How to Brew Coffee with the Moccamaster Classic

Instructions on how to use the Moccamaster Classic to make the most delicious batch brewed coffee. It's a review and also a how to.
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Brew incredible coffee for the whole house with the Moccamaster Classic coffee brewer’s large 1.25 L carafe in under six minutes. This brewer has earned the blessing of several major specialty coffee associations including the SCAA, SCAE, and ECBC because of its steady temperature and ability to saturate coffee grounds evenly to produce stellar coffee.

The Classic From Moccamaster features a heavy duty copper boiler that maintains a constant 90 – 95 degrees Celsius. This temperature range is one of the keys to balanced coffee brewing. There are also two temperature settings for the post-brew warming plate that will keep your coffee hot for up to 40 minutes.

The Moccamaster Classic also features a 9 hole spray head that can saturate all the coffee grounds evenly. Programmed into the brewing cycle is a bloom phase, where the coffee grounds are lightly sprayed.
The device is built with high grade aluminum, BPA-Free plastic, and high-grade glass to last for many years. Choose from 14 different colors and have the brewer blend into your kitchen.

The Moccamaster Classic is one of the most popular models
with a 1.25L capacity - which translates to around
10 cups of brewed coffee -and it will make this in 6 minutes.

It comes standard in the Black version here,
but there are a total of 15 different colours you can choose from.
A glass carafe and a 100 pack of paper filters.

At its core the Moccamaster uses
a Copper Heating Element to achieve
a very stable range of water temperature
ideal for brewing coffee, between 92º - 96ºc.

So let’s get brewing using the Moccamaster Classic.

This method I’ll be using coffee brewing is used
has been adopted to the Moccamster
From many other styles of brewing
to achieve the tastiest coffee.

I’ll be brewing the full capacity
of the Moccamaster today but
the same rules apply
if you’re only brewing half batch or less.

Stick to a brew ratio of 1:16.5 , so for 1.25L of water ,
I’ll be using 75g of beans
and grinding them to a medium to coarse grind..

In using the Baratza Encore Grinder
I’ve got it set at 25.

It’s important to get the grind setting
just right as this dictates the speed
at which the water will percolate
through the ground coffee -

too fine and your filter basket may clog
and over fill with water -
too coarse and the water will run
too fast and with a
decreased contact time
of water to coffee,
you’re likely to have a weak brew.

Once you’ve ground the coffee

Insert the size 4 paper filter in to the brew basket
by folding the two perforated sides in
and it’ll fit perfectly into the brew basket..

Open the baskets flow rate
and sit it over the glass vessel -

by pouring around 250mls of
pre-prepared hot water
you rinse the filter and heat up up
The brewing components.

Once that’s done - remove the rinse water..
And fill up the back water tank to just below the 10 cup mark.
Which is 1.25L.

Place the grounds in the basket
and shut off the flow control of the basket.

This will prepare our pre-infusion stage.

Turn on the Moccamaster and wait
for the water to just cover the grinds

before turning the moccamaster back off
and waiting 30 seconds.

During this time, just use the back of your spoon
to ensure all the grinds are submerged
and there’s no coffee climbing the sides
of the basket

then turn the Moccamaster back on
and when the water begins running again -
open the baskets flow control to half open.

If you have the grind setting correct,
confidently you’re now able to let it automatically brew away.

If it looks to be overflowing at any stage -
just open up the brew basket
to increase the flow out,
and this is something I’ll usually do
closer to the end of the brew anyway
so there’s not too long a drawdown waiting for the last drips.

Once it’s complete and stopped dripping
the Moccamaster will turn off automatically
and the heating plate will stay on for 40mins.

You can control the heat of the plate
to either HI or Lo but my preference
is to drink the coffee as it cools
So I don’t use the heating plate at all.
And the mixing lid to the decanter
makes sure the whole brew is ready to drink.

In cleaning the Moccamaster,
make sure you rinse out the brew basket
and clean the decanter after use
and drying it before placing it all back together…
after 100 brews, or a complete box of filters -
you’ll want to descale the unit
to ensure you get the best performance and quality brews for years to come.
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