Official
James Hoffmann's improved moka pot technique.
- Chocolate
- Caramel
- Full-bodied
- Medium roast
- Dark roast
- Long
- Beginner
- Total
- 5:00
- Ratio
- 1:15.9
- Coffee
- 17 g
- Temp
- 100 °C
The Official recipe by James Hoffmann for the Moka Pot uses 17 g of coffee and 270 g of water (1:15.9 ratio), at 100°C, with a target brew time of 5:00.
Parameters
- 17 g
- Coffee
- 270 g
- Water
- 1:15.9
- Ratio
- 100 °C
- Temp
- 4 medium fine
- Grind
- 5:00
- Total
- 2
- Servings
Method
-
0:00Pour
Boil water. Fill bottom chamber to just below valve.
+270g 15s Slow -
0:30Wait
Add coffee. Don't tamp. Assemble quickly. Place on lowest heat.
-
4:00Wait
Coffee flows slowly. Should look like warm honey.
-
5:00Done
When starts sputtering, remove and wrap base in cold towel.
Notes
More Moka Pot recipes
Other Traditional methods
More by James Hoffmann
-
Inverted Shot
1:5AeroPress
- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 2:00 Temp 100°C -
Iced
1:10.9AeroPress
- Citric
- Fruity
Total 5:00 Temp 100°C -
Ultimate
1:18.2AeroPress
- Sweet
- Balanced
Total 3:25 Temp 100°C -
Official
1:16.4Chemex 10 Cup
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 5:30 Temp 100°C -
Official
1:16.7Chemex 3 Cup
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:00 Temp 100°C
Original source
Recipe by James Hoffmann, published at youtube.com.
Next step
Let Gota run the timer.
Step-by-step coaching with haptics at every pour, and a brew log that remembers the cup.
The app
The timer.
The log.
The library.
Every recipe in this collection opens with step-by-step timer guidance in the Gota Coffee App for iPhone — fully offline, free on the App Store.
iOS · Android
100g
+50g Add water