Six Moccamaster brewers and its grinder on one page, sorted by the two things that actually differ: the carafe and the brew basket.
Moccamaster KBGV Select 10-Cup
The one most people mean
Choose it if you brew half pots on weekdays and full pots at the weekend.
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Moccamaster KB 10-Cup, Glass Carafe
Hands-on, glass
Choose it if you are happy to set the brew basket by hand and drink the pot quickly.
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Moccamaster KBGT 10-Cup, Thermal Carafe
Full pots, kept hot
Choose it if you brew a full carafe and drink it over a couple of hours.
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Moccamaster KBT 10-Cup, Thermal Carafe
Thermal, any batch size
Choose it if you often brew less than a full pot but want it kept hot.
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Moccamaster KBTS 8-Cup, Thermal Carafe
For one or two
Choose it for one or two coffee drinkers who want a thermal carafe.
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Moccamaster CDT Grand 15-Cup, Thermal Carafe
Office size
Choose it for an office or a large household that brews a full pot.
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Moccamaster KM5 Burr Grinder
The grind it asks for
Choose it if you want to grind fresh for the medium-coarse grind Moccamaster recommends.
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Every current Moccamaster brews the same way: Moccamaster's manual gives one brewing range, 196° to 205°F, and a full carafe in 4 to 6 minutes, and every brewer carries a 5-year warranty. What you choose is the carafe, glass on a hot plate or thermal, and the brew basket, an automatic drip-stop or a manual basket you can slow for smaller batches. We have not reviewed these brewers; every figure is Moccamaster's own, read on 30 October 2026.
Start with the carafe; a question or two for that kind follows. The range explorer below opens on your pick.
Choose one and the questions for that carafe appear here.
Choose it if you brew half pots on weekdays and full pots at the weekend.
See it in the range →Choose it if you are happy to set the brew basket by hand and drink the pot quickly.
See it in the range →Choose it if you brew a full carafe and drink it over a couple of hours.
See it in the range →Choose it if you often brew less than a full pot but want it kept hot.
See it in the range →Choose it for one or two coffee drinkers who want a thermal carafe.
See it in the range →Choose it for an office or a large household that brews a full pot.
See it in the range →Choose it if you want to grind fresh for the medium-coarse grind Moccamaster recommends.
See it in the range →Every Moccamaster brews at 196° to 205°F; the choice is the carafe and the basket. Moccamaster's KM5 grinder is matched to the medium-coarse grind its brewers ask for.
We have not reviewed these machines. Every spec here is the maker's own manual or listing; photos come from each Amazon listing and prices are read live.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it if you brew half pots on weekdays and full pots at the weekend.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it if you are happy to set the brew basket by hand and drink the pot quickly.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it if you brew a full carafe and drink it over a couple of hours.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it if you often brew less than a full pot but want it kept hot.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it for one or two coffee drinkers who want a thermal carafe.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it for an office or a large household that brews a full pot.
Photos: Amazon listing
Choose it if you want to grind fresh for the medium-coarse grind Moccamaster recommends.
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Moccamaster does not publish what its model letters mean. Here is what the listing words turn out to be, from Moccamaster's own pages.
Select
KBGV SelectWhat it isThe half/full carafe switch. Moccamaster notes that some KBGV Select brewers do not have the word SELECT printed on them.
SCA certified
Every modelWhat it isEvery current Moccamaster is on the Specialty Coffee Association's certified home brewer list for 2026, so certification does not separate the models.
Thermal carafe
KBT, KBGT, KBTS, CDTWhat it isNo hot plate at all. The KBT and KBGT carafes are stainless steel with a borosilicate glass lining.
5-year warranty
Every brewerWhat it isMoccamaster's warranty excludes failure to descale or properly maintain the brewer.
Moccamaster's manual recommends 55 grams of ground coffee per liter of water, the Specialty Coffee Association's golden cup ratio. For a full 40 oz (1.25 L) carafe, its support site gives 69 grams, or 7 level scoops; for 32 oz, 55 grams. It recommends a medium-coarse grind that looks like coarse sand or sea salt. Our buying guide has the full table.
Moccamaster asks for a descale every 100 brews, or each time you finish a box of 100 filters, with Urnex Dezcal or BioCaf powder dissolved in 32 oz of warm water first. It advises against vinegar. Carafes are hand-wash only, and its warranty excludes failure to descale. See how to clean and descale a Moccamaster.
The KBGV Select if you brew half pots as well as full ones; the KBGT for a full pot kept hot in a thermal carafe; the KBT for thermal with varying batch sizes; the KBTS for one or two people. See our buying guide.
The KBGV Select has a glass carafe on a hot plate, an automatic drip-stop and a half/full carafe switch. The KBT has a thermal carafe, no hot plate and a manual-adjust basket. Both brew 40 oz in 4 to 6 minutes.
Moccamaster recommends 55 grams per liter: 69 grams, or 7 level scoops, for a full 40 oz carafe.
Moccamaster says no, and recommends Urnex Dezcal or BioCaf. See our descaling guide.
No. Moccamaster's manual says its carafes are not dishwasher safe.
Sources for this page: Moccamaster product pages for the KBGV, KB, KBT, KBGT, KBTS and CDT Grand, its Brewer Instruction Manual (English, 10-2021) and its support articles, read 2026-10-30; the Specialty Coffee Association's certified home brewer list; each product's own Amazon listing.
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