I've often actually enjoyed coffee made in those kind of things, I call it church basement coffee for obvious reasons. No idea what kind of coffee is used though I imagine something that big that sits for any length of time would tend to smooth out any flavour individuality :)
I'm getting married in a couple of weeks and we've decided to have coffee after the meal. It will have to be made in this:
What type of coffee should I get, and what do I need to know?