My First French Press

GolfNut · 03-19-2011, 04:55 PM

TEmp depends on brew time as well. A great temp ratio is 195-205 water and about a 5-6 minute brew time. Out of a drip machine, these specs can yield a pretty decent cup o joe.

We had a few machines (mr. coffee, krups a cuisanart) that we did a test with against the Capresso m500 we had just bought. Each of the cheaper guys had about a 155-165 temp whereas the Capresso was 200 in the basket and 190 going into the pot. Time for a full brew was 6 minutes. Great smooth coffee out of that drip machine.

I don't know all the science behind it, but do know temp & time are important factors. We are back to a $19 cheapo drip now after losing the capresso in the fire and have not had a good cup of coffee since. Plus it takes 15 minutes to brew a bitter pot of coffee now.

coffeegeeks dot com can teach you tons about the dark coffee bean goodness

Volusianator · 03-19-2011, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GolfNut

TEmp depends on brew time as well. A great temp ratio is 195-205 water and about a 5-6 minute brew time. Out of a drip machine, these specs can yield a pretty decent cup o joe.

Good info!

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Originally Posted by GolfNut

We are back to a $19 cheapo drip now after losing the capresso in the fire and have not had a good cup of coffee since. Plus it takes 15 minutes to brew a bitter pot of coffee now.

coffeegeeks dot com can teach you tons about the dark coffee bean goodness

Bummer man, sorry to hear about the fire.

JaKaacH · 03-19-2011, 05:08 PM

What Beans did you use?

Volusianator · 03-19-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JaKaacH

What Beans did you use?

Local coffee house, La Java, it's called, Packer Blend. Yeah...I live in Green Bay.

longknocker · 03-21-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GolfNut

TEmp depends on brew time as well. A great temp ratio is 195-205 water and about a 5-6 minute brew time. Out of a drip machine, these specs can yield a pretty decent cup o joe.

We had a few machines (mr. coffee, krups a cuisanart) that we did a test with against the Capresso m500 we had just bought. Each of the cheaper guys had about a 155-165 temp whereas the Capresso was 200 in the basket and 190 going into the pot. Time for a full brew was 6 minutes. Great smooth coffee out of that drip machine.

I don't know all the science behind it, but do know temp & time are important factors. We are back to a $19 cheapo drip now after losing the capresso in the fire and have not had a good cup of coffee since. Plus it takes 15 minutes to brew a bitter pot of coffee now.

coffeegeeks dot com can teach you tons about the dark coffee bean goodness

I've Had A Capresso For 5 Years, Now, With No Problems! Love It!

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