How do you make coffee in a automatic coffee pot?

Answer 1

Put water on the stove to heat. Grind whole coffee beans in $20 electric grinder (expensive burr grinder is completely unnecessary). I fill my grinder to maximum capacity, but my coffee professional friend uses twice (!) as much. My press is 32 oz (large, but not extra large). Pour ground coffee into press.

Slightly before the water boils, pour it into the press, over the ground coffee. Make sure all the ground coffee gets wet.

START YOUR TIMER!

After exactly 60 seconds, stir the coffee/liquid sufficiently to fully break up the 'crust' which has formed on the top. [The purpose of this is to get the coffee grounds to sink to the bottom, thereby making it easier to 'press' the coffee.]

After exactly 120 seconds more (total brewing time 180 seconds - NO MORE!) press the coffee (i.e., put the lid/sieve on the press, and press it slowly down as far as possible).

Pour the coffee immediately. If you are not serving it at once, use a thermos.

Explanation: you only need to 'brew' the coffee for 3 minutes (not 4), because all the coffee is 100% immersed in near-boiling water. Stirring is only necessary to make 'pressing' easier. Pouring off the coffee eliminates additional 'brewing,' which would only add negative extractions at a greater rate than positive extractions.

Note: If the inevitable grounds in your press coffee annoy you, simply pour the coffee through a paper coffee filter. It will only take a few seconds to 'clean up' your coffee.

I don't agree with you that (expensive burr grinder is completely unnecessary). we all know blade grinder does cut the bean into pieces with an ununiform size. Also, large heater during cutting can deteriorates the taste of coffee. While burr grinder grind the coffee to a fairly uniform size. expensive grinder always equipped with a high torque motor which let the grinding speed lower. that means less heat will be produced. less deteriorations to the coffee taste

Answer 2

Although you can use fine ground beans in a coffee urn, it will need some adjustment to the amount of coffee needed. Drip coffee makers use a finer grind than a percolating urn.

Most percolating urns will use a medium grind coffee.

Answer 3

This answer serves all makers.

Measure out the water in a measuring cup for however many ounces you want to make. for this example, let's say 36 ounces. Most commercial roast coffee roasters will tell you 1 tablespoon of ground coffee for every 6 ounces of water. Most gourmet roasters that use high quality arabica beans will tell you 2 tablespoons for every 6 ounces of water. I use 2.

so if you divide 36 by 6, you get 6. If you use one tablespoon per 6 ounces, you will need 6 tablespoons. If you use 2 tablespoons you will need twelve. This formula should work regardless of filter type or brewing style.

Answer 4

• 1

  Make sure the coffee urn is unplugged. If it is plugged in and warming, allow it to cool completely. Turn the coffee urn's lid until it loosens and lift it off the urn. Reach inside the urn and lift out the coffee basket and the pole it's sitting on. Throw away any coffee grounds and used filters and make sure the base of the urn is empty, clean and dry. Wipe the interior down with paper towels, if needed.

• 2

  Determine how many cups of coffee are needed, then look at the inside of the base. There should be markings indicating the fill points for specific quantities of coffee. Fill the base of the urn with water to the desired point. Many coffee urns have a minimum brew volume (usually 20 to 25 cups) that must be fulfilled for the urn to properly function. Consult the owner's manual to make sure that minimum has been met.

• 3

  Insert the pole into the center well of the urn, locking it into place at the base. Place the basket on top of the pole and line it with a coffee filter. Fill the basket with the necessary amount of coffee; as coffee urn function varies, consult the owner's manual to determine how much ground coffee to use. Generally speaking, if the minimum volume for the coffee urn is 25 cups, the amount of grounds required will start at 2 cups of grounds for 25 cups or coffee and increase by a cup of grounds for every additional 15 cups of coffee. For example, 40 cups of coffee would require 3 cups of grounds, and 55 cups of coffee would require 4 cups of grounds.

• 4

  Slide the lid into the top of the coffee urn, turning it to lock it into place. Plug in the coffee urn, flip on the brew switch if necessary and allow the coffee to brew. An indicator light will either click on or off, depending on the model, when the brewing is complete.

• 5

  Serve the coffee immediately. For best results, unplug the urn as soon as the brewing cycle is complete and remove the basket and pole as soon as it's safe to do so (they will be extremely hot, so wait at least 30 minutes). This will keep the coffee from tasting burned, bitter and over-boiled.