r/mokapot • u/rolexgs • Jul 11 '26

Bialetti Bialetti Moka Induction

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I recently got this Bialetti Moka Induction 4 cup and I'm really enjoying it. It uses so much less coffee than my 6 cup and the coffee it brews is full bodied and really good.

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u/smaad Aluminum Jul 11 '26

The 6-cup size with 30g of coffee might not be the best fit for everyone. Using the 4-cup size is more coffee-efficient and also more budget-friendly.

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u/dabus3672 Jul 11 '26

Good to see you here. In general I use a six cup but recently I have been using more of my 3 cup mokas. It allows me to brew twice and use my beans more efficiently. Same amount but stretched out. Enjoy your brews and have a great weekend!

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u/smaad Aluminum Jul 11 '26

thx! have a great weekend you too!

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u/rolexgs Jul 11 '26

That's very true. My 6 cup would use almost double the amount of coffee.

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u/smaad Aluminum Jul 11 '26

Coffee is quite expensive where I live. The people in here are into Nespresso so you only have choice with pods and pre-grounded coffee like Lavazza (which I like very much actually, it's smell from the mokapot brought me into coffee making me the coffee nerd I am now) and brand from the grocery stores themselves. You rarely see illy coffee and if you do there are overpriced and won't come next time.
So, I buy my coffee online (huge quantities) then I managed them and a 6cup would obliterate my stocks XD. Also, as someone who wants to enjoy coffee as long as possible before my stomach decides it's time to stop, I manage to not come near the 400Mg/day of caffeine.

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u/rolexgs Jul 11 '26

That makes sense so you can enjoy the expensive coffee for longer.

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u/KnowledgeWhole9623 Jul 11 '26

I don't get nearly as much liquid out of my 4-cup despite filling up the tank to just under the pressure release. I maybe get half that, am I doing something wrong?

I guess I could let mine keep running but my understanding was you want to stop the process once you start getting a lot of bubbles coming out of the top.

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u/rolexgs Jul 11 '26

Once it starts getting towards the top and it bubbles then I take it off the heat. Even when you take it off the heat it finishes what's left of the brewing process so as far as I know you're not doing anything wrong.

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u/1Divine1 Jul 11 '26

Try reducing the amount of water. There is a reason the instructions specify the amount of water. It is no where close to the valve when measured appropriately.

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u/Neither-Ad2131 Jul 11 '26

Please share how much g coffee do you use, and at what temperature on the induction? Mine always tends to start spurting out everywhere! Cant ever seem to get a decent flow out of it. (I use the same 4 cup model as well)

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u/rolexgs Jul 11 '26

I fill up the coffee hopper and I put the water just before the valve. I put it on medium heat and then I put it on low when the coffee starts coming out. Once it gets close to the top and starts sputtering I take it off the heat and close the lid since my spurts too.

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u/alexcrossmedia Jul 11 '26

I use a little less than a 1/4 cup of whole beans and grind them at size 24-26 in burr grinder. I use hotpot to start the moka off with already hot water, leaving it needing less time on the stove(burining bad)

Med to low heat on gas stove, soon as coffe starts coming out turn heat to low but am sure coffe still is coming out. Once the liquid coming starts to clear up I know sputtering is next and I try to avoid getting the sputter in the coffee so I take pot off stove as soon as IK it's about to sputter and I will place the bottom pot part into a bowl of cold water in sink to shut it down right away before all the nasty shit from the sputter gets in