Coffee

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.

Iced latte - is this a recent invention? I don't remember this being around a few years ago. Then again I always order regular coffee when drinking out.

they'll dump ice in anything

my far-flung gf makes this p much every day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_iced_coffee

often with rum

i rather cannot wait to try it

the coffee too amirite

Does she use Trung Nguyen coffee though

I was into that for a minute, cafe du monde seems to be the stuff of choice here judging by the huge pallets at the ends of the aisles at all the Asian supermarkets. With sweetened condensed milk.

Chickory outside of viet iced coffee is horrible though

So given that my coffee routine is taking too long on the mornings I have to also get my toddler out of the house, I decided to sell my soul and try to find a drinkable instant coffee. I found this stuff at a local grocer that carries a lot of Russian and middle eastern stuff -- I think it's actually a swiss brand but it's probably popular in those locales:

https://www.eurofooddeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Davidoff-Rich-Aroma-100g.jpg

It's honestly not bad at all if you make it strong -- kind of tastes like real coffee. Better than k-cup coffee in any case.

The Keurig is too damn expensive. Back to the french press.

lol fuck a keurig

ugh I have yet to have any decent coffee from a Keurig, wtf.

Stevie are you still aeropressing?