Coffee

coffee snob opinion: there is no good south american coffee, only central american

― khat person (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, December 19, 2017 6:42 PM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

silly opinion. Colombia has the most reliably good mass-market coffee, and has some nice small-lot coffee too, and I've had really good coffees from Bolivia and Peru as well. Not a fan of Brazilian coffee though.

otm. there's some good news out of Central America, too. Starbucks' Casi Cielo is p. reliably good morning coffee. In other news, an Intelligentsia opened up right near my house. It is nice to have a fancy coffee shop nearby, and the staff are knowledgable/friendly, but (a) why did they have to install modernist entirely minimalist furniture and (b) they don't heat up either their Chemex pots or the little pitchers into which they, like, decant the coffee, so that by the time the coffee makes it into your (also) unheated mug, it is just a degree over room temperature.

xp. mass-market coffee is no good

get on my level

I've been out of Chemex filters and there's one coffee shop around here that has them so I've been using my old Aeropress. Getting dialed in pretty well w/ 18g coffee, 210-220g water @ 203 and two minutes inverted.

You date a girl but find out later
She smells just like a percolator

xp my aeropress also makes good coffee with water and coffee

I am trying to limit my coffee spending. I now keep three coffees in the house, but only one of them is fancy.

1) Cafe Bustelo for before work on the days I feel like using the Moka pot
2) Something good(ish) for the Chemex. I like Dave's Fresh Coffee from Rhode Island, and not only because the graphic design is swanky.
3) Decaf Illy from a little tin can that I make in the Aeropress

lol dmac

my friend sent me some Tana Coffee from Vanuatu & man it was so good. smooth & lovely

oops Tanna not Tana

LYSOL DOUCHE
fixed for bananaman

my store stopped carrying cafe bustelo

which is sad, because i like having the yellow can

and saying bustelo

bustelo

Still digging the whole bean 8 o clock columbian - smooth, rich, never let's me down

Yeah, that one is surprisingly good.

dont be afriad to mix your won blends - come on! add some barky breathe to dark roast - mix in a little light roast

Are you insane? Because I like that kind of crazy thinking!

What I don't like was what I just had. A ground coffee with bits of orange peel and cinnamon! Aw hell it was free so who am I to complain, but it tasted like a Christmas stocking!

Anyone who makes fruity coffee should be killed on the spot

why is coffee braun?

coffee........is a fruit..........checkmate

there is no such thing as a fruit

Coffee is a bean and beans are magical fruits iirc

"The seeds are contained in a drupe (commonly called a "cherry") 10–15 mm in diameter, maturing bright fucking red to purple and typically contains two seeds (the coffee beans)."

Got a Bialetti for my birthday and I'm very excited about it

bialettis are great, it is my day-to-day coffee maker

Do you use an espresso grind? I don't know if my ancient blade grinder is up to the task but we'll see what happens.

just recently got one of these https://www.amazon.com/Khaw-Fee-HG1B-Grinder-Conical-Ceramic/dp/B01A6CP1HI
takes a little effort but a game changer

can assure everyone itt that dropping a hundo on an electric burr grinder is a purchase you will not regret

having a chemex or whatever then filling it w all diff sizes grounds is living life backwards, consistent grind is so key otherwise yr coffee is not brewing evenly youre getting some under extracted and some over extracted and thats just not right

plus im not even at all a gadget person but my capresso is just a satisfying device to use, to enjoy the quality, i like to watch the beans descend

Just got on Oxo Barista Brain coffee maker. Think I like it better than my Chemex. Going to try brewing some different blends over the weekend.

― Moodles, Friday, December 15, 2017 10:11 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

got one of these in early january and it makes a darn good cof

coffee is cool

Saw on the manual grinder (Khaw-Fee, wince) page that Chemexes go for $57. wtf

no they don't! Unless those are foreign dollars

https://www.amazon.com/Chemex-8-Cup-Classic-Glass-Coffeemaker/dp/B000I1WP7W/ref=pd_sim_79_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000I1WP7W&pd_rd_r=FHCG6091SNC3780GE9ZQ&pd_rd_w=X2ECI&pd_rd_wg=lBR4N&psc=1&refRID=FHCG6091SNC3780GE9ZQ

that size is for when youre making coffee for the whole orgy tho

https://www.worldmarket.com/product/chemex-8-cup-coffeemaker.do

i found a hand blown one for $135

nickn that’s above MSRP, it is cheaper directly from Chemex xp

the real crazy thing abt the chemex is how much the damn filters cost

i dont own a chemex i use a ceramic kalita wave cone man

the thing abt the chemex imo is although it makes a real nice clean cup cause of the thick filter, the concept of storing multiple cups of coffee in it is flawed because the coffee gets cold, shd really be double walled IMHO, i have an insulated french press btw

I have a chemex but I use a plastic Hario v60 90% of the time bc it’s easier to brew one cup in it. Chemex is for sharing.

Yeah to “store” coffee in the chemex you probably want to leave it on the stove. Or pour it into the UFO lookin coffee decanter they’ll sell you.

bodum makes something like it but its not as cool

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/810jnjYzAAL._SY463_.jpg

fwiw i just mean storing as in drinking one cup then drinking another

Filter coffee ugh, espresso all the way.

It's a bit pricey, but I highly recommend this burr grinder. Being able to store your beans in it and set the exact amount and courseness is super sweet. I love this thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Breville-BCG820BSSXL-Grinder-Brushed-Stainless/dp/B00OXGXW8O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518750969&sr=8-1&keywords=breville+burr+grinder

Chemex w/ glass handle > Chemex w/ wood collar

I replaced my mom's Keurig with an Oxo grinder with built in scale and a Breville Precision Brewer - if I ever need to replace my Bonavita/Chemex setup that's what I'm going with.

i like to watch the beans descend

― lag∞n, Thursday, February 15, 2018 5:53 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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i just got this lil guy a couple of weeks ago and i feel like a king

https://www.kitchenstuffplus.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/650x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/8/4/84320_1_bodum-bistro-red-burr-coffee-grinder.jpg