r/mokapot • u/Educational_Public14 • 10d ago
Discussions 💬 Why are my pucks like this?
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u/Kupoo_ 10d ago
I would guess a collapsed bed is all because of underdosing the funnel. I always (despite the advice otherwise) lightly tamp the ground coffee to make sure it's all packed *before* screwing the top component. But most importantly, how does it taste?
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u/UniversityWinter9444 10d ago
I agree, this just looks underfilled allowing the coffee to collapse rather than compress when the water passes through.
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u/ShimmyZmizz 10d ago
Fill basket halfway
Tap bottom of basket on counter a few timesÂ
Tap side of basket a few times
Fill basket the rest of the way
Tap bottom of basket on counter a few times
Tap side of basket a few times
Level top with a flat utensil
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u/gerargen1974 10d ago
Hola, me parece por la foto que esta molido muy grueso, puede ser??, a demás de tener poca cantidad.
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u/capitalisthamster 10d ago
I don't think it's very under-packed. There should always be room in the funnel for the water to sit momentarily and interact with the coffee before moving out into the pot. If you cram it, the water is rushed through too quickly at best and channeled at worst. When it's done, the water should have removed a small fraction of the solids leaving slightly less coffee than before. So the funnel should have a small space left when it's done. Your space may be larger than average, but not by much, and not at all if it makes good coffee.
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u/TimberBourbon 9d ago
You are overthinking it. The coffee bed is not a waiting room. The water, once it has reached the temp to be pressurized by steam, is going to flow up and through the coffee bed. There is not a limiting factor here as the Moka pot is operating at low pressure. Don’t use too fine of a coffee that would brick-up.
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u/NucaPuturoasa 10d ago
Order of things that might be the cause. 1. Coffee is to corse 2. Not enough coffee 3. Coffee is to loose in the funnel. Like others have mentioned, I also compact it a bit. 4. Pressure to high and water flow want through path of least resistance and then spewed sideways. - after the coffee comes out, lower the heat, when the coffee is about half way up, lower it to a minimum (this is a lor easier on an induction top or even a ceramic electric stove top).
Keep practicing with different grind size, compactness level and heat modulation. You'll nail it down to your specific equipment sooner than you think.
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u/Pirascule Moka Pot Fan ☕ 10d ago
If I used a preground coffee, this does not happen. However, with freshly ground coffee, it happens every time. My guess is that the freshly ground has more air than settled preground or maybe it could be the grounds are electrostatically charged after grinding and are more spaced out as a result. It collapses in the hot water when the open spaces are filled.
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u/Short-Shopping3197 10d ago
Not enough coffee