Growing up my grandfather made coffee like this everyday and my mom made it the same way until she got an electric coffee maker. I have had the old percolator in a box for at least a decade, same one my grandpa used. I'll be using that from now on. Thank you for the video.
Bought one of these today at Salvation Army store for $4. I'd heard before coffee is better using a percolator but I didnt know how to use one. Thanks for the video; I'm off to make my first percolator pot of coffee!!
It did not look like it percolated very long. I think it looked a little weak. I let mine percolate (not boil rapidly) for six minutes after the first drop of coffee in the water.
While I was cleaning my cabinets, I found an old percolator that my Granny gave me. Found your video on how to brew coffee. I'll have to give this a try!
Somewhere in the shed I've got a small percolator that I bought at a second hand store in the 1970s for camping. Last time I used it was when an ice storm knocked out my power in 2014 (for *three days* -- and I lived in a city!). A little one burner Coleman gasoline stove supplied the fire, city water still worked, and I had some coffee already ground (good thing, both of my grinders were electric). Like others, I remember percolating coffee in the mornings as a child -- my granddad was the only one in the family who drank it, but he insisted my grandma make him a pot every morning, Folgers from the can, percolated on the old hybrid cook stove (electric burners on the left, wood fired on the right). My mother grew up with that every day, always used to say she'd drink coffee if it tasted the way it smelled. This isn't the way I prefer my coffee -- and where I live now, if the power's out we have no water -- but it's still good to have the option.
@@TweezerAddict Can't afford to quit my job until Medicare -- about 2 1/2 years to go. Then I'll set my espresso machine back up and do pour-over when I want drip coffee. And still have the percolator as a backup.
Thank you! I had this at a friend's house. best coffee of my life. my mother in law gave me her mother's from the 60s amazing condition. Thanks to you I can hopefully make coffee for our whole family Christmas morning. yummy coffee. cheers
He chooses to smoke. Theres a difference. Plus fluoride does a lot of things to you that cigarettes do not like calcify your pineal gland and make you more docile. Just sayin. And now you know And knowing is half the battle. - gi joe
I make percolated my coffee Al, the time. I was raised thar way in Brooklyn. I do it the same way you do but the only difference is that I wait for the water to boil then I lower the flame and let it percolate for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, I let the coffee stand for 5 minutes then pour me a cup. I drink it black, no sugar and I found McDonalds Columbian coffee to suit me. I like my coffee strong. I use a 6 cup pot and I throw in 3 scoops of coffee into the basket. Comes out perfect every time. Going to be 74 this year. Good video!
Thank you, Sir! I just turned 60, I've aged a bit since making these videos. I hope the world has you in a good place in these years. I'm looking forward to staying strong enough to continue the path myself. Much respect ...I am learning it is not for the weak to travel so far!
I use an electric percolator and it works just fine for me. I do unplug as soon as it is finished percolating. Still, I've discovered over the years that different percolators perform differently, especially when it comes to the electric percolators. I know that the Presto brand isn't exactly known for quality appliances, but I find that their percolators make the best coffee. I also have an enamelware stove-top model that I take camping which makes fine coffee. I don't know the brand as I inherited it from my mother. Strange how the world virtually abandoned percolators overnight when the Mr. Coffee drip machines came out. I've always theorized that it was because most people put sugar in coffee which hid the off flavors that you generally get from brewing at too low a water temp. Back then most people used canned coffee all the time, and for a long time, the grid in canned coffees was still for percolators, making the coffee too weak when brewed in a drip machine. Anyhow, thanks for the vid, I'll have to try your technique sometime.
Not being a scientist may be the best part of what you do. My old man and I think it's why it is easy to understand this way, but you still have the science in there. Much appreciation for you.
+Bob.Swagger173rd I'm enjoying a cup from that pot right now. After you get back out of the woods -you probably wont want to make it any other way either :D
I switched to a stainless steel French Press for that reason. My coffee machine got absolutely disgusting and I never wanted to deal with that crap again. So I was gifted a glass French Press which lasted about 1 week before I broke it. Then I got a stainless steel one. Boil water in steel pot, grind beans, put in press, press, pour. I like how idiot-proof steel is. You can drop it, bang it around, overheat it on accident, etc. and it will still be a steel object. Clean it with a copper scrubber, ofc.
Percolators come in handy when the coffee pot breaks or the electricity goes out during a storm. As long as you have a heat source (electric stove, gas stove, camping stove, Sterno can, gas grill or charcoal grill) you're all set.
no!!!!! you have to use coarse ground,it said it iin the manual,however i didnt have any& used the reg.ground& i got a bunch(i mean a bunch) of grounds floating on top& even at the bottom
Just like my mom made in the 60s... I want one for camping too. now we have electric stoves, but I hope heat is heat... I always wondered how it works, even as a kid... thank you! I would use bottled spring water myself, I do not trust tap water. I miss the old gas stoves with real fire for hot dogs and marshmellows on a fork when mom was passed out for me and my little brother... before mom and dad divorced, she had this great percolater and the smell was so good in the morning... like bacon was too
Great Video. One suggestion, you might want to consider getting an insulated carafe or a decent thermos to put your fresh coffee in. I too cannot abide burnt or "overbrewed" coffee that has sat heating for hours. One way to prevent this is to store your freshly brewed abrosia in a nice carafe or thermos.
I'll drink my coffee cold over burnt (bad experiences in college with "ashtray coffee". Where I work now they don't have a vending machine but rather pots on the shop floor and I cringe every time some doofus leaves a cup or less in the pot and keeps the heat on it. There is nothing more appetizing than the rancid cat urine, or Tiajuana Ashtray smell coming from an over cooked partial pot of coffee.
Bro idk why you were removed from my channel list. But as soon as I seen that rifle twirling I immediately subscribed. I have done so many of your projects since I started watching RU-vid 8 or 9 years ago. You were one of the first channels I watched.
I hate to be that guy, but: con·vec·tion /kənˈvekSH(ə)n/ noun the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
@@TweezerAddict Yes, I know the definition well. Convection doesn’t cause the water to jump above its own level. It will cause it to circulate. So, you “aren’t that guy”. Without the steam bubbles caused by the boiling under the collector cup, no water would be expelled out of the tube above the grounds. That’s why it doesn’t perk until AFTER boiling starts, which is well after there is a temperature difference that causes convection. This is from Wikipedia. Paragraph 3 sums it up. A coffee percolator consists of a pot with a small chamber at the bottom which is placed close to the heat source. A vertical tube leads from this chamber to the top of the percolator. Just below the upper end of this tube is a perforated chamber. The desired quantity of water is poured into the water chamber of the pot and the desired amount of a fairly coarse-ground coffee is placed in the top chamber. It is important that the water level be below the bottom of the coffee chamber. The heat source under the percolator (such as a range or stove) heats the water in the bottom chamber. Water at the very bottom of the chamber gets hot first and starts to boil. The boiling creates bubbles that are directed towards the vertical tube, pushing water up and out the top of the tube in a process similar to the principle behind a gas lift pump (an airlift pump relies on a compressed air source).[2]
Thanks for the happy face. Now, where do I find a good ole coffee pot? I love percolators but have only owned the cheap coffee makers because nobody else drinks coffee at my place.
This guy reminds me of Jeffery Lebowski in The Big Lebowski. I can see you sitting and enjoying your coffee then all of a sudden BAM! A couple big guys break through your front door and you say while holding your coffee mug "hey this is a private residence man!" lol
I keep my coffee in freezer, seems to keep it more fresh for longer. I use an old percolator I found at a flea market and it makes really good coffee. I repurposed my Mr. Coffee maker but I DO NOT use it to make coffee anymore.
Thank you for this post. We are going camping and I use your video to learn. I've watched it twice now. Looking forward to applying your technique. -Happy Camper! :)
I had one years ago, before drip, and I remember how to use one, I just forgot how much coffee to use. Isn't it less than in a drip? Thank you so much for explaining the proportion of coffee to water. Excellent!
LOL! I have the same Pot as you. My mother & father got it as a wedding gift back in 1940's. Good old stainless steal. When I asked her if she wanted it she said no way. I said I'll take it. I'll use it till I die. Thanks for the Vid.👍🏼 ☕️
actually the percolator stem doesent work on convection it catches steam bubbles that appear when water is boiling and just forces them to go thru a tube hopefully also pushing some water with them
Decreasing electricity usage is what got us into using a percolator -because it really is crazy what it takes to run a coffee pot, isn't it? We're still doing it, same old coffee pot.
Hey Cat I found the use of a thermo carafe heated up before you pour the coffee in it will extend your 45 min window after your coffee is done perking. ;o)
I was just waxing nostagic for my perk. Wonder where it's packed. Nice video. I was able to show my kids they way I used to make coffee. I continued to do it that way long after it went out of vogue. Thanks.
Thanks for the tips mate. Much appreciated. Just bought my first one and look forward in brewing a cup of Joe. Cheers from Australia 🇭🇲 Stay healthy bud🙏
Quite healthy, thank you! Always happy to hear from Australia, and happy for the opportunity to assist. Enjoy the cup. I'm having one out of that old pot right now myself.
This is a pretty unique moment. I ran across this video just going to see how this guy percolated coffee. He was saying so much goofy stuff that did not make sense, I thought I would make a comment giving him my thoughts. When I went to the comment section I noticed that for years ago I had already mentioned to him about some of his goofiness. I had totally forgot about it. Pretty cool
I especially love the way he talks about wasting power with the Electric drill right behind him🤷🏻♂️ Does he know the power used in his drill to that Coffee maker🤔
I thought we are supposed to let it bubble up in the glass top for several minutes and make sure the cofffee looks dark enough...you didn't seem to do that...how come?
Im 25 and I see these things in the store I work at, and thinking about buying one because I keep breaking those stupid coffee carafes for the coffee machine. They are like 14 bucks where im at. I guess I'll try this out instead of dropping 100 bucks on a Keurig lol. Thanks!
Hi! I don't upload much anymore. Kind of been through some trials and tribulations of RU-vid's growing pains and kind of moved on in my work without them, but I still check in, and shoot a couple videos a year at least. Welcome though :D
Billy! How have you been? I'm great here, head down through whatever it is we have going on politically and economically as this all seems to be coming to a head. I've been wrapped up in 3D printing and design to stay out of trouble. Not much point in uploading any video -they still have me blackballed!
Do we even need a percolator? If we don't have a percolator, we can make coffee the same way in a regular pot and cook them for 9 minutes, filter them before serving, right?
The Coffee Institute standard is 1 scoop per 6oz "cup." That means twice as much coffee grounds as you are using. It seems excessive to me. Have you ever tried making the coffee that way? I have been doing it this way the last two weeks. While it seems excessive, it makes coffee you can stand your spoon in. Anyway, you know more than I do, so Id be interested in your thoughts. Thanks.
thank you very much for the insight on the art of percolation brother. i have a similar percolator to ur's except the color and im finding that for some reason it doesnt seem to want to percolate even if the h2o is boiling. mine didnt come with instructions. im thinking some one at wally world took or misplaced it. any how i can leave the pot on a high set fire for 30 minutes and just doesnt seem to wanna percolate.?was thinking of switching to the french press style? oh also mine doesnt have just two holes inside like urs. mine has a bunch that goes the length of the spout.
+The Unknown Cat yea i was going to. i believe i figured it out tho. it said that it would percolate min of two cups. and since it was just me thats all i was using. i tried filling it with about 4 1/2 - 5 cups and it worked fine. thanks alot for ur reply. look forward to future videos. take care.
chris gorman Oh yeah -you have to fill the pot enough. Looks like you'll have to start drinking more coffee :D Thanks for watching, Chris. I do appreciate your commentary!
Thank you! I have one of these, and I need to use it, cause my power is out. My phone is dying too, so I gotta run😂 - Someone from Florida. F U Hurricane Ian
Question on when you turn the fire off: I'm aware that the water perking starts off clear then eventually gets brown. Do you turn the fire off _the moment_ the water turns brown?
