Damn this is good coffee!
Oct. 29th, 2005 03:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plonqI think that I am finally starting to get the hang of this new coffee maker. I haven't used it very much because it requires babysitting (unlike the whole "fire and forget" nature of a drip maker), and because the coffee that I have been getting from it - while good - has not been good enough to warrant the extra effort. In the few times that I have used it, I've toyed with the process until today I think I finally hit the magic formula.
To start, I have found that it works better if I grind about 20% more coffee than I would for the drip maker. Previously I would let it continue to boil for about a minute after the water had risen to the upper globe, but today I let it boil for about four minutes, venting steam through the coffee mixture. The resulting coffee is rich, flavourful and remarkably smooth. This is the best cup of coffee I have had in a couple of years - maybe even since I moved out here from the coast. I can taste why people have sung the praises of this type of coffee maker.
Now that I have got it right, I'm going to start toying with perfection. Tomorrow I'm going to toss a bit of cinnamon stick in with the coffee grounds. Not a lot, but enough to give it a subtle flavour.
To start, I have found that it works better if I grind about 20% more coffee than I would for the drip maker. Previously I would let it continue to boil for about a minute after the water had risen to the upper globe, but today I let it boil for about four minutes, venting steam through the coffee mixture. The resulting coffee is rich, flavourful and remarkably smooth. This is the best cup of coffee I have had in a couple of years - maybe even since I moved out here from the coast. I can taste why people have sung the praises of this type of coffee maker.
Now that I have got it right, I'm going to start toying with perfection. Tomorrow I'm going to toss a bit of cinnamon stick in with the coffee grounds. Not a lot, but enough to give it a subtle flavour.
