We tried the Moccamaster and the amount of coffee recommended was nuts. From there went to Ratio. Really nice coffee but the thing has been repaired twice and now it is not functioning again. The backup for the Ratio is a Fellows. If it were up to me, I would do either a pour over or French press and not spend $$$ on an expensive coffee maker. Do buy freshly roasted beans, grind in a burr grinder and store beans in a vacuum canister.
Get a Mr. Coffee. Buy it at Walmart or in person to save over Amazon. I have two mocca masters, and two KitchenAid espresso machines (kf7). For coffee the mr. coffee taste good and is quick and easier to use than other ones. If you want to spring for the moccamaster probably wait for the amazon sale, think they have one in July or something? But black friday will also see about 100 taken off.
I would remove the carafe for the beginning of the brew to allow more of an immersion brew, and reinsert/release the coffee after 3 or 4 minutes.
The Zutto is literally half the size of the Moccamaster, so it makes sense that it would handle smaller amounts more easily.
Obviously this is a hack because the KBGV is not designed for single cups.
Personally, I think the KBT is the best choice. It can brew 16oz and you can brew directly into a mug if you'd like. And when guests come over you can easily do the full 40 oz.
I love my KBT, and I've read lots of mixed results with the KBGV.
It's actually the opposite of your concern. Actually, it's excels at brewing smaller amounts, while larger amounts (over 6 european cups) turn out over extracted. So it brews excellent coffee between 1/2 and 3/4ths (4-6 european cups). I don't bother with less than that, and more than that does tend to over extract, and taste suboptimal.
This has been discussed several times on this sub. See the comment thread [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moccamaster/s/M4QuNwV2fP) for instance.
Get the KGBV Select, set the switch to half-pot, and you should be able to brew as little as 1 cup (250-300 ml) comfortably. The instructions manual itself says the minimum brew size is 500 ml - assuming you use a 1:16.66 ratio, 500 ml water would give about 435 ml brewed coffee. That’s about 1.5 cups.
If you have a grinder and aren’t satisfied with the extraction you get with 300 ml, you should be able to experiment by grinding slightly finer (think Kalita Wave 185 range) to help improve the extraction. I recently tried a dark roast ground for a V60 on a full batch brew on the KGBV and it was excellent. So the KGBV is very versatile imo.
Yes, this has been discussed several times before. The KBGV Select is ideal if you want the option of brewing different size batches.
OP - See [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moccamaster/s/B0OcSQwCwh) and [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Moccamaster/s/4Ul8GmVN7M).
But there’s also a very strong case to be made for the Fellow Aiden because it comes with two different sized baskets, and the Ratio Four and Six.
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