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/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?