Coffee Time General /ctg/ - Shots Edition

[Anonymous No.16121350]

You will enjoy it. This thread is for all coffee related discussion and inquires.
>What are you drinking?
>Do you like it?
>Getting anymore?

Previous thread >>16090705

Kinda want a cappuccino right now but it's too late at night

[Anonymous No.16121362]

first

[Anonymous No.16121398]

still struggling to get the grind right on this stuff

[Anonymous No.16121511]

>>16121398
>Redmond, WA
>KafaTek Monolith grinder

How rich are you?

[Anonymous No.16122212]

>>16121350
It annoys me how much I like my Aeropress

[Anonymous No.16122400]

Is coffee good for you?

[Anonymous No.16122404]

return to mok

[Anonymous No.16122408]

>>16122404

[Anonymous No.16123196]

>>16122404
Nice

[Anonymous No.16123482]

When is Hoffaggot reviewing those fucking machines behind his gay ass

[Anonymous No.16123625]

>>16122212
If it makes tasty coffee and it's easy to brew feel no shame my brother. Fuck these retards.

[Anonymous No.16123670]

I've owned a Nespresso machine for close to a decade now and it's starting to show its age. I was thinking of maybe buying a different type of machine to possibly get a better coffee and save on capsules in the long run.
Since I'm mainly drinking espresso, I was looking at a few online reviews and the most commonly mentioned machine seems to be the Breville Barista Express with either a De'Longhi or the Breville Bambino Plus mentioned as cheaper and slimer alternatives. Of course, there are countless other devices on individual lists but these are the ones mentioned almost everywhere I looked.

Does that sound about right to /ctg/? Any better alternatives?

[Anonymous No.16123706]

Bought a tub of this for like $7 on sale because I'm poor, and this shit unironically beats the fuck out most high end espresso brands I've drank.

[Anonymous No.16124261]

just bought a french press, need a grinder now.

[Anonymous No.16124273]

For me it's Robusta!

[Anonymous No.16124316]

>>16123706
There's something so based about a big sale tub of Maxwell House or Folgers. I don't mind spending the extra money if I'm out and want a fancy coffee drink but when I'm home it's just Folgers medium roast.
>What are you drinking?
Folgers medium roast
>Do you like it?
It's ok
>Getting anymore?
I've drank it for 5 years so yes.

[Anonymous No.16124345]

How many cups do I need in the morning to stay awake because one is obviously not enough

[Anonymous No.16124422]

Why does the coffee I brew always taste like vomit?

[Anonymous No.16124429]

>>16124422
because you touch yourself at night

[Anonymous No.16124488]

>>16124422
Because you vomit in it?

[Anonymous No.16124767]

>>16124422
If you mean acidic then probably underextracted. Also more common with more lighty-roasted beans.

[Anonymous No.16124787]

>>16124767
No U.
Light roasts are bright and vibrant.

[Anonymous No.16124805]

>>16124787
I'm not stating an opinion here, they're objectively more acidic than darker roasts. Not necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous No.16125220]

Are the Dutch V60 filters that bad? They're quite a bit cheaper

[Anonymous No.16125245]

Tried my hand at pouring latte art today, still figuring it out but I thought it looked nice. I'm just frothing milk in a french press but it still looked good and the milk masked any imperfections in the espresso I made.

[Anonymous No.16125270]

>>16125220
This is so frustrating. Why can't Hario harmonize the paper density across their three factories?

[Anonymous No.16125309]

I tried putting some cinnamon sticks in the ground coffee before brewing and it added some good flavor to it. And cinnamon is super cheap. Any other items to add to the grounds before brewing?

[Anonymous No.16125385]

>>16125309
cardamom

[Anonymous No.16125639]

>>16125220
>>16125270
They're a pain in the ass and choke half the time. I guess if you have a great grinder it shouldn't be an issue. I much prefer my brews with the boxed ones since I can grind finer and brew quicker.

[Anonymous No.16125864]

What are some cold meme coffees I can make now that the heat is picking up? Iced bullshit lattes, dalgona, what else?

[Anonymous No.16126566]

>>16123670
Bambino Plus is a very good starter machine.

[Anonymous No.16126577]

>>16125309
cardamom and anise are both very traditional

[Anonymous No.16126677]

>>16126566
Maybe if you're making cereal milk lattes.

[Anonymous No.16127308]

>>16125864
Kyoto/Dutch drip for hipster meme points.

[Anonymous No.16127323]

>>16127308
yeah this is what i'm spending my gfs money on

[Anonymous No.16127329]

>>16126677
A bit ashamed to say cinnamon toast crunch makes a pretty good one.

[Anonymous No.16127394]

>>16125245
Nice, it's a fun world to get into. Best advice is to let the milk sit for 15-20 seconds after frothing so it separates just slightly. Pour high for the first pour to build a well of foam in the jug, then for your design pour nice and close to the cup, almost touching the liquid. But yeah the more you pour the better you get anyway, just self-correct to fix mistakes and you'll be a gun in no time

[Anonymous No.16128607]

>>16127323
gib gf monies

[Anonymous No.16129167]

coof

[Anonymous No.16129253]

>Hoffman V60
>1 bloom swirl, 1 full cone swirl, and a draw down stir means filter is fucking clogged with fines like skidmarks on a toilet bowl after eating greasy fast food, doesn't taste good, draw down takes almost a minute longer (3:40+), but bed is laser precision flat and dry at the end mostly what feels like a lie considering all the agitation

>Scott Rao V60
>Stirring bloom makes the ending bed full of peaks and valleys with what looks like more retained water, usually has some unbloomed shit around the sides or creating islands and tiny bubbles all over filter like a foam, kettle stream seems to kick up the bed more, draw down is 2:58-3:10 for 34g/550ml, tastes better but inconsistent tending towards acidic underextracted but feels like the variables are more meaningful when adjusted

>throw this shit in the trash and go back to using French Press which just works because I realize I'm too lazy and stupid for this shit
I cannot master superior Japanese brewer technology. I will go back to the inferior partialism retard press and drink my cafestol in ignorance.

[Anonymous No.16129302]

>>16129253
>try home espresso
>hundreds of dollars in grinders, equipment, beans
>waste 200g of every bag dialling in to finally have 2 good cups of coffee
>fuck this
>buy a v60
>filters, carafe, electric gooseneck pouring kettle
>good drawdown, shit bed
>good bed, shit draw down
fuck coffee bro

[Anonymous No.16129308]

>>16129253
You're still grinding too coarse if you're getting flat acidic brews. Stop caring about drawdown, ive had great 500ml brews with 4+ mins brewtimes.

[Anonymous No.16129389]

my caffeine addiction is pretty fucked up

>wake up
>no need to get up now, hours early for work, decide to just stay comfy and go back to sleep a couple more hours
>wake up 2-3 hours later and finally get up
>start getting that weird sensation in my head of a headache coming on
>my body is fucking PISSED that I didn't immediately satiate it with caffeine from my morning coffee
>headache intensifies throughout the day until it's downright miserable
>next morning I drink the coffee immediately upon waking up like a good little bitch, no headache that day

Body, please.Why must you do this to me? Surely, you enjoyed those extra hours of rest.

[Anonymous No.16129398]

What is the BEST coffee?

[Anonymous No.16129463]

>>16121350
Depends on my mood ~ espresso, piccollo, cappucino, affagato.
It's fun to try different styles.
Always a new way to have coffee like a granita. haha.

[Anonymous No.16129620]

>>16129398
The one Elizabeth Olsen passes to you as she wakes you in her bed - after a night of debauchery and unsafe - sex and tells you she had fun but her assistant is calling you a car.

[Anonymous No.16129826]

Opener a new bag yesterday. Got the grind wrong and had awful cuppa. This is a bad feeling but I know today will be better.

[Anonymous No.16129832]

>>16129253
Just brew french press and run the product through a paper filter if you want to get rid of the fines/cafestol

[Anonymous No.16130303]

>>16127394
Poured something fun this morning

[Anonymous No.16130400]

>>16130303
Soon you will be making masterpieces.

[Anonymous No.16131699]

I'm going to need one of you spergs to go try arizona's new "sunbrewed" coffee and report back.

[Anonymous No.16132073]

So for anyone who remembers, I finally had that weird Guatemalan Finca Santa Margarita which took half an hour to roast. It's actually good. Not amazing, but it's pleasant and there is surprisingly nothing bad or odd about the taste.

[Anonymous No.16132468]

>>16126566
Thanks for the input. Price-wise it seems a bit more reasonable than the bigger Breville machines, also might more easily fit on my counter top.

>>16126677
So what would you suggest?

[Anonymous No.16132528]

>>16129253
Although technique is there to enhance the experience, it's all grind to get a decent cup.
I've YOLOd pour-overs at friends' houses with mismatched papers in tons of no-name rando cones, no scales, no spoons, that tasted fine.
He didn't know any special techniques either - we just made sure our grinds across different beans were on point.
We used a Hario Slim Mill and a peppercorn grinder attached to a power-drill to grind.

There's absolutely no shame in using a press though.

[Anonymous No.16133182]

i got chinked, moka pot seal replacement, doesn't even fit properly.

[Anonymous No.16133763]

>>16132073
Did you ever figure out if your roaster is fucked up or if it's just a freaky coffee?

[Anonymous No.16133846]

>>16132468
I'm in the first batch of the flair 58 so I'll report back in like 3 weeks with thoughts on that. Otherwise theres no reason not to snag a gaggia and mod the fuck out of it. Breviles are "ok" but theres a shitload of plastic tubing and a chromed facade built into the cost without the savings passed onto you.

[Anonymous No.16134490]

Mmm... bean water

>>16121350
>What are you drinking?
Some old ground coffee from the freezer
>Do you like it?
Yeah it's fine
>Getting anymore?
No I'm going to get instant when I go to the shops next because I'm too lazy to faff around with my aeropress - you can get some semi-decent instant coffees these days and it's a lot less effort to make

[Anonymous No.16135077]

Coofs

[Anonymous No.16135473]

Anyone else drink decaff bean water?

[Anonymous No.16135652]

>>16122404
Moka Espresso has ruined my taste for coffee. It's very upsetting. I adore the super rich flavor it produces and crave it in the mornings. Whenever I have regular coffee it tastes flat and shallow in comparison to the moka goodness.
I'm terrified of what a real espresso maker would do for my taste in coffee.

[Anonymous No.16135874]

>>16121350
Poured my French press coffee into pre foamed milk and swirls from my my straw gave it aesthetic.
>>16135652
French market medium dark roast with chicory in a french press is close.

[Anonymous No.16135882]

>>16122404
Is that the Fiametta series in silver or the Doma one? I just realized it's not the hexagon.

[Anonymous No.16136303]

>>16133763
Just weird coffee, I've roasted since then and it went normally.

[Anonymous No.16136763]

>>16121350
after i grind coffee, i just pour boiling water over, wait for it to settle and drink
comments?
will coffee god smite me for this transgression?

[Anonymous No.16136796]

>>16135874
Where would I attain such a chicory delicious roast?

[Anonymous No.16136983]

>>16136763
This is how cupping is done

[Anonymous No.16136992]

>>16136763
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSEgP4VNynQ

[Anonymous No.16137157]

>>16136992
you, gay-homosexual african-american pretentious git, i wasted 9 minutes of my life on this
thanks for being a faggot, faggot

[Anonymous No.16137294]

>>16136796
I've bought it at publix. I uaslly make it with a few extra grams since it's not all coffee.

[Anonymous No.16137594]

>>16137157
Your time is worthless.

[Anonymous No.16138868]

trying turkish tomorrow

[Anonymous No.16138896]

I'm getting in the habitat of brewing a liter of coffee in the morning then sipping it throughout the day, is this excessive? What are the risks?

[Anonymous No.16138997]

Which costco beans are good?

[Anonymous No.16140256]

>>16130400
nice latte art

[Anonymous No.16140290]

>>16138997
ugh. COSTCO? just order off amazon if you're looking for quality. you need your own roasting wheel too, none of that electrical shit - flame and crank. water? fresh running water from outdoors.
kind of beans? CHOOSE ONE: LATIN AMERICA, MIDDLE-EAST, SOUTHEAST ASIA
FAIR TRADE ONLY
IF THAT SHIT DOESN'T HAVE FOREIGN WRITING ON THE BAG THEN DON'T BOTHER
IT NEEDS TO COME FROM A DISTRIBUTOR THAT SOURCES DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL FARMERS
NOTHING MORE
NOTHING LESS
>french press best method btw

[Anonymous No.16140790]

the chinkommandante can pull turkish fine, so besides dialing in espresso there is no reason to spend more than $60 for a handgrinder

[Anonymous No.16140884]

>>16124261
Sweet press, where did you find it?

[Anonymous No.16141165]

>>16138997
I think one anon hear likes the columbian ones; it has a jaguar on it.

[Anonymous No.16141879]

Tried a finer grind setting and my shot way overextracted, I want to get a better grinder because I haven't been able to *really* dial my beans in. Shot today was okay, just a bit bitter so I made it into a cappuccino. Single origin Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, smells and tastes like blueberries, blended well with the milk flavors

[Anonymous No.16142055]

>>16140790
Define fine.

[Anonymous No.16142065]

>>16140290
>roasting wheel

Kangfirmed retord. You're looking for the word, "drum".

[Anonymous No.16142629]

My local roaster is shit, what is a good single origin coffee I can order off Amazon

[Anonymous No.16142645]

>>16142629
You can't actually order anything good off Amazon anymore. It's either crap, a knockoff, or more expensive than somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.16142651]

>>16142055
flour-ish, don't have a kurwa or anything fancy to measure with.

[Anonymous No.16143073]

>>16132073
gonna need a mug ID anon

[Anonymous No.16144284]

>>16142629
buying roasted beans is a waste of money, plus the guys with the really big machines will probably lie on roast dates.

[Anonymous No.16144544]

>>16141879
>Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
I've tried a few of that origin and they were all great.

[Anonymous No.16144642]

I'm sort of "on the move" right now so I've been using folgers in my aeropress. It's OK for a quick cup

[Anonymous No.16145256]

>>16143073
They're Colorstone mugs my grandmother got about 50 years ago. I have her full matching crockery set.

[Anonymous No.16145502]

>>16145256
Very based.

[Anonymous No.16145718]

Been fiending on Bustello for years and want something new but I don't even know what to go for. There's so many interesting brands and flavors to choose from.

[Anonymous No.16146420]

>>16121350
should i start drinking coffee, any recommendations for someone who hates the taste and smell.

[Anonymous No.16147246]

>>16146420
the taste of shitty coffee i get, but if you hate the smell then why do you even want to drink coffee
just drink tea or caffeine pills

[Anonymous No.16147488]

>>16146420
If you hate the taste and smell maybe it isn't for you. If you're interested in broadening your horizons maybe go to a local cafe, preferably one that roasts their own beans, and try some well prepared coffee and see if that changes your perception of it.

>>16144544
Just had my first ever americano with the yirgacheffe, absolutely delicious! I did change the dose so it was definitely a better extraction than the shot I pulled previously, but I made an americano because I wanted a stroopwafel with it. Fuck me it was tasty, IDK if it was that I pulled a better shot but all the acidity I normally associate with fruitier coffees was gone

[Anonymous No.16147617]

Anyone ever try any canned/bottled coffees? I'm curious if BOSS or UCC coffees are any good and not just meme weeb shit.
I want to bring some nice cold coffee when I go to the beach this summer and figure that canned coffee is likely the way to go.

[Anonymous No.16147826]

>>16147246
i was addicted to tea for my whole life. got to a point where i was drinking 4-6 big mugs of tea every day with milk and 3 teaspoons of sugar per cup. it was really bad for my teeth so i quit about 8 months ago when i went to the dentist and got my teeth fixed. i just want more energy in the day. im also really bad at taking pills like ill do it for a few days then just stop. also i feel like people see me as a child because ill only order a hot chocolate when i go out and 99% of places make shit hot chocolates but they will make good coffee. idk i just feel kinda lost right now. also my extreme social anxiety prevents me from just going out to try some so i dont have to buy a bunch of stuff and learn how to make it from home and then not like it.

[Anonymous No.16147993]

>>16147826
Please tell me what shitty tea you were drinking. It will bring me joy.

[Anonymous No.16148002]

>>16147617
Mr brown's. Can probably find $25/24cans at your local azn mart.

[Anonymous No.16148235]

for me it's espresso from kenya

[Anonymous No.16149541]

>>16147617
I need to try some from my local asain market.

[Anonymous No.16149615]

>>16147617
seems very expensive, I'm guessing it is just weeb fuel
>>16148002
better but not weeb fuel

[Anonymous No.16150040]

Cappucino

[Anonymous No.16150121]

>>16147617
My only experience with BOSS is the BLACK can and I wasn't impressed. It was your average overly bitter black coffee without any particularly good flavor. Basically normie coffee. The UCC with milk is tasty, but keep in mind it has a fair bit of milk and plenty of sugar so I'd consider it a treat.

[Anonymous No.16150941]

>>16150040
Kafuu chino?

[Anonymous No.16151868]

coofu chino

[Anonymous No.16151873]

>>16150941
Cute cafe chino

[Anonymous No.16151896]

>>16150941
>>16151868
>>16151873
Is the order a rabbit?

[Anonymous No.16151914]

>>16147617
I've tried a lot of them, the milk ones suck, I don't like milk with coffee anyway but thought I'd try them. my favorite is boss black.

[Anonymous No.16151916]

>>16150121
boss black isn't bitter at all, wtf? I'm not saying it's premium coffee or anything, but it's certainly not overly bitter.

[Anonymous No.16152279]

>>16121350
Still on a pot of Colombian green beans. Having the first moka latte in what seems like over a week, now on to some black.

[Anonymous No.16152613]

>>16147993
english breakfast :)

[Anonymous No.16153045]

Holy shit.

Black coffee just clicked. Now what? A new world of flavors has opened itself to me.

[Anonymous No.16153254]

>>16152613
Thats like telling someone you're really into cigars, but they find out you're smoking white owls.

[Anonymous No.16153743]

>>16123706
T. Doesn't know how to make coffee

[Anonymous No.16154029]

Coffee, instant, with milk.

[Anonymous No.16154843]

Pulled a bunch of back to back shots from my flair for friends today. Had one grinding the coffee while I pulled shots/frothed milk and made drinks. Had some nice workflow going. Kinda fun to play barista every now and again

[Anonymous No.16154861]

you buy chinese tea you be careful bad men put bad stuff in some tea beware if too cheap good tea costs little extra not mean extra arsenic thank you for let me leave china and enjoy your beautiful country america I love america but be warned bad tea is rare but dangerous

[Anonymous No.16155617]

>>16153254
i said i was addicted to tea. not that i was really into it or that it was a hobby or anything like that. i didnt grow up with my dad so the first time i visited him when i was a kid he made me baked beans on toast and gave me english breakfast tea, first time i had eaten either of these things, i guess i held onto them without even realizing it. i know its not good tea or anything but its a comfy feeling of one of the only times i spent with my dad.

[Anonymous No.16156186]

>>16121350
/g/ is talking about us.

>>>81714296

[Anonymous No.16156197]

>>16156186
Here you go fren >>>/g/81714296

[Anonymous No.16156211]

>>16156197
Fuck, thank you. I forgot you have to mention the board when cross posting.