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Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:22 am
by deadwolfbones
Ya Trade is good.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:23 am
by jenmichaeljarre
gazedo wrote:
deadwolfbones wrote:Burr grinder is the best upgrade you can get. The new cheap OXO is fine, and I like my Capresso.


my partner's parents just gave us a Capresso grinder as a present. been using a hario hand grinder for the last 4 years. pretty excited not to spend the first 5 minutes of every morning hand grinding my beans. :awful:


I also went from my few years old hario grinder to a Eureka Mignon that i got for half the hefty retail price, and outside of the time gain, my coffee is also much better, less bitter, more crema, i'm really happy. I use a Rancilio Silvia so i need a find ground coffee.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:09 pm
by brent
so i have decided to buy a baratza encore as i do not have a grinder and want to start trying a variety of beans. right now i have a moka pot but also want to get something else to make coffee. what should i get:
an aeropress
a chemex
a nice drip machine
or any other recommendations?
i was leaning towards a chemex but the downside is that i would also have to get a nice scale and a gooseneck kettle which would significantly increase how much i have to spend.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:15 pm
by southpaw
Hario v60
They have rip-off gooseneck kettles at Walmart for like $10
Digital scale isn't really necessary but they've got $7 ones on amazon

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:45 pm
by galactagogue
yeah just need a dedicated scoop for the beans and you can be consistent and adjust to your preference pretty easily. if yr doing pour over, the harios usually come w a little scoop, or just use a measuring cup.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:57 pm
by normal finkenstein
there's no reason not to invest in a scale if you're doing pour over and serious about dialing it in

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:58 pm
by Bartatua
so weird that this got bumped, i'm drinking coffee right now!

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:46 pm
by warmjets
normal finkenstein wrote:there's no reason not to invest in a scale if you're doing pour over and serious about dialing it in


agreed. they're very cheap

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:52 pm
by quadrivium
trader joe's brand coffee (whole beans)
hand-cranked grinder
french press (i think by bodum)

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:38 pm
by galactagogue
normal finkenstein wrote:there's no reason not to invest in a scale if you're doing pour over and serious about dialing it in


if the added cost of a scale is gonna push u away from pour over, i think that's a good reason. it's not like having a scale guarantees quality either. it's all dependent on your ability to taste the difference and care to know how to adjust your specs. but honestly once you know them, they don't differ wildly over time. it's not espresso.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:06 pm
by normal finkenstein
galactagogue wrote:if the added cost of a scale is gonna push u away from pour over, i think that's a good reason. it's not like having a scale guarantees quality either. it's all dependent on your ability to taste the difference and care to know how to adjust your specs. but honestly once you know them, they don't differ wildly over time. it's not espresso.


i agree that scales don't guarantee quality, but they do guarantee a finer degree of consistency during the brew process itself which is absolutely necessary for using methods like kasuya's 4:6.

if you're just going to be eyeballing your pour overs and cost is a major concern, i think a french press would be a much better/less finicky option for reliably producing a serviceable cup. but brent already decided to invest in an encore so i can't see how a $10 scale would be out of his price range. (obviously the "nicer" ones like the acaia pearl are v exorbitantly priced)

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:14 pm
by galactagogue
i can appreciate the consistency argument but i don't think the priority difference between french press and pour over is ease. they're both pretty easy to me. and i think french press has a lot of idiosyncrasies like oily brew and the brew sits in the grinds effectively changing the flavor over time if it's not consumed right away... seems like there's a lot of preference that comes into either method.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:15 pm
by galactagogue
i hate that im talking about coffee like this.

im one of those people who knows what i'm SUPPOSED to do but i do what makes more sense for my lifestyle within reason.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:39 pm
by normal finkenstein
yeah the main difference to me isn't ease, it's more how forgiving each method is. v60 can be pretty unforgiving if you misalign your parameters imo, but it's probably a different story for chemex/kalita wave/etc

fwiw i'm not a huge fan of immersion brewing in general and don't think french presses ever really make "amazing" cups or extract as much nuance as i would like out of high quality beans

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:42 pm
by galactagogue
yea i haven't taken the time to brew a really nice cup in a while but partially it's because i stopped buying GOOD beans and settled for Not Bad beans. it really starts w the beans.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:15 pm
by deadwolfbones
quadrivium wrote:trader joe's brand coffee (whole beans)
hand-cranked grinder
french press (i think by bodum)


lol

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:16 pm
by deadwolfbones
brent, consider the Hario Woodneck (aka nel drip). It rips.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:20 pm
by schmuck
Try your local target for beans. Ours carries stumptown and Tony's and the Tony's is $5 for 12oz which is insane considering that they sell it for $13 on their website and it's $11 in other places around town

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:06 pm
by powderfinger
I started ordering from Happy Mug recently and it finally feels like a sustainable way to drink fresh coffee. $9/12oz or $20/32oz and $3 shipping. It's solid and the 32oz bag is perfect since we use exactly a pound per week.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:34 pm
by bruceagain
galactagogue wrote:yea i haven't taken the time to brew a really nice cup in a while but partially it's because i stopped buying GOOD beans and settled for Not Bad beans. it really starts w the beans.

good beans, good water, good heat

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:42 pm
by warmjets
good gracious

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:04 am
by Render
quadrivium wrote:
deadwolfbones wrote:
quadrivium wrote:trader joe's brand coffee (whole beans)
hand-cranked grinder
french press (i think by bodum)


lol


what's so funny you retard?


Ban

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:08 am
by Render
Anyways if you’re dropping money on an Encore you should go ahead and get the gooseneck and scale. Scales can be gotten for pretty cheap in my opinion, you don’t have to get an Acaia or something. I use the Kalita wave for my pourovers right now and love it.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:56 am
by The Priest
Only takes a few minutes

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:57 am
by The Priest
Which is admittedly more than kcups

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:12 pm
by woozy ducks
Ferrous Bueller wrote:the question is, how do you guys have the energy and focus to go through these routines in the morning before coffee?

seems like a real catch-22


i've been using a scrump pour-over setup my whole life (it's what my parents used) and every morning i tell myself i'm gonna pour carefully. then about 30 seconds in i give up and dump a bunch of water over the grounds.

there is a noticeable taste difference with a good pour however, even with mediocre grounds.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:24 pm
by chowder julius
i switched to green tea full time

might fuck around and get into decaf coldbrew

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:00 pm
by warmjets
powderfinger wrote:I started ordering from Happy Mug recently and it finally feels like a sustainable way to drink fresh coffee. $9/12oz or $20/32oz and $3 shipping. It's solid and the 32oz bag is perfect since we use exactly a pound per week.


I've ordered a lot from them over the past few years but I feel like the quality isn't always great. You get what you pay for basically, prices and shipping are cheap.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:52 am
by powderfinger
warmjets wrote:
powderfinger wrote:I started ordering from Happy Mug recently and it finally feels like a sustainable way to drink fresh coffee. $9/12oz or $20/32oz and $3 shipping. It's solid and the 32oz bag is perfect since we use exactly a pound per week.


I've ordered a lot from them over the past few years but I feel like the quality isn't always great. You get what you pay for basically, prices and shipping are cheap.


Any particular recommendations? I have only tried a couple so far. The Guatemalan is my keeper so far.

Re: coffee thread

PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:56 am
by alaska
Ferrous Bueller wrote:the question is, how do you guys have the energy and focus to go through these routines in the morning before coffee?

seems like a real catch-22


we're really on the same wavelength here