Coffee

Thanks for the Capresso confirmations. Just ordered one.

"has anyone here ever tried civet (kopi luwak)?"

I'd never even heard of this until I read this, and now I will absolutely not ever drink it

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/sep/13/civet-coffee-cut-the-crap

hario grinder takes as long as the water does to boil

Longer, in my case, but I have a pretty fast electric kettle.

Capresso grinder arrived this morning. Tried it out on this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUjSViSCQAAjPw3.jpg

put shoes on you hippie

is lynch's coffee any good?

I'm a fan of the I'm Inside Your House Blend

how do you like the grinder, elvis? and also plz send me a bag of them there beans

Update: I love the grinder - thanks for the recommendation!

Unsurprisingly, Lynch's coffee tastes exactly what you would imagine the coffee at the Double R Diner in Twin Peaks would be like - it's not just diner coffee, but diner coffee's ideal form. Very very good. I could probably drink a bucket of it. Of course, you're also spending 15x as much for that damn fine cup of coffee but it's all part of the conceit.

Not sure if I'll get it again... It's expensive ($17 for that bag) and not well-suited for the hi-octane Armenian coffee I typically make.

For well over a year my co-worker and I have been taking turns bringing in different coffees to work because we both hate the keurig. We do pour-over with a hario dripper, and we have an electric kettle and a capresso grinder (we don't have the fancy hario kettle). I've generally had the best and most consistent luck with Stumptown, followed by Grumpy and Counter Culture. We tried a few recently from Sight Glass, which were ok. Right now we have an ethiopian from somewhere called Novo which I find a little skunky, but maybe it just doesn't go well with milk (I find a lot of east african coffees are like this). Mostly had bad luck with La Colombe's single origin coffees even though they're supposed to be a great company.

We don't really do Intelligentsia because it's not widely available here, but I have generally liked their coffees.

Super happy that the local WF now carries Bridgeport, which is one of my favorite coffee roasts in the city.

I <3 La Colombe

but I <3 Philly Fair Trade even more

I had a bag of beans from Ritual Coffee in SF, goddamn that shit was smooth

Right now we have an ethiopian from somewhere called Novo which I find a little skunky, but maybe it just doesn't go well with milk (I find a lot of east african coffees are like this).

I've had some Ethiopian coffee that was like this. Strong and complex, with prominent acidic notes - kind of wine-y. I usually like half-and-half in my coffee, especially in the morning, and I agree this flavor profile probably isn't the best suited for it. I tend to prefer similar kinds of medium to lighter roasts with acidic flavors, but sometimes Ethiopian can seem a bit too much. It's probably better suited as an afternoon coffee served black.

We succumbed and got a Keurig. I can have my dark roasts, my wife and daughter can have their weak stuff and their flavored coffees. Convenience über alles.

GET OUT...BEFORE I THROW YOU OUT!

We've never done a coffee vs beer?

AKA the 4 o'clock question

I recently learned that the ancient bag of coffee from my husband's old place, which I insisted be tossed when we moved, was the famed CIVET SHIT coffee!!!

Me: why didn't you tell me that when we were discussing whether or not to toss it???

Him: I did tell you! Of course I told you! You must have forgotten!

Me: I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED CIVET SHIT COFFEE!!!!

so into coffee rn. local roaster cafe ibis is a godsend.

they have a kona that's savory and tastes like peanut butter. my favorites are the ethiopian coffees they get, fruity light roasts opening up my brane.

My local roaster place has Kona pour-overs for like $5. Haven't taken the plunge yet. I usually stick with Ethiopian, Costa Rica, or Papua New Guinea for $3 a pop.

I've been messing around with chemex filters vs. hario filters lately and have come to the conclusion that chemex filters are better for mediocre coffee but hario filters are better for really good coffee. The main difference I can discern is that chemex filters are thicker and less pourous, so the water sits in the grinds longer and takes longer to filter through. I guess it makes sense that if you have really complex and delicate flavors, this could ruin them, but if you have just ok coffee you might want to extract as much out of it as possible to at least get a full-bodied cup.

Also, here is something we can make fun of:
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/crosspollination/2014/03/blue_bottle_coffee_vcs_search_for_the_new_starbucks_starts_in_san_francisco.html

I haven't tried different thicknesses of filters. I have tried to adjust brewing time by adjusting the coarseness of the grind. I find that the grind should be fairly fine in order to get the optimal brewing time (around 4 minutes). It also helps to wet the grounds first.

Carl broke my french press and I'm looking for a new coffee making device. Has anyone tried either of these:

http://espro.ca/shop-master/espro-press
http://shop.gamilacompany.com/impress/features/

blue bottle is awesome

Really want this: http://uncrate.com/p/2013/12/ratio-eight-coffee-machine-xl.jpg

blue bottle annoys me. I don't think they're as good as stumptown or toby's and they have more attitude.

Trying out bulletproof coffee

My coffee is making hissing noises

Hacking my life feels great

just had some dope coffee

'A bright, refreshing coffee grown on the fertile volcanic soils of Mount Kilimanjaro'
suspect this means somewhere near to there rather than on the mountain itself which is just snow and rock
its nice tho

Yeah my favorite coffee beans are African

Yirgacheffe

i like coffee

i am drinking coffee rn

make coffee with just boiled water many times in a week

the time to have coffee is always now

I am rly into light-to-medium roasted coffee that is not too acidic and has bright berry notes

I did not try bulletproof coffee proper but I did but 1 tbsp of unsalted kerrygold in my coffee yday morning and it was p good! But I sit at a desk ll day (sometimes I stand up for a few minutes at a time) so idk if i can rly gauge all of the energy it did or did not give me

if you put butter in your coffee I suggest using maple syrup as well

for waffle coffee

waffee

omg i wanna peep dat waffee

WAIT

maybe coffle is a better name

that sounds cawful.

a hong kong-style restaurant nearby here offers "lemon coffee", which i haven't been brave enough to try yet

suggest banoffee

yikes

idk about lemon coffee.