If I fill with water and request a single cup or cannister does the grinder only grind the amount of beans needed and does the system know to brew just the single cup or will i end up with really weak coffee If I fill with water and request a single cup or cannister does the grinder only grind the amount of beans needed and does the system know to brew just the single cup or will i end up with really... » Read More If I fill with water and request a single cup or cannister does the grinder only grind the amount of beans needed and does the system know to brew just the single cup or will i end up with really weak coffee « Show Less
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you set the cup size of coffee you want and the strength of the coffee from weak to bold I think theres about 5 cup sizes and 7 strengths of coffee you can set it set by how much coffee you want and how strong you want it. you just have to adjust to your taste ok if you make a carafe of coffee it uses all the water in the coffee maker but you can still set the strength of the coffee
89226
Per my wife: if she wants one mug she puts in two cups of water and add some beans and the machine will do its job. For her the coffee is on the strong side which she likes but never too weak it comes out just right. As for filling the machine with water and asking for one mug she does not do that, she will only fill the machine when we have a house full of guess.
299531
I think you can either fill the top with beans (about 1/2 lb.) or toss them in just before the grind, I keep mine full. Either way, there's a bit of grind still in the unit, but that shouldn't be an issue because of the relative amount to new coffee, as well as the fact that unless it sits for an extended period, there isn't enough air and time to seriously degrade the next cup.
1546880
I am having the same problem. I just used the singel brew several times. We buy specialty coffee beans at costco & grind them daily since we love gormet coffee. I used 2 scoopes of beans (normally 5 scoops for a full pot) brewed it & it was see thru dirt colored water! WTF? So I ground up 3 heaping scoops & tried again, darker water with tons of grounds in it! Seriously? What could a preson possibly get wrong with putting in a cup of water, grounds & pushing a button (basically)? I dont get it...Maybe its just defective. I guess I hate the single brew in this machine now. Kinda sucks. BUMMER!
314529
I don't quite understand the question. We normally put enough water for 9 cups (according to the guage on the side) but set the grinder for 10 cups so we get a stronger coffee.
643602
Start with whole beans and grind them yourself. I have a burr grinder and set it for a fine grind. I only grind enough for several days. This way I get the freshest coffee every day. I fill the filter to about 1/4" from the top, but do not compact the grounds. This works great for me.
1877892
Only used the single brew once. Uses too much coffee beans. Takes longer because water steeps longer over burr grind. 4 to 5 minutes seems right.
657010
Both sides feed from the same reservoir. Max out at 12 cups. But you fill it as needed using the cup you are going to fill. So one cup of coffee means use the cup to add the water. If you use the brew side then add from the coffee pot.
5376
Just tried less than half full for the first time last week. It did not brew as well as I would have liked. We typically brew at least 8 cups and have never had an issue. I noticed when my husband was away for the weekend and I brewed a much smaller pot that it wasn't perking as usual. I added a little more water, it worked fine. Aside from this one issue, we loved perked coffee and have never had a bad cup using this percolator. We will purchase again, indeed, and have a back up pot on hand.
1037084
If I fill it up to the top of the coffee beans holder, the catching basket overflows. So your upper limit is controlled by the basket. If you grind a full basket I can use 2/3rd of the coffee to make my 4 cups Expresso machine. The other third is set aside for the next time.If you have a large Coffee pot you can just grind multiple times to achieve your desired amount.
1749099
No. Only about one and one half cups, which is about 3 cups in coffee maker terms. So you need to pour thru in several stages thoroughly wetting the grounds on the first pour. Also the hole in the pour thru device is to large. I made mine smaller with the end of a plastic cable tie, (it's what I had handy). It sure makes good coffee though. Hope this helps.
277971
I use a heaping 1/2 cup of coffee beans to make a 10 cup pot of coffee. I grind fresh beans each morning. It takes less than a minute. It's an on/off switch The sound of the grinder changes when the beans are ground so you can hear when to switch it off
630472
I have used mine extensively for brewing coffee, and here's what I've found: If you grind your coffee coarsely, you'll have to use around 25 grams per mug, and you still get a little bit of "sludge" in the bottom of the cup. If it's important to you not to have any coffee grounds come through, I recommend using a paper filter to line the strainer (I use #4 cone-shaped filters). Then you can also grind your coffee much more finely, and use less per cup (I use about 17 grams for a16 oz. cup, at somewhere between a fine "drip" and an espresso grind). The thing that I like so very well about using this for coffee making is that its thermal mass is very low, meaning that it doesn't cool the water down too much for optimal brewing (or drinking). If you preheat your mug your coffee will still be quite hot when it's brewed.
1611585
You would think I would know the answer because I have used the grind and brew model every day for years and years. I don't think I have ever tried to brew with the grinder out of the machine. I clean the grinder and return it to the machine after every use, so if I decide to brew from ground beans - the "clean grinder" just remains in the machine. It brews perfectly whether you turn the grinder on to "grind and brew;" or if you turn the grinder off and put ground beans in the gold basket.
1765918
It will grind the beans for the amount you tell it, but it will filter all the water that is in the tank through. Thus, you can't fill the water bin full if you only want 2 cups.
129947
From my experience with only grinding for one pot of coffee per day, I don't think that the container to hold the ground coffee is large enough to hold a full grind of the beans from the top container. My guess is that you would have to do it in two or three batches and that would take a few minutes.
1681488
Good question. It depends on how much coffee you put into the container. It used to be that 16 ounces was the norm for ground coffee, but as you know, "they" usually give you only 11 or 12 ounces in a bag any more. I would put 9 cups of water into the container if I had 16 ounces of ground coffee, but I only put in 7 cups of water with a 12 ounce bag. Also, the fineness of the grind is important too. If the grind is too fine (not recommended) then you would get less because it is harder for the water to drain through the filter. I would say with a 12 ounce bag of ground coffee and 7 cups of water, I get several cups of the concentrate. (maybe 4 to 6 cups-ish) It fills up about half of the carafe before the neck of the carafe is reached. Again, it will depend on the amount of ground coffee and the amount of water you use. Probably the best way to figure it out is to experiment with different brands and different grinds of coffee. If you grind your own beans, then you can play with that too. I would say that it is not an exact science. I let mine drain all day to get the most out of it. I hope this helps.
2229368
You can choose 2,4,6,8, or 10 cups, add the water necessary for each, and it automatically grinds enough beans. Oh yes you can also choose three different strengths of brew, we like the strongest.