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Post by skeeter456 on Jan 29, 2019 18:11:10 GMT -5
A cup a day keeps the doctor away!!!
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Post by acefour on Jan 29, 2019 19:00:23 GMT -5
whoops! You guys just reminded me I need to roast coffee tonight or do without tomorrow! Guatemala Antigua time! Thanks guys for the nudge!
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Post by jeffd on Jan 30, 2019 22:58:38 GMT -5
I have learned that coffee, almost exactly like pipe tobacco, elicits a lot of strongly held opinions based on experience and widely differing tastes. From preferences for burnt camping coffee filtered with a rag that yesterday cleaned a fish to high hip nitro served often by uber-tattooed experts to the ultra discerning.
I am heartened by how this group, us, we, are so good at accommodating each others tastes and avoiding ridiculous discussions about right and wrong that seem endemic on many many other sites. Not just with tobacco, but, as this thread demonstrates, even with coffee, we are a model of tolerance and I am proud to be among ye.
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Post by Butch Cassidy on Jan 31, 2019 16:03:52 GMT -5
Emeril............... Big Easy Bold is my coffee today..... 
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Post by crapgame on Jan 31, 2019 21:51:33 GMT -5
8 O'clock Columbian does it for me.. nothing better... I can spot the local gas stations that serve it cause they are always packed in the morning and the pots are always brewing!
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 31, 2019 22:01:09 GMT -5
Cramptholomew , I would have assumed you liked a steeping method more as you tend to like things stronger, like your tobacco. Show's how little I know. I've had just about every kind of coffee maker. Italian stove top, 3 Turkish pots, many multiple French presses, percolators, regular automatic makers, etc., etc. The thing about the pour over is temperature and filter. The water cannot be boiling. My automatic Kicthen Aid has temperature control, so it heats to a certain temperature, pours, steeps, and cycles that way until it's done. I love my Chemex, but the process is time consuming and fiddly. By the time I'm done processing the whole thing the coffee is never hot enough. It's absolutely delicious, but not quite hot enough. Controlling temperature is key to good coffee. In the summer, I do a lot of cold brew for iced coffee. I love Turkish coffee myself. But you either have to find or grind very fine to get it right. I've got an old brass manual coffee grinder of my grandmothers she brought over from the old country. It does the trick. But it's some work. |
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Post by jeffd on Feb 1, 2019 14:37:26 GMT -5
Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I have found the key to good coffee. The key to good coffee is needing it badly. Go ahead, argue with that.  |
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Post by Darin on Feb 1, 2019 17:31:21 GMT -5
5 pounds of Ethiopia Agaro Nano Challa green coffee is on its way ... can't wait to smell that stuff roasting! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 18:14:42 GMT -5
5 pounds of Ethiopia Agaro Nano Challa green coffee is on its way ... can't wait to smell that stuff roasting! That should smell very nice indeed. You gonna give it a Full City? |
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Post by Darin on Feb 1, 2019 18:21:01 GMT -5
5 pounds of Ethiopia Agaro Nano Challa green coffee is on its way ... can't wait to smell that stuff roasting! That should smell very nice indeed. You gonna give it a Full City? Between there and Full City+ ... I like to hear just a few seconds of that second crack! With my machine, I can crack the door open (CAREFULLY) just as first crack is finishing to extend the time to 2nd crack. The first time I tried this, and opened too fast, the chaff literally caught on fire! LOL |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 18:29:09 GMT -5
That should smell very nice indeed. You gonna give it a Full City? Between there and Full City+ ... I like to hear just a few seconds of that second crack! With my machine, I can crack the door open (CAREFULLY) just as first crack is finishing to extend the time to 2nd crack. The first time I tried this, and opened too fast, the chaff literally caught on fire! LOL A fire extinguisher close-by sounds in order brother. On a number of green beans, I've usually have shot for the end of the last 1st crack, and then have shut down about 10 seconds into the 2nd crack. Getting my ear down close to the exhaust of the Poppery II can be touchy at times with the heat, but you need to hear the start of the 2nd crack beginning  |
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Post by Darin on Feb 1, 2019 18:43:19 GMT -5
Between there and Full City+ ... I like to hear just a few seconds of that second crack! With my machine, I can crack the door open (CAREFULLY) just as first crack is finishing to extend the time to 2nd crack. The first time I tried this, and opened too fast, the chaff literally caught on fire! LOL A fire extinguisher close-by sounds in order brother. On a number of green beans, I've usually have shot for the end of the last 1st crack, and then have shut down about 10 seconds into the 2nd crack. Getting my ear down close to the exhaust of the Poppery II can be touchy at times with the heat, but you need to hear the start of the 2nd crack beginning It's like a bowl of Rice Krispies just after pouring the milk! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 18:55:38 GMT -5
A fire extinguisher close-by sounds in order brother. On a number of green beans, I've usually have shot for the end of the last 1st crack, and then have shut down about 10 seconds into the 2nd crack. Getting my ear down close to the exhaust of the Poppery II can be touchy at times with the heat, but you need to hear the start of the 2nd crack beginning It's like a bowl of Rice Krispies just after pouring the milk! Exactly! I just need to hear when the milk activates the Rice Krispie action  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 10:30:43 GMT -5
Drinking Sunken Doughnuts blend now.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 5, 2019 17:39:47 GMT -5
I'm awed by the work so many of you go through to get to a cup of coffee. For me, it's various types of Peet's coffee, in a Krupp drip machine, usually ground at the coffee store for me, but sometimes whole bean and I grind it in my burr grinder. That's enough work for me. Anything more and I'm too tired to drink it when it's ready.
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Post by instymp on Feb 5, 2019 17:51:32 GMT -5
Why do some think an aeropress is better than a french press?
Don't know anything about an Aero.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 18:08:18 GMT -5
Received my new French press this morning with the latest four filter system. All I have to say is WOW. Just the aroma alone told me I’ll get a great mug of coffee....which I did👌👍👍 The trick is to pour the HOT water when it’s between 197 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit as per manufacturers recommendation, made a big difference. Pour the hot water, mix with wooden spoon that was part of the kit, wait 4 to 5 minutes. The perfect smooth coffee, I was never a pod lover!!
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 5, 2019 18:26:03 GMT -5
Why do some think an aeropress is better than a french press? Don't know anything about an Aero. for me, there's no gunk in the bottom of the cup. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 18:34:58 GMT -5
Why do some think an aeropress is better than a french press? Don't know anything about an Aero. for me, there's no gunk in the bottom of the cup. I had no gunk on the bottom of my mug this morning, due to the newer filtration system. |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 5, 2019 20:06:54 GMT -5
At a friend's house. He served me a glass of Nikka Coffee Barrel Malt Whiskey. Not sure what the relationship was to coffee, but DAMN good.
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Post by Mac on Feb 5, 2019 20:24:30 GMT -5
Why do some think an aeropress is better than a french press? Don't know anything about an Aero. For travel, it's light, small, and plastic and rubber. It also combines a bit of espresso technique, using both a filter and pressure (but not much) to express the coffee. I don't use it at home, as the two shot max doesn't go far, and there is cleanup involved. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 21:21:29 GMT -5
I have friend who uses a areo press he likes it and it has stood the test of time. I like the rattle of a steam espresso maker jumping on the counter making a mess of everything around it. Coffee has to be hot to get the most from whatever blend you like there are few things worse in life than a coffee machine that makes tepid coffee. I have been known to sob when a good coffee maker dies a part of my heart goes with it.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 6, 2019 6:34:31 GMT -5
I've found the downside about the Aeropress is that by the time you've finished, the coffee isn't that hot, as @psycholime has already stated. I do like the process of making it, though. It's like smoking a pipe - the ritual of grinding the beans, and the process of extracting the flavour etc. is therapeutic for me.
I also butcher my coffee with loads of milk, so if the milk is heated then it brings the temp of the coffee up for me.
One thing I hate is when I go to a coffee shop or, more accurately, a restaurant or cafe that also sells coffee, and they don't know how to make a good coffee and they scorch the beans. That bitter taste is not nice at all!
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Post by acefour on Feb 6, 2019 12:01:26 GMT -5
I've found the downside about the Aeropress is that by the time you've finished, the coffee isn't that hot, as @psycholime has already stated. I do like the process of making it, though. It's like smoking a pipe - the ritual of grinding the beans, and the process of extracting the flavour etc. is therapeutic for me. I also butcher my coffee with loads of milk, so if the milk is heated then it brings the temp of the coffee up for me. One thing I hate is when I go to a coffee shop or, more accurately, a restaurant or cafe that also sells coffee, and they don't know how to make a good coffee and they scorch the beans. That bitter taste is not nice at all! Could also be they are using old beans too. Roasted coffee has a shelf life about the same as bananas, about 3 weeks before it starts to break down. Older it gets the more rancid it will taste. |
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Post by Butch Cassidy on Feb 6, 2019 12:20:00 GMT -5
I'm enjoying a cup rite now.........I LOVE COFFEE !! 
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 6, 2019 13:17:18 GMT -5
I've found the downside about the Aeropress is that by the time you've finished, the coffee isn't that hot, as @psycholime has already stated. I do like the process of making it, though. It's like smoking a pipe - the ritual of grinding the beans, and the process of extracting the flavour etc. is therapeutic for me. I also butcher my coffee with loads of milk, so if the milk is heated then it brings the temp of the coffee up for me. One thing I hate is when I go to a coffee shop or, more accurately, a restaurant or cafe that also sells coffee, and they don't know how to make a good coffee and they scorch the beans. That bitter taste is not nice at all! Could also be they are using old beans too. Roasted coffee has a shelf life about the same as bananas, about 3 weeks before it starts to break down. Older it gets the more rancid it will taste. hmmm. You might be right. Thanks for that. |
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Post by acefour on Feb 6, 2019 21:39:30 GMT -5
Could also be they are using old beans too. Roasted coffee has a shelf life about the same as bananas, about 3 weeks before it starts to break down. Older it gets the more rancid it will taste. hmmm. You might be right. Thanks for that. Not a problem. I owned a high end coffee shop at one time until the financial crisis hit. I'm a bit of a coffee nerd and go on for hours about the magic bean. |
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Post by glassjapan on Feb 7, 2019 9:44:11 GMT -5
Finishing up a cup of Counter Culture's Incahuasi Peruvian beans. First time trying it so made some with my Chemex. Tasted good but curious how it'll do thru the Kalita Wave and french press.
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Post by acefour on Feb 7, 2019 10:08:22 GMT -5
Finishing up a cup of Counter Culture's Incahuasi Peruvian beans. First time trying it so made some with my Chemex. Tasted good but curious how it'll do thru the Kalita Wave and french press. CCC has some great coffee and roasted to order. Love those guys and tramped around Nicaragua coffee farms with them one season. For French Press - Measure 55g whole bean coffee to 1 Liter French Press
- Grind course as possible with burr or conical grinder
- Water just off the boil. Basically bring the water to a boil and then let it cool until the bubbles stop rising
- Add coffee, water, give a quick stir and set timer for 4 minutes
- Press slowly and serve in a heated cup
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 10:15:36 GMT -5
Grind beans three times for ultra fine process with steam and insert into large cup labeled rocket fuel. |
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