"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Now, my bride has dragged me up from the depths of coffee epicures to
fresh ground (i.e. she buys bulk beans and grinds them as she makes
the pot up for me) coffee with well-filtered water (this, I believe is
one of the keys) that has had a chance to set open overnight, reducing
the clorine levels.

I haven't quite gone so far as filtering the water or allowing the
chlorine to outgas......yet. We'll see.


Wolfgang


No need to filter, because as you bring the H20 to near boil, the
chlorine will evaporate.

All things take time. Evaporation, necessarily, only occurs at the
air/water interface or "meniscus," if you will. No expert on fluid
dynamics myself, but I suspect that complete elimination of chlorine from
a liter of water (or thereabouts) in the time it takes to brew a pot of
coffee ain't gonna happen.

Not sure what percentage of chlorine is in tap water, but I'm sure it's a
very small amount (millionths per?)....at least not enough to kill you (I
think) or detect with your tastebuds as you bring it to a near boil.


Or just use spring water sold in the local supermarkets. 89 cents a gal.

Or just let the tap water sit out overnight.

We visit Peets once a week and only buy 1/4 lb. bag of whole bean.
I always ask when they're expecting their weekly shipment.
Their min. size for sale is 1/4 lb.

A quick check confirms that the nearest Peet's store to me is in Evanston,
Illinois......about 83 miles from here. Looking briefly at their website,
I find no evidence that they sell green beans. The Coffee Project, on the
other hand, definitely sells the green beans and they ship from two
locations, somewhere in southern California which, admittedly, is a longer
ride than Evanston, and Muskego, Wisconsin. I can't quite hit Muskego
with a rock from here, but I can get there in the time it takes to
finish a good hot cup of freshly roasted and brewed coffee. And, anyway,
the brown truck can get here (with green beans) by tomorrow if I order
today.

A lot of folks have use mail order...3-day air.
Unless you're ordering kilos of Columbian blend through Juan Valdez.


plus they will give you a free cup of coffee, sometimes
they forget to ask you that, you'll have to remind them
for the freebie.

Well, I DO drift down toward the Chicago area once in a while. Next time
I find myself in Evanston......

Thanks.

Wolfgang