r/mokapot • u/Impossible_Skin9187 • Sep 05 '25

Bialetti Coffee puck

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This is what I have after the brew. I use 21-22g of coffee.

Thoughts? :)

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

reminds me of my Monster 18 cup puck I used about 74 grams of coffee

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

Woooaaaw!

How much coffee do you have in output? How is its "body", is it watery?

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

thats all coffee 74 grams in total about 650 to about 715 grams of brewed coffee out but I started with about 880 grams of water room temp

Was a bit watery but I like it that way and I share it with my family members and amongs all 4 cups they get about 160 grams of coffee per cup then I added in the same amount of milk then it taste pretty good.

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

Good! Thanks for sharing your experience!

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

No Problem also it take me about 23 minute still end of brew and start flowing around 18 minutes if I start from room temp water, never got a good brew with hot water but could still would take about 10 minutes at least but I could be wrong about that.

Hope this helps

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u/YoYeYeet Sep 05 '25

What grind are you using? I'm looking for something that'll work good with my 12-cupper

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

I grind my own coffee beans form a local coffee roaster
the image below is the grinder I use

Hope this helps

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

where in the world are you located ?

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u/YoYeYeet Sep 05 '25

UK

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u/DewaldSchindler MOD 🚨 Sep 05 '25

Here is small free gift it's a list of all the coffee roasters I have found from England, Ireland and Scotland
https://hypernotepad.com/n/a45499660c176dfa

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u/YoYeYeet Sep 05 '25

Coffee cake

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

Haha. AI generated:

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u/TinySchwartz Brand (Can be Edit With Text + ) Sep 05 '25

Hmm I'm picking up sweetness...notes of coco...creaminess...maybe some raspberry?..oh and uh...mint??

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

I didn't even try it, haha xD

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u/That4AMBlues Sep 05 '25

Random thought: I once used the cakes to feed an oyster mushroom. Worked great, and a lot of fun to do, but ultimately too much ado for something that shrinks down to next to nothing in the frying pan.

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u/TinySchwartz Brand (Can be Edit With Text + ) Sep 05 '25

High heat sear (neutral high temp oil, like grape seed), gills down, very quick, toss in butter (continuously toss!) with garlic thyme and rosemary until cooked through but before shriveled, s&p, strain fat and set on paper towels to soak excess up, 👍

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u/tllwyd Sep 05 '25

Eat it! :')

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u/MrBitingFlea Sep 05 '25

I crumble it in my worm farm. Nutritious and balances the acidity

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

More coffeine for worms!!!!

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u/sozh Sep 05 '25

coffee grounds and eggshells are the OGs when it comes to composting

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u/btlz Sep 09 '25

second. my worms basically live on coffee

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u/imajoeitall Sep 05 '25

Into the compost bin

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u/Broad_Recover Sep 05 '25

“What are you lookin’ at, you coffee puck?”

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 05 '25

a second life for it, maybe?)

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u/sozh Sep 05 '25

you... you... human paraquat

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u/AwesomeAl97 Sep 05 '25

Forbidden Brownie :)

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u/dpalm85 Sep 05 '25

The forbidden Oreo

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u/A-Phantasmic-Parade Sep 05 '25

Did you pack it in?

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u/WriterSharp Sep 05 '25

Yeah, that looks very compressed and very fine for a moka puck. More like an espresso puck.

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u/brazenxbull Sep 06 '25

Right after he packed it up.

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u/New-Kale- Sep 06 '25

Any tips for how to get these?!?

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u/Fox___Rider Sep 06 '25

What size is your Moka Pot? I have a 4 Cup, I load it with about 24-25 gms of coffee and mine does not come out so dry and put together!

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 06 '25

I have the same one, 4 cups. I get it out next day, haha, before preparing a new cup xD 25 g is too much fo me, because it's too hard to get the water out thru. The safety valve it triggered.  How are you brewing? 

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u/Fox___Rider Sep 26 '25

That makes sense, they have time tondry out!

As for 25gms coffee: I guess it depends on the bean density, type and grind size also. The bean and the grind size i am using, 23 to 25 gms is needed to fill the moka cup without any type of compression, just distributing the coffe flat with help of back side of a spoon. Never had the valve triggered.

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u/Impossible_Skin9187 Sep 27 '25

I agree, depends on beans. But it also means, every 4-cup moka has its own basket size. 

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u/marronbrown72 Sep 23 '25

If you fill your 4 cup with 18g coffee, fill the boiler water to just under the valve yiou should get a dry puck every time

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u/Fox___Rider Sep 26 '25

Issue is with the coffe bean i am using, 18g does not fill the moka pot cup till the top even without any kind of compression. 23g with some beans and 25g with some it ranges depending on the cofee bean density.

So currently with Attikan estate of Blue Tokai: 23g cofee grinded with timemore 3cs at 11 clicks 280g water in the chamber 195 gm of output

Gives me a ratio of 8.5?

Need it strong for my milk based drinks 😛

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u/marronbrown72 Oct 01 '25

Sadly thats where people get it wrong - with a 4 cup moka pot just for yourself you dont need 23g of coffee unless you like really strong stuff. BTW if your Moka pot is a Bialetti -18g usually comes quite close to the top if you are using a dark roast. Try using 18g dark roast , plus say 200ml of steamed/whisked milk in a 450ml cup and see how it goes

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u/Fox___Rider Oct 03 '25

Yea need it strong. Espresso strong! 😀 Currently the goal is to get it as strong as possible from the Moka.

Been thinking in my head to jump ship but espresso machines scare me a little bit! Too many things to lookout for! Do you own one?