Canada

I know the processes involved, but I'm not much of a coffee guru. I grew up on Lutheran Church basement coffee, so pretty much anything works for me. I don't care for Starbucks, they roast their beans into charcoal.

Temp and time can be played off each other, higher temp for a lower time will avoid the oils, lower temp for longer time will as well, but will probably have slightly different tastes. Get good water, good beans and then play with the variables to find the mix that works for your taste.

I know people who will only use bottled water. I don't, but I do understand why they do it and they are right - you have to start with water that tastes good. I once worked in a city where their water supply comes from the Mississippi River. The water was of course treated and did not taste too bad when ice cold. But when it was heated, I could smell "the river". The coffee at that place was never very good.