Woman pours artisan coffee out of a silver moka pot into a green cup with saucer

How to use a Moka Pot

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Before getting started, gather all your equipment into one place.

Boil 250g/ml of filtered water.

 

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide gather equipment scales cups boil water

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Place the bottom half of your moka pot onto the scale and set to zero. Fill with 250g/ml of filtered water just off the boil.

 

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide bottom half onto scales zero fill filtered water

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Place the coffee filter in the base of the pot and empty your sachet of Artisan ground coffee into the filter.  Using your finger, level and flatten the coffee.

 

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Using a towel or oven gloves, carefully screw the top of the moka pot onto the base. Avoid over-tightening.

 

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Place the moka pot onto a medium heat, leaving the lid open. Make sure the handle isn’t positioned directly over the heat.

 

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide place hob medium heat

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The coffee will start to bubble up and your moka pot will make a puffing sound. The coffee will look dark to begin with and will become lighter in colour as the brew progresses. Once the colour turns a honey yellow, remove the moka pot from the heat and use a towel or oven gloves to close the lid (it will be hot!).

 

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide bubble puffing sound dark to begin lighter brew progresses remove from hob hot

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Run cold water over the base of your moka pot for 10 seconds, making sure you’re still protecting yourself by holding it in a towel or by wearing oven gloves. The cold water will stop the coffee from over-extracting.

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide cold water over base stop over extracting

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Allow the coffee to rest for 30 seconds. Serve and enjoy!

 

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Artisan coffee co moka pot brew guide rest 30 seconds serve enjoy pour

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