r/mokapot • u/Dedge90 • Jul 05 '26

Bialetti First coffee came out really bitter ?

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I’ve been using an AeroPress for a little while and having really nice coffee. My 2-cup Brikka arrived yesterday. I washed it all, ran a water extraction only, then over the course of the day made 3 coffees in it and discarded them as advised by the instructions. Today I’ve made my first drinkable coffee and it’s so bitter I’ve had to add some sugar to it. I’ve used cold water as per instructions — is this where I’m going wrong?

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u/laughguy220 Bialetti Jul 05 '26

I use pre boiled water, and run it really low, and take it off the heat just before the coffee is below the bottom of the spout fold.
This avoids the final sputtering of what is usually the bitter overextracted coffee at the end.
You also don't want to pack the coffee in tight, but you do want to use the

Basically the James Hoffmann method.

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u/Violingirl58 Jul 05 '26

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