How to make stronger coffee - West Bend (58036) 36-Cup Coffee Maker

Most likely the bean is weak. It helps to increase the grade of grinding by the button on the top. If you put it to a finer grade, the coffee will taste stronger. However it can become a little sour.

hi, you have to turn the grinder to lower number,and then the coffee will be stronger.

I US teaspoon per cup is recommended. 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons, so for a 55 cup coffee maker you would use 1&1/4 US measuring cups of coffee. Add a little more (1/4 US cup) for stronger coffee brew.

Is the green "ready" light on?
You can get a stronger blend K-cup coffee.

3 key components for a great cup of coffee: Water temp., amount of coffee and the quality of the water.

The darker the stronger, but less caffeine, The lighter the blend the more caffeine.

There are a few ways to do this. One would be to add more of the coffee grinds into the tray. Double your amount, you have double the potency. You can also try the energy blend coffee grinds that they sell at your local stores. That gives it an extra kick as well. Also, Brazillian brands and Columbian brand grinds seem to have a little more potency than the rest.

Hope this helps.

By pressing the button for "stronger" coffee, it slows down the rate at which the water enters the grounds. This allows the water to set in the grounds longer and therefore can make the coffee a bit stronger. This is why on some pots when there is a 4 cup setting used, it takes longer for the coffee to be made. With such a small amount of coffee, it should go thru more slowly to get the same result.

I work 4 BUNN and we have a flow restrictor sprayhead that might help. If you send me your address we can send one out to you.

To get stronger coffee, I would advice adding more coffee to the brew basket or using a slightly finer grind.

open the door and adjust slide for more grounds, also program prebrewing so it adds a little water to the ground to get them going before the rest of the water is pushed though.

Hi, We had a similar problem and it turns out the beans we were using were too oily and clogging up the works. We solved it by using a slightly more coarse grind (and brewing a stronger cup), and by buying only the best beans (oily beans don't make coffee stronger, just means they aren't good beans and by roasting longer can make the coffee taste stronger). Try Barefoot Coffee Roasters (I don't work for them, just love their coffee). We also use the cleaning tablet more often than prompted, and clean the inside of the flap when we dump the grinds. Good luck. Great coffee, but finicky machine!