Coffee results

So I can now say, without remorse, that I am a coffee snob.

With the flexibility offered by my new Capresso Infinity canonical burr grinder, I have come up with the perfect formula (coarseness of grind and the amount of grounds) to use for what I consider perfect coffee:

1. You can actually taste the flavor.
2. There is no bitterness or burnt flavor.
3. There is no sourness.

The sourness was eliminated by moving to a more coarse grind. The bitter/burnt flavor was eliminated by moving from a blade grinder (Braun) to a burr grinder. And the flavor is altered by the amount of grounds you brew.

Because my coffee maker (a cheapo Black&Decker model) is a slow brewer, I needed to make the grounds more coarse in order to not over-extract the coffee oils. This is what eliminated the sour flavor I was getting.

My basic formula is now:

1 tbsp of beans for each 'cup' (on my pot, a cup is actually 5 ounces) of water plus 4. So when I brew six cups, I add 10 tbsp of beans to the grinder.

Heaven!