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Re: water too hot?

Twug Storn <tytytyty@tytyttyty.com> wrote:
> Been doing the thing where I take my cheap Mr. Coffee and let it run the
> water through over and over until the water is scorching before lowering the
> nozzle and letting it flow over the coffee.
>
> Only thing is, I think it's getting too hot.  I tried it this time and only
> let the water get warm in the tank before lowering the spout and the coffee
> came out much better.
>
> What does coffee taste like when you pour too-hot-water over it?  I know
> this is difficult because 212 isn't much hotter than 200 and it drops very
> quickly, but I don't have any other way of explaining how the cooler water
> tastes so much better than the super hot stuff.

Others can comment better than I, but that won't stop me. :-)

I aim at about 195F for brewing. As it gets closer to boiling, it gets
more bitter.

Colin