Coffee

I ended up buying a nicer grinder and stopping there. Then I started experimenting with different grind sizes, brew times, etc (there was a spreadsheet.) Tried a World Aeropress Championship recipe and didn't like it. Started to wonder whether I had been wasting a lot of money and time.

Then I went to a finer grind size and less water and found something I'm very happy with. So I substantially improved my morning coffee without, I think, acquiring a new hobby.

finer grind def makes a big difference, much more flavorful coffee ime

don't know about these quiddities, I buy Peet's coffee ground to 4/10, store it in an airtight container, and spoon some out each morning to brew in a drip coffeemaker

as I get older though I’m just as happy with a morning cup of tea

if the coffee I buy has a coarser grind I just use more

the key element of a coffeemaker to me is having a pot that is a thermos, not one with a heating element underneath that just burns the brewed coffee while it sits

I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!

For some reason (hormones? body chemistry? taste getting more expensive?) I can't tolerate coffee from the coffee maker at all anymore, so it's either iced instant or cold brew.

Dry Iced Americanos are all that I need

coffee

Please put it in my personal cup. I have a reusable straw in my back pocket

I M Losted, i have documented before - on this thread, i think - my homebrew cold drip, which just needs an aeropress and an empty plastic bottle. aeropress costs like 25 bucks. well worth it.

Tried a World Aeropress Championship recipe and didn't like it.

The 2017. Which doesn't mean the 2017 is bad, I just figured out I want a shorter, more concentrated cup, something halfway to espresso. So far, anyway. If there's one in particular you recommend, I'm interested.

participating in this thread cursed me and my espresso machine spewed hot water and coffee grounds all over the place this morning. i guess the gasket is dead : (

― call all destroyer, Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:23 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

is it a curse... or a blessing in disguise (getting a new machine)

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update, i had to get a new machine

tell us all about it

yeah tell us about the machine dammit

DETAILS

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Had to give up a lot of counter space but it's worth it

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/5f/9e/955f9e6dd8f008a56f3813bad029445e.jpg

it’s really very simple

https://149449860.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-22-at-2.07.20-PM.png

I like my morning coffee to remind me of a meth lab.

https://imgaz1.chiccdn.com/thumb/large/oaupload/newchic/images/74/08/bd027fc5-ec7d-4d2c-bfcc-201bc407d277.jpg

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i always wish that style of grinder played calliope music

lol. i got the breville bambino upgraded "pro" package from seattle coffee gear which includes a second single-walled portafilter along with breville's standard double-wall. still getting my bearings but one thing i can say is that it functionally doesn't have a heatup time. they say it comes to temp within 3 seconds which seems like some sort of magic trick.

nice did u get the cool grinder too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqjDderVfM

not yet but probably in the offing.....i have a baratza encore but i should probably upgrade based on my fancy new machine.

i agree that you need to get it

thank you for your support

Office of a company I did some work for last year had a breville. Really good coffee machine and they bought great beans for it.

https://imgaz1.chiccdn.com/thumb/large/oaupload/newchic/images/74/08/bd027fc5-ec7d-4d2c-bfcc-201bc407d277.jpg

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My coffee maker is the alibaba knockoff of this. Brews a great cup, 1 porlex full of Ethiopian in the top, fill with warm water to the 3 cup line on the bottom. Very smooth but strong coffee.

is there a name for this contraption?

Siphon coffee maker IIRC

or vacuum pot apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFE0_B2Lrs

I almost bought that one when I moved into a place with a gas stove but there were too many hot, fiddly, breakable glass bits for me.

I’ve broken the top part once but the whole thing only cost 30 dollars and a new glass was 10. I really like the taste, it’s somehow smoother and cleaner than filter or press.

so this may be a dumb question but do you actually light some kind of flame under the bottom to use it?

A burner or I’ve seen some using like a Benson Burner setup or can of sterno.

KitchenAid makes an electric one.

It’s a little spirit burner, runs on meths/alcohol. Electric burners and all electric ones are available.

Bodum does an electric one I’ve had my eye on.

That looked like a lot of grounds for that much water. If the "6 cups" was the standard coffee carafe 6 cups and the scoops were standard scoops, that is four times what I use in my drip machine.

I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!

― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:35 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

A friend who knows a lot more than I do pointed me to this recipe: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/cold-brewing-frequently-asked-questions

Works fine for me, though idk how picky I am

coffee

the good stuff

I wish I could drink coffee more than twice a day ... just perpetually rising ... the best part of the day always before me ...

"looking for an alternate way to brew your coffee in the morning or the afternoon or whatever?"

no

lol

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm far from mentally stable

u ever work with someone whos just always drinking coffee, at first you dont really notice but then one day youre like that guy just always has a coffee, wild stuff

I have been that guy

My momma bought me beans from Bump 'n' Grind in Silver Spring MD. Really good. She loves me, or at least she loves coffee and wants to share her addiction.