fill to the line

* dont have too fine a grind on the coffee

it sounds like a lot but I'm making great coffee now, i couldn't figure out the aeropress somehow

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browningstreet3y ago

Thanks.. I'll see if focusing on these elements makes a change. The Illy espresso I have right now is probably too fine.

masklinn3y ago

Yes if you have espresso grind it's way too fine, Moka does have some pressure but it's around 1.5 bars. Moka pots are usually used with drip / pourover grinds. Maybe a pair of stops below, but not espresso-fine.

With an espresso grind, the moka pot will struggle to push water through and you'll have a very bitter coffee because it'll be way over-extracted. Is that what you experience?

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