Thread: Coffee in a percolator

Paco, as it turns out I am really liking the percolator coffee. I had a bit of a learning curve to get the measurements, grind and timing down but it is really tasty IMO. I still use my Mellitta pour over in the morning most days though for speed and convenience. I have a French Press and that is good too but more trouble that it is worth IME.

I have a Bialleti as well, for percolating, but I also have another Italian I inherited from ma famiglia. Percolated coffee is outstanding for a normal cup of joe, for espresso and the rest of the coffee lineup you need a good machine, I have a Rancillo.

cheers
David

I got an aeropress after reading several reviews and wanting a better cuppa joe while at work.

Aerobie® AeroPress(TM) Coffee & Espresso Maker

Best coffee I've ever had. Bought one for home as well, haven't used my coffee pot or french press since.

Yep, what NFlames said, get an Aeropress and have the best coffee you can make without an espresso machine.

I've been making coffee in a percolator on the stove for a long time. I enjoy the taste and texture of it moreso than a drip or a french press.

My percolator is a 14 cup stainless w/ copper base. I go through at least a pot a day.

Originally Posted by NFlames

I got an aeropress after reading several reviews and wanting a better cuppa joe while at work.

Aerobie® AeroPress(TM) Coffee & Espresso Maker

Best coffee I've ever had. Bought one for home as well, haven't used my coffee pot or french press since.

i have a stove top, fairly bigish, one to go with breakfast every morning (fresh ground beans too) and have been looking at getting one of these too.

what i'd really like to know is do they really make coffee as strong as the stove top ?

Cheers ! ian

Being 61 years old I grew up with percolators. Both stove top and electric. It was in the early '70s that the coffee connoisseurs convinced me to try the Mellitta pour over drip. The Krups electric and Braun followed and I became a convert to the 'superior' method of making coffee.

Returning to the percolator after all of these years I am pleasantly surprised at how good it is. Those who don't know the percolator, or how to properly brew with it, will say that it is boiled over coffee and couldn't possibly taste as good as this or that other method. I'm not saying it is better, and it certainly isn't worse, it is just different and quite good on it's own merits.

I love coffee ... period.

In order of preference: pressed, drip, perked, "cowboy coffee".

For those that aren't familiar, cowboy coffee is a fist full of coffee thrown into a pot of boiling water. It's a little strong and you chew it as much as you drink it.

Originally Posted by NFlames

I got an aeropress after reading several reviews and wanting a better cuppa joe while at work.

Aerobie® AeroPress(TM) Coffee & Espresso Maker

Best coffee I've ever had. Bought one for home as well, haven't used my coffee pot or french press since.

There's a good writeup on it here Aero Press Brew Instructions from Sweet Maria's

Originally Posted by ianp1966

what i'd really like to know is do they [the Aeropress] really make coffee as strong as the stove top ?

The strength of the coffee in the Aeropress is dependent on the amount of coffee grounds you put in. Ground coffee really only has about 30 - 60 seconds of brew time before the water starts extracting the bitter acids from the grounds. The Aeropress was designed to avoid this.

The only disadvantage to the Aeropress is that it uses twice as much grounds as an espresso machine, because compared to the machine it is very low pressure.