Coffee

when i took the coffee back they apologised. it was a genuine mistake. it's wild how just the presence of bubbles seems to create a whole actual TASTE (a bad taste)

I like nitro cold brew. not really a big cold brew fan in general because of the mouthfeel of a cold brew coffee (it's probably the same as hot coffee but the temperature difference makes me experience the two differently).

yes carbonation + cof = bad

nitro is like a pint of Guinness crossed with a coffee

some people drink espresso and tonic

they give you a little thing of soda water with espresso in italy sometimes? or is that tonic?

espresso served with a soda water back is common in these parts

not mixed together though, ffs

i support the cofant garde

I agree Stumptown is pricey, but I usually only drink one 10 oz mug's worth a day, so I don't go through it that fast.

counter culture prob my fave of the big 3rd wave companies

i have to shout my local, out of logan utah, cafe ibis. if you are ever in utah look for the ibis.

been ordering beans from Olympia Coffee Co the last couple months

In crucial coffee news, I realized the only problem I had with my morning coffee ritual was that I didn't get to sit there enjoying it longer, so I've moved from ersatz Aeropress espresso lungo to Americano. (72g water pressed, then maybe 3x added.) I was worried that it might taste thin, but that hasn't been a problem at all.

what a great beverage!

do people rate james hoffmann's youtube videos on coffee

all the coffee people I know do

name a good burr grinder

I love my Breville Smart Grinder Pro.

Hario Skerton is a nice hand grinder

capresso infinity is one of the devices ive owned that i liked the most, i say that knowing that the knob did break in half after a couple years and no replacements were available but dont worry i glued it back together, the core mechanism of the device ie the grinder still looks like its got 300k miles left on it tho

I've had mine for about 14 years and never needed to have it repaired or serviced in any way.

there u go

applying too much force to the knob might suggest you're overindulging in the cof

it does have that mildly annoying tic where the grinds drawer thingy slides out ever so slightly from the vibrations and then a little bit of grinds falls behind it. Otherwise it's the best.

thats the only thing that annoys me

it needs a latch!

+ obligatory knob joke

i've got a bodum bistro burr grinder and it really doesn't get it quite fine enough for my aeropress but it's close enough for me to have gotten used to and adjust for

applying too much force to the knob might suggest you're overindulging in the cof

― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Friday, June 5, 2020 12:41 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

i only drink the perfect amount...

do you think Trump would use the word 'delicious' a lot if he was president of coffee

*were

thats the only thing that annoys me

it needs a latch!

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, June 5, 2020 12:05 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

There are certain special products that just get away with their flaws. I felt the same way about the Pavoni when I had it running - there were all kinds of things about it that were a complete pain in the ass, but it made the best fucking coffee so I put up with it.

there was a lady always hanging around my local brooklyn deli asking people to buy her delicious coffees

asking people to buy them *for* her or *from* her?

for her, and then if no one wld shed often just take one from the self service station and run out, the people at the store wld be like hey (cant remember her name my friends and i called her delicious coffee) cmon again

If someone randomly asked me to buy them a "delicious coffee" I don't think I could help but oblige

i def bought her a number of delicious coffees over the years

i've subscribed to Counter Culture's 2-bags every 2-weeks delivery service for several years now. it's run by some good friends of ours from back in the day in DC.

about a year ago I was on a business trip in Leicester and walked into this place for a cup of coffee:

http://www.leicestercoffeehouse.co.uk/

The cof was UTTERLY AMAZING and on the strength of that, and the fact that the dog in their logo refers to an actual dog who hangs lazily around inside the coffee shop, and the fact that they do free shipping, I've been getting a kilo of whole bean cof delivered to my house every month.

nice, they shd have pics of the dog on their site thi

i am going to switch to back low tech method because i'm not commuting for a while and i don't need as much coffee as i used to. not sure if that's a result of getting more sleep for the past few months, but more than a cup makes me feel yucky now. i think i'm ready to enjoy coffee again.

do it!

https://www.instagram.com/leicestercoffee/?hl=en

^ many doggie fotoz here

Hey Karl what coff do ya'll recommend from Counter Culture, we are espresso/capp drinkers. I currently order locally from Harrar, which I love, but maybe want to mix it up a bit.

thank u xp

any canadians aboot? i've been using https://buycoffeecanada.com/ and it's good. Roasted when ordered. A little cheaper than the best stuff at the supermarkets around here (Justus).

I'm pretty new at coffee (i used to just be able to be awake) and I'm not sure what it is about pricier beans ($20/pound) tending to taste nicer? I don't have a vocabulary for it and I'm not bothered enough to buy it all of the time. Know what i mean?

There tends to be more care in the roast process, in bean selection, and in culling out the bad ones for one thing. Also I do find single origins tend to be a little tastier than blends for whatever reason, like they just have more distinct flavors to them.

I mean like a lot of products, there's plenty of overpriced bullshit out there, but there are also certain aspects of creating good quality that just cost more in time, labor, inputs, etc. The same way you're just not going to get a really good bottle of wine for $4.00, because it's just not possible to do the minimum it takes to make really good wine and sell at $4.00 without taking a huge loss.

for me one of the things that good coffee tends to have when brewed well is distinct flavors across the register particularly if it has that high note and then some other complimentary stuff like earthiness on the low end etc

does Trump drink coff?

he drinks covfefe iirc