richedie Senior Member Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 683 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sat Oct 1, 2011, 1:32pm Subject: Best way to make coffee for a large group???
Hey guys,
All my brewing at home is either french press, manual drip, moka pot or espresso machine.
We are having family over for Thanksgiving this year. What do you think is the best way to serve 6-8 people?
I tried a large Melitta manual drip but it always comes out bad.....because I have to use so many grounds it takes a long, long time to brew all the coffee and get all the water to drip through. It ends up bitter or sour.
jkoll42 Senior Member Joined: 2 Jan 2010 Posts: 465 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Sun Oct 2, 2011, 6:43am Subject: Re: Best way to make coffee for a large group???
I would buy an air pot with enough capacity for your guests and brew drip in batches to keep in the airpot until you are ready to serve. Not everyone who is over is used to the heavier mouthfeel of press or moka so I would avoid them. I would also offer individual espresso based drinks to order.
Posted Sun Oct 2, 2011, 11:54am Subject: Re: Best way to make coffee for a large group???
richedie Said:
Hey guys,
All my brewing at home is either french press, manual drip, moka pot or espresso machine.
We are having family over for Thanksgiving this year. What do you think is the best way to serve 6-8 people?
I tried a large Melitta manual drip but it always comes out bad.....because I have to use so many grounds it takes a long, long time to brew all the coffee and get all the water to drip through. It ends up bitter or sour.
Only 8 people? Depending on size of your french press maybe that. Or espresso machine. I'd stay away from the others, too slow.
Len
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
richedie Senior Member Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 683 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sun Oct 2, 2011, 7:51pm Subject: Re: Best way to make coffee for a large group???
Drip in batches might be the best bet and I do have a nice large thermos for serving...not sure how much it holds. Shoud I do the large Melitta pour over in one batch or do smaller, maybe 16 oz batches and fill the thermos? The thermos is one litre.
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