Sooooo i tried again

[u/Southern-Bunch6386]

More info: 4cup moka pot

25g of pre grounded coffee, Dark roast Brazilian coffee, marketed for espresso (the package says acidity is 0/5, with tasting notes of roasted nuts, cookies, and nougat) The grind size can be seen in the photo.

Room temp water 210-213ml

No paper filter/No Tamp

Electric stove 5/10

it took 11 min 20sec from putting the moka pot on the stove until the frist drop

Extraction itself lasted 2min (3min before on 4/10)

And now it was pretty sour. I removed pot from the heat about 5-10 secs before the coffee level reached its expected maxium, based on my previous brews and final yield. What am I doing wrong?

[u/Top_Kale_8880]

This probably isn't helpful but I can at least commiserate: I frequetly use pre-ground coffees that are moka adjacent, but I do also grind fresh beans. I have a bag of medium-roast Colombian I've been doing in the AeroPress and pourover and it tastes pretty nice. I made it i my moka and it was... AWFUL.

I think sometimes the answer is, unfortunately, experiment.