If you turn the heat source off under the percolating pot, the grounds will
drop to the bottom in "time". Dropping that temp a few degrees, whether
adding water or egg shells, creates that change immediately, stops the
boiling/percing process, and when you're as basically impatient as coffee
drinkers are, first thing in the AM, that's a very important feature. ;>)

Bob

> So why should this work?
>    What is the fizzix?
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> Bob Stevens wrote:
>
> >On river (Colorado) trips we'd make that cowboy-type coffee, but would
> >dump
> >a chilly 1/2 cup water in just before pouring to make the grinds migrate
> >to
> >the bottom.
> >
> >bob
> >
> >
> >
>