Coffee Drinker's Thread - Page 4
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homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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DragonDefonce
United States790 Posts
From what I saw in the past 10 minutes(lol) it sounds like the Hario Skerton grinder has problems grinding for french press or drip, which will probably be my preferred methods. What has your experience with it been like? | ||
Elegy
United States1629 Posts
But more importantly, world barista championships! | ||
NIJ
1012 Posts
I'm pretty sure those xl espresso will send me to ER. :p | ||
lowercase
Canada1047 Posts
Every method is good for a different style of coffee: the French press makes a nice, light coffee good for having a big mug of for breakfast. Use medium roasts. Steam methods are best for stronger, darker coffee, that mixes well with milks (lattes, macchiattos, cappucinnos, cafe au lait). Make sure you use rich milk so your foam is thick and not bubbly. You should be able to sculpt with it and have it settle back down, and there should be no large bubbles. Make sure your cup is pre-heated (or at least scalded with hot water) so you don't put your hot coffee in a cold cup. Little spoons and plates add a bit of elegance to the beverage. I personally drink 4-6 cups a day. Maybe not so good as far as acid reflux is concerned, but I usually just make a pot with the drip percolator (to share with my housemates in the morning). I'll have this with milk or cream, and a little sweet. In the evening I prefer it black, usually an espresso, americano, or a macchiatto sometimes. I'll use a Cuban coffee maker for this (also called a stovetop espresso maker). Fresh-ground beans are the best, and, if you have the opportunity, a coffee mill is superior to a grinder because it crushes the beans rather than blending them, and it leaves a less "metallic" taste. Country-wise... it's hard to say where the best beans are from. If you really want a good drop, go to some local cafes (not Starbucks or Tim Hortons), sample their coffees over time, and keep track of what you like. Buy a bag of your favorite roast and prepare it at home, keeping track of how many spoonfuls of ground you use per cup of coffee made until you get your proportions just right. Welcome to the coffee world my friend. | ||
Clicker
United States1012 Posts
Best coffee, maybe I'm biased because they're local. | ||
mainerd
United States347 Posts
Moka Pot they do NOT make proper espresso, but just a stronger overall cup of coffee. especially great with oily beans, you get all the good oils and a nice jolt of caffeine to get you through the day... (i went from a half pot a day of drip coffee to one cup from the moka :D ). much more of a process to get your cup though, and you want an even grind for the hopper so a burr grinder would be ideal (i've been meaning to get one, my blade grinder is such an uneven grind) | ||
Parnage
United States7414 Posts
I've had mix reactions when I've tried from friends. Sometimes "not bad" sometimes "terrible" and others "pretty good, not amazing but good." Your thoughts I am most interested in them. | ||
Cragus
Canada144 Posts
On April 13 2011 09:44 DragonDefonce wrote: homeless_guy// From what I saw in the past 10 minutes(lol) it sounds like the Hario Skerton grinder has problems grinding for french press or drip, which will probably be my preferred methods. What has your experience with it been like? I have a Skerton and brew french press. It does have some consistency issues out of the box at coarse ginds, although it is still worlds better than a blade grinder. You can do a mod that adds a bushing to the bottom of the drive shaft which stabilizes it at coarse grinds though. My favourite coffee currently is probably Waterloo Coffee's Bolivian medium roast (http://waterloocoffee.com/). I find that it develops some particularly pleasant chocolatey flavours when brewed at a 20g:350g coffee:water watio with 93C water for 3:20. | ||
Kamais_Ookin
Canada4218 Posts
On April 13 2011 08:34 Froadac wrote: Yeah, Timhortons is Canadian. It's really tasty and sweet, but not that much caffeine surprisingly to call it a coffee. I've only been to Starbucks a few times myself, but it's insanely powerful for me, my heart rate goes through the roof lol.Yeah. Is Timhorton canadian? In terms of McDonalds coffee I find it to be a good regular cup of coffee, but I don't like their frappucino stuff. Then again, I rarely have real starbucks. (Like once or twice in my life) | ||
DragonDefonce
United States790 Posts
On April 13 2011 10:13 Cragus wrote: I have a Skerton and brew french press. It does have some consistency issues out of the box at coarse ginds, although it is still worlds better than a blade grinder. You can do a mod that adds a bushing to the bottom of the drive shaft which stabilizes it at coarse grinds though. Is the mod something that can be done relatively easily? I was just gonna get the Kyocera grinder, but it seems that the inconsistency at coarser grinders plague most cheaper hand grinders. | ||
Bonham
Canada655 Posts
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BasilPesto
Australia624 Posts
On French presses, one is supposed to drink the coffee black right? If so, how is it supposed to taste/be different to a long black? | ||
borny
China481 Posts
And no, I never cared about different blends and shit when it comes to coffe. I just need it really dark with no sugar and then I'm happy. | ||
homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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Cragus
Canada144 Posts
On April 13 2011 10:19 DragonDefonce wrote: Is the mod something that can be done relatively easily? I was just gonna get the Kyocera grinder, but it seems that the inconsistency at coarser grinders plague most cheaper hand grinders. The best description of the mod i can find is here. Basically, the problem is that the shaft is only supported at the top, so you add a nylon bushing at the bottom to stabilize it. The bushing shouldn't cost more than a couple of dollars, but what you might have to improvise to get something with the proper diameters at your local hardware store (it should probably be about 7mm internal diameter and around 1/2" external... 1/2" OD, 1/4" ID may be the closest you can get, but you'll have to expand the inside a bit somehow). | ||
homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
On April 13 2011 10:34 BasilPesto wrote: I love my espressos, but I'm still at a 'level' where blends don't really concern me much at all. Same thing with wines really... On French presses, one is supposed to drink the coffee black right? If so, how is it supposed to taste/be different to a long black? most espresso's are blends. single-origin espressos are becoming more common. I am no sure what you mean by "long black" but people tend to drink coffee black because milk/cream etc. overwhelms the subtler tastes. | ||
snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white | ||
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