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Community => Non-audio hobbies and interests => The Culinary Circle => Topic started by: Marbles on 25 Mar 2021, 05:35 pm
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What is your everyday coffee and what is your special occasion coffee.
I don't know any better, so everyday is Dunkin Donuts original and special is Kona select reserve.
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Mt Meru coffee project for everything.
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Wonderful story, how does the coffee taste?
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Aeropress; Kona from 3 different farms (Kona Mountain, Mountain Thunder and Greenwell Farms - recurring coffee club orders)
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Here in the Bay Area...Intelligentsia Black Cat Classic Espresso mostly rotating with Peet's Major Dickason's, Philz and Blue Bottle offerings on my Jura Z6.
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LaColombe Corsica dark roast is my morning brew.
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Indian Mysore is in my cup as I type. It's flavorful, versatile in medium to dark roast. It's probably my favorite bean over the Hawaiians. I've been disappointed with the Blue Mountain I've roasted, but have wonderful memories of from my honeymoon long, long ago.
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LaColombe Corsica dark roast is my morning brew.
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Where is it from? Certainly not Corsica.
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Corsica beans are sourced from Rwanda. LaColumbe Coffee Roasting is based in Philadelphia with some additional retail stores in other locations.
HK
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Here is what I learned from a wise old man.
Buy high quality freshly roasted whole beans. Ideally they should consumed within 3 weeks of roasting. When I started looking I was surprised to find a number of coffee shops nearby that sell locally roasted high quality coffee beans for $10-$20 per pound.
Pick the roast level you prefer. Light roast has more caffeine than dark roast. Arabica beans are generally considered higher quality than robusto beans. Robusto beans have more caffeine than Araba.
Grind appropriately for type of brewing method. If your brewing method uses a paper filter, rinse the filter first to remove some of the paper taste caused by the filter.
A burr grinder will give you more consistent grind size but a blade grinder will do fine. If using a blade grinder use the short pulse, tap the body, short pulse again, tap... method until you reach the desired grind size.
Want to spend less per pound? Consider these from Aldi (if you have one) at approximately $5.50 per 12 ounces. MUCH better than DD coffee. No Aldi, I would look for Peets which is widely available.
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/beverages/coffee/detail/ps/p/simply-nature-fair-trade-organic-whole-bean-coffee/
Want high end cable priced coffee beans? Look at the limited George Howell beans. $70 for 4 ounces, ouch!
My daily is typically George Howell Coffee Tarrazu Vienna Roast or French Roast. Sometimes I get Broadsheet Coffee Roasters Bulletin Blend.
On occasion I will get a double shot of espresso straight up from Starbucks.
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Seems that wise old man was ...ahem..wise.
Thanks for the advice and wisdom.
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My bean choice is dependent upon which brewing method I choose. If I want a smooth tasting espresso drink (Espresso, Macchiato, Latte, etc.), my 'go to' beans are Mexico Chiapas beans roasted at Oregon Coffee & Tea. They're roasted medium-light generally once per week, and cost about $15/pound. My back-up choices are Vietnamese Central Highlands beans light roast and Costa Rica medium-dark roast.
https://oregoncoffeeandtea.com/coffees
If I want French Press, I usually look for the above mentioned Vietnamese roast or Guatemala medium-dark roast.
Funny thing about the Guatemala roast - I love it as a French Press coffee, but hate it as an espresso drink.
While I'm in Taiwan, I settle for a different Guatemala bean (Wei Wei Te Nan) because I can't find good quality Mexican beans because coffee drinkers here prefer a slightly sour flavor characteristic that I find distasteful. I make due until I return to the US.
Locally roasted beans <generally> get you the freshest beans. I almost never buy long-distance from an internet-based roaster.
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For weekdays, it's usually Nespresso with a myriad choice of coffees. Currently, Blue Mountain and Costa Rican capsules are getting a lot of use. On weekends, its Peet's Aged Sumatra or one of its Special Blends. If we want to splurge, my wife and I go for Hawaiian Kona Extra Fancy beans from Kope Lani or Greenwell Farms.
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Everyday and special the same - Kenyan via UPS from Caracolillo Coffee Mill in Tampa. Made in Bialetti stovetop espresso maker. Milk done in a mechanical frother. And enough Equal to kill small children.
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A blend of 20% Sumatra Mandheling, 40% Brazil Cerado, and 40% Guatemala Antigua.
I buy it green and roast it myself to a medium. I mostly make espresso or use an Aero-Press.
That's about all I drink at home.
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Want to spend less per pound? Consider these from Aldi (if you have one) at approximately $5.50 per 12 ounces. MUCH better than DD coffee. No Aldi, I would look for Peets which is widely available.
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/beverages/coffee/detail/ps/p/simply-nature-fair-trade-organic-whole-bean-coffee/
Want high end cable priced coffee beans? Look at the limited George Howell beans. $70 for 4 ounces, ouch!
The Aldi brand is my daily drink, I prefer the Peru over the Guatemalan, but either is fine. Not great, or even good when compared to quality roasters, but pretty dang good for $5 coffee. For a splurge with my fixed income life I like Paradise Roasters or Intelligensia.
That $70 for 4oz is nothing. On Coffee Review there are coffees ranging up to $1,800 for a few ounces. I mean, if you can afford high end audio certainly you can afford that, right? :lol:
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Finely settled on Costco's Kona Reserve for our daily cup(s). We use a Saeco AIO to make it.
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Green beans sourced from Kona (a friend owns Kona Cloud Coffee), roasted in my shop, made with Aeropress, usually used up within ten days of roasting.
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It varies from Sumatra to Jamaican Blue Mountain blend. My favorite go to is Reborn Coffee Columbian.
Nothing like a couple of cups of coffee in the morning to start my day.
Hibuck...
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Green beans sourced from Kona (a friend owns Kona Cloud Coffee), roasted in my shop, made with Aeropress, usually used up within ten days of roasting.
Nice!
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Green beans sourced from Sweet Maria's. Either Ethiopian Dry Process for espresso or their French Roast Blend for the Aeropress. Roaster is a Kaldi stovetop.
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Bought some Boyers Mash-up from Sams Club yesterday. Ground enough for 2 pots this morning, one pot for today, another for tomorrow.
Used my old krupps blade and ground too fine for my drip Technivorm.
Coffee was smooth, but I'm not crazy about the taste and won't be buying again.
I also bought Members Mark Colombian Supremo and it smells awesome. Can't wait to try it, but will wait until my new burr grinder arrives so I have more control of the grind.
Will post after trying the Supremo.
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Parlor Coffee (https://parlorcoffee.com/pages/shop/#coffee) for my cappucino. Usually their Prospect Blend, less often Wallabout. Occasionally try their seasonal blends for variety.
They have subscriptions too
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I love coffee talk. I'm doing 4-5 coffee drinks per day. My first 2 are americanos. 98% of the time blue bottle 17 ft celling before I leave the house. My next is often out and about and usually something I won't make at home. Anything oatmilk based. Then my afternoon coffee nap is fueled by some kind of pour over. Again bluebottle blend or single origin. I sometimes like the fruitier beans after my day long standard coffee drinking.
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Mayorga finely ground organic Mocha Java or Nicaragua Rio Coco using a DeLonghi espresso maker. The Rio Coco just by itself with the beautiful crema is sublime. Although, I treat myself with grass-fed milk and a spoonful of Costco Starbucks Cocoa powder, frothed up to a hot and tasty Mocha.
I offer you history of the coffee bean's rise to omnipotence over the Homo Sapiens on the planet- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52300107-caffeine?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Rz8FedGDg6&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52300107-caffeine?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Rz8FedGDg6&rank=1)
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I also purchase green beans from Sweet Marias and roast at home with a Gene Cafe. Probably been doing this almost 10 years. Mostly prefer beans from Africa. Will occasionally do Guatemalan Gesha if it's available.
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I offer you history of the coffee bean's rise to omnipotence over the Homo Sapiens on the planet- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52300107-caffeine?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Rz8FedGDg6&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52300107-caffeine?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Rz8FedGDg6&rank=1)
Rad! its included in my subscription. Thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna listen now.
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OT, but book for coffee lovers (https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Dream-Travels-World-Coffee/dp/1419719211) who also like B+W photography.
Salgado is an amazing photographer and man. Check out a documentary on him on Amazon prime. (Or various free ones on youtube .)
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Reading about all the good coffee reminds me how much I love a good Sunday morning cup with a good record spin. Daily drinker at work is usually a central or South American (usually Guatemala or Brazil) medium roast of some sort. One of my friends/customer happens to also deliver beans from a roaster as a side gig and every once in a while will drop off a warm bag of fresh roasted beans on my desk. He only drinks a good dark roast. One of my favorites he brings is from DRC (Congo) and is a robusta bean. While usually a hard bean to get right, they have perfected the roast to make it so smooth and rich flavor. Those are usually brought home and enjoyed as a weekend treat.
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Hey!
I tend to gravitate toward Sumatra most of the time. But I do sometime get other coffee or even blends at my usual store.
This is my favorite place to get my coffees and teas here in NYC.
https://mcnultys.com/ (https://mcnultys.com/)
Buddy
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Mix Serrado Mineiro 60% + Chapada Diamantina 40%.
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I received the grinder Monday and have been experimenting with it since.
The medium grinds are very fine compared with pre ground beans. Is this normal? I have to go to the course settings to get anywhere close to the store bought pre-ground.
Thanks for your help and experience with grinding your own beans.
Should I use the finer ground medium grinds and reduce the amount of beans I use?
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The finer grind extracts more flavor, IME. I'd start with the medium setting and experiment from there if you like a finer or coarser grind than that. Also different beans do better or worse with different grinds. As always, try try try :)
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Optimal grind size is typically determined by brew method being used but one can do whatever they want. There are tons of resources on the web to learn about coffee. James Hofmann's YouTube channel generally works well for me.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ
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Thanks guys, that try, try, try is probably best'
That James Hoffman channel is very interesting, with a lot of great info.
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Should I use the finer ground medium grinds and reduce the amount of beans I use?
The finer the grind the better, the more flavor and oil will be extracted and less grains will be needed. :wink:
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Big Shoulders: https://www.bigshoulderscoffee.com
My daily and go to lol. Best coffee around, and ethical to boot.
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Yesterday I went to the macrobio coffee shop to get the big coffee beans and unfortunately was informed that these jumbo beans I liked bought disappeared due to massive export to a rebrand company from Jamaica, bad news.
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I’ve really been enjoying this thread. I rarely drink coffee and every time I make it, it tastes like shit because I don’t have good equipment, or brewing methods, or and my coffee storing methods were bunk. So I’ve been learning how to make a good cuppa coffee. I bought a kitchen scale, burr grinder, and an AeroPress. Wow what a nice upgrade this has been. I’m still getting my method dialed in but it is so much easier with an AeroPress. I’ve also been watching James Hoffman videos. He is fabulous!
Thanks for all your guys help with upping my coffee game. Much appreciated.
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Coffee bean direct.com ( Manhandling Sumatra)
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I’ve really been enjoying this thread. I rarely drink coffee and every time I make it, it tastes like shit because I don’t have good equipment, or brewing methods, or and my coffee storing methods were bunk. So I’ve been learning how to make a good cuppa coffee. I bought a kitchen scale, burr grinder, and an AeroPress. Wow what a nice upgrade this has been. I’m still getting my method dialed in but it is so much easier with an AeroPress. I’ve also been watching James Hoffman videos. He is fabulous!
Thanks for all your guys help with upping my coffee game. Much appreciated.
Great story! I love to hear this. And yes James Hoffman is extremely entertaining and knowledgeable. I think I learned about him on one of these coffee threads. Pretty amazing that you can get a great cup of coffee with a simple device like an aeropress or a pour over. And similar to Audio starting with a good source helps, the trend now (20 years now) is freshly roasted. Most people have access to that locally if not it’s easy enough to get them shipped to you. my aeropress as mostly use for travel now. And since I haven’t been traveling I haven’t been using it. I think I will this afternoon.
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I’ve really been enjoying this thread. I rarely drink coffee and every time I make it, it tastes like shit because I don’t have good equipment, or brewing methods, or and my coffee storing methods were bunk. So I’ve been learning how to make a good cuppa coffee. I bought a kitchen scale, burr grinder, and an AeroPress. Wow what a nice upgrade this has been. I’m still getting my method dialed in but it is so much easier with an AeroPress. I’ve also been watching James Hoffman videos. He is fabulous!
Thanks for all your guys help with upping my coffee game. Much appreciated.
Hey!
Yeah, you don't need expensive fancy machine to get a good cup of coffee.
For me equipment wise, I have a simple Bodum French press and Capresso Burr grinder... sometime I use Bialetti Moka pot to make iced coffee. Of course the most important of all... you need good beans to start with. And that pretty much it.
Buddy
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Cowboy coffee recipe, they boil the coffee :scratch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55rWDk-bx8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7Si7cp2jM
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I usually have whatever green bean is up for being roasted. Started roasting a while ago on a FreshRoast. Just got a Huky a while back that I roast on now. If I buy coffee I usually make it something special that I want. Something from Dark Matter, Ten Drops...jbc el jocote is the last bag I bought.
Most times I use my Hario v60 for the cup. Once in a while I'll use the espresso machine or the French press...and on even less of an occasion I'll make a proper Irish coffee (YUM!). Oh, we've always got some cold brew going as well.
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I ran a vegetarian cafe here in Bristol (UK) for 28 years.
We had our own blend coffee a generation before all these newcomers popped up!
It was a blend of Java and Ethiopian beans; Java for strength, mellowed by the Ethiopian.
I liked using Ethiopian coffee as that's where coffee is reputed to have originated (not in Brazil!)
I'm missing Lidl's Ethiopian coffee as they seem to have stopped doing it-AND the cost has gone up 30%!
Maybe my old supplier will let me have a small amount
Rather amused at the heights of hype surrounding coffee though.
Picked at full moon by dusky maidens, etc..?