Dialed-in starting recipe
Starting recipe for the Moccamaster (and other quality drip machines)
A new bag shouldn’t cost you half its beans in guessing. Here’s where we’d start on a Moccamaster (and other quality drip machines) with fresh, roast-to-order specialty coffee — plus how to correct in one cup, not ten.
- Method
- Auto drip
- Dose
- 30 g coffee : 480 g water (scale up at 1:16)
- Ratio
- 1:16
- Grind
- Medium — like table salt
- Water
- Machine-controlled (that’s why you bought it)
- Time
- ~5–6 minutes for a full carafe
The machine holds temperature better than most humans hold a kettle — your two levers are grind and ratio. Use filtered water; it’s 98% of the cup.
The three steps
- Grind medium, 1:16 ratio (30 g per 480 g water).
- Level the bed in the basket before brewing.
- Brew a full or half carafe — avoid tiny batches, they under-extract.
If the first cup is off
Weak or sour → grind finer, or tighten to 1:15.
Bitter → grind coarser, or open to 1:17.
Change one variable at a time. A starting recipe is a starting point, not a prophecy — burrs, water and beans all drift. That’s the whole idea of dialed-in coffee.
What we’d brew on it
- Costa Rica — crisp, clean, sweet — a carafe that disappears.
- Mexico — soft chocolate for an easy everyday pot.
Skip the guessing entirely
Every Adira order comes with a starting recipe built for your exact machine and grinder — emailed to you and saved to your My Cup account. This page is the generic version; yours gets translated to your burrs. And if the first cups are off, Stefan helps you dial it in personally.
Start with your first dialed-in bag →First bag ships free with code FIRSTBAG · No subscription required
Starting recipes for other setups
Breville Barista Express · Breville Bambino · Gaggia Classic Pro · De’Longhi Dedica · Hario V60 · Chemex · AeroPress · Moka pot · French press · Moccamaster