discussion Coffee lovers: How to fix drip coffee not being hot enough?

[naval23]

I have a drip coffee machine

 

My only issue is that the coffee I brew is never hot enough. I use cold water to brew it.

 

I've heard of suggestions to boil the water first - the only thing is this would add another 5 minutes and was wondering if there's a better solution?

 

I always have to microwave the coffee to make it hot which I hate

 

Any suggestions?

[Legend E]

go to starbucks or something x

 

[GentleEarthquake]

I wanna have your problems

[dedratermai]

buy a moccamaster

[dumbsparce]

Wtf is up with you weirdos wanting your coffee hot?? Why is iced coffee not normalized anywhere outside of Greece and some other Mediterranean countries?

[Kayseri Mantisi]

Get a better machine.

[vuelve88]

Put your coffee machine in the oven  The warm environment will help. 

[ugo]

Pop for a new machine it's Christmas...

 

 

[suburbannature]

The hostile replies to a simple question.  

[Tiziano's Boy]

@naval23 Do you descale your machine often? Sometimes the limescale can clog up your machine meaning the coffee won’t be hot enough coming out, happened me many times, I’ve got an automatic coffee machine, but one other suggestion is that you can preheat your cups up, or preheat your machine even, that’s what a lot of people recommend to preheat every element you can, as it means your coffee will be hotter coming out.

[khalyan]

I have an Ember mug that warms my coffee to the exact degree I want it. It was an investment, but maybe an investment that’s worth it? 

[Totami Legend]

drink just water instead and get skinnier

[nadiamendell]

You need a new coffee machine. 

 

51 minutes ago, dumbsparce said:

Wtf is up with you weirdos wanting your coffee hot?? Why is iced coffee not normalized anywhere outside of Greece and some other Mediterranean countries?

And USA  Everyone I know here drinks iced coffee more than hot these days. 

[nadiamendell]

6 minutes ago, Totami Legend said:

drink just water instead and get skinnier

Black coffee has basically no calories. 

 

[Moloko Plus]

32 minutes ago, khalyan said:

I have an Ember mug that warms my coffee to the exact degree I want it. It was an investment, but maybe an investment that’s worth it? 

The Ember mugs are amazing. If you don’t want to spend that much money a simple mug warmer would do, you can also use them for candles 

[byzantium]

Microwave? Stove? Fireplace? Let’s get creative! 

[Sombre]

Why would you use cold water to begin with? Try it with room temp water. I honestly doubt drip coffee machines have thermometers to measure how hot the water is before it starts dripping over the coffee grounds, it's probably just a simple timer of how long to heat up the water. 

[DamianSolo]

I have a coffee mug warmer, that actually heats up my coffee pretty well—alongside simply keeping it warm. Right now, even, I've been sipping on this coffee for two hours and it's still hot.

[naval23]

5 hours ago, suburbannature said:

The hostile replies to a simple question.  

It's giving groupthink 

5 hours ago, Tiziano's Boy said:

@naval23 Do you descale your machine often? Sometimes the limescale can clog up your machine meaning the coffee won’t be hot enough coming out, happened me many times, I’ve got an automatic coffee machine, but one other suggestion is that you can preheat your cups up, or preheat your machine even, that’s what a lot of people recommend to preheat every element you can, as it means your coffee will be hotter coming out.

Thank you had no idea about that! 

 

5 hours ago, khalyan said:

I have an Ember mug that warms my coffee to the exact degree I want it. It was an investment, but maybe an investment that’s worth it? 

 

2 hours ago, DamianSolo said:

I have a coffee mug warmer, that actually heats up my coffee pretty well—alongside simply keeping it warm. Right now, even, I've been sipping on this coffee for two hours and it's still hot.

Thank you - I will look into a  mug warmer - it's actually a pretty frequent issue I've seen discussed on the coffee subreddit.

[suburbannature]

That person is right about descaling though - that can be a lifesaver. My nespresso needs it fairly often or it gets clogged and leaky with a sour taste 

[Vespertine]

What kind of coffee pot do you have? Mine comes out so hot that I usually have to wait for it to cool down. 

[Devon]

I'd invest in a good coffee maker. SCA has a great list of certified coffee makers that are peer reviewed. 

 

However, you don't want it brewed too hot - which will affect the taste and quality due to over-extraction of the beans.

 

 Moccamaster is a good industry standard, but I really love my GE Cafe.