been wanting a Moccamaster for a long time and finally found one on fb marketplace and paid $100 for it. excited to start using it daily.
never seen this specific model before but seems to be nearly identical to the kbgv only with a switch for the boiler plate temp instead
I bought a used KBT last night, with the old style tapered all stainless steel carafe, and I'm excited. It's only about 5 years old I think – some ebay seller got his hands on 60 used KBTs – how does that happen?
I'm disgusted with Fellow, and am going to replace my Aiden with the Moccamaster. Fellow actually did away with the function of a tiny, cheap, user replaceable part in the showerhead that was causing them warranty issues. It gets corroded, and since it's serves as a sensor combined with magnets, the machine starts throwing errors. I just experienced the error, and the replacement part fixed it.
But now, Fellow issued a firmware patch that actually does away with the function of the part, which warns you if you have the wrong showerhead setting relative to the basket you are using. Just a first world Fellow bell and whistle, but something they also marketed to the world, and now that their cheaply made part keeps failing, what do they do? They kill the part and the feature. Failed part, who needs it! It is called the Fellow Fix™, and they did it to save money, the hell with the customer and what we promised them, what we sold them.
Don't stand behind your product, don't fix a bad part, just eliminate the advertised function. Problem solved! So even though I just replaced the part, if I update the firmware, which happens automatically unless you delete the Aiden from the app, I lose the feature I just went to the trouble to get fixed.
How unMoccamaster of them. I have also been comparing in my mind the Aiden (which does makes pretty good coffee), with the Moccamaster, and I was wondering about the fact that there are no lids with hinges like the Aiden (both water reservoir and basket), and I thought I would have to remove the brew basket each time to load it, or clumsily manuever around the spray arm to place the filter and add the coffee.
Then I watched this 16 year old video. 16 years old, and that's my KBT (the Aiden would be long in the land fill). The spray arm can be moved to the side! I didn't know that. I've never seen anyone other than this gentleman do it. Everyone I've seen always removes the brew basket to install the filter and add the coffee. You don't have to! Maybe everyone knows this but me, but I am even more excited now. It's the little things. :)
One button, no wifi, no apps, no features removed by the Fellow Fix™, just great coffee from a great company that knows what "standing behind your product" means. Cheers!
I just started roasting green beans using a Fresh Roast SR800 with glass extension tube. I shoot for light to medium roasts and brew either using a Moccamaster for 6 cups or a Ceado Hoop for single cup. I also somewhat recently bought a Timemore Sculptor 78 grinder (which I love). I am using a setting of 7.5 for the Moccamaster and 8.5 for the Hoop. Interested in any experiences and preferences for going settings being used for these two brewing methods. Commentary on how you arrived at what works best for you would also be of interest. Thanks.
Hi there,
Not that experienced with the Moccamaster. Coffee bed routinely not flat. Is is an incorrect grind I’m using?
Thanks very much
Found this beauty for €25 and a thrift store. I cleaned it thoroughly, and am planning to give it to my parents. They have wanted one for some time now. Second pic is our own, next to his older brother
First time using my Moccamaster KBGV today and honestly a bit disappointed, coffee came out bitter and watery compared to what I expected. Tbh i don’t mind the watery consistency as much as the bitterness.
For context, I used 5 scoops of medium roast grounds for 6 cups of water. I bought freshly roasted coffee beans from chromatic and grinded them myself (22 grind size) using the baratza encore. Right out of the pot it tasted bitter, and when I added milk it just felt thin and watery with the bitterness still there - i always add some milk to my coffee.
Maybe my palate is just not used to drip coffee(this is the first time i’m trying drip coffee) Or am I doing something wrong with the ratio?
To set the context i don’t much like drinking black coffee. i like thick and milky coffee but i never add any sweeteners or creamer yo my coffee. I just drink it with little milk.
Any tips from experienced Moccamaster users would really help. Don't want to return it before I've given it a proper shot!
The empty filter box means this is brew #100 in my Moccamaster.
Here's to the next 100!
And now for a de-scale.
I bought some fresh coffee that was marketed light roast. It’s lighter than I expected. I ground it the same as medium roast; 20 on my Baratza Encore and 56 grams of coffee for a “full pot” (32oz) in my KBTS.
Beside mixing it with another coffee bean, what’s the best way to get stronger coffee? Different grind setting, more coffee?
First time I see a double moccamaster. I own a single, regular one (light blue), but this I have seen at a holiday house we have rented for a short holiday. I've just wanted to share it here in case it surprises some like me.
Anyone have a Baratza Encore ESP and use it with their Moccamaster? My mom has this set up and I have personally exhausted all options trying to get a good brew. Tried practically all grind settings and ended up at 40, used different ratios and different amounts of coffee and water, and yet EVERY brew clogs. Is it the grinder? Even at 40, which seems waaaaay to coarse for anything other than cold brew, it clogs. Any help is greatly appreciated because I am just trying to get her a good cup of coffee at home and it’s just not working. Went through almost 2 whole bags of the same coffee. Using medium dark beans, not really oily from Black & White
This morning, I was doing a 4 cup brew with my Moccamaster KBT.
I was using some Yirgacheffe coffee. So I started the brew and forgot
To open the switch. Something told me to check on it. When I open the lid on the basket it was about to overflow. So I kicked the switch open all the way and let it drain. I talk to myself I had ruined that batch of coffee. Decided I’d go ahead and pour it up and taste it. That was one of the best brews I think I’ve ever got out of it. Going to do a repeat in the morning and see how that goes. You might want to try it out.
I have an older style thermal carafe for a Moccamaster that's about 8 or 9 years old. Recently, I discovered that water has entered the space between the inner and outer walls of the carafe. Is there some way to take the carafe apart or drain the water?
I'm guessing I'll need to replace it. I'm seeing the new thermal carafes have glass liners that tend to explode. :( Are there any recommendations on replacements?
Bought a juniper KBGV Select, arrived with the warming plate chipped. After 2 pots brewed, it stopped brewing. the heating plate would get hot, but nothing would brew through.... Returned. Bought from 3rd party authorized reseller , but Moccamaster said they dont warranty products bought from resellers..... WTF , BS
How an 8 dollar decal makes mornings that much better.
What prep would you make for putting a Moccamaster back in its box for storage purposes for an indefinite timescale.
Do I risk some corrosion internally such as the heating element when things are drained and exposed to the air?
I moved to Portugal about a year ago and finally got to a place where I can have a proper office with a coffee station. My Moccamaster KBTS has been in a box for a while now and is ready to see the light of day again. Full disclosure, I left most of my belongings behind, but my KBTS was a special gift that I could not let go. It both makes great coffee and has sentimental value, so I’m determined to make it work here.
Has anyone here successfully run a US (120V) model in a 230V country? I know these machines draw a lot of power for the heating element (around 1200-1475W), so I want to be extra careful.
Thank you in advance community!
Hello everyone! I bought the Technivorm Moccamaster KBGV about a month ago, and I’ve been having an issue with acid reflux whenever I brew coffee with it. For the past year, I’ve regularly drank Starbucks coffee and coffee from diner-style restaurants without any reflux problems, so I’m trying to figure out what I might be doing wrong at home. Right now I’m using a Cuisinart Coffee Grinder set to a medium grind with medium roast Starbucks beans. I also tried going a little more medium-coarse, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. My current ratio is about 8 tablespoons of ground coffee per 1 liter of water. If anyone has experience with the Moccamaster or has suggestions on grind size, brew ratio, beans, or anything else that could help reduce acidity/reflux, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you! 🙏
Brand new Moccamaster ("Technivorm Moccamaster 53942 KBGV 10-Cup Coffee Maker Yellow Pepper, 40 Ounce, 1.25l"). I'm just running water through it now to clean it before using it. After I turn it on, hot water bubbles up through the center tube into the "shower head" for about 30 seconds, then it stops and the water level in the center tube is at about half way up to the top of that center tube.
I find that if I remove and replace the shower head it sometimes helps (haven't done a systematic test) to provoke the water to start bubbling through again. There's nothing in the shower head piece blocking water flow.
Any ideas?
I'm looking for information on disassembling the KM5 Grinder past its Maintenance Lid. I've noticed that a torx screw holds the lower part of the lid partially on, but I can't get the lid fully off, even with the screw removed. It's as if the grind adjustment knob holds it in place.
So why the interest?
I'm annoyed that the adjustment knob is blocked from going below 1 or above 9, defeating the whole purpose of a seamless adjustable knob. So I'm looking for a way to remove that block or to replace the 50mm burrs to make the grinder more suitable for espresso grinds. I have pulled alright espresso shots with the 1-setting before, but those were from very fresh coffee beans. Predictably, as the beans get staler, the shots become more watery, and have way less crema. Knowing that the KM5 machine is basically an outsourced Eureka grinder, I know it'd function as one, if only I got to access the full machinery.
I'd be thankful for any information or insight on this.