4 recipes, all from roaster brew guides. They disagree on the starting water, tamping, grind and when to stop, see Recipes in conflicts.md. Where a guide gives only the water in the base, Water / yield says "(water)" and the app doesn't fill in a yield for it.
| Brewer | Dose | Water / yield | Ratio | Temp | Grind | Time | Notes | By | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moka pot (Coava) | 28 g | 194 g | about 1:7 by yield (1:9 by water) | fine, but not as fine as espresso | about 4:00 | Heat 250 g of water to 96 to 99 °C (205 to 210 °F) and pour it into the base, below the valve. Fill the basket and level it. Screw the top on with a towel and brew on medium to medium-low heat. Take it off the heat when it starts to steam, at about 4:00. The guide gives the yield as 194 ml, by volume. | Coava | guide | |
| Moka pot (Stumptown, four-cup Bialetti) | drip grind, about as fine as table salt | 15 to 17 g of coffee for a four-cup Bialetti. The guide gives no water weight or yield. Boil the kettle, take it off the heat, and fill the base to just below the valve. Level the basket with a finger without tamping. Brew on moderate heat with the lid open, and take it off when the stream turns a yellow-honey colour. Cool the base with a cold towel or cold water. | Stumptown | guide | |||||
| Moka pot (Compass Coffee, six-cup) | 25 g | 275 g (water) | about 1:11 by water | about 4 min | Preheat the water. The guide warns that cold water can scorch the grounds. Fill the basket without packing it, level it with a finger if it overflows, and pour 275 g of hot water to the fill line. Brew on medium-low with the lid off until the coffee turns honey-coloured, then set the pot on a cold towel. | Compass | guide | ||
| Moka pot (Ozone, one cup) | 14 g | 100 g (water) | about 1:7 by water | fine | about 60 s | Pour 100 ml of water straight off the boil into the base. Add 14 g of coffee and press it down gently. Screw the top on and set the pot on a stove that's already hot. It's done when the coffee has finished rising. The guide scales it to 28 g and 200 ml for two cups (about 90 s) and 56 g and 400 ml for four (about 2 min). | Ozone | guide |
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