On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:29:13 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:
>You didn't mention temperature. For many years,
>I used boiling-hot water to make coffee.
>I thought hot was always better. However,
>a few years ago I became aware that the
>recommended brewing temperature is 195-205F.
>
>A few months ago, I tried using a lower temperature
>(205F, as measured with a digital thermometer),
>and this greatly improved my coffee. It avoids
>the bitterness of coffee brewed at boiling
>temperature (212F). You might think that 7F
>could not possibly make any difference, and
>that's what I thought. I was wrong.

There is a French proverb which says "Café bouillu, café foutu"
(someting like, "Boiled coffee, damaged coffee")

Nathalie in Switzerland