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Making Coffee in a Percolator


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July 12, 2018

How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - glass of iced coffeeOne of my cooking groups kept talking about how the best coffee is brewed in a percolator. They were popular in the 1950s and 1960s, but not today. I found one at a thrift store and took it home. It was missing the instruction manual. I looked online and found out how to use it, so I am passing along the information. My percolator is electric, but the instructions are still good if you have one to use on the stovetop.

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This is a great way to have coffee for a crowd, or if you drink multiple cups a day. I refrigerate it for iced coffee.

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 8 cups for my coffee pot

Source: Internet

Supplies:

  • percolator
  • ground coffee
  • water

Steps:

  1. Take all the parts out of the percolator.
  2. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - remove the interior parts
     
  3. Put the water in. I put the maximum number of cups my percolator holds, 8 cups.
  4. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - add water
     
  5. Put the basket assembly, minus the cover, in the hole at the bottom of the percolator.
  6. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - insert the basket assembly
     
  7. Use a coffee measure. If you don't have one, it is equal to 2T ground coffee. Use half the scoops as the number of cups of water you put in. Since I put in 8 cups of water, I used 4 scoops of coffee. Put your finger over the hole in the basket to prevent coffee from going through.
  8. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - cover the hole and add ground coffee
     
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  9. Put the basket cover and the top of the percolator on. If you have an electric percolator, plug it in. If not, put on the stove. You will see the coffee percolating through the glass top. When the coffee stops percolating, it is done. For my full coffee pot it took about 15 minutes.
  10. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - replace basket cover
     
    How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - put lid on
     
    How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - view of coffee percolating inside the glass lid handle
     
  11. If you are drinking the coffee hot, pour and enjoy.
  12. I am going to have iced coffee. I unplugged the percolator, removed the top and the basket to allow the coffee to cool.
  13. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - for iced coffee remove inner parts and allow to cool
     
  14. When cool enough, pour into a pitcher and refrigerate.
  15. How to Brew Coffee in a Percolator - when cool pour into a pitcher and refrigerate
     
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  16. To serve, put in ice in a glass, and add the coffee. Add sweetener and milk or creamer if desired.
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January 2, 2008

I've been trying to cut down on opportunities to ingest cholesterol laden food and drinks. We just recently started drinking perked coffee as opposed to auto drip. There is a lot of oil in coffee.

 
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December 16, 2010

I just got a Farberware coffee percolator. It uses 3 tablespoons of coffee grounds per 6oz coffee cup. Once the water starts to bubble, how long do I have to let it percolate? Then do I take it off the flame and let it rest? Please be specific, as I have never had a percolator before. Many thanks.

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December 16, 20100 found this helpful
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Once the coffee begins to perk (bubble), let it continue for 5 minutes, then it is ready to drink. It will be very hot, so be careful. Three tablespoons for 6 oz. of water is way too much.

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I'd measure one tablespoon per cup and see how that turns out, then add more ground coffee next time if it was too weak. It takes a bit of experimentation until you get it right.

 
December 17, 20100 found this helpful
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Wow, that's gonna be some strong, expensive coffee! Start with 1 Tbl. per cup. Percolator coffee is stronger than drip coffee because the hot water is run over the grounds more than once by bubbling up through the tub unlike a drip which only drips hot water through once.

 
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December 10, 2008

I have a Farberware electric percolator that seems to have a problem making coffee. It comes out very weak. Any hints as to why?

Bill from NJ

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December 17, 20080 found this helpful
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Have you tried simply increasing the amount of coffee that you put in? I know this is obvious and simple, but sometimes a simple solution is all that is needed.

 
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December 16, 2010

How much coffee grinds do I use to make coffee in a 60 cup percolator? I would like to know the same for 20, 30, 40 and 50. I'm hostessing a big BBQ today and need to make the coffee.

 
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May 29, 2010

I recently bought an old 10-12 cup aluminum stove top coffee pot (percolator) in very good condition. I would like to make some coffee, but don't know the correct way to brew it.

 
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