Coffee

nothin like a good coffee with a restaurant meal

i leveled up

http://pouringovercoffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bonavita_variable_temp_kettle.jpeg

*thumbs up*

i am in sweetleaf coffee rn. it's rad. i want to live here.

204 deg F ftw

my water heater goes up in increments. the closest i can get is 200 degrees for the "french press" setting. my friend told me that i will not be able to "taste the beans" this way.

sweetleaf served me a very strong brew.

to truly taste the beans you must put the beans in your mouth and roll them around in your cheeks like a rodent

what i do is eat the beans whole then fish them out of my poop and brew them then i poop

my water heater goes up in increments. the closest i can get is 200 degrees for the "french press" setting. my friend told me that i will not be able to "taste the beans" this way.

― Treeship, Monday, March 28, 2016 1:32 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think we have the same kettle

cuisinart water heater for hacks

or kettle even. that's the word.

haha

i love my cuisinart kettle its my friend

let's be really real sometimes you don't want to taste the beans that much

my coworker admitted being too lazy to brew a cof sometimes and he just eats coffee beans

chocolate covered i hope

With my electric kettle I've found the best result is just to let it hit boil and switch off, pop open the lid, and let steam come out for like 60 seconds, or alternatively just let it sit closed for like 3-4 mins. Erring on the side of not hot enough seems to produce less bad results than erring on the side of too hot.

i wish my chemex retained heat better. coffee is cold by the time i am ready for a second cup.

that's what i was doing but i would always get distracted during cooling and then it would get too cool and i'd have to reboil again. what's nice about this kettle is it just holds the temperature for you. my coffee isn't necessarily tasting much better but it's a much easier and quicker process now.

xp yeah that's a problem with chemex. i find leaving the filter with the grounds in on top helps retain heat, sometimes when it's cold i wrap it in a warm, wet dishcloth (not very aesthetically pleasing)

I asked about chocolate, no, he just reaches for the bag of beans and has at it

btw the right way to drink chemex is just to pour it all in a giant cup and drink it in one gulp

i was 100% positive before i googled that it wld return results

http://i.imgur.com/7MN58Mt.png

pinterest delivers

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/416723771740344795/

make sure you empty the bonavita whenever you're done using it and leave the top off. Had one for tea and it's brilliant but rusts super easily.

thanks!

hm I should knit a chemex cozy

yes

(tho tbh wool might not be the best material for something thats gonna get coffee all over it) feel like one cld maybe repurpose a small fleece drawstring bag

my bonavita hasn't rusted in over a year and a half of me leaving in water every day bc im a lazy bob

i dont have the fancy temp one tho just the plain one

have had delicious local coff twice in the past 2 days, Sacramento is slowly becoming v impressively good @ coffee

sacramento more like sacramellow nicely balanced cup of coffee

Ordered 5 pounds of Red Bird espresso beans so I can portion out 8oz bags and have quality beans in the freezer for weeks at a time.

Priority shipping was free so it's like $10.50/pound, the nearest local roaster (just meh anyway) is $13/10 oz. Hurray USPS.

Set my ceramic stove top to low and put the chemex on to keep it warm

I have a 16oz Chemex that fills a large mug perfectly, and I always scald the mug w/ boiling water before pouring coffee in so my Chemex coffee is never cold

next level

aww yea http://i.imgur.com/foibAn2.png

Cold brew season soon, anyone have a good rec for a big pitcher I can make cold brew in? 1qt mason jars aren't really cutting it.

https://toddycafe.com

I have this. It's overpriced but it does the job

i make it in a regular pitcher (with lid) and strain it through a large paper filter then put it back in the pitcher

like just a plastic pitcher or do you have a glass one

glass

check out this stout lil bad boy http://www.amazon.com/Bormioli-Rocco-Frigoverre-Glass-Pitcher/dp/B00PT7239A

ooh so italian

perfect for the fridge

https://toddycafe.com

I have this. It's overpriced but it does the job

― Treeship, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:16 AM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

when i worked in a coffee shop we used this

I had a Toddy, but it's easier (for me) to just brew in a big mason jar and then pour through a chemex filter. no chance at clumping, etc.

Tbh my problem with my existing mason jars is just that I refuse to not overfill them.