Ozark Trail 12 cup Stainless Steel Percolator

[@Shanecoffeyoutdoors]

I commented in the tent camp group about the Colette perc. The best coffee will take patience. You need to slow boil it so the grounds have time to get the water to recycle through it. The more the water recycles through the grounds the stronger it will get. I suggest turning your flame down once you get a boil so you have a nice slow boil. We call that a perc boil.

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@Shanecoffeyoutdoors Yeah, we never turned down the heat when it started to perc. Now we know. Lol. Will do that next time. Thanks for stopping by and giving us your advice. 👍

[@UnitedWeStand2020]

I have the same percolator and it works great. When it starts percolating turn down the heat to medium and it won't boil over. Let it percolate an extra 5 or 10 minutes. The longer the perk, the stronger the coffee.👍👍

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@UnitedWeStand2020 Thanks for the advice. Will try that next time, when I'm able to go camping again. 👍

[@NutsNBolts24]

My family used coffee percolator of this style over a campfire. We always poked a hole in a home filter and put it in the percolator. Also, if you want the 8 cups, you will have to buy a twelve cup percolator because the manufacturers all fib on how much you can put in them.

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@NutsNBolts24 Will try using a filter next time. Nice tip. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@rosepaul9681]

There are some good videos out on how to perk coffee. Thanks for your video.

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@rosepaul9681 Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@jtrourke667]

I agree with others, as soon as it starts to boil, turn it down to about a medium low for a slow perc maybe one perc per second or so. also, your grounds sounded very coarse. It should be slightly more coarse than automatic drip and use more than you would with the automatic drip. Because this is cooked coffee, it tends to mellow the flavor and cook out the bitterness (unless you burn in). Finally, cook for a full 10min after it starts to boil but no more. Oh as for the boil over, yes, turn it down, but also the water should never be higher than the start of the pour spout. This keeps the water in the pot instead in the uncovered spout. Practice makes perfect... Good luck and enjoy. 😄

[@JustLivinLife71]

@jtrourke667 yeah everyone saying the same thing. I will taking everyone's advice the next time camping. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@TomasG42]

Allow a minute or so for the coffee in the basket to drain down before pouring coffee after turning flame off

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@TomasG42 OK. I will try that next time. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@traviseisenhauer7472]

I use a Farberware percolator and my first pot boiled over as well. Try turning the heat down to a slow boil. It worked for me. If you want stronger coffee just perc it longer. Good luck.

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@traviseisenhauer7472 Thanks for the tip. We will try that next time. 👍

[@MikeClavetteSr]

once it comes to boil you need to turn the heat down just a bit to slow the boil and stop the boil over.....also just use regular grind and a small coffee filter in the basket....plus you can perk it longer than 10 minutes for a richer coffee

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@MikeClavetteSr I will try that next time. Thank you for the advice 👍

[@gordonadams4793]

Put coffee into basket then into coffee maker. Use course ground coffee not regular grind. Boil on high till it's starts percolating. Reduce heat to medium. Brew bout 8 minutes. Then turn off let sit a few moments. Remove grounds and enjoy

[@JustLivinLife71]

Thank you for the advice. Will try that next time. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@BigTex8319]

I think what's happening is you aren't using the filters so the coffee is clogging the holes preventing the water from draining

[@JustLivinLife71]

@BigTex8319 Yeah will try filters next time. We grounded the coffee coarse though. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@nomoreblahblah]

Once the water starts percolating, turn the flame down low. It'll still percolate. The boilover is because the flame is too high for too long. After your percolating time, turn the flame off and let the coffee sit/rest for two minutes which allows the coffee in the basket to empty/drain into the pot

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@nomoreblahblah Thanks for the advice. I will try that next time I go camping. Thank you for stopping by and watching 👍

[@the_dark_defender]

I have that same peculator and despise the damned thing because the holes in the coffee basket allow a lot of "mud" into the coffee. The secret to not have it boil over and a better cup of coffee is to lower the heat to about low medium once it gets going so that it peculates once a second or so and the water is just shy of boiling. It is widely accepted that the ideal temperature for making coffee to avoid burnt and bitter flavors is between 195°F (92°C) and 205°F (96°C). This range allows for proper extraction of flavors and oils from the coffee beans without overheating or burning them. Water boils around 212°F (100°C).

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@the_dark_defender Thanks for the advice on lowering the heat. Will do that next time we use the perculater. 👍

[@motsy15]

Turn down the heat

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@motsy15 Yeah, that is what everyone is telling me. I will next time I go camping. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@chaplint70]

Percolator coffee makers are horrible... good for heating water though... get a french press and use the percolator to heat the water.

[@JustLivinLife71]

@@chaplint70 Was thinking of using French press. Maybe on our next camping trip. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍