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Got this badass unit for Xmas.
So far I've been using Cafe Bustelo. I can only handle one double per day. The other day I made the mistake of two doubles. I was wired like a Haitian slum - pretty shaky and on edge.
Planning on a good grinder next. Also need to replace the tamper I use back to my brother.
Anyone use an Aeropress? Looks like a good cheap method.
It takes all of my will to not pull multiple shots of this thing. Shit is really good.
Must be nice!
Me, I use cheap Mexican espresso and a Braun machine from 1990...
i quit coffee in 2000 because of what it did to my guts. cheers to all who can still have it and enjoy the good stuff,
Quote from: Pissy on January 06, 2016, 07:32:54 PM
Anyone use an Aeropress? Looks like a good cheap method.
I picked one up. Not much of a coffee drinker, but I keep instant about for when people come by, except housemates casually use it until whole jar is gone, so I've switched to having proper coffee about so they can't be lazy cunts, but the Aeropress still makes it easy for me. I've had a fair few cups from it, seems OK.
Not much of a cork sniffer when it comes to coffee. I do like myself some decent dark roast though. Drink it alot too. Just rocking some cheapie coffee maker. Nothing fancy.
Coffee made on a campfire on a cosy morning in the middle of a forest - that's the real shit.
pumpkin spice is my fucking favorite coffee. period. i dont care if you think im a trendy hipster fag.
Behind the scenes at Hades Mining Company..
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Whole Foods 365 (generic house brand) "Pleasant Morning Buzz" is a good balance of quality vs. price.
I can't drink Bustelo or other cheap brands anymore (Pilon, etc). Great prices but too muddy.
Anyone give cold brewing their coffee a try? I've been doing it for about the last week with great results.
For such a simple concept it sure makes a tasty and potent cup of coffee.
Quote from: neighbor664 on May 14, 2016, 01:31:51 PM
Anyone give cold brewing their coffee a try? I've been doing it for about the last week with great results.
For such a simple concept it sure makes a tasty and potent cup of coffee.
Not a fan of cold brewed coffee at all, personally. Something about it just does not work for me, not sure I could explain/specify what though.
i used to love coffee ice cream before i became lactose intolerant.
Quote from: Adam on May 24, 2016, 08:27:14 PM
Quote from: neighbor664 on May 14, 2016, 01:31:51 PM
Anyone give cold brewing their coffee a try? I've been doing it for about the last week with great results.
For such a simple concept it sure makes a tasty and potent cup of coffee.
Not a fan of cold brewed coffee at all, personally. Something about it just does not work for me, not sure I could explain/specify what though.
Is it the taste or the preparation for you?
You are brewing like normal, but drinking over ice or something else?
Quote from: MadJohnShaft on May 25, 2016, 10:26:24 AM
You are brewing like normal, but drinking over ice or something else?
In cold brew you are basically substituting time for heat. Heat releases acids and bitterness and destroys caffeine.
Fancy tools are optional, but not necessary for good results.
- 2 tablespoons of coffee grounds(course) in a 16oz mason jar
- add cold water
- let steep at room temp for 12 to 24 hrs.
- strain through reusable mesh filter
- drink cold or warm up in the microwave.
Couldn't be simpler.
I love cold-brewed.
It's a lot easier to make with a French press, though...
I must like the acids and bitterness. Cold-brewed coffee has lacked the same excitement, when I've tried it. Seems to be missing some familiar flavors. Same thing with most coffee that's described as being "smooth" etc (exception: Stumptown).
I mixed sound at a hip-hop show for a little while. Sometimes the performers would complain about the volume, it was plenty loud, I figured out it was because because the speakers weren't distorting. Speaker distortion = "loud enough". Maybe it's kinda the same thing? Acids and bitterness = "strong"?
Quote from: RacerX on May 25, 2016, 04:51:08 PM
I love cold-brewed.
It's a lot easier to make with a French press, though...
The amount of ease is negligible to me considering I already own all the supplies and they are already super easy to use and clean.
I could buy a lot of good coffee for the cost of a press that I'll probably break in a month, as is my track record.
I like my coffee like I like my women -
Black and in the can.
I like my coffee like I my exs;
Hot and Bitter.
Quote from: neighbor664 on May 25, 2016, 12:23:53 AM
Quote from: Adam on May 24, 2016, 08:27:14 PM
Quote from: neighbor664 on May 14, 2016, 01:31:51 PM
Anyone give cold brewing their coffee a try? I've been doing it for about the last week with great results.
For such a simple concept it sure makes a tasty and potent cup of coffee.
Not a fan of cold brewed coffee at all, personally. Something about it just does not work for me, not sure I could explain/specify what though.
Is it the taste or the preparation for you?
Taste....as I have never prepared it myself.
Bump... I bought one of those single-serving porcelain cones you put a paper filter in, for pour-over coffee. I love it. The coffee is at least as good as my French press makes, with super easy cleanup. I kind of hate washing the French Press for some reason.
I have a paperless single serving metal pour-over filter from Vietnam, but I noticed the silver (nickel?) surface was flaking off in places, and I don't want to swallow any of that, so...
I have one of those in my desk at work.
This is damn good coffee.
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These days pour over is the only way I go. Making one mug at a time keeps me from drinking the whole pot too.
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Swore off Bustelo brand for years because it was too muddy, but using a pour-over filter it's pretty good. Also like 1/3 the price of what I usually buy.
In the past, I was using a French press and before that, the stovetop 2-chamber thing. Got burnt out on Bustelo making coffee that way.
I'm sure a premium coffee would be even better, but Bustelo is tasting pretty good at the moment.
Got some Puff. Dude that started Stumptown started roasting small batches under this name. Pretty good.
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i should make an effort to get into more sophisticated coffees.
one thing ive been doing lately is adding a few dashes of cinnamon to the grounds before its brewed. love it that way.
That's what one of the republicans at work does. I hate him. That coffee sucks anyways and I don't drink it so whatever.
how dare you compare me to that piece of shit. i hate cinnamon now.
Any potential coffee snobbery on my part would be undercut by the fact that I don't grind my own beans. I only buy ground coffee. I don't own a grinder.
I know, I'm missing out on all the essential oils, etc.
fuck this nonsense. im sticking with bullshit coffee. it gets the job done, which in my case makes me poop. i actually dont really like coffee which is why i need it heavily spiced.
hahaha remember the Denis Leary bit about coffee. the 90s were such blissfully ignorant times
evening at the improv had some of the best stand up ever.
I got off coffee, drinking alot of tea instead. I mean 10 cups of coffee was my game but now its green tea, matcha, various tea bags.
If I got some coffee for fun I'd do chicory coffee. Only had it a few times and that in NOLA. I'll see if I can find some. Just looked this up. Okay, got some coming.
https://guidetoyourinnerfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/09/product-review-cafe-du-monde-chicory.html (https://guidetoyourinnerfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/09/product-review-cafe-du-monde-chicory.html)
I have their cookbook.
haha! Good sign. I totally rando found that, read the page, ordered the can.
Got more Puff. 2lbs $55. I should stop.
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Roasted yesterday
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It's cool how they include some garbage with the coffee.
I know. Its like "here. Could you throw this away for us? "
Crystals. Never met one I liked.
I bought a Technivorm Moccamaster. It leaked immediately due to shipping damage. New one will be here Tuesday. Can't wait.
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I started buying Bustelo again. It's pretty nice with a simple pour-over filter. With a French press, it was kind of muddy so I stopped buying it for a while. I only started with pour-over filters this year, I don't know why, because it's clearly the easiest way to make coffee. Most of my life I was using an aluminum moka pot.
I haven't had bustelo in a loooong time.
I bought my Matt Pike coffee mug and some High on Fire coffee. Did any of youse guys?
i have not but i wouldnt mind trying it.
Quote from: RAGER on December 12, 2020, 01:58:04 PM
I haven't had bustelo in a loooong time.
I bought my Matt Pike coffee mug and some High on Fire coffee. Did any of youse guys?
Already sold out when I saw it.
I was hoping he'd just drop it off in his El Camino since we live pretty close but I guess the coffee comes from Chicago.
Replacement arrived undamaged and fully functional. My HOF coffee should be here soon. Didn't need anymore coffee but I made some anyway.
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Got my HOF Coffee yesterday so had some this morning. It's a great roast. Not overly dark but with some toffee notes. Especially when brewed through my new machine and carefully weighed out with a proper grind.
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I also just got 2 Lbs of Guatemalan from Fresh roasted coffee LLC who that quitter Juan turned me onto and then I have two varieties from Puff Coffee coming. COFFEE!!!
im at the point in my life where all i want is black coffee, eggs, bacon, homefries and rye toast. and a bottle of hot sauce on the side.
meat selection can include any of the following
ham
sausage
bolony
chorizo
corned beef hash
spam
scraple
"Breakfast all day long"
Back in the 80s, you used to be able to get that breakfast (2 eggs, toast, potatoes, bacon or sausage, coffee) at certain diners in Chicago for under $3. Yeah!!!
Pie not included. Young Lumpy would get pie too sometimes.
Going out to breakfast hungover used to be a thing. Hitting on the cute waitresses and sometimes being successful.
My favorite local diner, the LDR Char Pit, has a breakfast like that. Its called the shooie.
2 eggs any way (i go sunnys)
Choice of bacon (3 slices thick cut), sausage or ham.
Homefries (total homemade, not frozen from a bag) i always get mine well with onions.
Toast (any kind, i always get rye)
Coffee or orange juice
Its greasy and awesome hangover grub.
I think its like $6.25
$6.25 gets you a chicken wing here. Or 3 strips of Buffalo tofu.
Quote from: Lumpy on December 28, 2020, 03:37:16 AM
"Breakfast all day long"
Back in the 80s, you used to be able to get that breakfast (2 eggs, toast, potatoes, bacon or sausage, coffee) at certain diners in Chicago for under $3. Yeah!!!
Pie not included. Young Lumpy would get pie too sometimes.
2.99 are you outta your mind?
Was like $2.85 so if you had $3.50 you could eat and leave a tip.
There's probably still some cheap diners in Pittsburgh?
I think everything kind of went out of business, or is about to.
After I picked up my Orange cab this morning I wa driving by an old friends restaurant and he was outside tearing up their outside dining area because Portland is digging up the street for 5 months for sewer work. Really right now? Luckily his wife is a nurse so she'll always be employed. Fucking hell. His place rules too.
Been making instant coffee the past few days, Medaglia D'Oro Instant Expresso and okay it really hits the spot. Also goosed it with brandy, half n half and sugar after my neighbor turned me onto it. Really soups up late afternoon's. Not too buzzy either.
I like the sound of that.