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Ultimate Guide to Brewing Moka Pot Coffee
Keeping coffee lovers happy since 1930s, Moka Pots can be either electrical or stove top and they help you make coffee fast without sacrificing taste and quality.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Moka Pot
- Stove top/ Induction plate
- Coffee (beans/ground)
- Grinder (if using beans)
- A wet cloth
BREW TIME
- 4 min
DIFFICULTY
- Intermediate
LET’S GET STARTED
STEP
01
Measure and Grind
Measure and grind 14g of coffee to table salt consistency.
STEP
02
Fill the funnel
Add the ground coffee to the funnel and evenly distribute using the index finger without tightening the puck.
STEP
03
Boiling hot
Fill the bottom chamber of the Moka Pot with boiling hot water and insert the funnel.
STEP
04
Get Brewing
Cover the bottom chamber with the wet cloth and tightly screw the top chamber into the bottom chamber.
STEP
05
Heat is on
Keep the Moka Pot on stove/Induction plate and let it brew till the coffee comes flowing out. Your brew should only take 4 minutes. If the coffee is gurgling/spraying out from the column in the center, make sure to lower the flame. If it comes out lethargically, turn up your flame.
STEP
06
Aftermath
After brewing, immediately remove the Moka Pot from the heat source and cool it down by holding the Moka Pot to running water.
STEP
07
Enjoy
Whether to add more hot water or milk is your choice. Either way you will have yourself a delicious combination of Americano and espresso.