/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Anyone tried putting aeropress filters on their espresso puck? I tried it today and it was surprisingly solid. Strong but well extracted, with more evident sweetness than I usually get. Kept the shower head and filter basket clean too.

Don't use pre-ground coffee after switching to whole beans guys. Taste like shit. Also, reminder that aeropress is hipster dogshit.

what should i order at the barista place, lads?

>>13158687
Aeropress is unironically a versatile coffee brewer, stop being contrarian.

>>13158687
>aeropress is hipster dogshit
Tell us your brewing method cool guy

>>13158313
I use v60 filters cut to 58.4mm for the top almost every time. Slightly better water distribution, and (more importantly) keeps things so clean that I've never actually had anything to wipe off my screen when I drop it since I started using em. On occasion I'll use a Whatman 597 filter that fits the bottom perfectly right out of the box to do paper filtered espresso. It's really interesting, but too different to be an every-time kind of thing.

>>13158728
It's not really much more or less versatile than any other brewer. It's just the steps FEEL more different than changes with similarly effect in other methods. It does have a immersion+percolation mode as well as a just percolation mode, but so do multiple other brewers (Clever, Bonavita Immersion, Hario Switch). Not that it's a bad brewer or "hipster dogshit" by any means, it's mostly just one of many perfectly competent devices.

>>13158687
Keep up the good fight.

>>13158728
Its trash.

>>13158687
Reminder that there is barely a difference in brewing technique between v60, chemex and kalita wave, they're all manual pourovers but different brands.

>>13158738
nothin beats mah percolator

>>13159770

I like percolators for camping. Pretty retard proof, it's basically a kettle with the internal stem/coffee holder assembly. Hard to break, easy to maintain and use.

For me, my favourite methods are French press and moka pot. Also cheap to acquire, easy to clean, don't really break down either.

What is a good hand grinder for cold brew? My current one is shit.

How do i make a PIPING hot cup of coffee? They usually serve really hot cups of coffee at hotels but i can't replicate at home.

>>13160163
Do you preheat your cups? If so, do they have enough mass to keep hot long enough?

>>13161136
Ive tried that, but it's just not hot enough. I do live at a high altitude which may effect how long things stay hot, not sure. Maybe I need to literally boil my coffee after I make it?

Fairly new to decent coffee. Just tried robusta beans on the v60 I got a month ago. Never thought coffee with no bitterness whatsoever actually existed. I'm having a change of paradigm right now.

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>>13160163
Hotel's probably serving you something that can be brewed quick like a K pod, or is pouring hot water over an espresso shot for an americano.
Use an insulated cup or thermos to keep your brew hotter longer, and either pick a fast brewing method or pony up for an insulated french press or something.

Also bear in mind this practice can and has lead to 3rd degree burns:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants

Is there a name for adding a bit of water to an espresso, like a short americano? I’m talking like a 1:1 or even 3:1 ratio of espresso:water.
I find it brings out some of the sweetness just because I’m not used to drinking espresso yet.

>>13164021
Try a lungo. It doesn't actually have water added after extraction, but it has more volume and is less concetrated so it's similar. Ristretto takes it in the opposite direction. A more concentrated espresso.

Has anyone used one of these? It seems like a pourover filter made from something like porous volcanic rock. They say it makes cleaner, sweeter coffee than a paper filter but I don’t know if that’s a meme. I’m curious about picking one up.

>>13164030
Thanks anon. what ratio is a lungo? I thought if you go longer it’ll get bitter.

I just made some of that La Rica coffee again. I don't know what happened, but shit tasted like dirt. Morning ruined.

There's a NEW aeropress guys!

>>13165495
Thanks for the bump

I'm genuinely enjoying using a French presser (shitty Mr cafe one) since throwing away my drip coffee maker
But I still just use Folgers for now (I have the big container so I'm using that up) BUT I don't want to spend my paycheck on crazy coffee (because I'll honestly drink any coffee)
What's a good mid range coffee brand and decent French press I could invest in? The strainer on my current one is a little frazzled

>>13165731
Going into grocery stores and grinding coffee in-store has given me great results and are uasally $5-$7 a pound.

Hey anons, I keep getting a stomach ache/nauseous and sometimes acid reflux when I drink my black coffee. What can I do to prevent this?

ive been making ccowboy coffee every morning and sometimes i can get the grounds to tamp down and other times i gotta spoon them out.

-coarse ground cheap coffee in a cup of boiled water
-stir for a few seconds
-allow to settle for about 30 to 90sec
- drizzle cold water above
----and then sometimes the grounds settle, other times they dont

should we grounds sludge go in the sink or trash?

>>13165945
Trash, too mochi possibility of them clogging the sink.

>>13164231
Cleaner is always code for filtered to piss. It'll probably be okay for cheaper coffee though.

>>13165731
>>13165795

Yeah without a grinder of your own stick to store grinding enough beanz for the week.

>>13165858
take a tums with or shortly after your coffee, they make mint-flavoured tums which may be pretty good for after drinking coffee anyways

if tums dont make a dent then you'll probably wanna check out hardcore antacids like zantac or gaviscon

>>13165858
stop being gay

What is the lowest effort way to make coffee that still tastes good

So I've been using the Moka pot for about a week with Lavazza espresso. Can't say it's my favorite, it's pretty acidic for my taste. I tried grinding some Dunkin Donuts beans and it was fucking awful. I ground it way too fine so I gotta try that again tomorrow.

PLEASE don't bully me but what is the point of an espresso machine when it barely puts out a quarter cup of coffee? How are you supposed to enjoy such a tiny amount of espresso?

>>13167915
Espresso is a tiny, strong concentrated coffee. Served in a little cup

>>13167915
Think of it as drinking a 5 Hour Energy instead of a Red Bull. That's probably my best analgy. Do others agree with this?

>>13168014
>>13168062
I'm guessing you're not supposed to add anything too it, right? Is it very bitter?

>>13167816
instant coffee with sugar & cream.
>>13167915
you can build on the concentrated shot of coffee to create different drinks.

>>13167915
>frog
>doesnt understand real coffee
so this is the power of america.... epic......

>>13168112
its not easy being green, fren

>>13168101
Sugar or sweetener if you like. Add milk and you got a latte. Espresso has a strong flavor yes, but it's kino. I used to work on this french place and always had one on arrive

>>13164291
i thought this too.

>>13168014
>filename
More like a button pusher's idea of that.

HOLY FUCK BROS I STARTED ADDING A SCOOP (25 G) OF HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN POWDER TO MY MORNING COFFEE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE MY SKIN LESS SICKLY AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES THE WHOLE THING TASTE BETTER

>>13169136
based
do you also use apple cider vinegar enemas?

>>13169143
hey, it's just protein

Bump

>>13158173
Thinking about buying my mom a /ck/ tier coffee maker for whenever I come by to visit. Any recommendations?

>>13171035
Technivorm. You'll get it back eventually.

Is there any good recipe to make a home made vanilla latte? I love those things

>>13171035
Today depends on what she likes. Filter? Pour over? Moka?

>>13171035
Just get something cheap and easy to use like a Fr*nch press or V60 or whatever

>>13158173
I drink nothing but cheap instant

What coffee to use with a Phin filter? The imported Vietnamese stuff is really good but expensive

>>13171067
>>13171129
Hmmmm, will keep that in mind. Thx m80s!

Good ole black rifle AK espresso blend

>>13171548
>meme coffee company
>espresso
>blend
Nigger what the fuck

Drinking some Vibrant Coffee Kenya Gakuyuini. Pretty good stuff.

>>13158532
House coffee, maybe as "warm water, and grinds" for checking intensities.

>>13158173
I was ~30s "cold-making" coffee with a permanent. The inquiry, is of some science available on compounds of further temperatures.

>>13171443
instant chads where you at

>>13171504
Can be any coffee you want, but usually Vietnamese coffee can be a blend of arabica and robusta + other coffee varieties like catimor and excelsia. The ratio depends on the roaster, and the roaster may add sugar/butter/other spices in the roasting process.

>>13163583
its called an auto drip coffeemaker you dunce

>>13171738
i dont drink instacovfefe but i always ALWAYS pour cocoa in mi coffee.

I want to get into koffee kino. If I had to pick two based on storage space and cost, would I:

>percolator
>moka pot
>french press
>drip
>other

>>13172894
French press and a v60. FP for when you're lazy and want to throw grounds in water. v60 for when you want to take your time and savor a nice cuppa.

Any anons here into speciality coffee? I'm rather new too it but so far I've come to love Ethiopian beans. In general I prefer African beans over central and south American beans, though I still appreciate them and use a few in blends with Ethiopian beans.

>>13160163
>>13161394
I don't know how people can drink liquid this hot without burning the shit out of their mouth. I use 200F water, and by the time it's brewed and in my cup and I'm actually ready to drink it usually a good 5 minutes has gone by and it's still hot enough that no amount of sipping while drawing in air keeps my tongue and throat from burning.

I made some V60 coffee for my colleagues using my nice hand grinder today. They were really impressed by the grinder. It was a light roast coffee at my office. I thought the coffee was pretty good, with a lemon peel start and a nutty, chocolatey finish. One said it tasted sour (light roast) and the other said it just tasted like coffee.

What are your stories of trying to enjoy coffee with casuals?

>>13160163
Bunn commercial coffee brewing system with attached water line and hot water heater

>>13169136
Coffee creamer usually has casein in it already

>>13173762
Some appreciate it, boomers just dismiss it and get defensive.

How do I make iced coffee at home? Just put the coffee in thw fridge after brewing it like normal?

Is espresso and coke as good as I hear?

>he drinks decaff

>>13174385
no I don't, who told you that?

Has anyone here worked as a barista, have barista training or worked at a café? I worked part-time a while at a coffee shop chain, good quality coffee but the "training" was non-existent and it was essentially the fast-food work place experience.

>>13173954
Look up Japanese iced coffee. Use a hand dripper/ Aeropress and put ice in the vessel you pour the coffee in. Use less water for brewing to make up for the ice while using the same amount of coffee. Often a ratio of 2:1 of water/ice is used.

Bump

Rrreeee

>>13177335
STOP BUMPING THE FUCKING COFFEE THREAD WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT COFFEE YOU SUGAR AND CREAM FAGGOT

>>13177977

V60 is good.

Bump

What a slow thread, bunch of tea sipping sissies the lot!

Kinufag here, this is why I bitch about the forte. Sooner than later the alignments going to go out. When the alignment goes out(or was never actually aligned properly) the belt and gearing is going to wear out unevenly causing you a shitload of additional problems, jank coffee being one of them.

https://www.home-barista.com/grinders/alicorn-achieving-precision-alignment-with-baratza-forte-vario-t59857.html

Can you make it work? Sure. 99% of you won't. Get a hand grinder.

Im waiting for the package with my new grinder the whole day.
I have those new beans sitting at the counter smelling delicious and I have no way to grind them. This is fucking torture

>>13178913
>grinding
>not smashing the beans with a rock
What hand grinder would you recommend?
>>13178920
What beans did you get?

>>13178929
I've got the cheapest kinu. Theres another bro in here that just picked up the top tier m47. Apparently we're going to be able to swap out the lower burr for a pourover set, a la helor101, pretty soon, so keep your eye out.

>>13178929
Sierra Nevada from Coffee Circle, a roaster from Germany.
Also got my grinder minutes after my post. Brewed multiple cups with an Aeropress but not quite pleased with the results yet, need at least a thermometer to fix that.

>>13179181
>m47 €329
Jesus Christ, does it come with a Romanian hooker at least? I'll look into getting one of these in the future if they are as reliable as you say, thanks for the information.
>>13179222
I have also had trouble getting perfect use out of my aeropress. My Hario V60 pourover works great every time however. Have yet to try using french press or the chemex.

>>13179280
I also liked the V60 better before moving places. For my new coffee gear I chose the Aeropress first because I needed less extra equipment for it. But if the cups of the Aeropress don’t get better I’ll get a v60 soon.

I think I'm going to toss my La Rica coffee. Shits just to earthy and tastes like dirt. I never thought coffee could taste like this.

>>13179598
You better not throw that shit away. Make cold brew

>>13179604
Already tossed it. The brick was like $2 so I'm not out much. Its honestly the worst coffee I have bought in a while. It didn't taste burnt like some of the eh coffees I've tried. It just tastes like im drinking dirt. I like earthy flavors, but this is literally mud. I dont know how coffee can even get that flavor. Besides I have since Italian espresso I have been wanting to drink anyways

>>13179648
Now that's ugly packaging.

>>13179784
Not really. Its fine for being Aldi. I think Walmart's great value looks shittier.

>>13179845
It's the espresso that bugs me.

>>13179859
I ironically I think its the strongest part of the composition, but that's just my shit opinion.

>>13179280
Yeah I snagged the phoenix because it was $120 cheaper with the same burrs and similar build quality. Their factory burnt down last year so they needed to make a unit that was priced to sell. I just saw the $270 simplicity so the phoenix might be getting phased out like the traveler was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm new into the Coffee scene. Are all instant/K-Cups/Preground coffee suppose to taste the same? I've tried 3 different flavors and 3 different types of K-cups and Preground coffee but it all pretty much taste like burnt water to me. I'm guessing I have shit taste buds or is this how it's suppose to taste?

>>13179954
>drinks some of the cheapest and crappiest coffee available
>wtf why does it taste like shit???
Anon, consider looking into speciality coffee.

>>13180162
I don't want to pay a premium since a poorfag. I might buy some coffee beans from the grocery store but don't know if that's any better.

Brewed some french roast into a pitcher with eight whole cloves and two sticks of cinnamon, refrigerated it for two hours, but it just tastes like water; not even coffee, just water.
Did I do something wrong?

>>13180191
If you're trying to make cold brew you need to leave it ovenight, preferably closer to 16 hours.

>>13180191
Brew it at room temp for 12 hours or in the fridge 16 hours

>>13180174
Just save up money instead of drinking bad coffee. Besides bad taste the poor quality coffee is usually sprayed with pesticides that ruins the soil and the farmer is not payed enough to sustain himself.

>>13180198
Ah, that'd probably be the issue then. Got the recipe from an old book I found in an antique shop detailing coffee's origins and spread. Back pages are nothing but recipes for coffee styles and food that pairs well.

>>13165858
A. Only drink 1 cup.
B. Change how you eat.
I hadn’t had heartburn for about a year before that’s few months when I started eating shitty again. If you are skinny eat right and only have one cup and still have the issue. Maybe kill yourself.

>>13179954
>>13180174
>poor fag
I feel you. K cups are worse than instant. The best value is to buy whole beans from a place like Aldi or bulk section at the grocery store and use instore grinders to grind a weeks worth. Tastes better than buying preground and you have more control over grind size.

>>13180191
>2 hours
I would shoot for around 24 hours. Also I would used half the amount of cloves and than adjust as needed.

>>13180498
>in store grinders
Is this a German thing?

>>13180526
No, I'm American. Aldis doesn't have grinders but some upscale groceries like Luckys, Sprouts, and fresh market will.

What do the non aeropress people use when they only have access to hot water

>>13181128
basically any coffee maker except something that needs a stovetop or a campfire.

>>13180540
>Aldis

When I'm lazy and don't want to fuck with a french press, I use a pretty standard 12 cup Mr Coffee coffee pot. Use 3 tablespoons (heaping) in filter for full pot.
Cousin who worked in coffee industry for long time, if using same set up, would use 12 tbsp. What the fuck. Am I just drinking pussy coffee or is my cousin fucking insane?

>>13181139

Craft coffee and coffee houses are for pretentious fags and obnoxious cunts.

>>13181137
That narrows it down a lot thanks

>>13181179
"the non aeropress people" isn't a narrow group to begin with.

>>13181245
If you don't use aeropress and you only have hot water and coffee grind, what do you use to make coffee
was that not clear?

>>13181281
It's a stupid question, that describes literally every coffee maker except ones that need direct heat like a moka pot.

>>13158173
is that a metal pour over in the op pic or what?

>>13181284
no i didn't ask you to list all coffee makers that aren't aeropress that only need water and coffee, i asked if you think aeropress is shit and you only have water and coffee what would you use
really not that hard to understand lad, just read what im writing and not what you want to read

>>13181320
>i didn't ask you to list all coffee makers that aren't aeropress
You literally did.
Maybe next time try framing your question to be less adversarial and without the assumption that anyone gives a shit about the aeropress beyond a handful of paid shills.

>>13181332
youre actually retarded

>>13181316
found it. its called a phin filter

Why do instant coffee fags seethe so much in regards to quality coffee?

>>13179280
I’m the m47anon, I’ve had it for a few weeks now. It’s honestly a terrific grinder, I’ve been drinking the best coffee I’ve ever had in my life. I was going to get the Phoenix but I decided to just spend the money I was planning to put towards a Sette 270wi and get the best build quality I could. It’s an incredibly solid piece of kit.
Pros:
>quiet
>fast and easy to grind
>very consistent
>incredibly easy to take apart and clean or realign
Cons:
>I’ve had a coffee fine get into the ball bearing up top making the handle turn less smoothly, but it was easy to wipe with a cloth
>honestly pretty annoying to learn the proper grind settings for everything, I had to experiment a lot as the grinder’s springs broke in
>if you make a lot of coffee back to back, it’s a lot of grinding (like dialling in espresso). Also, light roast coffees are kind of difficult to grind.

I live in an area that gets lots of power outages from storms (hurricanes basically) so the idea of a good, reliable hand grinder is really appealing to me. I have no big complaints, and plenty of praise for it.

>>13179181
>swap out the lower burr for a pourover set
Now THAT is something I’m looking forward to! It already grinds good for pourover but I’m excited to see how this could be improved upon.

Putting aeropress filters above your grounds in a moka pot are the easiest way to level up your brew. Just experimented with it this morning and what a difference! It made the coffee a lot better tasting and sweeter without reducing the body.

What's the best instant coffee lads?

>>13180540
I've gotten some very decent single estates from sprouts in the past. Keep your eye out for barrels in front of the normal dispensers.

>>13181128
Flair.

>>13181128
Pourover devices like v60, kalita wave and chemex
Viet phin
French press
Coffee sock

>>13181576
I love my flair. My office has fresh coffee but only french press, so I bring my flair and commandante in my bag to use after lunch.

>>13181536
Very interesting, but how is it difficult to grind light roasts? I almost exclusively drink light roast so I am curious to hear more.

>>13181544
>traps all the oils into the fucking filter
Why not directly make yourself some instant you chump.

Anyone here that eats coffee beans as candy?

>>13183548
Try isolating coffee oils through centrifuging. The oils taste god fucking awful. The remaining coffee tastes better.

>>13183222
It’s not exactly hard to grind, just feels a bit rough and “crunchy”, depending on how light the roast is you’ll need to put a bit of effort into it. By comparison, darker roasts grind almost entirely effortlessly, with a smooth steady grinding. The only time I’ve really had issue was with a particularly light roasted coffee that was so lightly roasted (under roasted, imo) that it had a strong peanut flavour.
Most other “light roasts” with developed taste have been fine.

too lazy to clean my press from yesterday so it's microwaved water green tea today

Burger king

>>13183978
Thanks.

>go home to date
>she only has instant coffee
Pumped and dumped.

>>13181166
Would like to see an anon respond to this because I'm curious

>>13183924
I too watched gaybaristas video on YouTube.

>>13184542
Based

>>13181166
You should use more coffee, at 1:17 ratio you should be using over 20 heaping tablespoons for a full 12 cups.

Thoughts on Chemex?

>>13184583
I've been centrifuging coffee long before Hoffman's video. Picked it up as a way to filter shots for measuring on my refractometer like a year and a half to two years ago. Even ran a big experiment with it to compare it to VST filters since the only ones online were like sample size of one kinda stuff.

>>13184660
Pros
>looks good
>large capacity for a pour over brewer
>thick filter means quite a clean cup

Cons
>big hunk of glass so it will dissipate heat quickly which can make lighter roasts seem a bit sour
>not great for smaller batches
>expensive
>expensive filters
>slower than other pour over brewers

Brewing for 2 or more? Not a bad buy. Brewing for 1 (which you probably are, as you're here) not ideal

>>13185514
This. I am alone mostly and I have a chemex. Dont use it much

>>13185514
Jokes on you, I live with my mom...

Whats a good coffee cup?

>>13181166
are you fucking kidding me? AT LEAST for a normal drip coffee its a 1:1 tbsp. to water cup ratio. you're drinking some pussy ass coffee.

how fine should I grind for Turkish coffee? should it be like fine flour? A bit less than flour?

>>13184660
Bad extraction dynamics. Paper filters are uneven with 3 layers on one side and 1 on the other instead of 2 and 2. The also have a tendency to have coffee stick to them more than most filters. The brewer also lacks ridges for good capillary flow. v60 is just an outright better brewer in every way. Even if you like the terrible Chemex filters, they're better in a v60 than in a Chemex.

>>13186283
As fine as you can make it. Ideally like flour or talcum powder, but it doesn't hurt to go finer if you can.

What's the attitude towards mct oil here. I know coconut oil has important uric acid but it still tastes like shit and ruins everything

>>13183732
This is probably how you get leaking gut

>>13186432
Is it possible to go too fine?

>>13174916
I’ve worked at a couple places, larger chains are no different from fast food but smaller, local or family-owned businesses give more of a shit about craft in my experience. Really depends on the management.

>>13186789
I went to a small mom and pop type place yesterday that only sold espresso drinks, only one girl was working there. I asked her how dark roasted the coffee was and she said “I’m not really sure, I just started three shifts ago”. I gave it a shot anyway, but the espresso was predictably shit.

>>13186670
Not with Turkish. Past some point finer is unnecessary, but it never actually hurts.

>>13186789
>>13187331
If you want good coffee then the owners and employees need to be very knowledgeable about coffee, and often the best people are roasters too.
>barista training was just 8 hours of powerpoint
>nearly all my time at work was spent cleaning the shop, wiping shit of the walls, making sandwiches and frapinos for roasties
>never had time to learn anything coffee related
>store was always dirty and chaotic anyway because one man had to do the work of three
At least one of my colleagues was a teen with a big and firm ass that showed through her leggings.

How long is ground coffee good for after opening if it's stored in an airtight container?

Is Illy whole bean decent for espresso? It comes nitrogen sealed in a metal can so I assume off-gassing shouldn’t be a major concern.

>>13187331
>>13187849
The store that gave me the most training was in the small town I lived in during high school. Made sure everyone knew how milk should look sound and feel when you’re steaming, how espresso should look and taste, what different grinds are suited for, and qualities of dark, med, light roasts as well as their origins.
I live in an actual city now, have worked for one larger regional chain (horrible) and would never try it again. I have a roommate who works at a Caribou and her job is near incomprehensible to me. What the fuck is a craft ice?

>>13189024
Is she hot?

>>13189127
Yes. In a dyke way.

>>13187849
>At least one of my colleagues was a teen with a big and firm ass that showed through her leggings.
Tell me more about this teen and her ass.

>>13188338
well since nobody replied to me, I went ahead and bought it out of curiosity. will post a review shortly.

>>13188219
does anyone possess the expert knowledge required to answer this question?

>>13189394
Good for what? Good is a real relative concept. You can extract some oils from year old beans. Will it taste similar to the same beans from 12 months ago? Not a chance.

>>13189406
good in the sense of not rancid / similar to the original flavour
basically from when and how fast does the flavour deteriorate, and at what point will it just be shit

>>13189394
Are we talking about preground bought or grinding a containers worth at home?

>>13190764
preground

>>13190796
Doesn't matter much then. The air right container will help, but preground coffee loses so much flavor it doesn't matter. Any container is going to just keep it from going stale.

Got a macchiato at Foxtail. Was kinda pricey but was good sneed tasted better than Wawa. Kinda had a winey taste to it.

>>13189345
Very sweet girl that was on the edge of a burnout due to studying, working out, dancing and working. A typical day for her might be school followed by work, dance lessons and lastly going clubbing with her thot friends. She has Croatian origins and together with all that physical activity her ass was huge and solid. I had to restrain myself from not going full Grug on her. She was oblivious to why I always worked free overtime to help her, later when I confessed my feelings she just thought I was being nice. She wasn't interested in me. But I still masturbate to the memory of her and that divine ass.
>>13190970
>sneed

You guys have to try car milk in your coffee

>>13191029
I don't get what formerly chucks and coffee have in common. Enlighten me if you could......
>>13190970
>Got a macchiato at Foxtail. Was kinda pricey but was good """sneed""" tasted better than Wawa. Kinda had a winey taste to it.
FUCK MY PHONE.

>>13190970
>sneed

>bump

does cowboy coffee taste the same as french press?

>>13164231
I can imagine a lot of the sediments are filtered but also the natural oils from the coffee. That's why paper filters provide a different flavor and body than wire or stone.

Bump

Can we all just agree that milk drinkers should be shot?

Got an order of Josuma’s Malabar Gold coming in the mail. Does it live up to the hype? Can I use it with anything besides espresso?

Its finally cool enough in Florida I can have coffee on the patio. Also this Aldi espresso robusta-arabica blend is so much better than La Rica.

>>13194612
>Aldi
>espresso
>robusta
>blend

>>13195093
Its not the best robusta blend but BTFOs La Rica

>>13173624
I grew out of Africa and find the chocolate/nuts of Brasil to suit me the most. But I'm not really into the delicate flavors anymore. Now I want a solid, speciality-grade daily beater and the bit darker brasilian beans are where it's at. Not to mention the lower cost.

>>13195827
Heh, I started with Honduran and Brazilian beans before switching over to African ones. Still drink latin coffees though. I tried an Indonesian coffee once but it just tasted like speciality cardboard.

>>13194612
What’s that mug, anon?

>>13169136
Based, keep it up every day and you will stall your aging and maintain skin and joint elasticity for longer

>>13196147
One of my two mains

>>13197101
absolutely based.

I boil it in a pot like a cowboy.

>>13179954
Instant coffee lasts longer, but it has no soul.

>>13198098
I had some instant coffee once at a hotel, tasted like shit. Only poor people drink that wretched piss.

>>13198258
I’ve heard dissolving instant coffee powder with a little cold water first before adding hot water makes it taste a lot better. I haven’t tried it though.

But

My hairdresser would like a small coffee brewer for her workplace, she has been using instant coffee but she'd like to switch over to speciality beans. She'd like something that can brew a cup or two in less than five minutes, any ideas?

>>13199136
>less than five minutes
Not happening

>>13172965
Is the v60 normally regarded as better than a French press? I've only had experience with the French press but I find the texture of the coffee more enjoyable than what I get from any local places

>>13199136
Clever + electric burr grinder?
>>13199968
a well brewed V60 tastes better than well brewed FP

>>13200192
The clever sounds perfect for her, will get one myself too. Thanks!

>>13173954
Put ground beans in a French press with some cold water. Leave in fridge overnight. Bam, cold brew.

>>13201311
This is based
If only grinding all the beans didn't take so much work

Grinder recommendations? Last bit of my set up I haven’t gotten around to.

>>13201622
anything within your budget that is conical burr and with a glass cup to catch the grinds.

>>13201622
>>13201640
Pretty much this. Must people recommend ceramic too. Since you're looking at coffee and grinders, be care you're not searching for grinder profiles.

Ways to make the best lattes?

(Or best way to make Americano)

>>13201731
There's only one way to make americano, water down your espresso after brewing.

>>13201740

Sink water? Well water? Ice placed in a filter above the cup of coffee to naturally melt the ice into the coffee?

>>13201747
None of those are americano, no.

>>13201731
That one coffee guy says you should remove the crema if your making an americano. Also not to add boiling water I think. He has a video on it.

>>13201622
Kinu.

guys i want to step up from keurig (and save some money). i take it black (teehee) and im not super picky about flavor. i like it simple too.

do i go pour over or french press? has anyone ever used one of pic related so they don't have to buy filters?

d

>>13202197
Pourover is a pain in the ass.
You can't just dump your water in and let it brew, you need to stand over it and slowly pour water in, making sure to distribute it evenly but not get water along the edges where it will bypass the coffee and just seep directly down the filter. You also have to dial in your grind so that this process takes -exactly- 4 minutes, no more and no less.

Press meanwhile can be left on its own while you do other shit.

>>13202197
I have that exact thing and still use filters in it anyway because it's a pain in the ass to clean out all the little fuckin crevices in between the pieces. Works great though, I like to drop through there directly on top of ice for maximum smoothness.

>>13202210

press has cleanup though....

>>13202214
Rinse it out and dump directly into compost. EZ.

>>13202210
These are issues for like the first 3 times you use the thing and then after that, assuming that you aren't a complete retard, you should be able to do all that on autopilot first thing in the morning.

>>13202225
yeah i dont have a problem spending a few mins doing a pour over. what about those vietnames e contraptions?

>>13202254
Makes a smaller, stronger shot of coffee.
It's closer to moka pot than pourover.

Has anyone added other stuff to the grounds. I here some people put hazelnuts or coca nibs in the ground before percolating.

>>13202210
>>You can't just dump your water in and let it brew
>He doesn't know about Scott Rao's method
never gonna make it

>>13202462
If I have lady company I add some cum.

>>13158173
I made coffee in my slow cooker. I wanted cold brew, but I didn't put it in the water in time for the morning. So I just put it in the slow cooker, and set it to low for 8 hours. It was smoother than hot extraction for sure, but not as good as cold brew. I call it mid brew.

I also brewed espresso in my pressure cooker. I used espresso beans, ground to espresso fineness, and set pressure cooker on high for 2 minutes. Definitely over extracted, but I might try it again with more water.

>>13165858
Cold brew. Cold brew is less acidic than hot brew.

>>13202691
Keep your e-celeb bullshit out of the coffee thread, thanks

>>13180498
Does Aldi have good beans? I'm looking into grinding my own coffee for the first time, wondering where to look...

>>13203179
It's not e-celeb. It's genuinely useful.

>>13203313
Just look online for organic and fair trade beans to start with. Otherwise it's very likely that the coffee quality suffers due to the use of pesticides and slavery. The cheaper coffees are also generally the lower quality beans and dark roasted to hide the bad tastes.

>>13201731
Buy espresso machine with steam wand
1. Make espresso
2. Steam/texture your milk
3. Pour milk into glass (latte art optional)
Voila, you got a caffe latte.

>>13202210
https://youtu.be/miuPSjazpyw?t=5m50s

>they drink coffee for the taste
Might as well smoke crack for the taste

13203602
Made me not give you a ((you)).

Any suggestions on what I should look for in a coffee machine which only grinds beans and adds hot water to make a fresh black cup? No milk or anything, as small as possible without impacting how well the coffee turns out.

All I've seen so far from reviews is how evenly it grinds the beans but that's a bit of the problem. You can't find out other than from reviews and hoping they aren't full of shit or had a defective machine.

Bump

Is it worth buying beans from Italy? I have a connect there but I don’t know what to buy.

so i've found some international shops in town and they have a bunch of Arab and Balkan coffee. is it worth trying when my current beans run out? what are some good brands to look for? i mostly use a french press if it matters.

>>13205715
No.

Italy doesn't grow any beans, so why the fuck would you care if they come from there?

>>13158173
My mom recently brought me back some single origin beans from japan called brazil vintage, and apparently they're from a 100 years old red bourbon coffee tree.
The only infos i could find were in jap and there weren't many recipes. Been brewing it using a v60 with a 1:10 ratio and the water temp at 85-90C°.
Does anyone know them better?

I'm new to the whole coffee thing, was sick of spending $5 a day on mcdonalds iced coffees when i could just make it at home with one of my mums french presses.

So today i followed a video on how to make coffee in a french press. i followed, and put about a handfull of coffee i had just ground into a jar into the french press. I then put some boiling water in it and let it sit for 4mins the lid on. Poured it in a glass, added milk and a teaspoon of coffee syrup, took a sip and it almost tastes like plain milk with a tiny hint of coffee. The colour of the coffee is like the average colour a coffee would be, maybe slightly pale but not too bad

My question is, how come a handful of coffee (i would say around 1/3cup) is weaker than 2 teaspoons of instant coffee? Did i do something wrong? I added about half a cup of milk and half (to about a full) cup of coffee.

Should i do it again and used

>>13206666
>Should i do it again and used
Should i do it again and use more coffee?***

I feel like im doing something wrong

>>13206666
>and put about a handfull of coffee
Measure the beans by weight. There is a specific ratio of coffee beans to water you need.
>I then put some boiling water in it and let it sit for 4mins
You need to wet the coffee first. Pour in just enough water to soak through the grounds and let it sit for 20 seconds. If your coffee is fresh then at this point it should bubble up quite nicely. Then pour the rest of your water in and give it a little stir before letting it sit.
Did you use a coarse grind or a fine grind?

>>13159236
v60 is easier to screw up if you don't know what you're doing.

Kalita provides an even, flat bed which makes it much easier to extract a proper cup of coffee.

>>13206707
Alright thanks. So if i wanted to make a strong coffee with the plunger.. how many grams of coffee beans and water am i looking at using? Should i also use less milk?

>>13201390
Honestly I use shitty preground for cold brew, it still tastes good even with absolute doodoo beans. With chicory is my favorite.

>>13207051
>how many grams of coffee beans and water am i looking at using?
You tell me bruh. How much coffee are you trying to make?

>>13207070
okay thanks. I got it tasting nice. Now my second question is... how do they get the mcdonalds coffees so cold so quick? I know i could cold brew and leave it for 12 hours etc etc and get a nice cold brew. But say i want it like 20mins before work? Even if i stuck it in the freezer it would take about 15mins to get cold enough

>>13207377
Dumping 1 part coffee into 2 parts ice will chill it pretty quick. The cream and simple syrup aren't exactly boiling either.

>>13207418
Okay. that is probably what i did wrong. Thank you, i will try that next xox

>>13206552
Post a picture of the bag.

>>13206273
Because they have a lot of experience blending beans; particularly for espresso, and the blending is as important as the growing. I’m not a fan of single origin or third wave espresso, though I like them for french press.

this is easily one of the best, most helpful gens on the site. I don’t know how many coffee-obsessed anons are here answering so many questions, but thanks.

>>13205715
>>13208227
As this anon mentioned, they are espresso people. One thing that sets them apart is they add a small percentage of high quality robusta to there blends to give it some umhp.

That Ethiopian coffee at wawa is good, but if you don't get it when its fresh it loses so much of its flavor and aroma.

>>13208231
We just love coffee.
>>13208537
I spoke to a coffee shop owner regarding his Italian espresso blends, and robusta beans seem to add a texture and stability, but I might be remembering it wrong.

American drip and grocery store danish

What's the best way to brew coffee with a Melitta cone?
How does it compare to the V60?

>>13208699
Nice baby, where did you get it?

>>13208699
>American drip
i immediately think of a droopy dick just leaking cum in that coffee

For me, it's a lahge regulah

>>13208782
It's more forgiving and less versatile. Anecdotally I've preferred brews from the v60 slightly and found them more nuanced.

As for method, start with around 20g coffee ground medium to medium coarse. Pour 60g of water to bloom, and give it a stir. Then pour over about 40 seconds up to 340g total water.

>>13208797
Walmart

>>13208926
And it's like 500 degrees and you can't take the top off while driving

I just bought a french press. Do you guys have any tips for using it, and what ratio of water to coffee do you use.

>>13208978
1:16 ratio coarse grind. I let mine steep for 7 minutes with the water just under boil

>>13208986
All right retarded question time. Is it better to weigh how much ground and water you use or can I just use a tbsp and cup for my measurements?

>>13208978
1:16
Quite fine grind.
I'm not sure why this coarse grind meme took hold so well, but it's wrong, and wasteful. It's likely you'll get a weak cup at 1:16 and a coarse grind. The extraction might be ok, but it's likely that you've left most of the coffee in the inner layers of the large particles.

For corroboration,as I know my grind advice is counter to nearly all info on the net:
https://www.scottrao.com/blog/2017/9/26/immersion-percolation-and-grinding-a-quiz-and-contest

If you aren't aware, Scott is one of the more prominent experimenters/thinkers in the brewing and roasting world. Not to mention that it is easy enough to test this yourself

>>13171035
Think she can handle a french press? If not go chemex.

>>13209042
weigh

>>13209072
>chemex
Just give her a V60.

i got super excited this morning when i found out my favorite roaster is doing a coffee advent calendar. then i clicked the link and found out it costs $100 because they're all 56 gram doses. if they were half the dose and half the price i'd buy it, but there's no way i'm consuming 56g of coffee a day for 24 days. this was definitely designed with couples in mind. again i pay the price of being a friendless loser who has given up on all social contact

>>13209059
Fine grind makes weak piss in a press, especially if you're already using a weak piss ratio.

>>13210839

>>13210874
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

>>13208782
30g beans to 350g water. 60g bloom, pour to 150, then 250, then 350, around 3:30-3:45 brew time

Bump

Two glasses of coffee from my moka, then I'm heading to the gym to lift some weights

>>13165858
Drink water before coffee, or eat food, or both.

If you still can't handle it, don't push yourself or you will soon develop gastritis and eventually a nasty stomach ulcer.

>>13167915
Espresso shots are meant for quick consumption, yes. A ristretto is the shortest and is just the very first water that hits the grains and flows out of the machine. Italian coffee purists often drink this as it has a minimal amount of water.
A longer press with more water is essentialy an americano, a watered down espresso shot.

Most people dring cappuccinos anyway.

>>13212616
>not brewing the coffee at the gym

>>13212616
Forgor pic

>>13212635
I actually do get it at the gym sometimes, there's a coffee machine downstairs. Great preworkout without all the useless shit like vitamins which also makes it cheaper

anyone have thoughts on the clever dripper? is it essentially just a cone-shaped french press? i feel like i'm pretty near mastering v60 so not sure if a clever is worth it

>>13212631
>Most people dring cappuccinos anyway.
What country do you live in?

>>13213004
not him, but i'm in NA and i slowly went from milky drinks to drinking straight espresso. as my palate refined. pretty much went latte>cappucino>flat white/gibralto>espresso over a period of a few years. I'm in america and most non-specialty shops look at you funny when you order espresso. they don't even have properly sized cups for espresso so they give it to you in a small filter coffee cup.

>>13213015
>I'm in america and most non-specialty shops look at you funny when you order espresso.
Shit dude I can get espresso at the fucking gas station, what exactly do you consider "non specialty"?

>>13210781
At least you're not alone lad. You have >us

>>13213015
A latte isn't a cappuccino. That's why I asked. Lattes are common in north america. Cappuccinos (actual cappuccinos not Gloria Jean's idea of a cappuccino which is just coffee with whipped cream) are about as common as a macchiato. Walk into your local blue bottle or whatever passes for a hip coffee chain in your area, and ask. They'll confirm this.

>>13213156
My local hip coffee chain serves all three of those and their most popular espresso drink is still flat whites.

>he drinks latte after breakfast
MAMA MIA

>>13210839
Why would a finer grind (more surface area for extraction) give a weaker brew? I think you are confused.

>>13212998
Clever drippers rule. They are dead easy, super forgiving, and give a great cup. I'd take one over a v60 any day. But I'm at the point where I'm back to autodrippers after doing all the tinkering with pour overs that I care to do, so I have a bias toward convenience.

One bottle per day
Every day

>>13214221
>40g of sugar in the 13.7oz version
>posts 48oz version
Jesus Christ, how many types of diabetes do you have?

>>13214260
None. Sugar is good for you.

>>13214272
>Sugar is good for you.

>>13214297
Lack of sugar is deadly, so it's good to get as much of it as you can.

>>13214327
>Lack of sugar is deadly
Yeah, if you're a type of diabetic

>>13214341
You mean if you're a human being. You're probably sugar deficient, you might want to see a doctor.

@13214272
@13214327
@13214358

>>13208596
That would make sense. From experience if you add a lot milk to your coffee robusta shines through it much more than arabica. I also think they are more oily. I remember steel french press anon complaining about robusta beans clogging up there grinder more and being oily.

>>13208699
Your mug is cozy as fuck.

New thread

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