Make Great Coffee with a Moka Pot

[JoshuaWeissman]

Wow, I've been using cold water and finer ground espresso. That would explain why my espresso has been so bitter. Also thank you for the french press microfoam trick!!

[wheatgerm]

I picked up one of these at a yard sale for a dollar because, the seller explained, he couldn't find the cord. He thought the pressure valve was an electric plug!

[kitten_shmidten]

After watching the video, I immediately did it for the first time with hot water, and not with cold water, as I usually did before. The taste is completely different! Much better! Just wow!

[ni__co]

I bought a moka pot from goodwill online, watched this and was excited to use it, it arrived and I realized it was about 3x the size of the one in the video. Excited to make a month of coffee at a time 👍

[Talliwa]

Making frothy milk with a french press was a revelation

[jtsiomb]

Another technique I've developed with this that contributes a lot to a smooth non-bitter non-burnt coffee is to closely regulate the temperature once the coffee starts pouring through the column. You want a thin light brown flow, without too many foamy bubbles. When it gets a bit too violent and starts to foam slightly raise it off the heat source, keep it in the air a bit until it's smooth and silky again. And keep controling the distance from the heat source until the brewing ends. When air starts to come through with foam and the flow is interrupted, immediately run it under the tap as shown in this video. This technique produces excellent results every time.

[markg]

Using hot water instead of cold was a HUGE game-changer for me. I can't believe I was about to give this away for free since it made bitter coffee the first few times I used it.

[shashk]

I was getting some bad results with my Moka pot but followed this video exactly. I think running cold water over the pot to stop the brewing at the end is what saved me. Normally I just let it gurgle and do it's thing when all the water runs through - today I stopped the brewing and the difference in the cup was night and day!

[namenotfound]

The Mocca Pot is how I've been making my coffee for years now, first they're cheap, second I'm cheap, third I'm not about to buy a coffee maker, fourth I have no space for the machine, fifth they make pretty good coffee. Don't know why people dislike them if one knows how to use one they're great

[phillybigdoh]

The best part of this video was the french press to make frothy milk!! Genius!!

[Lupobass]

I just followed James’ technique and I just had the best moka I ever had, and I’ve been using a moka pot all my life!!
Thanks James

[mrridikilis]

These are good tips. In addition, I suggest trying to slow down the brewing speed. I usually take the pot off of the heat quite early and let the top of the pot fill as slowly as possible. Every once in a while you can put it either fully or partially on the heat to get the boil going again. When the process is too fast the grounds will be underextracted, making it overly acidic; this is a common problem when brewing with a moka pot.

[michaelweinmann]

Used a Moka pot during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. My heat source was usually a tank manifold and my pot was the envy of my unit.

[matttorres]

I got my Moka Pot today and followed the advice from this video. I’ve never had coffee so good in my life, as much as I like going to coffee shops, I don’t know if I’ll ever need to go to another one again unless I just don’t feel like making coffee.

[Davis]

In italy we use to do this:
-1: Fill with cold water a little below the valve
-2: Put the funnel on
-3: Put the coffee in the funnel, and make like a little mountain with it (don't press it!)
-4: screw the collector very tight
-5: Put on a stove on low heat
-6: wait till you hear bubbling
-7: turn off the heat and let it cool for about a minute
-8: put the coffee into a bottle or some container (preferably glass)
-9: Enjoy your coffee :)

[prdcs]

I use to say that my mother does the best moka pot coffe ever - by far preferable over any espresso in opinion - and I have never managed to get even close.
After trying this I understand why, I was messing all over the place. The difference is huge, and having a better start right at breakfast feels like a huge quality of life improvement.
Thanks a lot!

[mjbartending]

I just got a tiny 2-cup mocca pot for my birthday. This was just the video I needed to expand my coffee world. Thank you for sharing, James always delivers!

[AppliedScience]

I hadn't seen the French press trick. Very nice overall!

[MrJersonvaldes]

I have one and I've made every mistake you talked about.

[whatthe]

If using a gas burner do not let the flames go up the sides of the mocha pot and keep it off-center so the handle doesn’t melt