..And may Mod have mercy on our handles:
“WARNING - Not to be taken internally!” - Slings and Arrows
In 12 cup drip percolator pot, fill to 6 cup mark with water.
In filter, put 6 heaping scoops of coffee.
Medium roast works best, just make sure it’s a robust blend.
Found a maxwellhouse ‘medium roast’ that was rather anemic.
Put pinch of salt in filter, about as much as it would take to cover the surface of a dime with one even layer.
This keeps the coffee from tasting burned too quickly, it doesn’t age well brewed this way.
Brew, recirculate if need be, usually not.
Add sugar and dairy creamer.
Creamora and coffeemate are not recommended unless you like the heart racing that Ranger Pudding gives.
That, and the nondairy creamer will give you both a headache and a buzz with the coffee.
I usually put about 8 spoons of sugar in this stuff, it ends up being like Russian Kava, thick and sweet with that bitter overtone to it.
Oh, and I am NOT responsible for seeming demonic possession of the coffeepot, or the coffeepot ending up acting as if it has been damaged.
Ha. When I was in the Air Force, I was told to make the coffee for my flight (similar in size to a platoon). Well, I wasn't a coffee drinker at the time (am now), nor had I ever used a percolator like they had. Big thing, at least a few gallons. Filled it with water, put a filter in it, and filled the filter section full of grounds.
About 15 minutes later, there was a confab betwixed a few of the drinkers. They asked the NCOIC to never have me make coffee again.