I have the one cup, and love it. Some people do not like it b/c they find the drip opening gets clogged at time. The prevent the clogs is very simple: after each use, empty the filter/coffee grounds, and rinse with water. Then before you brew your next cup, insert the coffee filter and fill thee filter with water to ensure the plug isn’t clogged, then tilt the filter basket to the side to empty the added water so you can add the ground coffee; if it looked like the filter was clogged when rinsing with water, more times than not you just need to adjust the filter paper by lifting it up, and the ‘clog’ is fixed. With those simple steps, I never get a clogged drip opening, and I always have great coffee.

"Fill up the water tank to just below the level indicator" *fills up the water tank to just above the level indicator* We got a bad ass here 😎

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Very good Machine. The Coffee is perfect and the Design is cool.

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

We agree!

Use #2 filter, no overflowing and clogging. The recommended #1 filter will over flow if u put too much coffee or grind too fine.

@prins2x

3 жыл бұрын

Then don't put in too much coffee or grind too fine, pretty simple haha..

@meridith9340

11 ай бұрын

I don't understand how a number two filter will work in this machine if it's designed to use a number one filter. Wouldn't you have to fold the paper in order to fit it correctly? I just ordered mine and I'm waiting for it to be shipped and I can't wait to receive it because I got tired of using K cups in my Keurig because I don't think the coffee taste as good as it used to be And I read all of the reviews on this machine watched several videos and I am impressed. I can't wait to receive mine. But again if somebody could explain to me how using a number to filter works in this machine when it's designed for a number one filter I would appreciate it. Thank you.

@paulmillerick4092

10 ай бұрын

Ok as far as I know, MM only makes a number 1 & 4 paper filters. But I do find using the MM #1 can come close to the edges of the paper or occasionally overflow (i mean over the edges not the water spilling out; tho this has happened also). My solution is to use Kalita 102 filters. These are slightly bigger - which even allows me to slightly increase the coffee dose up to 20.5 or even 21.5 grams while keeping the water level same as recommended. Even if it never overflows or clogs, the larger filters provide me peace of mind that i don't have to check for clogging every time i make a coffee with Cup One. By the way, I'm fairly certain the Melitta filters are same size as Kalita 102. Additionally I find that folding the bottom crease on the MM #1 filter makes the height of the filter even shorter so i recommend against this. Otherwise fabulous video!!

@meridith9340

10 ай бұрын

@@paulmillerick4092 thank you so much. I actually bought my machine a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it! I will probably just stick with the filters that come with it and order more. I mean maybe I will buy the Melita number two filters just to see the difference. But I find that the filters the machine comes with I'm able to fill with plenty of coffee to make it strong enough. But I honestly love this machine. I enjoy making my coffee and drinking it every day and what a difference because the coffee is so hot. I wasn't getting that with my Keurig.

Always hitting the thumbs up before even starting the video. Because , after viewing almost all of Alternative Brewing, i know it'll be right to the point and very informative. Professional. Keep it up

@AlternativeBrewing

3 жыл бұрын

Right on 👍 thanks! much appreciated

I own the KBT741 and the Cup-one and both brew excellent coffee without issue. I highly recommend either brewer. Thanks for the video.

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@rykmax

Жыл бұрын

Hello. What grind do you use for cup one? What is the flow time? What else do you do with coffee during the pour? Thank you

Thanks for sending out a replacement so quickly! I must have gotten the grindsize perfect first try as the taste is spectacular. No more long blacks for me :)

@rykmax

Жыл бұрын

Hello. What grind do you use for cup one? What is the flow time? What else do you do with coffee during the pour? Thank you

@prins2x

Жыл бұрын

@@rykmax Hard to say, I think it's a medium grind but just try and see how it tastes. Sour then go finer, bitter then go courser. I have a larger Moccamaster now which has the same setting I think I used on Cup One which is 19 on Baratza Encore. I didn't do anything else, but it might help to give it a quick stir after the first water so all ground are evenly wetted. Otherwise I would keep the lid closed for best water temp in the basket.

@rykmax

Жыл бұрын

@@prins2x Hello, thanks for the advice. I mix right after the first water, but the grind 19 is not coarse? I do 22 -23 clicks on comandante c40 grinders

Coming from having been a daily Kalita Pour Over drinker and now I am happily using the Cup One on a daily basis I can whole heartedly recommend a couple of things. Pre-heat your coffee cup or mug with boiling water. Pre-wet your #1 filter prior to introducing the ground coffee. Use a conical burr grinder for the best coffee grind. I grind it a bit fine and even lightly pack it down in the filter.

@AlternativeBrewing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing

@littlestar5737

5 ай бұрын

You will get significantly better result if you use flat burr grinder with SSP HU burrs. More consistently than any burrs. Hands down.

One of the better reviews on this machine! I stopped using tap water, even though it's filtered first. I use bottled water, and the scaling is not a concern.

@AlternativeBrewing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@Ice-Fall

Жыл бұрын

@JRPG Enjoyer Been doing this for about five months, haven't had to clean it.

@RR-uw4zp

9 ай бұрын

This is not a review. Just a commercial.

I have yet to make what I would consider a good cup of coffee from mine. I'm almost through the first box of filters.

I mean it does what it says, looks well built and can see the benefit of it's bigger brother for making a pot of coffee that does several cups but it seems like a lot of time and effort for a single cup at a time especially at around £200 (the bigger one appears about the same price). Think I'll stick with my £20 Clever Dripper, digital scales and Alexa to do my timing :)

@actimasprime6226

2 жыл бұрын

Calm down cream puff

@Ice-Fall

Жыл бұрын

@@actimasprime6226 Exactly!

Thanks for the video! Do you think the one cup make better coffee than 40oz version?

@AlternativeBrewing

3 жыл бұрын

That's got an interesting flip side to you question - Can I taste the difference between a manual brew and a automated one - I believe you could I would say the 1 Cup makes more of a Pour Over style Brew - more compared to a V60 or similar, making smaller batches helps with less inconsistencies. The more you brew with, the small mistakes end up compounding in to the whole brew. I've never actually tried making just 1 cup on the Larger unit - but in general the cups I've enjoyed from these I would say are Batch brew and don't really compare to a single cup pour over - Automated or Manual.

@nielspeterslothpetersen5222

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing I think Chung wants to know if it is better than the larger versions of Moccamasters, and for brewing one cup it is, you just can't make good small portions on the larger brewer due to the run through time, it will be to watery in the larger models. I have both and only use the larger version when having guests over for a cup :D

@chrisp5526

3 жыл бұрын

I have a large mochamaster and a one cup. If making large portions of moccamaster I am not sure if there’s a big difference in flavor, as long as you get the ratio of water/beans the way you want it. As for a large moccamaster making only 1 cup of coffee…. Don’t do it. The one-cup moccamaster is what you’d need for a simple serving. I also find that keeping coffee hot in a thermos makes the coffee lose its subtle notes relatively quickly. So I am not a fan of a thermos for keeping coffee hot all day. I couldn’t tell you how long a coffee tastes good in a thermos, as I’ve never tried having it for up to 30 minutes lasting. I hope that helps!

To brew 2 coffees is it a more efficient use of beans to use the bigger moccamaster?

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

It's the same ratio in truth - but I think you'd each get a better cup with Larger one 👌

Great review! I received my moccamaster one cup few weeks ago and love the device but I have noticed something unusual. When I add water to the reservoir it drips through the metal pipe. I have contacted the Australian distributor and they said this is "normal" Have you guys experienced this?

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - it sounds like a pressure equilibrium change. You'll always have a little bit of water left either in the boiler - or condensed in the pipe to the filter basket. So when you add water in to the tank - there's like a gust of air that'll be pushed out the pipe and this may cause the water droplets to pool and falls out. Is this what may be happening?

@Guzzer_78

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing that's probably what's happening. Thank you for your response.

Don't know if it's regional, but in the US the one cup seems to come with 3 packs of filters and no cups at all. I was disappointed when i got no cups in mine :(

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

Im sorry! yes - we're in Australia - and it is confusing having so much variation - even prices differ so much across regions

@Tlop04

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing It's my own fault haha. The machine is still great so no big deal, I should've read the fine print

The Dutch orange version of this is simply wonderful and also completely useless for me 😂

Will this brewer make a 16oz coffee or is 10oz it’s capacity?

@AlternativeBrewing

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon, yes it is limited to it's capacity of 10-12oz.

It is 10oz. not 12oz.

I just gave the Moccamaster to my husband for his birthday. We tried to make his coffee with it, but the coffee would not drain through the small hole? I will try it again. Also there is not instructions and only one mug. I bought it at Nordstrom's.

@AlternativeBrewing

3 жыл бұрын

you may have to pick the hole open with a pin or something first.. they usually come with a pick that will allow you do do this. If it can drain throw with no coffee in it. - just water - than I would consider that it is your Ground coffee that is too fine and acting as a buffer for the passage of water to percolate in to the carafe below. Perhaps try using a coarser ground coffee 👍

@PaulGoodeK

3 жыл бұрын

Try sending water through it without a filter. That seems to help, although so far not for more than 6-7 cups. Also, use dental picks--you can get them in any drug store or grocery store--to keep the opening clean. They are ribbed, and that helps keeps the opening clear of flecks of coffee. It's a pain, though, no doubt.

Why would you even choose to spend this much versus just pouring water on your dripper?

@AlternativeBrewing

Ай бұрын

It's a set and forget I guess. Don't need a kettle, or good scales. Just need to keep filters on hand

I only got one mug with mine! Wtf

Tbh that spout only drips water into the middle. With any kettle (gooseneck or any other) i am able to pour at a desired speed and pattern (circles). Technivorm Moccamaster devices are for sure great, but this One cup is a bit unnecessary.

@prins2x

3 жыл бұрын

True but try making the rest of your breakfast in the meantime while you are pouring. Can't compare the two..

@lewisheard1882

2 жыл бұрын

You can just about see what a huge crater it made in the coffee bed, I’d be able to taste the mix of under and over extraction I’m sure. I bought a cheapie Melita machine to try and streamline the brewing process but at taste wasn’t great at all. Tbh a clever dripper is a pretty automated way

@paulnorman8274

Жыл бұрын

@@lewisheard1882 The crater is intentional. It's a small inverted cone of grounds. As the video shows, during most of the brewing, the water level is well above the grounds. Water bypass; through the filter above the ground bed, then alongside the basket wall; is an issue with all conical drippers. It becomes a bigger issue with a smaller coffee dose/grounds-cone. Delivering the water in the middle of the inverted cone of grounds, rather than all across its top surface, increases the amount of grounds each drop of water encounters, on average, before exiting the little hole in the bottom. With a widely dispersing showerhead, more of the water would just flow down the sides, past the grounds altogether. Larger Moccamasters also have a showerhead much narrower than the basket. But since the basket is much bigger, the shower for those need to be a bit bigger than a single hole. For the One Cup, with 15-20 grams of grounds, a single hole water shower was considered optimal. Lots of V60 baristas, do aim for lighter, less gloopy coffee than what a Moccamaster is designed for. With V60, coffee is often ground very fine, restricting flow and requiring little contact time. The end result being almost a drip Americano: Only a portion of the water interacts much with the grounds, but since the grounds are so fine, that's all that's needed to extract them. And then the rest of the water, largely bypasses the grounds altogether, flowing down the sides and out the massive bottom hole. Effectively delivering an almost Americano like final result. While this can result in spectacular tasting coffee if done right, Moccamasters simply aren't designed for that sort of thing.

@brentwelch4831

Жыл бұрын

@@paulnorman8274 I just ordered one of these the other day as my first real coffee machine and this part has been bothering me. I've seen some people say to stir the grounds 15-30 seconds in. Would you recommend this?

The Cup-One has been a struggle from the beginning. It clogs* constantly despite a clean basket, the right grind, correct measurement, and a fill to just below the water line. It's frustrating to say the least, and Moccamaster customer support has been of little help. I'm about to give up on it. $200 down the drain. *I.e., the drip stops altogether or slows to the point that it takes 10+ minutes and delivers cold coffee.

@MrShneedleWoods

3 жыл бұрын

I got no problems with my cup one whatsoever.. Works just fine, no cloggin etc.

@mauimikey2491

3 жыл бұрын

Use a #2 filter. The recommended #1 filter will overflow and clog.

@MrShneedleWoods

3 жыл бұрын

@@mauimikey2491 #1 works just fine tbh. Maybe you grind to fine if it overflows for you. I get 300ml in 3 mins, which is the desired flow rate

@PaulGoodeK

3 жыл бұрын

@@mauimikey2491 That is exactly what has been happening. I’ll try a #2 filter. Thanks!

@jrichard711

3 жыл бұрын

I've never had any of your problems, it just makes a crappy cup of coffee. Really wish I had my money back.

It's a lot of work for an authomatic brewer. innfact, the only thing it really does is to pour waterand dont do that well. A melitta brewer have the same shape, and it cost nothing in comparision.

@AlternativeBrewing

3 жыл бұрын

I would suggest the comparison falls away when you look further at the manufacturing, reliability, warranty and precision of the water temperatures - which would effect the overall cup. - I've never used a Melitta 1 Cup Brewer before - I could only find the larger 6- Cup brewers … how does this compare when making just one cup?

@JorgeAlvarado-nx9tv

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing I do not question the quality of the materials, their construction and guarantee. However, consistency in temperature is achieved with a normal kettle. A temperature-controlled Bonavita would suffice. The machine is not designed to bloom (example: the Breville is). Also, you have to remove the coffee bed, which the machine is not designed to do and is easier (and cheaper) in a manual method.

@markhall2733

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried the Technivorm but I was very disappointed with the Melitta aromaboy, the one I had seemed to burn the beans and had an unpleasant smell and aftertaste. I went back to V60. Looking at the video the method seems similar to the Melitta but the materials look far superior. Whether it beats a V60 is another question.

Grinding coffee then Adding coffee, adding a paper plus folding it , adding water, waiting for it to heat......... where’s the automation? I can make good filter coffee myself with that amount of work.

@bluemystic7501

3 жыл бұрын

Did you expect the machine to weigh, grind, fold, and fill up with water automatically, lol?

@bluemystic7501

3 жыл бұрын

And this machine won't even grab a coffee cup out of your cabinet either. I'm with you, man! Where's the automation? lol

@AlternativeBrewing

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this type of automation for home brewing at least is still awhile away - you are correct - the only real automation is the heating and dispersion of water . . I'd suggest it's not the sort of machine for those who love to brew coffee with a aspect of experimentation - but being able to make 2 -3 cups of good pourover coffee - I bet it could do it quicker and more consistent than if you were to do it all manually - one at a time. Is that not in some part automation?

@alext8410

2 жыл бұрын

welcome to the world of coffee, drip machines have been always acting as units to just boil and pour water, all other actions - by yourself.

Grinding coffee then Adding coffee, adding a paper plus folding it , adding water, waiting for it to heat......... where’s the automation? I can make good filter coffee with V60 myself with that amount of work.

@landsurfer66

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

@p00psicle

3 жыл бұрын

Fair point. This is somewhere between replacing nesresso's and v60's but much closer to exactly a v60. Removes the satisfaction of pouring the gooseneck kettle and stirring though.

@clockwork9825

3 жыл бұрын

U don’t have to do everything he’s doing lol

My Melitta Aroma boy cost ca 75% less.This is so overpriced..

I f’ing hate this coffee maker. I’ve had it about six months. It is well made but is shitty as hell to use day to day. It doesn’t come with a mug but is designed to only be used with theirs mug. I have a freaking cupboard full of mugs I want to use. You can’t use normal #1 filters or it clogs. Making only 10oz is annoying. The spout spurts out water. It clogs. I hate it.

@AlternativeBrewing

Жыл бұрын

It should have come with a mug! For the rest of the issues - sorry to hear your experiences with it. Sounds best to change it up to Manual Brewing 👌