I noticed that when I make 8 cups of water, it will only make 6 cups of coffee (if I do 10 cups, it will do 8 only) - is that normal?
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When you pour water in the hopper, what comes out right now is the water from the last pour which is preheated. If you just want a half pot, then just pour in a half pot. Remember that what you did last time always effect what you are doing now...
1158240
When ours needs to be de-limed, it puts out less than you put in. I have no clue where it goes, but it happens pretty consistently. Even just cleaning the nozzle usually fixes it.
1158241
Add more water a cup at a time... No coffee. When it finally starts coming out you have filled the resevior.
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Our Bunn makes slightly less than what is poured in but only by 1/4 to 1/2 cup. If you fill it, allow it to sit a few minutes without closing the lid which operates the dispenser,and then add more the reservoir should fill the rest of the way. Hope that helps. Keeping the decanter in place however while doing this can help avoid spills.
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Eric it sounds like when you initially set it up you did not add enough water and there may not be enough water in the reservoir. Or you do not brew coffee enough and water is evaporating off between brews. I would check the Bunn Web site as they were quite helpful when I needed them.
793569
that sounds like a long time. I have never timed it, but I usually brew about 6 cups and don't feel it takes a long time. There is also the option to pour a cup before the brewing is complete. It will stop until you put the carafe back in.
162498
I've made the same observation. The amount of grounds seems to be totally dependent on the amount of water you put in the tank. I asked the Breville CSR about it and got a non-answer. It seems to make the same strength coffee regardless of the setting.
893197
You can make as little coffee as you want with this coffeemaker. The number of cups of coffee is determined by the number of cups of water inthe reservoir.
2216961
Yes, know your issue completely. We don't often brew to capacity but when we do have guests, it can be embarrassing bec. if lady luck is not with us, we would have the puddle and the stream running off the counter. Six/Eight cups would be fine for a second round of coffee for family. However, we had to worry if we had a full house esp. w/ a repeat round of coffee. Tried to temper down the amt for some events and do smaller batches. Sometimes a success; other times a flooded counter and floor. No logic to examine possible reasons.
2121994
As it happens, I just boiled water for coffee using my bodium French press which is supposed to be an 8 cup/ Itook about 15 minutes. I am not sure exactly how many onces of water that is, but I should also say it is important not to overfill it. It will still work quickly,
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Not sure! And I don't do my coffee extremely strong so that would affect the number of cups one would yield.
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We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to taste just like any old coffee maker. We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to... » Read More We deal with this problem by putting in less water into the coffee maker than the coffee grinder indicates we should. If we grind enough for 8 cups, we put in about 6 cups of water. If we grind 12 cups of beans, we put in 10 cups of water. If you put in the "right" amount of water, your coffee will taste watery. I think if you try this, your coffee will come out fine.It's also really important to run the removable parts through the dishwasher occasionally(the part that holds the ground beans, and the part that holds that part.) Otherwise, your coffee will gradually come to taste just like any old coffee maker. « Show Less
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Yes. I usually make 1-1/2 cups (typical-size mug cup) of coffee for myself. It doesn't make 8 cups of coffee unless a cup is very, very small.
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No. Only about one and one half cups, which is about 3 cups in coffee maker terms. So you need to pour thru in several stages thoroughly wetting the grounds on the first pour. Also the hole in the pour thru device is to large. I made mine smaller with the end of a plastic cable tie, (it's what I had handy). It sure makes good coffee though. Hope this helps.
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I normally make a 12 cup brew, and it takes about the same time, so I'm not sure why your 2 cup brew would be as long?? My theory is to make 12 cups at one time, and microwave the coffee in my cup for the next couple days, but if you have an aversion to that, it actually doesn't change the flavor! I can't imagine that a 2 cup brew would take as long as a 12 cup brew, but maybe it's inherent in the brewing process??
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I correlate the numbers on the timer to the amount of cups of coffee I'm gonna make i.e. 6 on the timer grinds enough coffee to make 6 cups of coffee. That method works good for me, but you may have to adjust based on how strong you like your coffee.
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I occasionally make only 2 cups; it works satisfactorily. I do make sure the tea bags are stuffed down into the bottom of the basket and I may allow another minute of brewing time. Three or more cups is ideal.
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I use my 12 cup coffee maker but add approx. 6 to 12 cups additional hot water (depending how strong you want it). I'm probably closer to 6. It makes a lot of tea!
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The 8 cup measure is a little confusing, it actually produces 34 ounces of coffee, which to my taste is equal to 2 of the scoops. You can make half that amount with one scoop. You could make almost any amount if you experiment with the coffee water ratio.
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I find that a bit confusing. The max fill line is where 10 cups would be even though its called an 8 cup maker. Of course, these are coffee maker cups not 8oz. Seems you could get 12 cups worth into the reservoir but the pot would be too full so I've never tried it. Overall, the maker is nice with the only fault that I find is that the feature where you can grab the pot before it finishes allows for a bit of coffee to drip onto the hot plate.
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Check your instruction booklet! I know you can program it to make different quantities, it may just be set up to brew for 6. How that helps!