How can I make STRONGER coffee?? I use the small cup size and bought dark Starbucks cups but it's still wimpy! Help!
1620881
It all depends on the k-cup (type of coffee) you purchase. I use Bustelo Expresso K-cups and the coffee is delicious
1620882
Maybe you need an espresso maker. I doubt you can make the K-cups stronger than by pushing the small cup button.
1807536
First of all, make sure you insert a genuine Mellitta No.2 cone filter. I like a hearty cup of coffee so with Starbucks Breakfast blend I use about two heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for a ten ounce mug. Place the cone on your cup and pour heated water slowly into the grounds to get them wet. Then add the rest of your water easy so the cone doesn't run over. Best cup of coffee anywhere. You will have to experiment a little to get it to your preferred taste. I've been using this method since 2000.
1477457
This model does not have an additional feature to choose light to dark coffee. Your best option is to purchase a coffee that is made to brew strong, or simply add more coffee than normal to boost the strength!
115983
Mine works beautifully and has since day one. Perhaps you are using a weaker blend of coffee it's self or are using a choice of cup too large for your particular brand of coffee. I find some of the breakfast blends are a weaker coffee flavor. Use a smaller cup choice when you brew. If that doesn't work may I suggest that you have gotten a coffee maker that just doesn't work properly. Even the best of man made products are not always perfect; I think they call them lemons, but that does not make them all lemons. Send it back and try another one, Kuerig is a very fair company and I am sure they will work with you. Hope this helps.
346751
To make it stronger, increase the dose- right knob in coffee bin and or increase grind- left knob.I don't know how to make the coffee hotter.
330044
I like strong coffee. I fill the water up to the 2-cup mark and add about 2 1/4 or so tablespoons of coffee. I do let it perk for a long time, so perhaps I could use a bit less coffee.
643603
we have had no problem with our coffee being weak. however we don't like our coffee real strong. I have no idea what kind of coffee you are using but if it is too weak for your taste you may want to try a bolder blend and make sure you are filling the EZ cup using two heaping teaspoons of the blend.
643605
After trying a couple of different coffee blends that did not seem to work and the coffee was extremely weak I found somewhere that you could try a finer grind. I have a tiny electric coffee grinder so I took the coffee that I already had and ground it some more and it worked! I think the answer is to grind the already ground coffee finer. In fact, my coffee is now very strong.
1239463
I always use the same size cup when I use the prefilled cups. If I want stronger coffee, I use the cup I bought that I can fill myself and then I can decide how strong my coffee will be. But,for most people, I understand that there is very little difference in taste between the cups off coffee once they are brewed
1342233
I agree the coffee is too weak for me, so I do run it on the darkest setting and 10 cups but only put 8 cups of water in. Depending on the type of coffee this seems to work, I have to make about two pots a day though.
878197
I have that same problem!!! I had descaled it, and 'cleaned' the machine parts with a paperclip (per instructions by rep on phone) and I still got short-cupped. I talked to the company a few days ago and complained, so they thought it could be a 'faulty k-cup holder' and they sent me a replacement. Well I put it in, and now my machine does NOT work at all! I called the company and they think the machine could be defective and are sending me out a new one. I hope THIS new one works!!!!
840687
As with any coffee if you use little water, it's strong, as more water goes through the premeasred fixed capacity k-cup it gets progressively weaker. There are some "darker" blends that are stronger. Generally, I personally get one strong cup and one weak one per K-cup.
346753
I don't know about making it hotter but it is plenty hot when it comes out. As for making it stronger, yes. There are three buttons for coffee sizes, about 1/4 cup, 1/2 cup and full cup. For a stronger cup push the 1/4 size cup. After it's done, click it again and new beans will be ground with more caffeine. Do this as many times as you want. Tom
1048234
I suspect that you're not putting enough coffee grounds in. First, grind very fine, espresso grind (powder, as fine as you get get it). Then put 2+ heaping Tablespoons of grounds for every 6oz of water you pour through. This means, when I make a cup of coffee, normal mug, I use 4 heaping Tablespoons of grounds -- my mug comfortably holds about 12 oz of coffee with a bit of room at the top. When I make two cups, one for my wife and one for myself, I use 5 heaping Tablespoons of grounds. It nearly fills up the #2 filter, but I pour the water slowly and keep the water topped up throughout the pouring process. If you let it go down and fill again, the filter tends to get clogged and it takes *forever* for it to brew and flow through. My wife likes a slightly weaker cup of coffee, so the second cup is hers. If you are looking for strong, add more grounds. Hope that helps!
1788462
Just add more coffee before brewing and it will be stronger. That or buy bold coffee. Its a great choice for the money. Its only a twenty dollar coffee pot amd it has A LOT A OF FEATURES for the price!
717343
To make it stronger, use the smallest size setting 4 oz. and put in fresh grounds for each 4 oz until you get the full mug.
644922
You'll need to run another cycle, either of the same type, or you can get creative and add a chocolate or an extra espresso.They have now come out with new Gevalia & Maxwell House breakfast coffee discs which do produce more, using one overflowed my usual cup which was never filled by the original size. I found the new large ones at Bed Bath & Beyond. Use the 20% off coupon that they send out weekly in the mail.