Coffee

Man idk maybe i'll start a poll or a thread on the subject but "rude" on its own is never not the best ilx post imo

― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:10 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

moments where I think I'm somehow merging consciousnesses with darragh

i'm drinking sodexo overpriced cafeteria coffee today. it has its own branding, "aspretto," which sounds like a fake coffee brand developed for training materials

Contoso Coffee

omg I'm in a microsoft training thing, did I mention that?

they use Contoso as a fake brand for sure

currently trying to perfect le cold brew

came out too strong last time i made it and left it in the fridge for 20hrs

will try less grounds next time

http://i.imgur.com/qyJKwI4.jpg

i think i'm going back to grocery store cof brewed in a mr. coffee machine

oh wait i never left

man smh

should i have another cof rn

yes, obv

well yeah

i'm gonna go try that sbux via

im shunning u

i am at my limit w/ the office keurig and apparently the only truly great keurig coffee my research has turned up (green mountain kenyan aa) was reformulated in the past 6 mos and sucks now :(

i mean i have an aeropress but we have to use the bathroom sink down the other end of the hallway and it's just kind of a pain u kno??

lagoon's just being a diva

via's a fine keurig alternative imo

or should i say lagoon is being a dvia

:D

ok no i'll go

bring a thermos from home

i know, i know, i do sometimes but i hate getting out of bed any earlier than i need to

diva plavalagoona is v upset that i am drinking this sub-par cof

https://coubsecure-a.akamaihd.net/get/b155/p/coub/simple/cw_timeline_pic/e9e0f75ba5f/96c117add3e0fe8233b0c/big_1448489588_image.jpg

thats me and im mad

Take cold brew to the office, use hot water from the Keurig to dilute the concentrate?

hell i should just master cold brew tbh, i still haven't really given it a shot

these people have good reviews for Keurig/Nespresso capsules that are fresher than the mass market ones:
https://www.hilinecoffee.com/

trader joe's cold brew concentrate is a good alternative, and not too expensive

I didn't like the TJ's when I tried it, though I haven't had any other.

hah hah do not tell grady but i drank his cold brew

heh its good

I got a big bag full of these lil cold brew bags and u put in one bag per two cups of water in then put it in your fridge

usually make six cups/three bags at a time

grady

hey grady guess what

I tried making a small batch cold brew and I lost a LOT of water (like I started with 18oz and wound up with less than 12). Is this normal??

At larger volumes I've definitely had close to a third of the water retained in the grounds after brewing and filtering.

did u squeeze the grounds

DD cold brew (they have this now) + almond milk = idk about your fancy coffee this is SoBro we go hard

Also it comes in a plastic cup the size of my head so that's convenient.

did u squeeze the grounds

I kinda pressed them down in the strainer but not much came out.

I also did a second filter thru my Kalita Wave to get the sediment out and 45 min later it still wasn't done.

Here's an expert (award winning New Orleans barrista, 15 yrs) on how to properly cold brew.

His terminology is a bit confusing - he calls it a slow drip, but that's immersion cold brew. Really no different from French Press or mason jar immersion then poured through a filter. I had a Toddy and thought it was more of a pain in the ass than mason jar + filter method.

Slow drip is a different beast, like my little Iwaki or the big Yama drippers where the water drips onto the water one at a time.

I tried a hot bloom with the Iwaki yesterday and it was fantastic - 40g coffee (found out the hard way that 50g is too much w/ a bloom), 40g of 205F water and a stir, 400g room temp water. Poured over ice and then cut 1/3 to 1/2 with cold water was refreshing as hell.

it's basically just the instructions that come with a toddy container lol.

ya srsly if u plug up the hole its not dripping man

i usually do my cold press for ~12 hours max wld be curios to experiment w 24 tho, also with the hot bloom

xp: Mayhaps. I, like probably most other New Orleanians, have tried the cold brew concentrate sold in local refrigerator sections, but much prefer fresh and hot. I did think the tips on 70/30 roast, grind size, and coffee leftovers in the ice cube tray might be useful, but it was mostly the synchrony of this thread and the same discussion on the NOLA reddit that caught my eye.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EoME-m5ZL._SY606_.jpg

ok this cold brew concentrate is REALLY strong, like 1 part concentrate and 2-3 parts water/milk makes v robust beverage. Gonna try the vanilla almond milk #hack today!!

i have now switched to just drinking cortados at work - so tasty when you make w/ heavy cream, takes 30 seconds to drink.

you have a frother at work?

yes, i am a barista :-)

ha there u go

sucked down a cold brew and now I'm shitposting all over the election thread

getting kind of over cold brew tbh. was at a stumptown the other day and got a "cold shot" which is cold brew concentrate infused with nitrogen to be like cold espresso. was fine but it's not really anything to be excited about just cause the damn thing is cold.