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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: Sony MDR V2 headphones on October 12, 2007, 07:07:58 AM
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What kind of coffee do you guys drink?
Do you drink it? What do you drink it with? Do you drink it black?
I like a French roast black, and I need it to function throughout the day. I really hate lukewarm coffee.
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we have coffee at work, just plain coffee.. but i had one this morning and i hadnt had one in a month. its great. im going to go make another now. thanks for the reminder.
outside of work im a french vanilla iced coffee extra extra kinda dude.
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Love the smell, but hate the taste. It always makes me bummed when I go to Starbucks with friends, and they get their fancy mocha whatevers, and I just get chocolate milk in one of those juice box looking things.
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Pumpkin Spice coffee at On The Run/Exxon
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We had a "Flavia" machine at my old job. There was like 30 different kinds of coffee, and you just pick the packet you want, put it in the machine, and 20 seconds later your coffee is ready. It was pretty awesome.
Now that I'm poor, i just make whatever coffee is around. Nothing beats shitty old man donut shop coffee though.
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I drink it every morning since i have to wake up at 6 in the morning for college. +cig = wide awake.
It's amazing how it could wake you up so fast.
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you know that a glass of water will actually wake you up more? i still prefer coffee, but i guess it's been proven.
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timmy double double....cheap diner coffee....some italian place by where i live....i hate that machine coffee...they have it at my work....
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espresso usually and i like lavazza coffee
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ive been rocking straight up black with 3 sugars, add a smoke and talk radio for some old man a.m. drive steez
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friend of mine works for peets coffee and always brings me a 4 pound bag.
usually ethiopian.
i drink it every morning with a little half and half and sugar free flavored syrup.
sometimes straight black.
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theres something about that first sip
heavenly.....
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strong and black coffee is best
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Frenchroast black coffee, or a double espresso topped up with hot water (americano). People that buy lattes and all sorts of crap really piss me off, as they hold up the whole line with their steamed milk bullshit and make good people like myself wait forever.
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I don't drink coffee.
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whole foods brand beans. usually morning buzz, mellow flavor but with a good buzz that doesn't give a head ache too easily
i make the coffee in the best coffee invention ever
(http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/assets/product_images/380/29931105226C.JPG)
this was a wedding gift and kicks ass. you put the beans in and it grinds them up on a timer and then brews the coffee. it's really loud but in a good way that I don't mind waking up too each morning
then I pack it up for work in a cup sort of like this one that allows the morning buzz to be an all day experience
(http://www.deandeluca.com/ProductImg/220/105043.jpg)
coffee stays nice and warm all day and if I find myself in some lame ass meeting where they're talking about management\marketing BS then I can just sip my coffee and zone out to some solitare on my phone.
can't do the work coffee, it's absolute shit. in college, i pretty much lived at Deidrick's coffee shop but their coffee was a bit too strong for me. used to drink the decafe. also met my wife at Cafe Artist, another coffee place I studied at in school and they probably have my favorite coffee in Houston. The brew each cup to order and you can choose from all kinds of shit.
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^^^Where can I find that thing?!
Have you heard of people roasting their beans in popcorn machines? Apparently, it's huge.
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http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=105226
it's definitely awesome if you like some fresh ground coffee without all the mess and hassle
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Peet's Major Dickenson's Blend with a shot or two of espresso...aka the Depth Charge. With a lil' half n half and I'm set.
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columbian segafredo...just with sugar...
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I used to love espresso before work, but after a year, I found my hands shaking on the keyboard.
Thanks for the link, Sleazy, but I'm scared if I go into that store, I'll find Christopher Walken and my life will turn upside down and I'll start worrying about my relationship, but realizing rewinding the past isn't such a fun thing.
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I feel you on the espresso BB
when i waited tables I used to make this coffee drink for me and friends before the shift that I called the eyebrow raiser. basically a glass coated with chocolate sauce and honey, a pack of brown sugar and then 3 espresso shots over ice. idea was that you'd shoot it with a straw and it'd get you going like bevis for a while. after drinking your eyebrows would raise up a few inches for a good while and that's where the name came from.
but too much jitters for me these days with espresso and the crashes are gnarly
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I go to the same place every-morning, Coffee and a Bagel. They have a really strong and dark organic blend. In the summer, they cold brew their own iced coffee. Best I've ever had.
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I dig my coffee with one ton of sugar per ounce... hehe
I only drink Louisiana-brands... Community Coffee at home (medium roast or in between which is medium/dark) or I drink PJ's coffee which is a statewide franchise. Good shit.
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In the summer, they cold brew their own iced coffee. Best I've ever had.
what's cold brewing?
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Quickcheck coffee is really good. Loads of extra shit to expirement with. I havent been drinking coffee as much but i feel it coming the urges coming this winter.
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They tell me its when you use more coffee than normal and brew the coffee at a refridgerated temperature. Lots of coffee shops use old coffee from the day before and just pour it over ice. Therfore, diluting stale coffee. Also when coffee is cold the flavor is stronger and burnt coffee will taste more bitter, so cold brewing insures the coffee doesn't get burnt.
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I feel you on the espresso BB
when i waited tables I used to make this coffee drink for me and friends before the shift that I called the eyebrow raiser. basically a glass coated with chocolate sauce and honey, a pack of brown sugar and then 3 espresso shots over ice. idea was that you'd shoot it with a straw and it'd get you going like bevis for a while. after drinking your eyebrows would raise up a few inches for a good while and that's where the name came from.
but too much jitters for me these days with espresso and the crashes are gnarly
I'd probably love to try that mix if I was 16. I seriously can't believe how little caffeine I can take now. Although, a double espresso short is the hot spot before a skate date.
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my mom bought this thing, probably one of the best appliances ever
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Tea is much better than coffee
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im shamelessly addicted, i cant wake up before 2 without a coffee and a smoke. Im chilling in some basement suite for university right now where i cant keep the coffee maker beside my bed (as usual) so i make coffee, put it in a thermos, and drink it freezing cold every morning to wake up, then microwave my next cup.
without coffee i do literally nothing over the course of a day, with coffee the world is my oyster.
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i've been trying to cut down lately. usually a shot or two of espresso before class at least twice a week, depending on how tired i wake up. on the weekends i rise around 8 or 9, get an extra hot mocha with two extra shots and hit the park for a cruise session to fully wake up.
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I was content with green tea in the morning for a long time, but when I started this job I needed to drink to learn all kinds of new crap. I lasted about 2 weeks drinking the crappy coffee here before I got myself a grinder and coffee maker. If I'm going to drink it everyday I want to enjoy it. I buy various dark coffees from Trader Joes. It's like $5.00 for a big ass can of beans. I put no fat milk and honey in my coffee.
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My girl got me addicted to coffee... it's bad, I drink it whenver, and I can't stop. Anyways, we usually try to find new beans whenever we can. It is pretty rare for a cup of coffee to really stand out to me nowadays, but.... had one singular cup at a restaurant and had to ask what the fuck i was drinking....
http://www.lacolombe.com/
Anything from them is top fucking notch. Nizza is my favorite. If you find yourself enough of a fan to seek out new beans, give it a try.
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Rickey is a big espresso fan himself, but you guys do realize that it has a lot less caffeine than most other brews, right?
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I either make, or buy, an americano everyday. I gots to.
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medium coffee with sugar and milk from dunkin donuts
sometimes i add a bacon/egg/cheese bagel if i have a long day ahead of me
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Do you guys have Double Double's in the US of A?
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i drink it at work sometimes, its ok
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i fucking like a dark roast like french or italian with some half and half, brewed with a french press or from an espresso machien with some steamed milk put the nozzle in my ass and jets up
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Coffee culture is very new here.
Instant coffee with lots of sugar rules the day. At school that's all my
co-workers drink. It's hideous. We have a machine for it too...10 cents a cup.
Hideous.
I usually drink my coffee at home and drink green tea while at work. If I need a coffee,
I have these coffee tea bag things I keep around. They taste like diner coffee.
Back home it was all about this
(http://www.irvinefinefoods.com/graphics/kickinghorse.jpg) Anytime I go back home I buy pounds and pounds of it.
Otherwise, I had friends that worked at JJ Bean coffee, which was nice. Cheap diner coffee that is refiilled all day is also nice.
Here, coffee is incredibly overpriced, $12 for 200 grams. The coffee also tends to be very low grade and completely not fresh.
I usually just buy a big bag of starbucks beans from costco...it's like $11 for a kilo and it's dark roast. I also discoverd a hole in the wall
coffee roaster near where I live. The dude studied coffee roasting in Japan and has wicked beans...but so pricey. $15
/200g.
However,
it's nice to have a choice between dark and medium ethiopian, costarican, java, columbian, and brazilian. It's also nice to have beans
that have been roasted the day before.
Plus, it's still way cheaper than if I was buying americanos at starbucks or something.
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Oh yeah, some of the best coffee I ever tasted was in Vietnam. That stuff was addictive.
Oh yeah, you guys ever hear of Coffee Luwak? I bought a bunch from some farmers in Vietnam.
That stuff is amazing. Apparently, it's mainly exported to Japan and the States and goes for insane
prices. I took a half kilo back to Canada a year ago. My brother and his wife are still asking me to
go back to Vietnam just to buy some more.
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I just drink whatevers at work. But only ever at work and before 12.
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drink it with tons of sugar at work to handle my latina co-workers.
drink it with tons of cream at home and put a couple ice cubes in it.
don't you want me ohhh.
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don't you want me ohhh.
Duh Nuh nanananaa, na na nah nah Naaaaah!
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i love trying new beans a shit. once i went to a a place in the Yukon that roast beans on site and it was the bes coffee i have ever had.
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i havent had a cup of coffee in 5 months, ever since my stomach ulcer ive been battling sleep by masterbating as soon as i wake up. it doesnt work.
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For some reason, I never drink coffee
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Do you guys have Double Double's in the US of A?
I grew up on the canadian border, so we had timmy ho's and that was commonplace. The concept of a double double has left many dunkin donuts employees completely lost here in boston, so I would guess it's a regional thing.
I like coffee a lot, but have a pretty weak stomach so it can end bad. Plus, everytime I drink coffee I will guaranteed have to shit within an hour, so I use it sparingly. Sometimes i'll get a latte or an americano because those are both less stress on the stomach, but those are also mad expensive.
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the REAL kona coffee I bought on Kuaii (buy it from the locals, not some honolulu shit) is the best coffee I have had, perhaps some of the best coffee in the world.
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i havent had a cup of coffee in 5 months, ever since my stomach ulcer ive been battling sleep by masterbating as soon as i wake up. it doesnt work.
me and you should start an ulcer club...we could hang out and drink Pepto Bismol together
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Tea is much better than coffee
wow thats the pussiest thing ive ever heard you english faggot go fuck yourself
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Tea is much better than coffee
calm down, have a cup of tea or something
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Coffee in australia is really good, Flat White with one sugar. At home I drink Medaglia de Oro from a plunger.
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Tea is much better than coffee
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local bagel store makes me an awesome coffee before school
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Tea is much better than coffee
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carmel whatever coffee mixed with hot chocolate.
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Starbucks in a bag Colombian Medium roast with french vanilla creamer and 3 Equals. Throw in 1 or 2, maybe 3 Camel Lights and I'm good to go.
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Enjoyed 16 oz. of Chocolate Macadamia from Wawa this morning.
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This board is relevant.
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Tea is much better than coffee
I like drinking tea during the day, i kind of go through phases with it. The buzz is more mellow and you don't crash. But I still need to have coffee first thing in the morning to get me going right. Tea just too weak for first thing in the mroning.
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i usually drink quite a bit of coffee , coffee mate and some sugar and it's good.
i need some right now
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i like plain old coffee with milk. screw all that french vanilla roast starbucks foo-foo fag coffee, that shit for little kids with a sweet tooth.
i used to drink like 10 cups a day when i worked at a cafe but i've cut back to just 1 cup a day.
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i live to fuck on a caffeine rush.
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where´d you find that avatar???? HAHAHA!!
I always drink italian coffee, freshly imported by my italian girl. It´s called Quarta café or something and it´s the best there is.
I use one of these badass espresso thingys:
(http://www.t-online-shop.de/res/product_200/resource_85423.jpg)
Oh and I like to call it café.
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i dont drink coffee, but just bought a pound of espresso grind for a friend at a 'cowboy coffee' outlet in a 'city' of 650 in the bc interior... its like starbucks but for loggers and ranchers
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I use one of these badass espresso thingys:
(http://www.t-online-shop.de/res/product_200/resource_85423.jpg)
Oh and I like to call it café.
....best 20euro I ever spent.
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^^ so what is this thing? is it a counter top espresso maker?
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you put the ground coffee in the center, water in the bottom, put it on to boil and teh water is forced up through the beans, giving you coffee on the top. my girl uses those for her coffee...
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Isnt that a perculator?
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Tax refund came in a few days ago so I thought I'd treat myself
(http://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/244-72048697-192816_M?$PDP_M$)
Don't know how to use one of these but I like strong black coffee. Also, I want to fuck with some of that cold brew, so I might experiment with that.
Was watching some videos and reading some articles and dudes are talking about ratios and timers and shit, like c'mon man. Nobody's got the time for that.
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the ethiopian coffee they have at trader joes at the moment is really fucking good. they had better keep it around a while.
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the ethiopian coffee they have at trader joes at the moment is really fucking good. they had better keep it around a while.
Tried that one today. Spicy notes, yo.
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
Twin Peaks Coffee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PcoMrwEa5o#)
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tim hortons was voted canadas best coffee, who the fuck was the competition
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Dunkin Donuts has any size coffee for a buck from 3-6 near me now. I think they do it every year when the weather gets nice and it fucking rules!!!!
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tim hortons was voted canadas best coffee, who the fuck was the competition
I read McDonalds was Canada's best coffee, in a news article.. beating out heavyweights such as DD, country-style and TimHortons
they all taste pretty weak so everyone likes them
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I've changed my shit up...now I got a stainless steel French press....so sick....easy to clean...it's insulated and keeps the coffee warm... And if you leave it in the sink and it doesn't get smashed up.....
I like African coffees.....
Coffee should be black....
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Used to be an avid Dunkin Donuts coffee drinker, and I don't mind a medium cup of their delicious nectar from time to time but it doesn't do it for me since finding and drinking at a local coffee spot. It's obviously not as convenient as going to DD because it's not close to my house by any means but when I go there and get their coffee of the day, not only does it taste amazing but it still gives me the jitters as if coffee was touching my virgin lips for the first time. They have this Nicaragua coffee that absolutely kills. Recently I tried to drink Starbucks but can't make it past the taste (and yes, I know that seems like a false claim since any coffee is always going to taste bitter and somewhat harsh) but they find a way to burn their coffee and make it taste shitty. Hate their Blonde roast. I'll go with a Hazelnut Macchiato from them though.
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my preference for coffee has already been established
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if you drink coffee while smoking a cigarette, you have a dirty mouth and i can't understand how you can possibly walk around with that taste in your mouth
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Burka Gudina from Cartel Coffee Lab in Scottsdale, AZ. straight black. best coffee I've ever had, I get it 4-5 times a week.
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Where can I get 'good' coffee in houston?
I'll me moving there soon enough and simply cannot survive without two or three cups a day.
'good' like the kind I currently get in melbourne australia, which according to many wanky news publications is one of the best coffee/cafe cities in the world.
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Mom bought herself a Keurig coffee machine a year or so ago and I have to say, it comes in handy. Fresh cup in just a few seconds. Different flavours of every taste. Different roasts. The possibilities are endless.
I usually drink a Chai latte before heading off to class. Best drink ever. Real smooth. No extra sugar needed. Tastes like cinnamon.
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if you drink coffee while smoking a cigarette, you have a dirty mouth and i can't understand how you can possibly walk around with that taste in your mouth
It's fucking discusting, majority of my coworkers have brown teeth and shit breath because of this. Some try and use Dentyne ice for cover but it's no deal
When I quit drinking coffee I got migraines for 2 weeks, like the gnarliest headaches of my life.. glad it's over
Orange juice for breakfast all you need
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
Haha yeah buddy!
Try this if you manage to find it
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I quit smoking over two years ago but I hated the combination of coffee and cigarettes. If you truly like to enjoy your coffee in the morning, you know damn well that the cigarette taste ruins it. Maybe it doesn't apply to iced coffee, I wouldn't know. But I'm absolutely baffled to hear people say "I can't have one without the other" etc...yuck.
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Recently traveled to Ecuador, they had some of the best coffee I have ever had
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Tax refund came in a few days ago so I thought I'd treat myself
(http://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/244-72048697-192816_M?$PDP_M$)
Don't know how to use one of these but I like strong black coffee. Also, I want to fuck with some of that cold brew, so I might experiment with that.
Was watching some videos and reading some articles and dudes are talking about ratios and timers and shit, like c'mon man. Nobody's got the time for that.
This is all I ever use. The ratio/temperature/etc. can get really confusing ("cup" = 4oz?) but you learn.
My go to (I literally just finished making a cup before I logged onto SLAP)
Boil water
Grind 3 spoonfuls of the included spoon to medium coarse (you'll have to learn this too)
Fill boiling water to brim of 14-oz mug
Mix water and ground beans in press for 30 seconds with NON-METAL spoon
Sit for 3 minutes
Press and pour (will lose about 2oz to absorption, so I get a perfect 12oz to drink)
DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN AFTER USE. The cheesecloth/wheel is removable. It sucks but you don't want musty bean fragments sitting in there forever.
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i have a keurig that i put my own coffee in (i stopped using the little cups because that shit gets expensive and they arent very strong). i drink one cup every morning on my way to work at about 4:30AM, it works like a charm and gets me thru my 8 hours. i've been getting coffee from my work Sprouts lately, im currently on the ethiopian and its good but i use half and half and lots of sugar anyway so... i also heard that coffee is grown with tons of pesticides so i plan on starting to buy organic once i run out of the ethiopian. i would love to get one of those fancy contraptions im seeing in here but the keurig is too convienent and quick, when you wake up at 3:30 am and have to make yourself breakfast you dont want to be foolin with long processes and whatnot.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
(http://images.derstandard.at/2009/11/11/1256788581708.jpg)
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(http://www.schick-hotels.com/image/medium/de/literatur-kaffeehaus-wien.jpg)
(http://www.planet-wissen.de/laender_leute/oesterreich/wien/img/wf_wien_kaffee_g.jpg)
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Never stepped into the starbucks we have here, fuck that. But New Zealand Coffee is dope! Theres quite a few rad spots in the downtown area.
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Tax refund came in a few days ago so I thought I'd treat myself
(http://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/244-72048697-192816_M?$PDP_M$)
Don't know how to use one of these but I like strong black coffee. Also, I want to fuck with some of that cold brew, so I might experiment with that.
Was watching some videos and reading some articles and dudes are talking about ratios and timers and shit, like c'mon man. Nobody's got the time for that.
This is all I ever use. The ratio/temperature/etc. can get really confusing ("cup" = 4oz?) but you learn.
My go to (I literally just finished making a cup before I logged onto SLAP)
Boil water
Grind 3 spoonfuls of the included spoon to medium coarse (you'll have to learn this too)
Fill boiling water to brim of 14-oz mug
Mix water and ground beans in press for 30 seconds with NON-METAL spoon
Sit for 3 minutes
Press and pour (will lose about 2oz to absorption, so I get a perfect 12oz to drink)
DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN AFTER USE. The cheesecloth/wheel is removable. It sucks but you don't want musty bean fragments sitting in there forever.
Dude I followed this exactly and actually made a real good cup. Kudos to you.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
(http://images.derstandard.at/2009/11/11/1256788581708.jpg)
(http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/799/465632.JPG)
(http://www.schick-hotels.com/image/medium/de/literatur-kaffeehaus-wien.jpg)
(http://www.planet-wissen.de/laender_leute/oesterreich/wien/img/wf_wien_kaffee_g.jpg)
that place is the goddamn titties
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I'd love to visit some European coffee houses.
I just love the idea of that coffee house culture. Maybe this is hyperbole, but I regard the advent of the coffee house in Europe on the same level as the reformation in terms of the impact its had on modern society. I'm talking about the worlds of art/science/finance/politics/etc colliding in these Turkish coffee houses in the great cities of western and central Europe like Vienna (or London and Amsterdam). Maybe I've been reading a little too much Neal Stephenson
but it would make a good dissertation topic now that I think about it...
Anyways, I think I'm going to buy a hand grinder and just start buying beans. Trying to get that coarser grind for my french press
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iced latte is the best, but usually get iced americano as it's cheaper and basically the same.
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I didn't put my pot under the brewer correctly last night so it didn't drip out it just sat in the brew basket for twenty minutes. When I went to pour myself a cup at 6:30 am, it started to pour out all over. I didn't have time to make things right. It's nearly noon and I haven't had a proper cup of coffee today.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
*viennese coffee houses*
that place is the goddamn titties
yes, it is, theres a few of those amazing coffee houses in vienna (budapest has some fine too). i always feel weirdly underdressed without a pullunder or a fine tweed jacket and a pipe.
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This thing is pricey, but worth ever penny.
Technivorm Moccamaster Coffee Maker (from the Netherlands)
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grind my own beans, use filtered water...nothing like it.
I get the beans from a great coffe store - husband and wife who source the stuff, go to the farms all over the world Etc.
They really know coffee inside and out and always have great varities to choose from.
http://www.georgioscoffee.com/ (http://www.georgioscoffee.com/)
I find the Jamaican Blue Mountain and coffee from Costa Rica is the best.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
*viennese coffee houses*
that place is the goddamn titties
yes, it is, theres a few of those amazing coffee houses in vienna (budapest has some fine too). i always feel weirdly underdressed without a pullunder or a fine tweed jacket and a pipe.
you can leave your pipe at home, a lot of the old traditional ones had to ban smoking due to new laws.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
*viennese coffee houses*
that place is the goddamn titties
yes, it is, theres a few of those amazing coffee houses in vienna (budapest has some fine too). i always feel weirdly underdressed without a pullunder or a fine tweed jacket and a pipe.
you can leave your pipe at home, a lot of the old traditional ones had to ban smoking due to new laws.
you would think so, but i found a way to trick the incredibly strict and well planned austrian smoking laws: REVIEW OF THE G500 ELECTRONIC PIPE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPfN_u2nsY8#ws)
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
*viennese coffee houses*
that place is the goddamn titties
yes, it is, theres a few of those amazing coffee houses in vienna (budapest has some fine too). i always feel weirdly underdressed without a pullunder or a fine tweed jacket and a pipe.
you can leave your pipe at home, a lot of the old traditional ones had to ban smoking due to new laws.
you would think so, but i found a way to trick the incredibly strict and well planned austrian smoking laws: REVIEW OF THE G500 ELECTRONIC PIPE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPfN_u2nsY8#ws)
people here will think "this dude must be german".
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^ maybe you can trick the smoking laws with this thing but you still don't protect anybody from passive smoking right?
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Tax refund came in a few days ago so I thought I'd treat myself
(http://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/244-72048697-192816_M?$PDP_M$)
Don't know how to use one of these but I like strong black coffee. Also, I want to fuck with some of that cold brew, so I might experiment with that.
Was watching some videos and reading some articles and dudes are talking about ratios and timers and shit, like c'mon man. Nobody's got the time for that.
This is all I ever use. The ratio/temperature/etc. can get really confusing ("cup" = 4oz?) but you learn.
My go to (I literally just finished making a cup before I logged onto SLAP)
Boil water
Grind 3 spoonfuls of the included spoon to medium coarse (you'll have to learn this too)
Fill boiling water to brim of 14-oz mug
Mix water and ground beans in press for 30 seconds with NON-METAL spoon
Sit for 3 minutes
Press and pour (will lose about 2oz to absorption, so I get a perfect 12oz to drink)
DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN AFTER USE. The cheesecloth/wheel is removable. It sucks but you don't want musty bean fragments sitting in there forever.
What's the non metal spoon about? I got sick of smashing bodums....cut my hand bad so I got the stainless steel one.....good investment I think....
Dude I followed this exactly and actually made a real good cup. Kudos to you.
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people here will think "this dude must be german".
not until i grab my copy of BILD and demand a Becks to compliment the coffee.
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
(http://images.derstandard.at/2009/11/11/1256788581708.jpg)
most those look like frapuccinos but in fancy cups. the rest look like sugary fairy drinks. steamed milk? get that shit outta here. i'm an american, gosh darn it. give me my coffee in a styrofoam cup with a plastic lid and a donut. fuck you and your high society coffee house crap, ya damn kraut.
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Fuck you all and your fancy coffee.
1 tbsp of special blend coffee bought from the diary down the road.
2 tbsp of sugar.
Quarter cup milk, stir.
Add hot water, stir.
Drink.
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I think a thermos is a must too....to cart around to spots....travel mugs always get knocked over....keeps it warm too and looking like a substitute teacher is hot these days.....
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starbucks? people actually drink that shit? visit vienna and i'll get you guys to some real coffee.
(http://images.derstandard.at/2009/11/11/1256788581708.jpg)
this "fancy frapuccinos" look back on over 200 years of history and the viennese coffee tradition is intangible unesco world cultural heritage. it ain't high society crap it's what EVERYONE drinks. what you get as your daily "coffee to go" is a poor version of that kind of coffee that some europeans came up with a few hundred years ago. unfortunately we do have a few starbucks as well, but you can easily tell that somebody is an american tourist when he walks around with a styrofoam cup. also over here starbucks coffe is more expensive than that "fancy coffe house". usa-usa-usa. ever been outside of your "country"?
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Tax refund came in a few days ago so I thought I'd treat myself
(http://images.selfridges.com/is/image/selfridges/244-72048697-192816_M?$PDP_M$)
Don't know how to use one of these but I like strong black coffee. Also, I want to fuck with some of that cold brew, so I might experiment with that.
Was watching some videos and reading some articles and dudes are talking about ratios and timers and shit, like c'mon man. Nobody's got the time for that.
This is all I ever use. The ratio/temperature/etc. can get really confusing ("cup" = 4oz?) but you learn.
My go to (I literally just finished making a cup before I logged onto SLAP)
Boil water
Grind 3 spoonfuls of the included spoon to medium coarse (you'll have to learn this too)
Fill boiling water to brim of 14-oz mug
Mix water and ground beans in press for 30 seconds with NON-METAL spoon
Sit for 3 minutes
Press and pour (will lose about 2oz to absorption, so I get a perfect 12oz to drink)
DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN AFTER USE. The cheesecloth/wheel is removable. It sucks but you don't want musty bean fragments sitting in there forever.
What's the non metal spoon about? I got sick of smashing bodums....cut my hand bad so I got the stainless steel one.....good investment I think....
Dude I followed this exactly and actually made a real good cup. Kudos to you.
The non-metal spoon is for two reasons: 1) Obviously, metal is more likely to crack/break glass than wood or plastic. 2) Mixing something metallic in the still-brewing coffee can affect the chemical process and change the flavor.
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
Haha yeah buddy!
What would you say the taste difference is between an italian coffee maker and a french press?
Been using a french press for a while and I'm pretty satisfied with it, but would love to try out other options if I can actually taste a difference. Oh, and I mix the water/coffee with a chopstick haha
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this "fancy frapuccinos" look back on over 200 years of history and the viennese coffee tradition is intangible unesco world cultural heritage. it ain't high society crap it's what EVERYONE drinks. what you get as your daily "coffee to go" is a poor version of that kind of coffee that some europeans came up with a few hundred years ago. unfortunately we do have a few starbucks as well, but you can easily tell that somebody is an american tourist when he walks around with a styrofoam cup. also over here starbucks coffe is more expensive than that "fancy coffe house". usa-usa-usa. ever been outside of your "country"?
That's fine and dandy and all, taking pride in your country's history and coffee culture. Very quaint. I'm sure, over the years, many respectable Germans have had very fine intellectual discussions over their cups of whipped cream. Many people, however, just don't have time for wooden coat hangers, conversation, and little spoons. For you see, people such as yourself value an experience, whereas I value expediency. So while you take the extra time to savor 200 hundred years of coffee culture, as you say, I will most likely be having caffeine-fueled sex with your girlfriend.
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this "fancy frapuccinos" look back on over 200 years of history and the viennese coffee tradition is intangible unesco world cultural heritage. it ain't high society crap it's what EVERYONE drinks. what you get as your daily "coffee to go" is a poor version of that kind of coffee that some europeans came up with a few hundred years ago. unfortunately we do have a few starbucks as well, but you can easily tell that somebody is an american tourist when he walks around with a styrofoam cup. also over here starbucks coffe is more expensive than that "fancy coffe house". usa-usa-usa. ever been outside of your "country"?
That's fine and dandy and all, taking pride in your country's history and coffee culture. Very quaint. I'm sure, over the years, many respectable Germans have had very fine intellectual discussions over their cups of whipped cream. Many people, however, just don't have time for wooden coat hangers, conversation, and little spoons. For you see, people such as yourself value an experience, whereas I value expediency. So while you take the extra time to savor 200 hundred years of coffee culture, as you say, I will most likely be having caffeine-fueled sex with your girlfriend.
i'm not german. i get it you don't have time for wooden coat hangers and little spoons you're an american so you must be very busy bombing other countries and watching baseball eating hot dogs and stuff. I'd highly suggest you to visit some other parts of the planet, learn another language or at least read a book - might as well be one with pictures in it. by the way those styrofoam cups cause cancer and brain damage (could be an explanation for your posts).
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vide! hic stultus putat me stultum esse. is putat me linguam aliam cognoscere. is videretur tam stultum habere.
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i love the feeling i get reAding posts about cofee drinkers and drinking coffee
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vide! hic stultus putat me stultum esse. is putat me linguam aliam cognoscere. is videretur tam stultum habere.
mad props, you can use the google translation tool. i think a well trained chimpanzee could do it as well. but maybe i do you wrong, and you really came up with that yourself, so you might as well be one of the few thousand people who actually still speak Latin fluid.
but actually i don't think your latin skills are that good, otherwise you must be a harvard university professor posting on a skateboard forum. If you learn latin you learn how to read old text material and how the grammar works. but actually speaking and writing it? no way.
kanako ug sa akong unggoy mahimong mogamit sa mga galamiton sa Google sa paghubad.
yo y mi mono puede utilizar la herramienta de traducci?n de Google.
我和我的猴子可以使用谷歌翻译工具。
minun ja apina voi k?ytt?? google k??nn?s ty?kalu.
moi et mon singe pouvez utiliser l'outil de traduction de Google.
ja a moja opice m??ete pou?iť google prekladač.
mein affe und ich koennen das google uebersetzungs tool verwenden.
mig og min abe kan bruge google overs?ttelsesv?rkt?j.
من و میمون من می توانید از ابزار ترجمه گوگل استفاده کنید.
kuv thiab kuv cov liab siv tau cov google txhais lus twj.
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this "fancy frapuccinos" look back on over 200 years of history and the viennese coffee tradition is intangible unesco world cultural heritage. it ain't high society crap it's what EVERYONE drinks. what you get as your daily "coffee to go" is a poor version of that kind of coffee that some europeans came up with a few hundred years ago. unfortunately we do have a few starbucks as well, but you can easily tell that somebody is an american tourist when he walks around with a styrofoam cup. also over here starbucks coffe is more expensive than that "fancy coffe house". usa-usa-usa. ever been outside of your "country"?
That's fine and dandy and all, taking pride in your country's history and coffee culture. Very quaint. I'm sure, over the years, many respectable Germans have had very fine intellectual discussions over their cups of whipped cream. Many people, however, just don't have time for wooden coat hangers, conversation, and little spoons. For you see, people such as yourself value an experience, whereas I value expediency. So while you take the extra time to savor 200 hundred years of coffee culture, as you say, I will most likely be having caffeine-fueled sex with your girlfriend.
This, My family is Austrian, I've spent a bit of time in Germany, and growing up in Melbourne means that for me, coffee is a serious sit down discussion drink, often a lot more social than a beer.
I'm quite frankly terrified that when I move to the states next year that I wont be able to find anywhere to get a proper cup of coffee. Americans always seem to ruin the finer points of a lot of little luxuries.
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*troll food*
nom nom nom nom nom
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I love coffee. Starbucks is ass of course, if you're in the bay and don't know Philz, you're wrong. Also becoming a huge fan of vietnamese coffee.
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Nah....I think Starbucks is middle of the road and sometimes that's all you got....it's somewhere between Walmart and a portlandia skit....
I was at an independent place this year and someone walked out because the beans were roasted not in the back but the next town over....
Gonna try the cold press....any idea on the best way to heat up the coffee.....
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coffee is vile
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coffee is vile
yeah coffee sucks
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Nah....I think Starbucks is middle of the road and sometimes that's all you got....it's somewhere between Walmart and a portlandia skit....
I was at an independent place this year and someone walked out because the beans were roasted not in the back but the next town over....
Gonna try the cold press....any idea on the best way to heat up the coffee.....
You don't wanna heat it up, it's meant to be had cold. If you're using a French-press you want to leave the coffee in for a much longer period of time than if you were using hot water - like 6+ hours or overnight if it'se easier. You'll also want to use more coffee than you would usually.
It's super easy and often the flavour of the coffee is much clearer, as the cold water gives a more gentle extraction, leaving behind some of the harsher acids.
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things to do in vienna:
*shop at m.gibian
*visit stephansdom
*have starbucks with pica
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
Been using a french press for a while and I'm pretty satisfied with it, but would love to try out other options if I can actually taste a difference. Oh, and I mix the water/coffee with a chopstick haha
Even though I own a french press, I can't tell the difference cus I never ever used it. All I can say is, the coffee from the italian coffee/ espresso maker tastes fine and has more nuances than filter coffee (german way of making coffee). It just tastes pretty good, but might be similar quality as the french press - except that you use espresso powder so it's comparable to a double espresso or cafe allonge/ lungo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungo)
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this "fancy frapuccinos" look back on over 200 years of history and the viennese coffee tradition is intangible unesco world cultural heritage. it ain't high society crap it's what EVERYONE drinks. what you get as your daily "coffee to go" is a poor version of that kind of coffee that some europeans came up with a few hundred years ago. unfortunately we do have a few starbucks as well, but you can easily tell that somebody is an american tourist when he walks around with a styrofoam cup. also over here starbucks coffe is more expensive than that "fancy coffe house". usa-usa-usa. ever been outside of your "country"?
That's fine and dandy and all, taking pride in your country's history and coffee culture. Very quaint. I'm sure, over the years, many respectable Germans have had very fine intellectual discussions over their cups of whipped cream. Many people, however, just don't have time for wooden coat hangers, conversation, and little spoons. For you see, people such as yourself value an experience, whereas I value expediency. So while you take the extra time to savor 200 hundred years of coffee culture, as you say, I will most likely be having caffeine-fueled sex with your girlfriend.
This, My family is Austrian, I've spent a bit of time in Germany, and growing up in Melbourne means that for me, coffee is a serious sit down discussion drink, often a lot more social than a beer.
I'm quite frankly terrified that when I move to the states next year that I wont be able to find anywhere to get a proper cup of coffee. Americans always seem to ruin the finer points of a lot of little luxuries.
nothing is social for you because you have no friends
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nom nom nom nom nom
(http://images.inmagine.com/400nwm/iris/flirtrm-026/ptg01830853.jpg)
and now back to coffee.
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+1 on cold drip coffee.
really hard to explain why I like it so much. Its different, almost worth ordering with friends just for the novelty factor of introducing it to them for the first time. "WHAT YOU DRINK IT COLD???!!"
I also love a good strong black coffee in its own right, so its not much of a stretch, and perhaps an improvement because cold drip isnt nearly as bitter.
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my parents have me their old gaggia baby, but it failed to work. took me two hours to open every screw and clean every piece of the machine - worth the struggle. best coffee I ever made. and that shit looks good in a kitchen too.
(http://www.stangl24.de/images/produkte/grp/2_51_0.jpg)
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This, My family is Austrian, I've spent a bit of time in Germany, and growing up in Melbourne means that for me, coffee is a serious sit down discussion drink, often a lot more social than a beer.
I'm quite frankly terrified that when I move to the states next year that I wont be able to find anywhere to get a proper cup of coffee. Americans always seem to ruin the finer points of a lot of little luxuries.
I found it pretty challenging to get a decent cup of coffee in Germany. Thankfully I am back in a city that cares about food and a place where a dude who rips on a skateboard has one of the best coffee shops in town.
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never would`ve expected a machine thats called " gag yah" to make good coffee.
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i need at least one big cup in the morning. i usually wont drink any more than that unless im totally falling asleep. i like my coffee strong, so too much and i start feeling sick. i drink black french press. hot in the winter, overnight cold press in the summer. sometimes i get lazy and will get starbucks since its really hard to find anywhere with decent cold press where im from. there is a nice place right by where i work that blows starbucks away and is like a buck cheeper, but i usually dont go unless i really need it. theres another place that has their cold press on tap like beer. its expensive as hell, but its by far the best ive ever had that i didnt make myself.
i prefer the darker roasts. usually just buy starbucks cafe veronia or espresso roasts. pretty middle of the road, but again, there really isnt a good amount of quality coffee around me thats worth the price. i recently bought a bag of starbucks three regions blend. that shit is really good cold.
it kind of sucks being really picky about coffee. like if im at someones house and they offer me some thats not up to my "standards" i wont drink it and people will say "why not? dont you love coffee?" nobody likes hearing that their shit isnt good enough for you. i bring my presses on vacation. ive brought them camping. if i know im going to be staying overnight somewhere, ill sometimes bring one. ive got one at my house, my girlfriends house, and at work. i really love coffee, but in a totally ridiculous and obsessive way.
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Looking forward to try some of the cold brew coffee I've got sitting in the fridge (still steeping). Might have fucked it up, but we'll see. Should be ready to drink by tomorrow morning.
I will report back.
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Hell yeah. Shit was smooth, drank it black with ice this morning. I've got another batch going for tomorrow but I'm definitely a believer in the cold brew now.
My family are very suspicious of this witchcraft.
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Hell yeah. Shit was smooth, drank it black with ice this morning. I've got another batch going for tomorrow but I'm definitely a believer in the cold brew now.
My family are very suspicious of this witchcraft.
love me a good cold brew. Good on ya for doing it yourself. Gotta save money somehow.
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Girlfriend went to work and came back with a commercial Keurig that an office in her building was going to throw out.
She immediately bought Dunkin Donuts K-Cups and cleaned the machine with none of my help.
I'm in fucking heaven.
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Just curious guys, I really want to do a cold press. How many standard desert spoons of coffee would you use for 1 litre of water?
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I googled instructions for it and one of the sites I landed on gave me a ratio of 2 cups of water for 1 cup of coffee and it comes out very nicely.
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
I just found one of those at a yard sale for $2.50.
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coffee nerds, some of the lamest people out there.
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coffee is gross
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I just found one of those at a yard sale for $2.50.
nice, hope it works well.
coffee nerds, some of the lamest people out there.
agreed, except if they ride a skateboard (no longboards included). also, i surrender other lame shit like watching tv or even talking about tv shows. fuck that. and nothing's wrong with a big black coffee to make it through the day.
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Vietnamese coffee... I'm telling you. It's strong and they bring it to you.
(http://www.em-oi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/7.jpg)
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All of those chicks, but the one in the red panties, look uncomfortable.
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Hell yeah. Shit was smooth, drank it black with ice this morning. I've got another batch going for tomorrow but I'm definitely a believer in the cold brew now.
My family are very suspicious of this witchcraft.
I tried it too...good stuff....I still like it hot in the am but as soon as I'm done I empty the French press and start cold brewin....
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I tried it too...good stuff....I still like it hot in the am but as soon as I'm done I empty the French press and start cold brewin....
I think you have it right here. I cold brewed overnight last night to try it out. I missed my hot morning coffee but could see this fitting into a sunny afternoon nicely.
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Iced black cold brew is perfect for those muggy swamp balls summer mornings.
Went to a highly regarded coffee place in my city today. The employees were the pretentious unwelcoming sort, and the clientele were also quite unsavoury (too cool for school type assholes). Doesn't feel like the type of place where I can just go and read a goddamn book for a few hours.
I get the sense that this is the only place in town that knows how to pull a really nice fucking shot of espresso. It's a shame about everything else. I can drink their espresso all day everyday.
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been rocking coffee coolatas from DD lately... if i actually have the time before work ill stop at starbucks and get an "iced double shot" (espresso, little milk, sugar). its not on the menu/no button on the register, and the employees (especially new ones) didnt know how to ring it in. there is ALWAYS a line when id go and the employees, all flustered, would just ring it in under an "americano" which was about half the price. basically i beat the system.
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damn good coffee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxwcQ1dapw8&feature=share&list=FLMb2BMxIOvb4nunCIAuH5sA#)
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I googled instructions for it and one of the sites I landed on gave me a ratio of 2 cups of water for 1 cup of coffee and it comes out very nicely.
I also like to go with espresso roast beans so you get a stronger aroma
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(http://www.marco.org/media/2011/08/coffee-joulies-1.jpg)
got these for fathers day. they basically will make your coffee cool down to the right temperature quickly and then keep it there longer avoiding the whole "too hot, wait, wait, wait, shit now it's too cold" thing with your coffee. they aren't cheap but i'm digging them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmAUEt1r_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmAUEt1r_4)
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^cool I might get one too one day.
This night I will have No sleep at all cus I have too much work to do. Thank you coffee for making this possible.
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everyone i have ever met that has gone to america has said you cannot buy a decent coffee anywhere over there
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I used to drink filter coffee until I figured out that it's basically crap compared to Italian coffee. So now I use this
(http://hornung-shop.de/media/images/popup/Hornung-Feinkost_mokaexport.jpg)
I just found one of those at a yard sale for $2.50.
Picked up one of these a while back, you've got to use coffee that's ground coarser or it will stick in the filter/sieve. Got an espresso machine too, a double shot after breakfast each day and that will do me for the day - there's a small owner-operated coffee roasters nearby which does a few different types of bean, grind it for a french press, stove top, espresso machine or whatever. It's a little more expensive than supermarket stuff, but tastes amazing, has an insanely strong caffeine kick and the smell of the fresh grinds in the kitchen lasts a few days, love it.
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everyone i have ever met that has gone to america has said you cannot buy a decent coffee anywhere over there
You should tell them to stop trying to get good coffee at Starbuck's and Dunkin' Donuts then.
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(http://www.marco.org/media/2011/08/coffee-joulies-1.jpg)
got these for fathers day. they basically will make your coffee cool down to the right temperature quickly and then keep it there longer avoiding the whole "too hot, wait, wait, wait, shit now it's too cold" thing with your coffee. they aren't cheap but i'm digging them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmAUEt1r_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmAUEt1r_4)
Number 1. The aeropress rules. number 2 i know a bunch of poeple who swear by those things
I still say keep burning your mouth like a man until you can drink lava
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everyone i have ever met that has gone to america has said you cannot buy a decent coffee anywhere over there
I spent two months in Europe a couple of years ago. Didn't have a single decent cup of coffee or espresso the whole time. Not because it doesn't exist, but because I was living cheap as shit and never paid more than ?1 for a cup/shot.
Turns out it's the same thing in the US, too. Buy cheap coffee from shitty places, it sucks. Who knew??
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America is one big 7/11
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A good coffee costs just as much as a shit one
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The aeropress coffee maker is awesome!
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(http://shotzombies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Skerton-Image-Shotzombies.jpg)
Ordered a Hario Skerton earlier today.
Where do you guys go for good beans?
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Ordered a Hario Skerton earlier today.
Where do you guys go for good beans?
I have one of these and honestly it becomes a pain in the ass to use as well as a strain to your arms - at least in my experience. I prefer an electronic grinder which works really fast.
As for beans you can mail order from a lot of good roasters. I go with Blue Bottle coffee out of Oakland,CA - GOod organic coffee with all the fair trade shit . I am living in China for the next few months and there's a retail shop that sells pretty decent beans. Otherwise I've had my family send me different batches of beans from the LA area.
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Ordered a Hario Skerton earlier today.
Where do you guys go for good beans?
Radness. I have a hand grinder as well; something is so awesome about making coffee without using electricity (depending on how you heat your water, of course). And fulfillthedream, your arms get used to it after a while. It took my gf a month or so to get up to speed to where she can grind coffee as fast as I can. An electric burr grinder would be nice I suppose, but the only ones worth a damn are at least a few hundred $$.
I'm in SF, so I get most of my beans from Four Barrel and Sightglass. I'm not the biggest Blue Bottle fan, but that's just me. When I was in Portland I always got beans from Stumptown, Water Ave, or Heart, and when I was in Atlanta I'd get beans from Counter Culture or Intelligentsia. I miss Counter Culture...their African beans are the best.
When you're ready for the next step, get a scale and start measuring your coffee/water by mass, not volume. More nerdy, but makes for a better-tasting cup.
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Just Coffee Strong & Black as hell!
Shade grown coffee, thats the best it gets.
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everyone i have ever met that has gone to america has said you cannot buy a decent coffee anywhere over there
I spent two months in Europe a couple of years ago. Didn't have a single decent cup of coffee or espresso the whole time. Not because it doesn't exist, but because I was living cheap as shit and never paid more than ?1 for a cup/shot.
Turns out it's the same thing in the US, too. Buy cheap coffee from shitty places, it sucks. Who knew??
I spent 3 months in London and didnt have one good cup of coffee. not even one.
From fancy places to the crappy Nero\Costa\Starbucks
I love coffee so i asked around and even when i was directed to places with "the best coffee in London mannn" promise i didnt think it was more than average.
Spain and Amsterdam on the other hand had great coffee almost everywhere
i'm sure you can find good coffee in London but i didnt have any luck with it.
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everyone i have ever met that has gone to america has said you cannot buy a decent coffee anywhere over there
I spent two months in Europe a couple of years ago. Didn't have a single decent cup of coffee or espresso the whole time. Not because it doesn't exist, but because I was living cheap as shit and never paid more than ?1 for a cup/shot.
Turns out it's the same thing in the US, too. Buy cheap coffee from shitty places, it sucks. Who knew??
From fancy places to the crappy Nero\Costa\Starbucks
I love coffee so i asked around and even when i was directed to places with "the best coffee in London mannn" promise i didnt think it was more than average.
Spain and Amsterdam on the other hand had great coffee almost everywhere
i'm sure you can find good coffee in London but i didnt have any luck with it.
I had a damn fine shot of espresso at Rough Trade East in London. Perhaps it was just in comparison to the utter shit I'd been drinking for the two months prior, but it was quite tasty.
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treated myself with this today
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Ordered a Hario Skerton earlier today.
Where do you guys go for good beans?
Radness. I have a hand grinder as well; something is so awesome about making coffee without using electricity (depending on how you heat your water, of course). And fulfillthedream, your arms get used to it after a while. It took my gf a month or so to get up to speed to where she can grind coffee as fast as I can. An electric burr grinder would be nice I suppose, but the only ones worth a damn are at least a few hundred $$.
I'm in SF, so I get most of my beans from Four Barrel and Sightglass. I'm not the biggest Blue Bottle fan, but that's just me. When I was in Portland I always got beans from Stumptown, Water Ave, or Heart, and when I was in Atlanta I'd get beans from Counter Culture or Intelligentsia. I miss Counter Culture...their African beans are the best.
When you're ready for the next step, get a scale and start measuring your coffee/water by mass, not volume. More nerdy, but makes for a better-tasting cup.
I think the argument for the hand grinder is it grinds the coffee more consistently....you have more control,over it....
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Ordered a Hario Skerton earlier today.
Where do you guys go for good beans?
Radness. I have a hand grinder as well; something is so awesome about making coffee without using electricity (depending on how you heat your water, of course). And fulfillthedream, your arms get used to it after a while. It took my gf a month or so to get up to speed to where she can grind coffee as fast as I can. An electric burr grinder would be nice I suppose, but the only ones worth a damn are at least a few hundred $$.
I'm in SF, so I get most of my beans from Four Barrel and Sightglass. I'm not the biggest Blue Bottle fan, but that's just me. When I was in Portland I always got beans from Stumptown, Water Ave, or Heart, and when I was in Atlanta I'd get beans from Counter Culture or Intelligentsia. I miss Counter Culture...their African beans are the best.
When you're ready for the next step, get a scale and start measuring your coffee/water by mass, not volume. More nerdy, but makes for a better-tasting cup.
I think the argument for the hand grinder is it grinds the coffee more consistently....you have more control,over it....
That's the argument for a good quality burr grinder in general (vs a blade or shitty burr grinder), not necessarily manual vs electric. But good quality hand burr grinders are way, way cheaper than good quality electric burr grinders. And I think they're kinda fun!
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the grind from the manual one in my experience is much finer..but waking up in these hot ass mornings.. manually grinding coffee is the last thing i wanna do! i've been brewing a whole french press - letting it get to room temp then storing it in a glass jug and chilling it so i can have iced coffee on these hot summer mornings. i also came up on aeropress for $20 USD!
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the grind from the manual one in my experience is much finer..but waking up in these hot ass mornings.. manually grinding coffee is the last thing i wanna do! i've been brewing a whole french press - letting it get to room temp then storing it in a glass jug and chilling it so i can have iced coffee on these hot summer mornings. i also came up on aeropress for $20 USD!
Good call, iced coffee's the shit. I have a Toddy (http://toddycafe.com/) that's pretty awesome. You make about a pound of coffee at a time, and it's not quite as sensitive about taste, so you can use somewhat mediocre coffee. My typical jam for that thing is Trader Joe's Breakfast Blend. It ends up tasting fine, it's relatively cheap, and you can grind it in the store, so you don't have to hand grind a pound of coffee. It brews to a concentrate that will last you for weeks. You can try using better quality coffee, but I didn't notice much of a difference. Everything through the Toddy tastes pretty chocolatey.
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the grind from the manual one in my experience is much finer..but waking up in these hot ass mornings.. manually grinding coffee is the last thing i wanna do! i've been brewing a whole french press - letting it get to room temp then storing it in a glass jug and chilling it so i can have iced coffee on these hot summer mornings. i also came up on aeropress for $20 USD!
Good call, iced coffee's the shit. I have a Toddy (http://toddycafe.com/) that's pretty awesome. You make about a pound of coffee at a time, and it's not quite as sensitive about taste, so you can use somewhat mediocre coffee. My typical jam for that thing is Trader Joe's Breakfast Blend. It ends up tasting fine, it's relatively cheap, and you can grind it in the store, so you don't have to hand grind a pound of coffee. It brews to a concentrate that will last you for weeks. You can try using better quality coffee, but I didn't notice much of a difference. Everything through the Toddy tastes pretty chocolatey.
My girlfriend is really into making Toddy. It's good too if you have stomach issues. It's not as acidic as regular coffee.
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This guy and I have been friends since I got my first apartment in Chicago.
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This guy and I have been friends since I got my first apartment in Chicago.
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this is gonna be my life-partner as well.
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Move to the U.S. With DOMA being bitch smacked to the ground, you could TOTALLY marry that thing.
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you coffee kooks suck
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Man I miss when this place had good trolls
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Caffeine is known to cause long term damage to the brain. Similar to the impact of marijuana or alcohol
Quit coffee and caffeine a month ago. it's very liberating
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My mom just dug up her old toddy, gonna give it a whirl.
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^^^ sick!
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First bag of sundried coffee in a couple of years...so psyched. It's my favorite. Cup this morning was quite tasty!
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Almost bought a moka pot today. I just wanted something different from the french press.
Do I have to go for the classic Bialetti one or are they all pretty much the same?
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anyone ever tried this stuff? i want to try it but $20 a bag is pretty steep.
http://www.deathwishcoffee.com/index.html (http://www.deathwishcoffee.com/index.html)
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coffe rots ur fuckin brain.. stay away from that psycho shit..
roads would be much safer.. less twitching alltogether
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coffe rots ur fuckin brain.. stay away from that psycho shit..
roads would be much safer.. less twitching alltogether
Can someone just ban him already?
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niggas be sleepin on that mccafe mocha
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I've been hooked on Chameleon Cold Brew as of lately.
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dudes who drink store bought cold brew, do you find it better than home made cold brew, or is it more of a convenience thing? i just bought some cold brew concentrate from trader joes to try out. it was $8 for a 32oz. its good, but its not really any better than the stuff i make myself, but i know this stuff is probably more of a bargain coffee compared to some of the other stuff out there. i want to try some different cold brews, but i dont know if its worth it or just a new trendy thing.
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dudes who drink store bought cold brew, do you find it better than home made cold brew, or is it more of a convenience thing? i just bought some cold brew concentrate from trader joes to try out. it was $8 for a 32oz. its good, but its not really any better than the stuff i make myself, but i know this stuff is probably more of a bargain coffee compared to some of the other stuff out there. i want to try some different cold brews, but i dont know if its worth it or just a new trendy thing.
There are some good store-bought ones out there (but not TJ's!). It's still stupid cheap to make your own, and pretty damn easy too. I tend to only buy store-bought if I either didn't prepare ahead, or am confronted with some exceptional store-bought (like Stumptown, though I'm not sure what their distribution's like).
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I love coffee. Makes getting up in the morning enjoyable.
I make it strong. So anytime I get a cup outside of the house; it seems really weak.
Whatever is left in the pot (after me and my girl each have our morning cup); we put into ice cube trays and freeze them.
Fill a glass with soy milk and a little flavored cream. Put in about 5-8 cubes. There is your iced coffee for night time sipping.
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Just ordered this bad boy right here. 26oz Thermos Nissan companion. Apparently it'll keep drinks hot or cold for at least 24 hours.
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I love coffee. Makes getting up in the morning enjoyable.
I make it strong. So anytime I get a cup outside of the house; it seems really weak.
Whatever is left in the pot (after me and my girl each have our morning cup); we put into ice cube trays and freeze them.
Fill a glass with soy milk and a little flavored cream. Put in about 5-8 cubes. There is your iced coffee for night time sipping.
Amazing, I will be trying this.
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Caffeine is known to cause long term damage to the brain. Similar to the impact of marijuana or alcohol
Quit coffee and caffeine a month ago. it's very liberating
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Just ordered this bad boy right here. 26oz Thermos Nissan companion. Apparently it'll keep drinks hot or cold for at least 24 hours.
Works amazing....you'll never want to use a commuter cup again....so sick for winter skate sessions and fits right into the whole substitute teacher chic thats so popular right now.....
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bump.
i came up on one of these a few months ago. barely used for $45 and i know ive gotten my moneys worth out of it. i use it only for espresso, anything with the milk frother thing is beyond me, and im not into lattes or anything like that so i really dont need it. before i started using this, i really didnt know much about espresso, or what is considered good, so i dont know if this is even a good machine. i think this thing cranks out a pretty good tasting shot with a really nice crema though. if i make espresso in the morning i usually go with two double shots. it doesnt get me super wired, but a good strong buzz that lasts pretty long. its also a great thing to have when you need a little pick-me-up later on in the day and it hardly takes any time to brew a double shot.
if i dont drink espresso i use a french press. i was drinking a lot of starbucks coffee because costco has big bags for super cheep, but ive been getting sick of it lately. there is really no good places to get high quality beans where i live unless i want to drive over 30 minutes, so ive been considering buying some coffee online. anyone have any good suggestions that would be around the $12-20/lb range?
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By now all coffee does is relax me which i like and i drink pretty dark coffee at times. One of my expensive habits is starbucks caramel machiato which at 5 bucks a pop can add up if you drink it everyday but its just too good. If i need something to wake me up i just add an extra shot or 2 to the machiato and im good to go.
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bump.
i came up on one of these a few months ago. barely used for $45 and i know ive gotten my moneys worth out of it. i use it only for espresso, anything with the milk frother thing is beyond me, and im not into lattes or anything like that so i really dont need it. before i started using this, i really didnt know much about espresso, or what is considered good, so i dont know if this is even a good machine. i think this thing cranks out a pretty good tasting shot with a really nice crema though. if i make espresso in the morning i usually go with two double shots. it doesnt get me super wired, but a good strong buzz that lasts pretty long. its also a great thing to have when you need a little pick-me-up later on in the day and it hardly takes any time to brew a double shot.
if i dont drink espresso i use a french press. i was drinking a lot of starbucks coffee because costco has big bags for super cheep, but ive been getting sick of it lately. there is really no good places to get high quality beans where i live unless i want to drive over 30 minutes, so ive been considering buying some coffee online. anyone have any good suggestions that would be around the $12-20/lb range?
I'm curious too...I got lots of good stuff here but I might want to mess with some mail order too....
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French press......stir? No stir?
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stir with chop stick
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Coffee is for the weak minded and uninspired. Skating around the block and taking a shower sure wakes me up better than some shit colored hot drink.
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French press......stir? No stir?
A coworker of mine claims that the secret is to stir both clockwise and counter clockwise.
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stir with chop stick
hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
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my day ranges from, i dont feel like making coffee but i need coffee, to i NEEED COFFEE AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET IT. Esp being sober, i feel like coffee is my crutch and im ok with that. most mornings i drink cold brew concentrate that i make over night in my french press straight in the morning, then just a few cups of whatever through the day.
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
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What about scraping?
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Coffee is for the weak minded and uninspired. Skating around the block and taking a shower sure wakes me up better than some shit colored hot drink.
You're like Slap's Dwight Schrute except you're not funny.
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
I bought a new one today, and on it was a sticker that said to stir with non metal. My guess is it's to prevent any damage to the glass.
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
I bought a new one today, and on it was a sticker that said to stir with non metal. My guess is it's to prevent any damage to the glass.
you sir are correct. you can stir with whatever you want, its jut to protect the glass.
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What're your guys' french press coffee/water ratio? I've been doing 1 cup of coffee to a 32oz french press for cold brew. That's a lot of grounds though and I feel like I'm burning through bags of beans too fast.
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What're your guys' french press coffee/water ratio? I've been doing 1 cup of coffee to a 32oz french press for cold brew. That's a lot of grounds though and I feel like I'm burning through bags of beans too fast.
hmmm for cold brew I use the same cup for measuring the beans and the water. I use a 2:1 water to coffee ratio to make the concentrated brew.
Then I dilute to about double the volume. I dunno, I kind of eyeball it or do it by feeling most of the time.
oh, and for regular coffee I use about 2 cups of water (about 1 mugs worth of water, which I also just eyeball) and 3 tablespoons of beans. I used to use more for cheap french roast but I'm sticking with that for the expensive stuff.
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I use the 60 gram per 1 litre ratio for home coffee. Maybe up to 80 gram per litre for plunger. Just divide that shit by 4 for single cup brewing - i.e 15gm/250ml, and adjust to your preferences. Excuse the metric system but an ounce is roughly 30 grams - so it converts pretty easily I guess.
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i just eye bawl it.
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French press isn't cutting it for me these days. Might get one of those clever coffee drippers.
I just want a nice clean cup man.
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French press isn't cutting it for me these days. Might get one of those clever coffee drippers.
I just want a nice clean cup man.
it's not a bad thing to alternate between methods. i'm gonna pick up a clever myself because the plastic dripper i'm using is probably slowly leaching into my coffee...time to pay the extra $15 and get a nice one.
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Yup, I've gone through a number of devices
Had an AeroPress, and have a Moka pot (which I use for shit/stale beans). Was thinking about getting a pour over thing, maybe like a V60 or Chemex but nobody's got the fucking time to deal with expensive goose neck kettles and standing there pouring little circles and shit. Fuck that.
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You probably want a clever dripper then. Requires the least effort of all those you mentioned - you just need a cup basically.
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Went to pick up some beans today
Totally caved and bought a clever coffee dripper. Shit is fucking nicee
Cleanest cup of coffee I've had in awhile. Already looking forward to my next cup tomorrow morning
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My dad always gives me shit for drinking flavored coffee. But lately I've been digging the dunkin donuts "donut" flavored coffee they sell in bags at the grocery store. If I'm gonna drink normal coffee though, I like the cheap shit, been drinking chock full o' nuts lately, that sounds so weird.
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Since quitting caffeine almost a year ago, it's great. There's no headaches, no cravings and YO save money just being out and smart
Honestly I wake up with a ton more energy and passion, I used to slave the coffee machine for my mornin fix!
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Since quitting caffeine almost a year ago, it's great. There's no headaches, no cravings and YO save money just being out and smart
Honestly I wake up with a ton more energy and passion, I used to slave the coffee machine for my mornin fix!
You may as well just stop consuming everything that you don't 'need'
Drinking a cup in the morning doesn't really do much for me, it's just nice to have one
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Since quitting caffeine almost a year ago, it's great. There's no headaches, no cravings and YO save money just being out and smart
Honestly I wake up with a ton more energy and passion, I used to slave the coffee machine for my mornin fix!
anymore life tips mom?
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Since quitting caffeine almost a year ago, it's great. There's no headaches, no cravings and YO save money just being out and smart
Honestly I wake up with a ton more energy and passion, I used to slave the coffee machine for my mornin fix!
Nice, you should quit SLAP too.
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While I was working in a small town dinner we would add a pinch or two of sea salt into the grounds before brewing. Salt decreases bitterness supposedly. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, so I can't vouch for it's taste, but the locals loved the stuff.
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I definitely love my morning coffee, can't really start my day without it.
French press, 2.5-3 large scoops of grounds to 1 litre of water. I don't make enough money to buy good/expensive beans, so for now I get whatever's on sale. I usually have 2 cups, my girlfriend 1.
I find the cup is what makes all the difference though. I can't drink from a big mug, and travel mugs are the worst. Has to be small, preferably some kind of shape to it, with a relatively small handle. I have this perfect old puke green cup that just makes me feel awesome for some reason.
Also, coffee makes me have to shit pretty much instantly which is amazing early in the morning. Coffee life just makes sense.
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Also, coffee makes me have to shit pretty much instantly which is amazing early in the morning. Coffee life just makes sense.
yeah, same. It saves me from having to do it at work.
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
it's because it means your not drinking your coffee black
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
it's because it means your not drinking your coffee black
i do drink it black. youre not making sense.
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stir with chop stick
Fuck yes! I learned this last year and it's been life changing
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hmmm I was close, I use a bamboo skewer.
I try not to stir too much though, I wrecked a fresh cup doing that one time..
I've heard a lot of people say not to stir with metal objects like forks or spoons. Does anyone know why? I'd imagine that maybe the metal will take away some flavor, but you're pressing it down with a metal screen attached to a metal rod, so I don't see the importance of using a non metal object for stirring.
it's because it means your not drinking your coffee black
i do drink it black. youre not making sense.
not trying to be a dick but if you drink it black then why do you need a spoon? or do you consider coffee with sugar to be black?
to me ordering coffee black is the same as ordering scotch straight up. mainly men do it and there's no need for additional information. at least i've never been asked if i want sugar in my coffee when i order it black.
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He's stirring the grounds into the water for even distribution when making french press.
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What about not stirring and busting the crust.....I see that method too...
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He's stirring the grounds into the water for even distribution when making french press.
interesting, never done that before. i always assumed the press took care of that part when you pushed the handle down.
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He's stirring the grounds into the water for even distribution when making french press.
interesting, never done that before. i always assumed the press took care of that part when you pushed the handle down.
in my mind stirring helps get all the flavor out of the grounds, which is why i stir it. theres no right and wrong way to do it. its not like gripping a board or anything like that.
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my parents just brought me back some of this stuff from the dominican republic. i thought it was a nice gesture, but just judging by the packaging it didnt look like it was going to be anything special. i bet my mom bought it at the air port. surprisingly it was really good for a lighter roast. anyone have any good beans theyve been into lately? im tired of drinking starbucks i get on sale at costco.
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starbucks? i can't can't drink that stuff. all their coffee taste burnt to me. i had good luck getting beans at my local farmers market for more interesting stuff with things like citrus notes and all that.
i honestly enjoy bullshit dinner style coffee. like the stuff they have at dunkin donuts or rudy's bbq but when i was working down town i would get french press from cafe medici that was pretty amazing. all this talk is making me want to dust off my french press. i've gotten lazy as my current client has a keurig.
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The worst coffee I ever drank was in Dunkin' Donuts. I wanted to finish it cus I paid for a large one but after two sips I was over it.. disgusting.
I've just tried out my french press, it's almost as good as the espresso-boiler. Put some ginger in there and stired it, thanks for the tip.
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Starbucks coffee is pretty bad on it's own. Most people don't complain because they only order the sweet drinks.
If you want decent cheap coffee, get it at Trader Joes. They have giant tins for I think 5 bucks or so.
I'm currently drinking this stuff:
http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic (http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic)
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currently just drinking decaf because of a head injury but these guys are right across the street from my and roast once a week. the aroma reaches a two block radius its amazing.
http://idealcoffee.ca (http://idealcoffee.ca)
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The decaf they sell actually sounds really good.....I like how they break down their blends.....
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Starbucks coffee is pretty bad on it's own. Most people don't complain because they only order the sweet drinks.
If you want decent cheap coffee, get it at Trader Joes. They have giant tins for I think 5 bucks or so.
I'm currently drinking this stuff:
http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic (http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic)
Pike is the worst, super acidic. I liked the "blonde" roasts they have, but they only have them in the morning. Drinking Peet's out the kurig and the french press.
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Starbucks coffee is pretty bad on it's own. Most people don't complain because they only order the sweet drinks.
If you want decent cheap coffee, get it at Trader Joes. They have giant tins for I think 5 bucks or so.
I'm currently drinking this stuff:
http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic (http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic)
they came out with the blonde as a reaction to people feeling their coffee taste burnt. i heard a story about it on npr when they first rolled it out.
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Starbucks coffee is pretty bad on it's own. Most people don't complain because they only order the sweet drinks.
If you want decent cheap coffee, get it at Trader Joes. They have giant tins for I think 5 bucks or so.
I'm currently drinking this stuff:
http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic (http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans-1/melanges/alchemistic)
Pike is the worst, super acidic. I liked the "blonde" roasts they have, but they only have them in the morning. Drinking Peet's out the kurig and the french press.
they came out with the blonde as a reaction to people feeling their coffee taste burnt. i heard a story about it on npr when they first rolled it out.
the blonde isnt bad. i got used to the darker roasts, but unless theyre super fresh, they start to taste really shitty after drinking them for a while because of how burnt they are.
ive tried a bunch of stuff from TJs, and its decent for the price. nothing special though.
did peets buy out caribou coffee? the caribou in our town switched over to peets, but i havent been in there. my brother used to work there and would bring home some pretty bomb beans.
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Yah....the blonde was a response to places like McDonald's getting into the coffee game....
In Canada to compete w. Tim Hortons they call it like...True North blend....
I mess w. Starbucks....I'm glad they are there....if I'm in an airport I go there. There's one up the street that has a clover which is nice. Not a go to place but a solid back up....
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Damn, you guys are serious about this. I'll just get the cheapest breakfast blend (usually Kroger) and eye ball it as far as measurements go. I just stopped using creamer which was an amazing decision.
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Keurig's are super convenient - but I've read shit about the plastic cups being pretty bad for your health, and people at work we're talking about having headaches from that shit, fuck that...i'd rather just take the time and do it right.
You guys ever watch Travel channel's "Dangerous Grounds" - Todd Carmichael's coffee is very good. highly recommend his shit.
http://www.lacolombe.com/coffees (http://www.lacolombe.com/coffees)
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My set up....
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Been drinking a nice Colombian single origin.
Current setup is Hario Skerton grinder (wish I had an electric burr grinder though) and large sized Clever Coffee dripper
I guess this means the French press will be for cold brewing/tea now because I don't think I'm going back to it for hot coffee.
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I just bought my first french press a few weeks ago and I love it. The coffee is much softer, with no burnt quality like with standard coffee makers. I'm actually looking forward to doing some cold brews in a few weeks.
Also, for those looking for amazing coffee we have two amazing roasters here in Tulsa, both able to ship their stuff.
http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/ (http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/)
Doubleshot is a little coffee shop and roaster that got into a huge lawsuit with Starbucks over the name (We had it first) and Doubleshot won. So, if you're anti-starbucks and want to throw a fuck you their way, support this guy. Amazing coffee, on another level.
http://www.topecacoffee.com/ (http://www.topecacoffee.com/)
Another really cool company, Topeca, actually owns their own plantations, and has a cool "Seed to cup" business model. Awesome company, I have tons of friends who work in the roastery or are involved with the business/design aspects.
Or whatever.
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I love using the Aero Press.. I think its amazing for single cups.. And recently I found an amazing way to make iced coffee with it.
http://coffeegeek.com/guides/aeropresscoldbrew (http://coffeegeek.com/guides/aeropresscoldbrew)
Also what water/coffee bean ratio do you guys use? That makes the biggest difference in taste in my experience. Using 20 grams off coffee with 100ml water for the iced drink worked amazing.
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
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I am all over Italian Espresso.
Illy and Lavazza are my favourites so far.
A few Italians I know mentioned:
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and Caffee New York Espresso.
Anyone ever tried one of these?
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
aeropress #trendwatch2014
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I am all over Italian Espresso.
Illy and Lavazza are my favourites so far.
A few Italians I know mentioned:
Lucaff?-
Nannini-
and Caffee New York Espresso.
Anyone ever tried one of these?
I'm not crazy about espresso so I wasn't crazy about lucaffes taste but the overtly racist packaging catching and it tasted like it was supposed to.
around me all the Italians drink lavazza. I think that's the industry standard.
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Lavazza is good, not too expensive and tastes good. Illy costs more, but tastes a little better in my opinion.
There must be some better Espresso than that. Please someone help me on my journey. I want to catch them all.
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
aeropress #trendwatch2014
It's hard enough grinding beans and boiling water for the french press, dead eyed and groggy in the morning.
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
aeropress #trendwatch2014
there's a inverted method while using the aeropress that allows the coffee to "sift" longer rather than run through the filter as soon you pour the water. http://stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/aeropress/ (http://stumptowncoffee.com/brew-guides/aeropress/)
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
aeropress #trendwatch2014
Fuck.. Just got one for my birthday. Seriously though I'm preferring it to French press quite a lot; so quick and smooth. Also def gonna be trying that inverted brewing method in that link fulfillthedream posted, cheers dude!
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Gwilym Davies Demonstrating the Aeropress Coffee Maker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ics7oymw8#)
aeropress #trendwatch2014
Fuck.. Just got one for my birthday. Seriously though I'm preferring it to French press quite a lot; so quick and smooth. Also def gonna be trying that inverted brewing method in that link fulfillthedream posted, cheers dude!
np man! i like french presses- usually for a cup with breakfast and then the rest in the thermos for work.. But lately I just do one cup in the aeropress and it taste fresh til the end.
Enjoy!
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I love coffee, even to the point of working in it. I have a french press, v60, aeropress, moka pot, and make cold brews with cheesecloth and mason jars. I have a hario grinder and my kettle holds temperatures and comes with a swan-neck pour spout for consistent pour overs. V60 is definitely my preferred brew method, altough I wanna dabble with chemex or a nel drip soon.
I have so many fucking beans, I dont even know where to begin. Thanks, work! For those who want a solid, consistent coffee, try these:
https://www.sightglasscoffee.com/resources (https://www.sightglasscoffee.com/resources)
SF killing the hipster coffee game.
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I love coffee, even to the point of working in it. I have a french press, v60, aeropress, moka pot, and make cold brews with cheesecloth and mason jars. I have a hario grinder and my kettle holds temperatures and comes with a swan-neck pour spout for consistent pour overs. V60 is definitely my preferred brew method, altough I wanna dabble with chemex or a nel drip soon.
I have so many fucking beans, I dont even know where to begin. Thanks, work! For those who want a solid, consistent coffee, try these:
https://www.sightglasscoffee.com/resources (https://www.sightglasscoffee.com/resources)
SF killing the hipster coffee game.
Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
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I'm grinding with a Hario Skerton and that shit is a pain in the ass.
I'd buy an electric burr grinder but I'm broke as shit these days.
Also, you guys need to join me and start using a Clever coffee maker. I don't think I'm going back to anything else for a long time. Only downside is maybe volume but it fills up one travel mug for me which is perfect
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I don't find grinding it bugs me......gives me something to do while the water is boiling....
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Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
Shit man, we'll talk. I get free beans all the time and if shipping isn't too much I'll happily send you some beans from time to time. Hopefully customs won't wreck it though haha. Grinding manually isn't bad. I've used the same grinder every day once or twice a day for the last three years. Havent changed the burrs yet, and it's starting to show. Dialing in for v60 isn't as easy as it used to be. Maybe it's time to go electric haha.
also, I did end up doing cold brew today. Totally eyeballed it, hopefully it'll turn out good. If it's too strong its going into a pork brine.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/308x413q90/742/jUX0mQ.jpg)
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i also have worked at a few coffee shops its a rad job. The first spot i worked at had a roaster on the premises. a nice Probat.
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currently just drinking decaf because of a head injury but these guys are right across the street from my and roast once a week. the aroma reaches a two block radius its amazing.
http://idealcoffee.ca (http://idealcoffee.ca)
Dude you skate and live in Toronto don't buy Cut Coffee? :-\ Best beans in town at the best price and Sam skates and employs a bunch of skaters. :-
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Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
Shit man, we'll talk. I get free beans all the time and if shipping isn't too much I'll happily send you some beans from time to time. Hopefully customs won't wreck it though haha. Grinding manually isn't bad. I've used the same grinder every day once or twice a day for the last three years. Havent changed the burrs yet, and it's starting to show. Dialing in for v60 isn't as easy as it used to be. Maybe it's time to go electric haha.
also, I did end up doing cold brew today. Totally eyeballed it, hopefully it'll turn out good. If it's too strong its going into a pork brine.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/308x413q90/742/jUX0mQ.jpg)
man that sounds awesome- but Ive had stuff shipped from back in the US and it's at least $45 and i wouldnt wanna put that burden on you but appreciate the offer..
What cold brew method do you use? How'd it turn out?
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currently just drinking decaf because of a head injury but these guys are right across the street from my and roast once a week. the aroma reaches a two block radius its amazing.
http://idealcoffee.ca (http://idealcoffee.ca)
Dude you skate and live in Toronto don't buy Cut Coffee? :-\ Best beans in town at the best price and Sam skates and employs a bunch of skaters. :-
I like that Dark Horse place.
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(https://legalnomads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/P2136752-620x444.jpg)
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Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
Shit man, we'll talk. I get free beans all the time and if shipping isn't too much I'll happily send you some beans from time to time. Hopefully customs won't wreck it though haha. Grinding manually isn't bad. I've used the same grinder every day once or twice a day for the last three years. Havent changed the burrs yet, and it's starting to show. Dialing in for v60 isn't as easy as it used to be. Maybe it's time to go electric haha.
also, I did end up doing cold brew today. Totally eyeballed it, hopefully it'll turn out good. If it's too strong its going into a pork brine.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/308x413q90/742/jUX0mQ.jpg)
man that sounds awesome- but Ive had stuff shipped from back in the US and it's at least $45 and i wouldnt wanna put that burden on you but appreciate the offer..
What cold brew method do you use? How'd it turn out?
If it's too strong, couldn't you just heavily ice it or water it down when serving? There's a little vendor in my town that sells "coffee concentrate" which is basically super-strong cold brew. (Although I'm not fronting on a coffee-based brine.)
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currently just drinking decaf because of a head injury but these guys are right across the street from my and roast once a week. the aroma reaches a two block radius its amazing.
http://idealcoffee.ca (http://idealcoffee.ca)
Dude you skate and live in Toronto don't buy Cut Coffee? :-\ Best beans in town at the best price and Sam skates and employs a bunch of skaters. :-
I like that Dark Horse place.
I actually used to work with Ed in the photo world and helped install the drop ceiling in his first shop in the east end. Guess he's killing it now.
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Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
Shit man, we'll talk. I get free beans all the time and if shipping isn't too much I'll happily send you some beans from time to time. Hopefully customs won't wreck it though haha. Grinding manually isn't bad. I've used the same grinder every day once or twice a day for the last three years. Havent changed the burrs yet, and it's starting to show. Dialing in for v60 isn't as easy as it used to be. Maybe it's time to go electric haha.
also, I did end up doing cold brew today. Totally eyeballed it, hopefully it'll turn out good. If it's too strong its going into a pork brine.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/308x413q90/742/jUX0mQ.jpg)
man that sounds awesome- but Ive had stuff shipped from back in the US and it's at least $45 and i wouldnt wanna put that burden on you but appreciate the offer..
What cold brew method do you use? How'd it turn out?
If it's too strong, couldn't you just heavily ice it or water it down when serving? There's a little vendor in my town that sells "coffee concentrate" which is basically super-strong cold brew. (Although I'm not fronting on a coffee-based brine.)
yup, exactly. ice or water or dairy thins out the concentrate so it's not as harsh. That batch came out really good? naturally sweet/less bitter cause of the long cold brew time. Method I used was coarse grinding 80g of beans, wrapping in cheesecloth, and letting it steep for 12-16 hours. Makes a quart of cold brew, shit's bomb.
I got my espresso training yesterday, super hyped. Latte art is fucking hard and ridiculous but I'm more focused on how the shots pull and the milk temp for service... this is what happens when a line cook becomes a barista.
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(https://legalnomads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/P2136752-620x444.jpg)
Never heard of it before your post--definitely going to give it a whirl this weekend! Any tips?
Haven't tried it but there's a Vietnamese and a Scandinavian version... I've just ordered a set for making the Vietnamese one, it was cheap
Here's a recipe http://www.legalnomads.com/2013/01/vietnamese-egg-coffee-recipe.html (http://www.legalnomads.com/2013/01/vietnamese-egg-coffee-recipe.html)
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Egg coffee doesn't taste much different to me, it was just a "hey there's a raw egg in here."
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Recently started making cold brew at home. Steeping one cup of grounds in 4 cups of water for 12 hours and then filtering it. Fist batch turned out really well, second batch just got filtered and will be cold and ready for consumption this afternoon.
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Went to Indonesia recently - had the coffee the cat eats and shits out. Really good.
(http://financesonline.com/uploads/luwak.gif)
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Went to Indonesia recently - had the coffee the cat eats and shits out. Really good.
(http://financesonline.com/uploads/luwak.gif)
describe the taste. ive read about that stuff before and always been intrigued by it, but for some reason i feel like its the Indonesian people playing a really good practical joke on tourists. "people pay out the ass for coffee, so lets make them pay out the ass for something that actually came out of an ass." thats my theory.
how much did it cost too? i heard its like $50 a cup or something outrageous like that. i also believe that people love to pretend that the more something costs, the better it is.
not trying to knock the stuff. obviously ive never tried it, but i am skeptical on this shit.
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Went to Indonesia recently - had the coffee the cat eats and shits out. Really good.
(http://financesonline.com/uploads/luwak.gif)
describe the taste. ive read about that stuff before and always been intrigued by it, but for some reason i feel like its the Indonesian people playing a really good practical joke on tourists. "people pay out the ass for coffee, so lets make them pay out the ass for something that actually came out of an ass." thats my theory.
how much did it cost too? i heard its like $50 a cup or something outrageous like that. i also believe that people love to pretend that the more something costs, the better it is.
not trying to knock the stuff. obviously ive never tried it, but i am skeptical on this shit.
In Bali - a bag of it can run around $40 or $50 American; one of the more expensive things I got there. Exchange rate is very favorable. Here in NY - one cup out of that bad could easily run $50 (if you could even find it.)
I sampled a cup for about $5 bucks over there - it's super, super smooth, I guess similar to Jamaican blue mountain, but EVEN smoother. The bottom of the cup turns into super sludge, because the composition of the bean has underwent some really weird shit in the stomach of the Luwak.
The locals found out about this because the Dutch colonized Bali ages ago, and limited the Balinese people to one cup a day. One day, someone found the shit pellet that looked like the coffee beans, brewed it because it's all they has access to, and this coffee was born. If you can find the shit pellets in the wild, it's even better, because the cat only eats the best coffee berries it can find.
I'd say if you come across it - splurge and try it.
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Wow, cat shit coffee
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I'll pass on the cat shit. What kind of cat is that anyway? Looks more rodent or marsupial than cat.
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credit card company just gave me a free coffee maker so i am currently brewing up organic colombian coffee and sticking it in the fridge overnight. not a bad drop at all... super x2 smooth
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I'll pass on the cat shit. What kind of cat is that anyway? Looks more rodent or marsupial than cat.
In the South Pacific "cat" means "not a bear". I wonder where I can find some of its shit.
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I'll pass on the cat shit. What kind of cat is that anyway? Looks more rodent or marsupial than cat.
In the South Pacific "cat" means "not a bear". I wonder where I can find some of its shit.
I looked the fucking thing up, it's in the "cat" suborder, but what really blew my mind was so were mongooses and hyenas... Aren't hyenas goddamn dogs?!
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feliformia. i think of hyenas as being canine like too but if u look at one they are pretty feline in appearance.
edit: i drink coffee with a small amount of milk. does that make me a super huge bitch?
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feliformia. i think of hyenas as being canine like too but if u look at one they are pretty feline in appearance.
edit: i drink coffee with a small amount of milk. does that make me a super huge bitch?
No. How you drink coffee doesn't make you any more or less of a bitch than you already are. I've been drinking mine black for years and I'm still a huge bitch.
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as far as the whole does cream make me a bitch thing . . . i think about how in pulp fiction john travolta's character or whatever took his coffee black, and his character was totally bad ass. then that guy "the wolf" asks for his coffee with "lots of cream and lots of sugar", and that character was totally bad ass too. conclusion: what you put in your coffee (or what you don't put in your coffee) has no bearing on how bad ass you are. you know?
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feliformia. i think of hyenas as being canine like too but if u look at one they are pretty feline in appearance.
edit: i drink coffee with a small amount of milk. does that make me a super huge bitch?
No. How you drink coffee doesn't make you any more or less of a bitch than you already are. I've been drinking mine black for years and I'm still a huge bitch.
my life in a nutshell.
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
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In NJ we have this place called Rook and their coffee is fucking addicting. If youre ever in NJ you should definitely grab a cup of joe from them.
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"if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
consider me a lesbian then.
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"if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
consider me a lesbian then.
yeah i cant do it either but ive never tried so idk
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Bought some Brazilian coffee from this bakery near me called Caboclo. Anyone heard of it? Hope it's good.
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Everyone should learn to drive stick, man, woman, child. It's not a macho thing either, I spent 5 years with my ex driving everywhere because she couldn't drive my car. She said she drove with both feet so it was impossible for her to learn.
Can we agree though, you you order a pumpkin spice latee, yous a bitch?
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I hate having milk and cream in the house because I don't go through it fast enough....and for a bit I gave up dairy and thought if I can't drink it black....don't drink it.....
Now a good medium coffee is so good by itself....
I can't stand the cream/sugar stations either....'oh...heh..heh...um...sorry...eh...yeah.....'.
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Can we agree though, you you order a pumpkin spice latee, yous a bitch?
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I can't stand the cream/sugar stations either....'oh...heh..heh...um...sorry...eh...yeah.....'.
Most accurate description.
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I can't stand the cream/sugar stations either....'oh...heh..heh...um...sorry...eh...yeah.....'.
Most accurate description.
I worked at a cafe for two years- surprised how messy adults would leave it
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
sure man, the idea of some drinks being more masculine than others is complete rediculous. you'd be just as masculine drinking any of these fine drinks in a bar.
(http://www.salophotography.com/data/photos/170_1scotch_on_the_rocks.jpg)
(http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lava-Flow-Smoothie-018a.jpg)
(http://www.prosportstickers.com/product_images/r/arrogant_bastard_ale_bottle_and_glass_sticker__79225.jpg)
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im glad you took the time to find those pictures
anyways sleazy youre one of my least favorite people on here, i dont give half a fuck what you think about anything
seriously ive been reading these boards for years and youve had the same shitty opinion the whole time
please dont respond to anymore of my posts and ill do the same for you
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At least he's consistent.
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im glad you took the time to find those pictures
anyways sleazy youre one of my least favorite people on here, i dont give half a fuck what you think about anything
seriously ive been reading these boards for years and youve had the same shitty opinion the whole time
please dont respond to anymore of my posts and ill do the same for you
say it ain't so man, are we really breaking up? just when i thought things were going so well between us. you going to send someone to get your records and hazelnut coffee syrup from my place?
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im glad you took the time to find those pictures
anyways sleazy youre one of my least favorite people on here, i dont give half a fuck what you think about anything
seriously ive been reading these boards for years and youve had the same shitty opinion the whole time
please dont respond to anymore of my posts and ill do the same for you
say it ain't so man, are we really breaking up? just when i thought things were going so well between us. you going to send someone to get your records and hazelnut coffee syrup from my place?
lol yeah people who own records are such fags right
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sometimes i get a soy cappuccino and my girl gets a black coffee and people bring me the black coffee and her the soy cappuccino. i'm such a bitch
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Sometimes I think my caffeine habit might be just as costly as my smoking habit back when I smoked. 1 lb bag of beans will last me about 10 days (at around $10-12 per lb bag) - pouch of rolling tobacco and papers and shit'll run me around that much from what I remember and last me the same amount of time.
Shit sucks so hard. I'm going to try and detox myself, phase coffee out and start getting on the tea program to curb withdrawal.
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Sometimes I think my caffeine habit might be just as costly as my smoking habit back when I smoked. 1 lb bag of beans will last me about 10 days (at around $10-12 per lb bag) - pouch of rolling tobacco and papers and shit'll run me around that much from what I remember and last me the same amount of time.
Shit sucks so hard. I'm going to try and detox myself, phase coffee out and start getting on the tea program to curb withdrawal.
$1 a day is costly?
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Sometimes I think my caffeine habit might be just as costly as my smoking habit back when I smoked. 1 lb bag of beans will last me about 10 days (at around $10-12 per lb bag) - pouch of rolling tobacco and papers and shit'll run me around that much from what I remember and last me the same amount of time.
Shit sucks so hard. I'm going to try and detox myself, phase coffee out and start getting on the tea program to curb withdrawal.
My coffee habit is worse. I go through two bags of beans every week at $15-$19 per 12 oz. bag. One bag for morning hot coffee, the other bag for cold brew throughout the day. Thankfully I've phased out alcohol, that used to cost me even more money.
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
sure man, the idea of some drinks being more masculine than others is complete rediculous. you'd be just as masculine drinking any of these fine drinks in a bar.
(http://www.salophotography.com/data/photos/170_1scotch_on_the_rocks.jpg)
(http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lava-Flow-Smoothie-018a.jpg)
This is such a solid comparison. Seriously... A+. Off topic but I'm heading to Hawaii next week and can't wait lay out by the pool with a glass of scotch on the rocks.
To everyone feeling manly for drinking their black coffee, Congratulations... you're exactly as manly as my 96 year old grandma.
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
sure man, the idea of some drinks being more masculine than others is complete rediculous. you'd be just as masculine drinking any of these fine drinks in a bar.
(http://www.salophotography.com/data/photos/170_1scotch_on_the_rocks.jpg)
(http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lava-Flow-Smoothie-018a.jpg)
This is such a solid comparison. Seriously... A+. Off topic but I'm heading to Hawaii next week and can't wait lay out by the pool with a glass of scotch on the rocks.
To everyone feeling manly for drinking their black coffee, Congratulations... you're exactly as manly as my 96 year old grandma.
my underhanded and sarcastic post above was basically attempting to get at this exact point but your post is much better and so it would appear you're much smarter than me and so kudos to you my bro for such hitting the nail on the headness
EDIT: which is not to say that my original post is not referencing true events because it is. that actually happens to me
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
sure man, the idea of some drinks being more masculine than others is complete rediculous. you'd be just as masculine drinking any of these fine drinks in a bar.
(http://www.salophotography.com/data/photos/170_1scotch_on_the_rocks.jpg)
(http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lava-Flow-Smoothie-018a.jpg)
This is such a solid comparison. Seriously... A+. Off topic but I'm heading to Hawaii next week and can't wait lay out by the pool with a glass of scotch on the rocks.
To everyone feeling manly for drinking their black coffee, Congratulations... you're exactly as manly as my 96 year old grandma.
almost spit my black coffee out when i read this.
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i just think its funny that people think its manly to drink something with a slightly more bitter taste
like in tv or movies when the "serious" character orders their coffee black
or when you see memes saying "if your boyfriend cant drive stick, youve got a girlfriend"
as if these activities are reserved for gladiator types
sure man, the idea of some drinks being more masculine than others is complete rediculous. you'd be just as masculine drinking any of these fine drinks in a bar.
(http://www.salophotography.com/data/photos/170_1scotch_on_the_rocks.jpg)
(http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Lava-Flow-Smoothie-018a.jpg)
This is such a solid comparison. Seriously... A+. Off topic but I'm heading to Hawaii next week and can't wait lay out by the pool with a glass of scotch on the rocks.
To everyone feeling manly for drinking their black coffee, Congratulations... you're exactly as manly as my 96 year old grandma.
i don't think it's feeling manly for drinking black coffee, it's the idea that not drinking black is less manly. there's a reason that the servers give the soy lattee to the wrong person from the post above. it's because they see more men ordering black coffee and more women ordering complicated, sweeter drinks. it's just like the idea that drinking white zin is going emasculate you in the eyes of a lot of people. it's going to send a less masculine vibe than if you order a bordeaux. but any good sommelier will know that white zin is great with a pbj sandwich and i'm not afraid to go there when both are available because that shits good together. it's the same way a that fruity girly drink is great for floating around in a resort pool, i'm always down to order one from a pool bar.
i don't really get why people are being so sensitive about those ideas existing, which they most certainly do. i didn't make them up, i'm just aware that they exist. if you like sweet ass coffee milk, drink the shit out of it, who cares what the server thinks.
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one time when i was 12 i was drinking coffee at some family gathering, to show them that i was a grown up, and my closet gay effeminate gay uncle started giving me shit for using too much sugar
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i came for the coffee knowledge, but stayed for the bitchery.... i had a keurig that i used with beans from my work (sprouts farmers market) but after a few weeks of being broke and not using it (substituting noahs $1 reusable cup fillups next to my work cause they usually dont charge me) it developed mold so im gonna toss it. ive been giving more thought to getting a french press. Nallid im gonna have to bug you and ask some questions about your setup. but that aeropress looks interesting too.
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french press is cool but you also need a burr grinder and it's kind of high maintenance in that it starts taking you around 10 minutes to make a cup of coffee. love french pressed coffee though and i found it's a great office networking kind of thing in that you can invite people for a french press and then have 10 mins to bs while you make it.
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you dont need a fancy grinder. just a regular coffee grinder will work. an electric kettle is also nice to have. i think they work faster than using the stove to heat the water. any way you look at it, its going to take about 10 minutes just like sleazy said. about 5 for the water to get hot and another 5 for the coffee to seep. you should be able to pick up a quality press, grinder, and a kettle all for under $60. of course all you really need is the press. a lot of places that sell coffee will grind it for you. you can always buy pre ground coffee too and i think it works fine. just dont pour the last few ounces into your cup because you might get some grounds. the grinder and the kettle are nice to have though.
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i'd recomend getting the beans grinded or using the grinders at the grocery store over getting cheaper grinder. my first grinder wasn't a burr style and grinds were way to fine. but if you are going to the level of french pressing you may as well go full monty and grind the beans right before you brew so it's super fresh. also enhances the presentation if you are brewing for friends.
also, expect to spend a lot of time figuring out the right comination of grinder setting, bean, water temp, ect... to get something you like. for me though that was kind of part of the fun.
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I got a small hand grinder which works for my 16 oz press....grind it up while water is boiling...It doesn't take long.....but you're spot on about ten minutes....might be a bit less if you do productive shit while steeping.....
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I got a small hand grinder which works for my 16 oz press....grind it up while water is boiling...It doesn't take long.....but you're spot on about ten minutes....might be a bit less if you do productive shit while steeping.....
So what you do while steeping affects the steep time? Solid logic.
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Damn!!! I miss living in the Bay with all the coffee choices. Im here in China where I found one local roaster! Its a bit more than what I was used to buying (starbucks beans cause its the only choice for whole beans) I wanna find a roaster back home in the US that would ship by the pound out here if shipping fee's aren't too much.
Also how do you like using a manual grinder?? I got one but it hurts the shit out of my already fucked up wrists.
Shit man, we'll talk. I get free beans all the time and if shipping isn't too much I'll happily send you some beans from time to time. Hopefully customs won't wreck it though haha. Grinding manually isn't bad. I've used the same grinder every day once or twice a day for the last three years. Havent changed the burrs yet, and it's starting to show. Dialing in for v60 isn't as easy as it used to be. Maybe it's time to go electric haha.
also, I did end up doing cold brew today. Totally eyeballed it, hopefully it'll turn out good. If it's too strong its going into a pork brine.
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man that sounds awesome- but Ive had stuff shipped from back in the US and it's at least $45 and i wouldnt wanna put that burden on you but appreciate the offer..
What cold brew method do you use? How'd it turn out?
If it's too strong, couldn't you just heavily ice it or water it down when serving? There's a little vendor in my town that sells "coffee concentrate" which is basically super-strong cold brew. (Although I'm not fronting on a coffee-based brine.)
yup, exactly. ice or water or dairy thins out the concentrate so it's not as harsh. That batch came out really good? naturally sweet/less bitter cause of the long cold brew time. Method I used was coarse grinding 80g of beans, wrapping in cheesecloth, and letting it steep for 12-16 hours. Makes a quart of cold brew, shit's bomb.
I got my espresso training yesterday, super hyped. Latte art is fucking hard and ridiculous but I'm more focused on how the shots pull and the milk temp for service... this is what happens when a line cook becomes a barista.
Just made my first few batches. Experimenting with the brewing time. This is such a cheap and effective way to make cold brew.
I was making individual cups every morning using the aero press and a cold brew technique- was nice but not what i wanna do during the morning. its so convenient making a batch the night before and having coffee ready in the morning.
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i have a grinder called like Capremo or some shit, how fine do you want the grinds for a french press. i am actually looking forward to messing with the coffee temp, steep time and all that jazz. its a new thing for me and im pysched to try it. i saw a Bodum? Brazil 3 cup french press for like 17 bucks at target that looks right up my alley for my first one. anyone have any thoughts on that model? also, whats the deal with frothing milk? is that only an espresso thing or can you do that in regular coffee and more importantly can you do that with almond milk?
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i have a grinder called like Capremo or some shit, how fine do you want the grinds for a french press. i am actually looking forward to messing with the coffee temp, steep time and all that jazz. its a new thing for me and im pysched to try it. i saw a Bodum? Brazil 3 cup french press for like 17 bucks at target that looks right up my alley for my first one. anyone have any thoughts on that model? also, whats the deal with frothing milk? is that only an espresso thing or can you do that in regular coffee and more importantly can you do that with almond milk?
Bodums are good presses and really affordable. I've been using the same one for almost two years and it's always been great. I had another one that was a less fancy model which I gave to my boss and she's still using it. Just look at the plunger when you buy it and make sure it's all metal. Some have a rubber ring around the plunger and those make your coffee taste like rubber no matter how many times you wash them.
You want to grind your beans pretty course. If it's too fine, grounds can get through the screen.
I'm not sure if you can froth almond milk. I'd just google it.
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sweet, thanks JB.
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my local coffee shop gave me a discounted bag of beans (4 bucks!!!) since I buy from them so often.
then I bought this:
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i have a grinder called like Capremo or some shit, how fine do you want the grinds for a french press. i am actually looking forward to messing with the coffee temp, steep time and all that jazz. its a new thing for me and im pysched to try it. i saw a Bodum? Brazil 3 cup french press for like 17 bucks at target that looks right up my alley for my first one. anyone have any thoughts on that model? also, whats the deal with frothing milk? is that only an espresso thing or can you do that in regular coffee and more importantly can you do that with almond milk?
Bodums are good presses and really affordable. I've been using the same one for almost two years and it's always been great. I had another one that was a less fancy model which I gave to my boss and she's still using it. Just look at the plunger when you buy it and make sure it's all metal. Some have a rubber ring around the plunger and those make your coffee taste like rubber no matter how many times you wash them.
You want to grind your beans pretty course. If it's too fine, grounds can get through the screen.
I'm not sure if you can froth almond milk. I'd just google it.
Tangar- i got the same french press, it works really well. Yeah make sure the grounds are coarse - more like sand but not powdery
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Got some chameleon cold brew for free from work. Gonna try it in the morning. Do you guys dilute with water or milk? Or drink it straight? I'm gonna try a few different ways since it's four servings.
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Firstly, everything JB has said on french press is spot on, good advice to be had there.
For those looking into grinders: Krups make one that can be bought relatively cheaply (about ?30 here in the UK) that allows a good amount of adjustment of coarseness/fineness of the grind and has survived my girl and I's daily usage for about 2 and a half years now.
As for aeropress vs french press: I own both and hardly ever use the french press now. French press coffee seems ever so slightly more viscous, all delicious and velvety, but I often feel all jittery and overcaffeinated after 1-2 mugs which is a problem for me as I like to drink a few coffees throughout the day. Aeropress coffee is slightly thinner and it avoids the issues with mouthfuls of grounds at the bottom. It feels like an altogether 'cleaner' cup but it doesn't seem to lose flavour, just a different texture, and it is quick to make a cup & really easy to clean up after the fact. The other thing with the aeropress that I really like is how good it is to travel with; it doesn't take up much space in a bag for everything you need bar hot water and it's mostly indestructible, especially in comparison to cafetieres.
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It's really worth picking up a little manual hand grinder if you're just making a cup for yourself each morning - like the Hario foureyedjim posted or a Porlex (they fit in the top of the Aeropress, which is really handy). You can easily adjust both to suit different brew methods and they're quicker and cleaner than fucking around with a spice grinder.
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Got some chameleon cold brew for free from work. Gonna try it in the morning. Do you guys dilute with water or milk? Or drink it straight? I'm gonna try a few different ways since it's four servings.
Personally, I can drink it straight. But I don't recommend it. A 1/1 dilution with non-dairy milk of your choice is a good option.
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It's really worth picking up a little manual hand grinder if you're just making a cup for yourself each morning - like the Hario foureyedjim posted or a Porlex (they fit in the top of the Aeropress, which is really handy). You can easily adjust both to suit different brew methods and they're quicker and cleaner than fucking around with a spice grinder.
If anyone is on the fence about it, give me a day or two to try it out and i'll let you know if it's worth it.
In the US it's 30 USD on amazon. I thought about the krups blade grinder, but if $10 more can get me an actual ceramic grinder, I thought it was reasonable. Some say the taste is different due to the varying grinding processes. Dunno if I'm enough of an expert to tell, but I do have something similar to the krups grinder so maybe I'll do a taste test.
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I just use one of these and it's fine. perfect amount of grounds for the bodum french press.
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The burr has a more consistent larger grind which works well with the French press because a blade grinder will obliterate the coffee...resulting in some smaller grounds getting through the filter....
Something like that.....
I got the porlex one and it's sick....
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Blade grinders slice up your beans, if you just drink coffee using finer grinds then I think blade grinders are good for that task
Burr grinders I think crush and grind the beans in a more consistent way and allows for a wider range of grinds. You can get really nice fine powder for Turkish coffee with burr grinders or a real consistent coarse grind for a French press
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like i said above, if you're going to press get a decent burr grinder. if you don't then you won't be able to control the size you are grinding at and you'll either be too fine or too big and it'll always be inconsistent.
practically speaking this means your coffee will be watery with grinds in it.
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whenever i feel like ive been drinking too much coffee, i remind myself that voltaire was rumored to drink around 50 cups a day.
french press or bust
anyone ever work as a barista?
man those were the days
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whenever i feel like ive been drinking too much coffee, i remind myself that voltaire was rumored to drink around 50 cups a day.
french press or bust
anyone ever work as a barista?
man those were the days
50? I don't know about that one. Would give you terrible tymmy pains, for sure.
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i got this a few months ago. fucking game changer.
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anyone try out the able brewing aeropress disks yet? never been able to get crema through it before and it looks like a dope option.
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Pour-over for morning coffee. For the rest of the day I make macchiatos and lattes at home with the almond milk I make. So much better than regular milk.
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I've been reduced to decaf these days...
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Camped for 14 days straight and learned how to do the pour over coffee, camping style. getting up first each day to make coffee on the coleman grill. Something about being more involved in your coffee-process makes it more satisfying and delicious.
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I've never tried coffee... is it everything everyone makes it out to be? Or should i Just continue drinking tea like a stooge
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I've never tried coffee... is it everything everyone makes it out to be? Or should i Just continue drinking tea like a stooge
Is yr tea black or with milk?
If you drink black tea, I would suggest getting an aeropress and playing around with some good quality beans (I don't know if strictly single-origin deems the best quality, but I've had good luck with that stuff)
Aeropress'd black coffee is like super-fancy tea, that gets you bit more buzzed.
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on week days, I make 1.25 liter of Chemex coffee every morning to get me through the day. then tea in the afternoon / evening, and the occasional small french press on week-ends. I have at least 6, maybe 12 coffee-making devices at my place, none of them electrical, but the Chemex is what I resort to 99% of the time. italian moka pots are cool too but then I'm too lazy to clean them afterwards so I barely use mine anymore.
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I've never tried coffee... is it everything everyone makes it out to be? Or should i Just continue drinking tea like a stooge
id rather give up beer for the rest of my life than give up coffee, and i love beer.
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how do i get thick coffee from an aeropress? i did it once by accident and i cannot recreate it
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how do i get thick coffee from an aeropress? i did it once by accident and i cannot recreate it
you could prolly use 2-3 filters instead of 1 so less water passes through as quickly. grind the shit outta your beans, use a little more force when you press, maybe even make sure the beans are as fresh as possible.
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I just got my first bag from rhetoric coffee (monthly based coffee program) drank folgers black with one sugar for the last 6 years. I forgot how amazing coffee can taste.
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Camped for 14 days straight and learned how to do the pour over coffee, camping style. getting up first each day to make coffee on the coleman grill. Something about being more involved in your coffee-process makes it more satisfying and delicious.
this is the best ever. when i used to go backpacking all the time i loved being the first one up so i can start this process, making a coffee for everyone and stoking them out as they woke up to hot coffee/cocoa combo
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I just got my first bag from rhetoric coffee (monthly based coffee program) drank folgers black with one sugar for the last 6 years. I forgot how amazing coffee can taste.
Just looked this up. It's a cool idea and I dig the artwork on the bags, but it looks super expensive for what you get. We go through a 2lb bag about every two or three weeks and I get those at costco for around $10-14 depending on what I go with.
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I just got my first bag from rhetoric coffee (monthly based coffee program) drank folgers black with one sugar for the last 6 years. I forgot how amazing coffee can taste.
Just looked this up. It's a cool idea and I dig the artwork on the bags, but it looks super expensive for what you get. We go through a 2lb bag about every two or three weeks and I get those at costco for around $10-14 depending on what I go with.
Yeah I definitely know i'll go through this bag in a week or two. We drink at least one pot of coffee a day at my spot. It did force me to buy a coffee grinder though so next time i'm at costco I can bulk buy some beans. I'm just happy to not be drinking folgers anymore haha.
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I just got my first bag from rhetoric coffee (monthly based coffee program) drank folgers black with one sugar for the last 6 years. I forgot how amazing coffee can taste.
Just looked this up. It's a cool idea and I dig the artwork on the bags, but it looks super expensive for what you get. We go through a 2lb bag about every two or three weeks and I get those at costco for around $10-14 depending on what I go with.
Yeah I definitely know i'll go through this bag in a week or two. We drink at least one pot of coffee a day at my spot. It did force me to buy a coffee grinder though so next time i'm at costco I can bulk buy some beans. I'm just happy to not be drinking folgers anymore haha.
grinding your own only takes an extra 30 seconds but makes a world of difference in my opinion.
are you using a drip machine? if you are, give one of the non-electronic methods that have been mentioned a shot. pour-over cups are cheap and not much work. im yet to find something i like more than a french press, but those take away all the convenience of pretty much any other coffee maker. theres nothing wrong with drip machines, but people tend to let them get dirty and that has a huge effect on flavor.
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I've mentioned this before but I like the idea of keeping it simple....hand grinder, stainless steel French press....good thermos...ceramic commuter in car...coffee mug at home....good beans.
Every season I get some natural process beans and the flavours are crazy....
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I've never tried coffee... is it everything everyone makes it out to be? Or should i Just continue drinking tea like a stooge
id rather give up beer for the rest of my life than give up coffee, and i love beer.
yeah, I'm way too caffeine sensitive these days but I still love the taste so I drink decaf. I don't think I could do the same with beer.
I didn't start drinking coffee until I was around 28 though, if you've never tried it Drew I guess you could just keep rolling with that? I mean it's not a necessity but once you dive down that rabbit hole...
whatever you do though, don't buy that shitty sugar in a can flavored with black tar shit that they sell in vending machines here, shit is VILE
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I just got my first bag from rhetoric coffee (monthly based coffee program) drank folgers black with one sugar for the last 6 years. I forgot how amazing coffee can taste.
Just looked this up. It's a cool idea and I dig the artwork on the bags, but it looks super expensive for what you get. We go through a 2lb bag about every two or three weeks and I get those at costco for around $10-14 depending on what I go with.
Yeah I definitely know i'll go through this bag in a week or two. We drink at least one pot of coffee a day at my spot. It did force me to buy a coffee grinder though so next time i'm at costco I can bulk buy some beans. I'm just happy to not be drinking folgers anymore haha.
grinding your own only takes an extra 30 seconds but makes a world of difference in my opinion.
are you using a drip machine? if you are, give one of the non-electronic methods that have been mentioned a shot. pour-over cups are cheap and not much work. im yet to find something i like more than a french press, but those take away all the convenience of pretty much any other coffee maker. theres nothing wrong with drip machines, but people tend to let them get dirty and that has a huge effect on flavor.
We just use a standard drip coffee maker. Everyone in the house works 40+ a week so first one up makes a pot and we all fill our thermos from that. I have a hand grinder but its my old roommates grandpa's so im sending it to him while hes in Japan. Rhetoric is great coffee but not enough for my household to rely on.
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I’m currently drinking this, which isn’t that great:
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When that’s done, I have six packs of these because it’s fair trade, organic, and $5/each:
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Two cups of dark roast supermarket coffee at home in the morning, if I need a boost I get a double espresso sometimes.
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I have just a cheap capsule machine at home but it does the trick. I‘ll drink several cups a day, at least 3 but sometimes more.
At church we have a Rocket
(https://www.galaxus.ch/im/Files/6/9/6/1/1/8/8/4/Rocket_Espresso_Appartamento_Siebtraeger_Front5821e26da7e08.jpg?impolicy=ProductTileImage&resizeWidth=2292&resizeHeight=2398&cropWidth=2292&cropHeight=2398&quality=high)
and use this https://shop.tropicalmountains.com/en/ (https://shop.tropicalmountains.com/en/)
Dude has a farm in Peru and you can get „single farm“ roast (like single malt) but also blends. Fantastic stuff, check it out it‘s fair trade, organic etc… He also does degradable capsules that are compatible with Nespresso systems.
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Does anyone have recommendations for a good decaf blend? I love coffee but I can’t drink regular caffeinated coffee after noon, without ruining my sleep quality.
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Anyone add protein creamer to their coffee? I drink about 6 cups per day and I find that after 8 PM I am hungry. Wondering if I sneak protein in will I if feel more full at night.
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Anyone add protein creamer to their coffee? I drink about 6 cups per day and I find that after 8 PM I am hungry. Wondering if I sneak protein in will I if feel more full at night.
holy shit 6 cups? all caf or do you sprinkle a lil decaf here and there?
i've poured muscle milk into my coffee plenty of times. not sure if it made me feel any fuller but it definitely made my muscles fuckin massive
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Anyone add protein creamer to their coffee? I drink about 6 cups per day and I find that after 8 PM I am hungry. Wondering if I sneak protein in will I if feel more full at night.
i've poured muscle milk into my coffee plenty of times. not sure if it made me feel any fuller but it definitely made my muscles fuckin massive
All caf son. Caffeine keeps me mellow. I never get the jitters. Thanks for the muscle milk tip.
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Google is telling me that 5oz is a “cup” of coffee. So if that’s the definition, I drink 4 in the morning in my yeti and usually get a latte or americano after lunch. So I’m probably on the 6 cup train as well.
I quit cigarettes and alcohol, but I’d honestly rather die than quit coffee.
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15 years ago i was really into the whole '3rd wave' coffee bullshit, now i will take literally anything that is hot and black. i have a 20oz REI coffee thermos that i bring to work every day that is Folgers from Costco.
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I have just a cheap capsule machine at home but it does the trick. I‘ll drink several cups a day, at least 3 but sometimes more.
At church we have a Rocket
(https://www.galaxus.ch/im/Files/6/9/6/1/1/8/8/4/Rocket_Espresso_Appartamento_Siebtraeger_Front5821e26da7e08.jpg?impolicy=ProductTileImage&resizeWidth=2292&resizeHeight=2398&cropWidth=2292&cropHeight=2398&quality=high)
and use this https://shop.tropicalmountains.com/en/ (https://shop.tropicalmountains.com/en/)
Dude has a farm in Peru and you can get „single farm“ roast (like single malt) but also blends. Fantastic stuff, check it out it‘s fair trade, organic etc… He also does degradable capsules that are compatible with Nespresso systems.
We have that Rocket Appartmento at our house. I love the ritual of it and using it every morning. The main issue is that they are temperamental. you really have to start learning how they work so you can repair them when they go crazy. If I could go back I would get a dual boiler over the heat exchanger but oh well. it is kind of fun to work on
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I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
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@GS77
I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
I wish I could drink that much coffee, 2 max. Mainly because I use a drip system and have to clean the grounds after every brew, I don't compost (not trying to deal w/ fruit flys) so I have to dump the grounds in the trash and clean the filter after every use which kinda sucks, but the brews are smacking!
I did the french press for awhile, but hate the cleaning process with those things too. Thought about getting a Keurig so I can make more cups throughout the day and not have to worry about cleaning up the grounds.
For those in the bay area, this is my shit. Was told one of the NHS owners is also a part owner of this brand
(https://www.vervecoffee.com/cdn/shop/products/BuenaVistaBlends.png?v=1676323268)
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Ive had 2 K cups so far today. I used to not want a Keurig machine for many reasons but it was gifted to me. Now that I have one it’s hard to return to my Melitta pot.
I run Wegmans Dark roast at 100 cups for $32.95 or something like that. I’ve done the math and it’s less expensive than the same loose coffee though the drip pot. Plus, no reheating.
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@GS77
I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
I wish I could drink that much coffee, 2 max. Mainly because I use a drip system and have to clean the grounds after every brew, I don't compost (not trying to deal w/ fruit flys) so I have to dump the grounds in the trash and clean the filter after every use which kinda sucks, but the brews are smacking!
I did the french press for awhile, but hate the cleaning process with those things too. Thought about getting a Keurig so I can make more cups throughout the day and not have to worry about cleaning up the grounds.
For those in the bay area, this is my shit. Was told one of the NHS owners is also a part owner of this brand
(https://www.vervecoffee.com/cdn/shop/products/BuenaVistaBlends.png?v=1676323268)
Compostable filters and a sealed compost bin that i empty every other day is what we do. Works for me but prob not for all. Used to use the filter in the drip machine but it was fucking up my sink, sonwe got compost filters and i have no qualms about it !
I figure i go thru a $12 lb of coffee every 10 days. I probably but 3 or 4 cups during that time period as well. Not too bad of a habit to have
I’ve had that verve coffee, its alright. I think it based in santa cruz.
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Love the way it makes my brain feel
Hate the way it makes my stomach feel
I've been trying different drinks with less amounts of milk, sugar, and flavors to help my stomach not churn, but black and americanos are just too strong for me
I still drink about 16 - 20oz before lunch most days
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I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
I wish I could drink that much coffee, 2 max. Mainly because I use a drip system and have to clean the grounds after every brew, I don't compost (not trying to deal w/ fruit flys) so I have to dump the grounds in the trash and clean the filter after every use which kinda sucks, but the brews are smacking!
I did the french press for awhile, but hate the cleaning process with those things too. Thought about getting a Keurig so I can make more cups throughout the day and not have to worry about cleaning up the grounds.
For those in the bay area, this is my shit. Was told one of the NHS owners is also a part owner of this brand
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Compostable filters and a sealed compost bin that i empty every other day is what we do. Works for me but prob not for all. Used to use the filter in the drip machine but it was fucking up my sink, sonwe got compost filters and i have no qualms about it !
I figure i go thru a $12 lb of coffee every 10 days. I probably but 3 or 4 cups during that time period as well. Not too bad of a habit to have
I’ve had that verve coffee, its alright. I think it based in santa cruz.
Yea although i dont dump the grounds in the sink the filter for the drip has little grounds that end up in the sink and im not sure if its fucking up my disposal. Id totally compost if i had my own house and garden
Yes i think its based in santa cruz, a local shop in san jose japantown brews them and so i started buying them too.
Blue bottle started in Oakland and worked across from the og shop and the lines were ridiculous…still have yet to buy their beans or try their coffee
Curious what other pals are brewing.
Been taking probiotics and have noticed it helped with the bubble guts coffee gave me
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2 thermoses/4 cups a day. Make it pretty weak, 2-3 tbsp of grounds per pot, so that it doesn’t give me heart palpitations and severe anxiety. Store brand because I’m cheap. Splash of almond milk, no sweetener. I’m sweet aka fat enough as it is.
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I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
I wish I could drink that much coffee, 2 max. Mainly because I use a drip system and have to clean the grounds after every brew, I don't compost (not trying to deal w/ fruit flys) so I have to dump the grounds in the trash and clean the filter after every use which kinda sucks, but the brews are smacking!
I did the french press for awhile, but hate the cleaning process with those things too. Thought about getting a Keurig so I can make more cups throughout the day and not have to worry about cleaning up the grounds.
For those in the bay area, this is my shit. Was told one of the NHS owners is also a part owner of this brand
(https://www.vervecoffee.com/cdn/shop/products/BuenaVistaBlends.png?v=1676323268)
K cups are a straight up ecological disaster and one of the most prominent examples of America's obsession with unnecessary single use, non-recyclable plastics. I have 2 Keurigs (one was a gift, one was a dumpster dive) and the only way I can use them and not feel like an ocean destroying asshole is with one of the reusable cups that basically turns it into a mini drip brewer. There are companies that make ecopods which are cool, but you kinda have to keep them sealed or they lose flavor fast. Cameron's is the one in all the grocery stores here and it's not like Folgers bad but it's far cry from a really good cup of Joe.
Anyone else shit like clockwork at the time they usually drink their first cup?
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Without fail. 1 dump at about 45 min and the second at about 2hrs
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@GS77
I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
I wish I could drink that much coffee, 2 max. Mainly because I use a drip system and have to clean the grounds after every brew, I don't compost (not trying to deal w/ fruit flys) so I have to dump the grounds in the trash and clean the filter after every use which kinda sucks, but the brews are smacking!
I did the french press for awhile, but hate the cleaning process with those things too. Thought about getting a Keurig so I can make more cups throughout the day and not have to worry about cleaning up the grounds.
For those in the bay area, this is my shit. Was told one of the NHS owners is also a part owner of this brand
(https://www.vervecoffee.com/cdn/shop/products/BuenaVistaBlends.png?v=1676323268)
K cups are a straight up ecological disaster and one of the most prominent examples of America's obsession with unnecessary single use, non-recyclable plastics. I have 2 Keurigs (one was a gift, one was a dumpster dive) and the only way I can use them and not feel like an ocean destroying asshole is with one of the reusable cups that basically turns it into a mini drip brewer. There are companies that make ecopods which are cool, but you kinda have to keep them sealed or they lose flavor fast. Cameron's is the one in all the grocery stores here and it's not like Folgers bad but it's far cry from a really good cup of Joe.
Anyone else shit like clockwork at the time they usually drink their first cup?
exactly why I just end up using my drip, the only waste is the grounds, I would also be using those reusable k-cups too, which is another reason I dont want one, seems dumb to have to clean them.
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@GS77
I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
That is my ideal pre-session routine.
If any of you are into craft beer, I'm sure you've heard of or tried Modern Times. Their beer is great but they're also a roastery.
Some links in case anyone's interested:
https://www.moderntimesbeer.com/stellar-coffee/
https://www.moderntimesmerch.com/collections/coffee
Their beans are consistently good and never disappoint. There's this grocery store near me called Barons that sells their bags of beans for $15 so that is primarily what I've been picking up. If I'm planning on making large batches of cold brew, I typically go to Trader Joes and get their breakfast blend. I keep the fancy beans for pour overs. I try to buy from local roasters near me but their prices have been inching up more than I can justify. Paying $25 for 12oz of beans is excessive imo.
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I've become quite addicted lately, drinking tons of the stuff. I am an addictive person and as I have stopped every other vice, I now indulge in coffee. ::)
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I've become quite addicted lately, drinking tons of the stuff. I am an addictive person and as I have stopped every other vice, I now indulge in coffee. ::)
That's dope, Easy Slider, I heard coffee is actually good for your liver. Every morning I make a cup of dark black and mix in some espresso. My coworker tells me it's called "A Shot In The Dark".
It has been hot here in SoCal lately so I put it over ice.
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I've become quite addicted lately, drinking tons of the stuff. I am an addictive person and as I have stopped every other vice, I now indulge in coffee. ::)
That's dope, Easy Slider, I heard coffee is actually good for your liver. Every morning I make a cup of dark black and mix in some espresso. My coworker tells me it's called "A Shot In The Dark".
What, you mix coffee with coffee? Now I heard everything ;D
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I've become quite addicted lately, drinking tons of the stuff. I am an addictive person and as I have stopped every other vice, I now indulge in coffee. ::)
That's dope, Easy Slider, I heard coffee is actually good for your liver. Every morning I make a cup of dark black and mix in some espresso. My coworker tells me it's called "A Shot In The Dark".
It has been hot here in SoCal lately so I put it over ice.
I’ve seen that combo described as a “red eye” before. Either way a solid combo when you need that extra boost
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I'll almost always brew with an Aeropress, but what I make purely depends on my mood and what I can be arsed making at the time. If I'm being lazy, it'll be a milk concoction of some sort using bulk Costco 'columbian' grounds, so no grinding or having to be really on top of brew time and temperature. If I have the time and patience, I'll brew a black coffee where I brew to a tried and tested recipe using whatever natural/extended fermentation/anerobic/macerated single origin light/medium roast beans that have been run through the 1Zpresso hand grinder.
Will occasionally break out the picopresso and brew a 18g/36ml espresso if I think I have the patience for it.
Usually have 3 coffees before 3pm. Today, I've had 4, and I still need a nap.
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I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
That is my ideal pre-session routine.
If any of you are into craft beer, I'm sure you've heard of or tried Modern Times. Their beer is great but they're also a roastery.
Some links in case anyone's interested:
https://www.moderntimesbeer.com/stellar-coffee/
https://www.moderntimesmerch.com/collections/coffee
Their beans are consistently good and never disappoint. There's this grocery store near me called Barons that sells their bags of beans for $15 so that is primarily what I've been picking up. If I'm planning on making large batches of cold brew, I typically go to Trader Joes and get their breakfast blend. I keep the fancy beans for pour overs. I try to buy from local roasters near me but their prices have been inching up more than I can justify. Paying $25 for 12oz of beans is excessive imo.
$25 for 12oz of beans is fucked up!!! people tryna drive teslas and buy new homes by selling coffee beans. c'mon
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@GS77
I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
That is my ideal pre-session routine.
If any of you are into craft beer, I'm sure you've heard of or tried Modern Times. Their beer is great but they're also a roastery.
Some links in case anyone's interested:
https://www.moderntimesbeer.com/stellar-coffee/
https://www.moderntimesmerch.com/collections/coffee
Their beans are consistently good and never disappoint. There's this grocery store near me called Barons that sells their bags of beans for $15 so that is primarily what I've been picking up. If I'm planning on making large batches of cold brew, I typically go to Trader Joes and get their breakfast blend. I keep the fancy beans for pour overs. I try to buy from local roasters near me but their prices have been inching up more than I can justify. Paying $25 for 12oz of beans is excessive imo.
$25 for 12oz of beans is fucked up!!! people tryna drive teslas and buy new homes by selling coffee beans. c'mon
Coffee is one helluva drug...I used to know coffee snobs at work who would always buy expensive coffee to brew at work.
At one point I was hearing about CBD coffee which I would try but read that CBD doesn't really fuse well with coffee beans
https://sunsetlakecbd.com/product/cbd-coffee/
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Noosa Familia, Cova or some Stumptown blends. Aero press only. The flip method. Two perfect cups a day with a splash of half and half.
Just spent 3 weeks drinking shitty tesco coffee in the UK, with uncontrolled ratios. Fuck that. From now on, I'm traveling with my aero press.
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I too drink about 5-6 cups a day. Good shit too. Real fortunate to live in a place where there are a dozen local roasters doing different things. I still stick with the OG roaster whose been doing fair trade since before it was a thing. I can drink coffee til about 330 and be fine at bed time around 930
Coffee and weed are the greatest skate combo
That is my ideal pre-session routine.
If any of you are into craft beer, I'm sure you've heard of or tried Modern Times. Their beer is great but they're also a roastery.
Some links in case anyone's interested:
https://www.moderntimesbeer.com/stellar-coffee/
https://www.moderntimesmerch.com/collections/coffee
Their beans are consistently good and never disappoint. There's this grocery store near me called Barons that sells their bags of beans for $15 so that is primarily what I've been picking up. If I'm planning on making large batches of cold brew, I typically go to Trader Joes and get their breakfast blend. I keep the fancy beans for pour overs. I try to buy from local roasters near me but their prices have been inching up more than I can justify. Paying $25 for 12oz of beans is excessive imo.
$25 for 12oz of beans is fucked up!!! people tryna drive teslas and buy new homes by selling coffee beans. c'mon
Coffee is one helluva drug...I used to know coffee snobs at work who would always buy expensive coffee to brew at work.
At one point I was hearing about CBD coffee which I would try but read that CBD doesn't really fuse well with coffee beans
https://sunsetlakecbd.com/product/cbd-coffee/
I just bought a pound of coffee for $55. Excited to try it though
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$55!?!??!! It better be 16oz and none of this “we quietly started selling you 25% less for the a little more money” 12oz bag bullshit.
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Love coffee over here. However maybe a bit too much as I can drink 8-10 cups per day. Actually am going to a Urologist as I got to a point where I was urinating all of the time & even a few times pissed my pants as I could not hold it. All of this points to the amount of coffee I drink BUT I am able to slam decaf with no repercussions. So now I drink 1-4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day & switch to decaf & I already notice the difference. I guess that what happens when you're addicted....? Fun fact: Caffeine is highly addictive & much more addictive than marijuana (a fun fact I used to teach my students).
I may sound crazy but I love the coffee Aldi's have to offer as they have a variety of roasts & the decaf is very good. Grand pricing as well. I have a Keurig but I prefer to have a whole pot going so the Keurig is unplugged. Also should add I drink my coffee black as a moonless night with hot & iced.
Let me add that I strongly dislike coffee from Sheetz, Turkey Hill & many gas stations. Dunkin Donuts only for iced Coffee. Otherwise Starbucks & Wawa or my local although they are some Blue Lives Matter clowns so I really just avoid.
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Anyone here ever had a cup of Turkish coffee?
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yes, it's like espresso with sand in it.....but it's not sand....
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Anyone here ever had a cup of Turkish coffee?
I grew up on the stuff. It is good but every single person who has tried and they were not Greek or Turkish gave the same feedback as @J....soy....
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I had it once, from a middle eastern restaurant in a strip mall that my ex and I were picking up to go food.
I figured that I had just got, like, the end of the pot, at the end of the day, where they had let some of the grounds seep into the coffee. Then I googled Turkish coffee and saw that it generally has debris in it.
I can't say I enjoyed it, but it gave me the caffeine boost I needed that night.
And who knows? Maybe I didn't get their best cup, being at the end of the day and whatnot. I'd like to give it its proper day in court from an esteemed Turkish coffee vendor one day.
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Anyone here ever had a cup of Turkish coffee?
Yes, ordered it black & the waiter laughed at me & so did my wife. Drank it but my goodness.
Would drink again! Just not black….
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Yes, ordered it black & the waiter laughed at me & so did my wife. Drank it but my goodness.
Would drink again! Just not black….
I am pretty sure it is meant to be drank black, or with sugar i.e. no milk. The coffee generally does not hit as much as an espresso. It is actually the weakest coffee you can have. This is because of the roast level where a good portion of the caffeine is killed. I have been drinking this coffee since I was 8 yo. When I first tried Nescafe in my teens, it felt like I was on speed. My hometown used to have at least 5 roasters in the town centre and every morning they would prepare a new batch. The aroma was something else/incredible.
Edit: Re: the sediment thing. Once served the coffee, you are meant to let it set until it is at drinkable temperature. By that time most of the ground coffee should have set. I must add here that sipping this coffee is usually done in a "slurping" fashion, meaning that you do not really tip the cup to the side but instead suck the supernatant fluid.
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I had Turkish coffee in one of those classic "Greek" cups at a falafel place. Gritty, boiling hot black coffee consumed at a sun-facing window seat with sand-like falafel and too much red sauce... just how it's supposed to be.
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I need to get back to making a brew with cinnamon,cloves, ginger etc.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
haha, hobbies certainly can lead to bouts of madness. I don't keep any bags, but I do cut out the labels from really good lots.
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my local would refill the bags which is a good idea. For awhile when I drove around for part of my job, I'd just buy coffee and throw the cups in the passenger side. You realize pretty fast how much you drink and the idea of shit going into a landfill. I've got a decent commuter cup now and try not to ever buy a cup.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
i find this so cool lol kinda wish i kept some bags now. how fast are you going thru a bag? a typical 300g bag lasts me 15 days (I do 20g coffee, 320 g water for my daily pour-over recipe)
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
will start now, i go through a lot of bags, also motivates me to buy some more variety, i usually stick to two different roasters.
i do 20 g coffee to 300 g water, v 60 pour over
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I'd call myself a coffee hobbyist; never worked as a barista or anything but have always enjoyed trying to make good coffee at home and exploring how things can be made. Gotta say, as I'm sitting here sipping it, starbucks instant is not the most terrible thing in the world. Feelings about the company aside, it's been really nice to let go of my routine a little bit to just get a little caffeine in quickly. Especially on mornings like today where I'm trying to get back in an early morning run groove.
Got me thinking though; anyone out there have any interesting things they do with instant? I recently saw a video about adding some cold water to the grounds before adding hot to reduce the chance of burning them, and placebo or not that has provided a bit of a smoother cup. Anything else worth trying?
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Looks like a Puleo project in the making….
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Bought close to 9 lbs of different local roasts to take on my move. Mad coffee. Im debating whether to vacuum seal and freeze the beans, saving my favorite blends for special occasions, supplementing with other new england oriented stuff
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
I’m about a bag a week give or take depending on bag size. My usual is 18g coffee and 280g of water, also a pour over via v60. I make 2-3 coffees a day.
Recently I got to know someone with a whole sale account so I just picked up four bags at cost, which is great. These 340g bags end up costing me $14 or so.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
I’m about a bag a week give or take depending on bag size. My usual is 18g coffee and 280g of water, also a pour over via v60. I make 2-3 coffees a day.
Recently I got to know someone with a whole sale account so I just picked up four bags at cost, which is great. These 340g bags end up costing me $14 or so.
Damn! This is honestly cool. This reminds me of Nicholas Felton a.k.a. Feltron. He publishes an annual report on his life - how many conversations had, miles traveled, pictures taken, etc. He gets deep into the minutiae of his life and it’s popular in some corners of the internet.
This looks like a helpful gauge to see what brands & roasts you kept coming back to, which ones you might’ve forgotten about, all without only relying on your memory alone.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
I’m about a bag a week give or take depending on bag size. My usual is 18g coffee and 280g of water, also a pour over via v60. I make 2-3 coffees a day.
Recently I got to know someone with a whole sale account so I just picked up four bags at cost, which is great. These 340g bags end up costing me $14 or so.
Damn! This is honestly cool. This reminds me of Nicholas Felton a.k.a. Feltron. He publishes an annual report on his life - how many conversations had, miles traveled, pictures taken, etc. He gets deep into the minutiae of his life and it’s popular in some corners of the internet.
This looks like a helpful gauge to see what brands & roasts you kept coming back to, which ones you might’ve forgotten about, all without only relying on your memory alone.
Thanks for the Feltron reminder. I had forgotten about him but I remember years back loving his annual reports.
As for my stack, it does help jog the memory by saving them and looking back. Going forward I think I’m gonna write notes on the backside for better recalling favourites or things I didn’t like.
To whoever mentioned a Puelo-Esqe art piece my mom said the same thing. I gotta check she’s not into numerology and picking up garbage.
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For whatever reason when I moved to my new spot I started saving coffee bags. I guess I wanted to visually see how much I consume per year. Hope I’m not the only one hoarding bags, but I might be.
I’m about a bag a week give or take depending on bag size. My usual is 18g coffee and 280g of water, also a pour over via v60. I make 2-3 coffees a day.
Recently I got to know someone with a whole sale account so I just picked up four bags at cost, which is great. These 340g bags end up costing me $14 or so.
Damn! This is honestly cool. This reminds me of Nicholas Felton a.k.a. Feltron. He publishes an annual report on his life - how many conversations had, miles traveled, pictures taken, etc. He gets deep into the minutiae of his life and it’s popular in some corners of the internet.
This looks like a helpful gauge to see what brands & roasts you kept coming back to, which ones you might’ve forgotten about, all without only relying on your memory alone.
Thanks for the Feltron reminder. I had forgotten about him but I remember years back loving his annual reports.
As for my stack, it does help jog the memory by saving them and looking back. Going forward I think I’m gonna write notes on the backside for better recalling favourites or things I didn’t like.
To whoever mentioned a Puelo-Esqe art piece my mom said the same thing. I gotta check she’s not into numerology and picking up garbage.
Your mom knows Puleo?
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Some nice light hitting at the right time while brewing in the V60 yesterday.
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I just spent $9 at a hippy dippy coffee shop for the worst Viennese I’ve ever had. I’m mad at them, mad at the world, and mad at myself. It didn’t even align my chakras.
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Some nice light hitting at the right time while brewing in the V60 yesterday.
lovely, i just had my morning v60 drip and it was so delicious.
it really is a joy in itself if you brew the coffee and it comes out good
more than just the joy of drinking it