On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:42:36 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 9/18/2013 1:50 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> IMO the auto drips never get the water hot enough. I have found water just
>> off the boil seems to deliver the best results. So that would be somewhere
>> in the 200F area. No less. I doubt the autos get much over 170 or so.
>>
>>
>
>
>A few do. That is why I bought my wife a Moccamaster by Technivorm.
>
>http://www.moccamaster.com/us/homepage-welcome/
>meets the SCAA guidelines for temperature
>
>What is the correct brewing temperature?
>
>When the water runs thru the brew basket it should be between 196 and
>205° F.
>
>What should the temperature of the coffee be after it is brewed?
>
>The coffee temperature should stay between 176 and 185° F.
>
>http://www.scaa.org/?page=cert2
>

Thanks Ed. Sorry I missed this popular thread. Had adorable family
here for 10 days who left last night and this thread has 148 postings-
just too much and I knew, you knew.

aloha,
Cea