Recent content by billinlouisa

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Thanks for the vid. Fascinating stuff. Now I'm thinking I need to do a manual bloom/stirring and then go right to the brew cycle (skip the pre-immersion cycle.) So I spat out a lot of verbiage in my prior post (I really do not have a "Succinct" mode)...what do you think of that Coarse grind I...

Interesting point that the pre-immersion does not affect commercial coffee. I turned that feature on when I first got the machine (hold the power button down for 5 seconds in the BV1500TS.) I think I tried a pot or two with it off to see if that made a difference (it did not.) I noticed that...

Thank you , Gew. And "Welcome!" right back at you. Where do you live?

Thanks, PinkRose. I've always enjoyed cooking, ever since I moved away from home and been on my own. Sous vide can lead you down as many rabbit holes as good coffee apparently can. I never thought I'd eat a chicken breast cooked at 140° and live to tell the tale. Talk about fork-tender...

"Dialing In Your Bonavita Brewer" article on Prima-Coffee. This was sent to me via email from Bonavita Customer Service. This article also states The "pre-determined variables" are: Time — The duration of the brew. Temperature — How hot the brewing water is. Agitation — Physical force...

I measured the water temp in the carafe right after a 5 cup pot finished brewing. It was 191' when I preheated the carafe, and 187' when I started with a room-temp carafe. I used an insta-read thermometer and measured the temp of the brewed coffee when the pot was finished. The Cuisinart...

Well, I have had reasonable results from those coffees in other brewers. When I've done the ad-hoc pour-ver, the 8 O'Clock has been pretty good....that's why I went to a high-temp machine. I have yet to have a drinkable cup from the Bonavita, and I bet I've made over 20 pots of coffee between...

Hey, Musicphan. I've tried the cheap 8 O'Clock original bought from the grocery store, White Monkey from Amazon, and Peet's Major Dickason Blend, also from the grocery store.

Hey, all. I just joined specifically to post this request for assistance. I posted an Intro thread if you're interested (can't link to it, I'm too new.) I recently purchased a Bonavita BV1500TS and have wasted so much coffee trying to get something drinkable out of it. I purchased this...

Hey, all. My name is Bill. I just signed up. I've been retired for a few years now and am living the life in a rural county in central Virginia. I like to cook and have been upping my game since "recent events" have kept me out of restaurants (been making my own pasta, deyhdrating fruits...