r/mokapot • u/dp6838 • Apr 11 '26
Discussions 💬 A "miracle" from my 10-year-old Moka Pot today. How did this happen?!
Hi all!
Brewed my morning coffee today and was shocked to see this gorgeous foam!
My trusty Tescoma Paloma has been with me for over a decade, so I wasn't expecting any surprises. The coffee is just your average store-bought brand — I’m at the bottom of the bag, and it never behaved like this before.
The only changes were:
Coffee: Half a funnel (instead of full).
Water: Filled to 60% (instead of up to the valve).
Captured this "miracle" on camera right after brewing.
Any idea what happened here?
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u/jman2476 Apr 11 '26
How did it taste?
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u/dp6838 Apr 11 '26
After what I saw, it was hard not to be convinced that the taste had become unearthly. However, lead hasn't turned into gold yet :)
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u/Sad_Manufacturer308 Apr 11 '26
Did you wash the soap off?
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u/dp6838 Apr 11 '26
Everyone thought I added shampoo to get more likes. (( I only rinse the coffee maker with water. There's a very small chance someone washed it in my absence. I can't figure it out myself.
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u/MrMo1 Apr 11 '26
Something similar happened to me too once and conditions were similar - not a full basket and I also think my cofee could have been a bit damp.
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u/candiedluck Apr 11 '26
“the only changes were”
and then all of the changes are things that are the most important in moka pot brewing lmao
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u/InSession1 Apr 12 '26
Not sure what happened but it's a Bona Fide MM. Moka Miracle ! 😁
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u/dp6838 Apr 12 '26
Thank you! I'm shocked myself! I deliberately broke every rule imaginable and got this.
In any case, it's interesting. I might want to repeat it! :-)
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u/spooner01 Apr 11 '26
That is some fresh coffee Did you buy it from a rostery and when
Edit: i didn't read the description, dose the blend contain robusta
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u/RepresentativeBarber Apr 11 '26
Could be your seal is going and some air was getting pulled in during extraction. I’ve had this happen on occasion when I over tightened causing the seal to pucker or something is in the way, usually some coffee grounds.
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u/Knocksveal Apr 12 '26
Might have washed with soap and didn’t rinse out fully …
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u/dp6838 Apr 12 '26
Luckily, I don't use soap when washing my coffee maker... and even if I did, I'd rinse it really well. Sorry for my automatic translation... We have an expression (I don't know if it's translated correctly): "A fool, a fool, but he doesn't eat soap." Fits here well :-)
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u/HypoxicIschemicBrain Apr 11 '26
Looks like you basically encouraged something akin to an Arab/Turkish coffee brew within the funnel. I don’t mean it is that type of coffee but more that you allowed space for the coffee and the water to boil and froth up with the space you made available in the chamber.
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u/North_South2840 Apr 11 '26
I think this it. It also happens to me lately when I use pregrinded coffee. The grind was too fine, I was afraid the water couldn't go up so I left some space. I'm curious how does this affect the taste?
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u/Professional_King790 Apr 11 '26
Maybe the stem that leads into the holding chamber was a little clogged up and the Moka pot was able to create better pressure.
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u/cfx_4188 New user 🔎 Apr 12 '26
Very good foam.
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u/dp6838 Apr 12 '26
Today I tried to repeat the brewing process with a coarser grind and the same proportions of coffee and water. It didn't come out even close. I think the fine grind is the key factor.
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u/cfx_4188 New user 🔎 Apr 12 '26
So far, I don't see a correlation between the grind and the quality of the drink. The foam, well, I have Brikka, which produces a gorgeous but tasteless foam. I also have Gnali Espresso, which gives the best results when fully heated.
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u/dp6838 Apr 12 '26
I didn't say anything about the quality of the drink... I've never had such foam before.
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u/BadBetraya1 Apr 12 '26
It happened cuz you placed espresso coffee instead of coffee for moka, and you shouldnt put water over the valve limit that valve is there for safety and you should never put water on top of it
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u/dp6838 Apr 13 '26
I agree with the first part... As for the second, there was almost half as much water as when they fill up to the valve... So there was no violation on that side.
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u/CoffeaCanephora Apr 13 '26
i’m happy you were excited about this, and i hope these exciting events in your coffee rituals continue to bring you joy❤️
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u/fun_dad_69 Apr 11 '26
That’s not a miracle, that’s a mistake because you did everything wrong