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Pros and Cons of Coffee Percolators

 
Coffee percolators are an equipment used to brew coffee. These are the oldest coffee brewing units since olden times and remain popular to this day. Allowing  boiled water to run upwards through a tube to the top of a perforated basket it rains down over the coffee grounds.

This brew goes back down into the boiling water to repeat the process. For best results the water should be allowed to pass through the coffee just once, or what is know as perking. To do this you need to remove the heat source, once the first brewing cycle is complete.

Coffee brewed in a percolator is susceptible to over-extraction. In addition, percolation may remove some of the volatile compounds in the beans. This results in a pleasant aroma during brewing, but a less flavorful cup. This usually happens in vintage and stove top coffee percolators.

Electric percolators make consistent brew as they automatically stop  percolation to go in warm-mode once brewed. Percolator enthusiasts remain devoted to its hotter, more 'robust' coffee, and maintain that the shortcomings of this brewing method can be eliminated by careful control of the brewing process.

Cons of Coffee Percolators
  • Coffee percolators flout natural laws of brewing coffee by repeated processing.
  • They over extract oils and flavor of coffee grounds by reheating the brew  with the grounds over and over again.
  • Coffee made with percolators tends to be stronger and often bitter tasting than coffee made with other brewing methods.
Pros of Coffee Percolators
  • Favorite traditional brewing method.
  • Easy to brew. 
  • Convenient to serve.
  • Durable construction.
  • Robust coffee flavor.
 
 
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