I’ve always loved my Moka Pot but ever since I started using James Hoffman’s recipe/technique it has become my daily driver: https://youtu.be/BfDLoIvb0w4?feature=shared
I may be doing it wrong, but I find it tastes too strong or burnt when using the Moka pot.
I prefer the French press.
I have a 3 cups bialetti, it’s roughly 150g of water. What I do is use a 1/11 or 1/12 ratio of coffee to water (that’s 11 to 13g of coffee depending on the roast). I grind it fine but not too fine (9 on my Baratza Encore). I boil the water, and put an aeropress filter between the seal on the upper part and the coffee grounds funnel. I put the boiled water in the reservoir, up to just under the valve, dump my coffee in the funnel without stamping (it should be cone shaped). I leave the lid open and I put it over medium to low heat. When I hear/see the coffee rise, lower the heat and let it flow,l. Then I remove it from the heat the moment it starts sputtering. I close the lid and serve immediately.
The ratio makes the coffee more balanced, not too strong/syrupy and with a proper taste of the beans.
Just out of curiosity, what does med-low mean in terms of the numbers on an induction top? Mine goes from 1-14 in heat, but I usually need to put it to 7, as anything below that just doesn’t make it warm enough or I was too impatient to wait? So whemat number do you usually out yours on?
I’ll need to try to pre-boil my water too!
Try a number around 3 to 5, if it takes too long, try hotter; if it goes too quick lift it off, turn it down, keep trying