KBT

•Most of the consumer models will start with “K”.•If it has a “T” in the model, it’s a steel thermal carafe. If there is no “T” it is the glass carafe with warming plate.•If there is a “G” in the model, it has auto drip stop (pull out the carafe for a cup before it’s done brewing) If there is no “G”

There are all sorts of techniques out there (stir, pause and let bloom, get a new showerhead, etc. etc.) but I’d suggest forget all of that. The Moccamaster became popular and well liked brewing just as is, following Technivorm’s instructions. As for the divots in your grounds I get that every now a

I have never ever heard a single person rave about the shower head. If anything, it's the part people complain about the most. Quality control and customer service are above average, and the replaceable plastic parts are a well known aspect of Moccamasters. It seems like every time there's a sale, a

It fits on the top of the standard moccomaster basket and spreads the water out from the original 9 hole want making for more even saturation. Huge improvement! https://coffeepilot.ca/products/shower-head-insert-for-technivorm-moccamaster

Regarding half pots - I find that on my KBT, even when I use the half-pot setting I still need to grind finer in order to get the ideal brew. So I experimented to find ideal grind settings for full pots and half pots, and I generally stick to one of the two batch sizes. The ideal grind settings are

Moccamaster Cup One, but the regular Moccamaster (I prefer the kbt) makes a great half pot which equals 2 large mugs

I recently got the Moccamaster KBT and make a half pot. This fills my giant mug for at home days or my travel mug. Love it so far!

The water delivery isn't identical between the 2 machines though. The KBGV is the first Moccamaster with a variable flow through the boiler itself. That's very different. I don't treat ATK as gospel, and sometimes their testing makes me go hmmmm. But they have chosen Moccamasters as their favorite m

You of course can do that, but the result won't be ideal. The flow rate out of the filter basket will be too fast to get good extraction without enough coffee slowing things down. The CDT Grand doesn't even have water lines on the reservoir except for the 60 oz mark. You could likely grind finer for

Love our moccamaster kbt. The adjustable flow rate on the basket is great as, for just the two of us, we don't brew a full pot.