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In >, on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:18:31 +0900,
Miles Bader, wrote:

> If there's any real people still reading, do you have any good
> coffee-making tips?


1) Use coffee roasted no more than two weeks prior.

2) Use coffee ground no more than two hours prior.

3) Use the correct amount of coffee; between 17:1 and
18:1 ratio by weight of water to coffee grounds.

4) If using a drip brewer, use one that delivers water
at the correct temperature. Bunn and Technivorm are
the two names that pop to mind immediately.

5) Adjust fineness of grind and/or brew time to fine-
tune the flavor. Brew time should be around 3 to 5
minutes depending on all the variables above.

> Here's mine: Let the water sit for a while after it boils, so it can
> cool down a bit, before adding to the coffee. It tastes, much, much
> better than coffee made with water near boiling.


At 5000' boiling is fine.
http://twoloonscoffee.com/map/boiling_point.php

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> Here's a question: Do typical coffee-makers somehow cool the water
> before it hits the coffee?


Typical coffee makers run the hot water delivery tube
through the cold water resevoir, thereby cooling it to
the 180F neighborhood... certainly cooler than the ideal.

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