EXPLAINED - Why There is Water Left in the MOKA POT After Brewing

[@CanyonWanderer]

Thanks for all the knowledge!, I Was not too worried and more or less guessed the reason, but good to have it confirmed!

[@Thapppie]

Discovered your channel today & I love this for all coffee lovers! Excited to start following every advice and enjoying my home made coffee better! 🇿🇦

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Hello, thank you very much for your support. It means a lot. I hope I can help you to make better coffee at home. 🙏

[@skpince]

Thus spoke the abbot of the Church of Mokka. 😅 Keep posting man, I love your videos!

[@TomCavallo]

Hello Matteo. Thank you for all your videos regarding moka pot brewing. I am doing a lot of testing to try to get this right. One thing I cannot figure out is how to get more than about 55% brew yield. I really hope you might have some suggestions. I have a 2 cup moka induction. I have been brewing with 120 grams of 90 C water and 12 grams of coffee. I am using Lavazza Super Crema ground at 60 clicks with a Kingrider K1 grinder (the moka setting per Kingrider). I have tried using room temp water, brewing at higher temps so the brew flows a little faster, lower temps so the brew barely trickles out. I tried using a more course grind. But through all these tests I never get over 57% brew out. The most I ever got was 69 grams. The brew is getting to about 23% extraction with around 4.2% TDS and tastes a bit harsh. Thank you for your help. Tom

[@Nath_CM]

I always wondered if that was normal or if I was doing something wrong haha Thanks a lot for the video

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Glad I could clear your thoughts :) Thanks for the comment

[@realSkepSys]

Hi Matteo! Can you please make a video or just explain to me how and when to use the reducer? I have a 2 cups GB Kitty Oro Moka Pot and it came with a reducer and I have no idea how to use it correctly. I believe it would really help me since I would only really use the Moka Pot for 1 cup instead of 2 and I believe that's where the reducer comes into play but I don't know how to use it! Thanks!

[@jejardin]

I don't agree. Most of the time all of the water in the chamber comes up and after I pour out the coffee, when I rinse the pot under cold water it hisses and steams. Then after a while a problem emerges where all the water doesn't come up. I pour out the coffee, run it under cold water and it does not hiss and steam. Then I find coffee in the lower chamber. It seems to me there is something wrong when that happens.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

You have coffee in the chamber because you cool down the hot water so from an environment with higher pressure it goes back to standard pressure, that will suck the remaining water left in basket and upper part bringing down some fine particles. If all the water in the chamber goes all up, then you don't have this problem. But not all the mokas and baskets are the same.

[@aaronarenson5825]

Great explanation! What would you say is the ratio/percentage between water you're left with to hot water you put before brewing? Thanks guru:)

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Thanks for the comment and for the compliment :). That amount can change depending on the coffee you are using and also grind size. Coarser grind retain less water, finer more. Also depends on the kind of beans you using

[@aaronarenson5825]

@@matteofromtheswamps Thanks for the reply! That’s interesting… Thought there was a rough minimum ratio you should aim for like 60% or something like that regardless of all you mentioned above

[@gbraadnl]

0:25 we found the original author of the moka pot patent :-P

[@Alottlewiser]

I have moca crema and it sputters right from the begining

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Alright, the problem can be, heat source too high, coffee ground too fine or too coarse. A suggestion I can give you, is remove the moka from the stove once the coffee start to sputter at the beginning, that will calm down the water, after a few seconds place back the moka on the stove at low heat, you will see the flow coming put more regular, if it starts to sputter again, repeat the process of taking the moka off the stove, wait a few seconds and then back on

[@davidbirarra5202]

I think it is a design defect because some moka pots by Bialetti they do not leave small amount of water at all, perfect, I have a moka pot that does not leave any water at all, perfect

[@matteofromtheswamps]

That can be also possible, if the basket is slightly shorter, you have more water at t he bottom.

[@diegoflores3831]

Quick question, I recently started using a moka pot, and even tho it works, after brewing, some of the coffee grounds leak into the coffee chamber. Is there something I can do to avoid this? Not sure if it has to do with the hear, the grinding of the coffee or general preparations like maybe not padding down the coffee or something. Any tips or suggestions? I don´t want to filter my coffee after it´s supposed to be ready

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Hi, thanks for the comment. Can I ask you if you fill the basket with the coffee until the top or you leave a bit of space in between the coffee and the filter?

[@JOHNOSA]

why half water not coming up?coarser grind?

[@jjtv1231]

Yes, that’s it.

[@royjenkins9681]

Thank you for this explanation

[@Sehna250]

Thank you so much for the clear explanation! I’m new to using a moka pot and was about to return it, thinking there was something wrong with it! 😅

[@Ahto42]

One reason can be that the coffee basket can not hold the pressure correctly inside the boiler. You will hear the leak too. My solution was to measure the coffee cup OD and go to a hardware store, then search for a 1mm thick O-ring with slightly smaller than the coffee cup measurement. No more leaks.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Yes that could be another reason. But here I wanted to explain something that happens with a full working moka

[@Ahto42]

@@matteofromtheswamps I understand, I have 9 Cup pot, what filter do you recommend?

[@matteofromtheswamps]

@@Ahto42 you mean paper filter?

[@Ahto42]

@@matteofromtheswamps Yes, paper filter

[@matteofromtheswamps]

@@Ahto42see if aeropress filter fits otherwise you can search for larger paper filters, if you can’t find bigger paper filter you could cut the right size using bigger flat papers. It will take a bit of time cutting them so it depends on how much you want to brew with paper

[@timothyvandermeer6807]

And know I found this video! Gracie😊

[@hubzplaysgames123]

1) why is the coffee not coming up 2) how to fix it 3) is ptfe tape safe to use with moka pot

[@matthewpaulino4739]

1) could be the coffee is ground too fine, it should be in a middle of espresso and drip coffee grind size. Could also be the gasket is not sitting right/broken 2) check first if the gasket/seal is broken by running a moka pot cycle with just water, no coffee. If the water comes up, try a coarser grind with your coffee 3) ptfe tape is not needed for moka pot, not advisable

[@maick95]

Simple, yet effective explanation! Thanks, I am new to the moka pot world and I was wondering if I was doing something wrong lol

[@roberth.9558]

Excellent. Makes sense. I thought I was doing something wrong.

[@miftakhulhakam1768]

Amazing 👏 Standing applause 🎉 Thank you for solving my problem 🙏

[@matteofromtheswamps]

you are too kind 🙏 I'm glad a could help :) Thanks

[@lowsaiyan]

thank you Matteo for this video

[@matteofromtheswamps]

Thanks for your feedback :)

[@panagos302]

Hi Matteo, I've seen you use dosing rings together with WDT when you prepare your pots for brewing. Can you help me navigate what dosing rings to look for? I have the bialetti express 3 and 6 cup. Thanks!

[@matteofromtheswamps]

hi! for 3 cups I use a 54mm ring for 6 cups 58 mm. I don't have any particular brand

[@panagos302]

@@matteofromtheswamps Awesome, thanks!

[@skpince]

Does the shape and volume of the cup we drink the esspresso from affect the taste and the experience? Serious question. I always felt that there is an ideal cup for drinking esspresso.

[@matteofromtheswamps]

absolutely! it's scientifically proved. the ideal cup for espresso usually should have a thick rim, that increase the mouthfeel sensation.

[@a7medmaged328]

I bought a moka bot months ago, i was making my coffee by adding only milk in the bottom chamber annd it was so good , *but recently the milk is coming out without squeeze/extraction the coffee and its taste is undrinkable*

[@a7medmaged328]

*today I bought a new one stainless steel and the same problem exists*

[@Assimilator702]

You ruined the Moka pot. You aren’t suppose to use milk to brew coffee. Your tube is clogged more likely. Clean by boiling a 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar.