Can you brew smaller amounts of coffee - like 4-5 cups? I like everything about this unit, but I'm single and will rarely brew 12 cups.
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As easy as Clark Ken an become Superman. Yes, you can brew any amount you desire.
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Yes, we alter the amount of coffee brewed by filling the carafe with water to the level desired with water and adding less coffee to the brew basket.
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I only make 1 or 2 cups at a time in mine. I haven't noticed any drawbacks. I like being able to put the whole 2 cups in a large mug if I am in the mood for that much coffee.
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There is a setting for as few as 2-4 cups. Cleaning the gold filter, in fact the entire brewing system, is laborious. Don't know about adding more beans. Coffee stays hot and is very good but if you make a big pot, it doesn't come out very strong. And I wouldn't recommend buying a refurbished one thru Amazon's warehouse. Ours was missing parts and was pretty dirty.
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I'm having the same issue. Twelve cup coffeemaker, but I end up with only 10 cups in the pot. The rest of it (water) ends up under the pot. To empty the extra water means I have to take all the parts off and dump excess water out of the main pot Has anyone found a solution?
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I think the minimum is 6 cups of coffee which is the bottom line indented inside the pot. (That would make you 4 12 oz. mugs of coffee.) You can do a trial run with just water to see how much less will still be enough for the boiling water to perc up to the basket. You may also have to experiment with perc times and amount of coffee to get the strength you want. With less water you may not need to let it go for 10 minutes. I also found that a strong brand of coffee requires less brewing time. Good luck.
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Can it make only 2 cups at a time equally well? My wife doesn't drink coffee but I do and 4 cups is too much for one sitting.
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Not at all. I make 6 cup pots all the time. Occasionally I have made 4-cup batches in 12-cup percolators and this one has done better with those than the other brand I replaced. I've learned to use (proportionately) a tad more coffee per cup with a 4-cup batch though because for some reason it's always seemed weaker (less so with this pot).
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I like my coffee slightly on the weaker side, I don't typically make a whole pot, but I put six scoops to the pot filled to the 9 cup line. I get four good size coffee mugs full. I hope this helps, bc it is a difficult ques. to answer, it all depends on how strong you like your coffee and what size your pot is. :)
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10/26/2013YES! you can make one cup of coffee at a time. This is a fantastic dual cup coffee maker and I have been using it now for several months. I bought this coffee maker because my husband and I love a fresh cup on our way to work. Also, the mugs are perfect in size to take with you or use at home. The best part is that you definitely can make only one mug. It even comes with a coffee scoop. I would recommend this and buy it for a present too. Hope I helped.
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Yes! As a matter of fact, when you you brew an entire pot, it is less than 4 cups. That's why we returned it.
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I would say 4 cups which would be half the water allowed would be the least amount you could make at one process My assumption only, the directions does not note how little you can make at one processing. I always make the full 8 cups, It is better brewed coffee too!
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If it's like mine, it has the option to only brew 1-4 cups. You may have set it on that by accident, Look in the lower left corner of the display and see if it reads 1-4 cups.
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I use it to make about 12 ounces of coffee - you might be able to squeeze in a few more ounces.
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No problem at all. I do that every morning and the 4 cup line on the coffee pot allows me to fill a 20 oz travel mug. It brews in under 2 minutes too, which is really nice.
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It can make 3 to 3.5 cups of coffee (us standard units of measurement). My favorite coffee brewer.
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The smallesThe smallest amount you can grind is for 2 cups; if you don't grind I would imagine you could brew a single cup but that defeats the purpose of fresh ground coffee. The aroma from a fresh grind is unbelievable. I make 2 cups in the morning.
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I bought my husband a coffee cup that easily holds 2 cups of coffee & you just have to set the amount you want brewed at one time on the K75. He uses a big cup & it extremely easy the change it to a smaller brew for myself. We LOVE IT !!! I hope that answers your question :)