I posted this question 3 years ago on the other coffee forum.. and still no answer.

I'm trying to figure out the correct timing for using my vac. Does one include the "gurgling" after the water has gone south or just up to the time the water disappears from the upper globe? The "gurgle" can add 15-30 seconds to the time.

Not to sound condescending, but let it gurgle. If it is bitter, than don't let it gurgle next time.

I am assuming you mean a vacuum pot when you say vac. I do not own one (French press when I don't do shots) but I would imagine another 15-30 seconds would not have much cup effect when you are talking about minutes for brew time, but I have been wrong before.

Anyone else have an observation?

Tazza d'oro wrote:I posted this question 3 years ago on the other coffee forum.. and still no answer.

I'm trying to figure out the correct timing for using my vac. Does one include the "gurgling" after the water has gone south or just up to the time the water disappears from the upper globe? The "gurgle" can add 15-30 seconds to the time.

I have a Bodum e Santos- Bodum's electric vacuum brewer. I'm assuming you're using a standard vacuum brewer where you supply the heat.

The e Santos is kind of cool in that it has its own heating element and a 12 cup capacity. Not cool is that if the carafe is out of level in any way or if the funnel is in too far the automatic thermostat trips too soon and the brew underextracts. You've got to fiddle with the thing and I ended up using it like a manual after a while.

To get to the point, I found that anything over about 45 sec of gurgling was a good time to stop the extraction. Personally, I liked about a minute and a 1/2 but I would say after a minimum amount of gurgle time it's a matter of taste.