Espresso is coffee tamped to restrict flow to 27mL in 25s when 90C water is pumped at 9bars... I think that's closer to 190 than 165, but then that's espresso and not drip...
-- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 29, 2012, at 7:52, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > John Reames wrote: >> Iirc McDonalds special orders their brewers with hot plate thermostats that >> are 20 degrees hotter than standard. I'm surprised that Bunn was not dragged >> in as a defendant for manufacturing a dangerous brewer... >> I want to say that the plate thermostats are 190-195 on the McD units... >> I defy anyone to drink it at that temperature. >> I also seem to recall that it was cost driven, as they figured their special >> brew would last longer at the higher temp than would otherwise be expected, >> thereby saving money in not having to dump out the urns and brew fresh as >> often. > > I know that the water heater in the residential grade Bunns is kept at > 160-165 according to the manual, because they say that's the best temp to > brew at. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com