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Is moka coffee supposed to be sour? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by yogurtwrong@lemmy.world to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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I don't like acidity in my coffee much. Stuff I get from my moka pot on the other hand was always very acidic.

Recently I bought a bag of very good, beautiful smelling beans from my favourite coffee shop and brewed it on moka pot. The results are still the same, it almost tastes like lemonade. It is undrinkable amounts of acid in there.

I use the 1zpresso Q Air. I tried nearly every grind setting between 1.6-0.9 (chart, please click). Always the same result.

I also tried starting with both hot and cold water. No difference.

I do not tamp my coffee and flatten it nicely by shaking the basket. I don't overfill the basket.

My moka pot is 2-3 years old and I might need to change its gasket, wonder if that has anything to do with it but i doubt it since the gasket still seals pretty good except for a 5-10mL water leak every brew.

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A bit late, but I'm glad you found a solution!

The only thing I would add is the heat on/off technique, here by James Hoffmann but he credits The Wired Gourmet for coming up with it.

For me, it helped get rid of this nasty burnt taste in my moka brews.

I hope this helps.

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thanks. I am aware of the Hoffmann's on/off method and I do use it to slow down flow while the coffee is coming out.

For these beans though, simply dimming down the flame seems to be enough, since I compact the beans a bit by hitting the funnel on the counter.

About compacting;

In my experience, compacting does make great coffee if you got a light roast and need high extraction without touching the grind size much. It works good if you are expecting full bodied coffee from your beans, but I would say for most beans compacting is a no go.

And if you accidentally compact too much your moka pot will not be able to push water through it and your coffee will be wasted (ask me how I know...)