Coffee Geek is a lot of fun. Here is what I learned there. American style brewed coffee should be brewed at 200 degrees, this will give you a pot of coffe at about 180. It is still too hot to drink, your mouth really does not get good flavors until its down to at least 160. An intereresting experiment is to note the flavor changes as your coffee cools down. I no longer order my coffee extra hot when I go to Starbucks. Not often.
ps - lynety - as a real minimalist you might be able to leave out the 2 Ts of pumpkin
