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Food and Wine Medium-Heat Moka Pot

FRecipe by Food and Wine·Food and Wine

A modern moka recipe using preheated water, medium heat then low heat, and removal at the first sputter for a sweeter cup.

preheated water1-to-10medium heatlow heat finishsweet moka
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Brew spec

Method
Moka pot
Cup type
Concentrated coffee
Coffee
22 g
Water
220 g
Temperature
Ratio
about 1:10
Grind size
Medium-fine
Brew time
2m 30s to 3m 30s
Steps
6

Grind converter

Medium-fine · ~400 µm

Grinds ~01090 µm

Recommended setting

12

dial setting

Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.

Voice assistant

Brew this recipe hands-free

The assistant reads Food and Wine's brew steps aloud, one at a time, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.

0:00Paused · 2:30 total

Current phase

Setup

22 g coffee · 220 g water

SetupStep 1 of 6

Fill the base with preheated water up to the valve.

Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.

Ingredients

  • 22 g ground coffee
  • 220 g water

How to brew

  1. 1

    Fill the base with preheated water up to the valve.

  2. 2

    Add 22 g of medium-fine coffee to the basket and level it gently without packing.

  3. 3

    Place the moka pot on medium heat until the first coffee appears.

  4. 4

    Turn the heat down to low and let the brew continue slowly.

  5. 5

    At the first sign of sputtering, cover and remove the pot from heat.

  6. 6

    Pour right away to avoid overcooking from residual heat.