Thread for discussing coffee and coffee related topics.'How do YOU make your coffee?' edition.If you're new and confused, start here:https://pastebin.com/UEzwuyLzIf you're old and confused, How do YOU make your coffee?Previous: >>21761898
I can't wait for coffeetime :)
>>21779419PISSOUTMYASS
GODDAMN JIMMY!
>normal picture>early POMAyeah its going to be a good thread
>>21779465It took me forever to realise that the cup was a ceramic with a colour, not a glass. I was wondering what the fuck kind of coffee was that colour.
Evening coffiggers. I don't drink the stuff much myself but I wanted to get my SiL a good present this year and my brother told me it was a long shot but there was something she wanted he was unable to find. Appearently caribou coffee made some kind of spicy coffee and it is nearly impossible to find the stuff. Spicy mocha or something? Anyone know where you can find the stuff or a very good alternative that matches it closely? Appreciate any help.
It’s Sunday you know what that means
>>21779578Was it listed as a Central American advent? Kinda lame its only 4 days and they are all from CA. Hope they were good at least.
>>21779585Wasn’t listed as such, but it’s pretty much the same profile as what they otherwise sell. The Tio Juan Mokka was really nice, and its 125g of each so there’s enough for each day of the week
>dude I NEED to spend significant time and money on my caffeine addiction!!!No you don't. You just want to fit in with other addicts. Caffeine addiction can be serviced with instant coffee or even cheaper caffeine pills. You just want to feel special.
>>21779590That's not bad then. I thought 4 was a little weird for an advent but with the 12 or 24 you usually only get enough for a single brew so you have to hope you dial it in pretty close on your first try. Having a week's worth might be better actually. >>21779591I just like the way it tastes.
>>21779591>stop having fun
so how long CAN you store coffee forand I'm not asking about theoretical limits sealed in a can, I'm asking about coffee bought online from a roasterhow long before it loses flavour and how long before so much flavour escapes that it's not worth drinking anymore
>>217797101-2 months unopened, in the dark away from heat.opened, like 2 weeks.then 3rd week big drop off then 4+ is stale.and ground coffee stales in like a couple days
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I didn't even bother taking the bambino out of the box yesterday. I'm sore from being old and going back to work and I just had her drink the filter coffee. There isn't enough room on the counter for it right now and I don't feel like rearranging everything. I'd also have to go to the store for more milk and I didn't feel like it. It's still cold and shitty out and I'm feeling unmotivated. Being old and working is kicking my ass. Ironically, I'll have to start working out again. I might put it off until next weekend.
What the difference between Hario V60 and Mugen?I bought a Mugen because the base for my V60 broke and I read that the Mugen base fits. But what is it good for?
>>21779419>'How do YOU make your coffee?' edition.Kind of a fake nespresso machine, L'Or barista machine. I am using the final shipment of big pods that seem to be discontinued, so have to switch to all espresso servings all the time, or just replace the machine. I have every other option, from drip to french press, to electric moka pot, to old fashioned 12 cup percolator. I really like the pressure of the machine best.Today, I have a tsp of Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte creamer added. Splash of half and half too. It's just the right sweetness.
>>21779466I never knew that varietals grew on different parts of the same tree.
v60 or switch today?
>>21779466Where does this go?
Is coffee good for you?
cant wait for my pepe
>cant sleep>make a v60>scull it>wait 30 minutes>suddenly cant keep my eyes open>fall asleep for 6 hoursits just that easy.
>>21780085Of course it is, it is a safe and pleasant vehicle for caffeine to enter your body. Caffeine helps with productivity and focus.
>>21780152For real. The news media has been lying about coffee for decades. Best sleep drink you can buy.
>>21779419Do you ever put the syrup that's on the table into your coffee when you're at a diner?
What a monster collab.https://youtu.be/zVbWBsWcNz0
>>21780264Ew no.
>>21780264ew no
>>21779712thanks for the answer
>>21780264>syrup that's on the table??? is this an american thing or something? don't tell me it's literally hfcs
>>21780534i HOPE its maplebut i have never seen a maple syrup bottle/jar? like that
>>21780264ew no anon what are you doing stop
>>21779442thank you
>>21780085In most circumstances, yes. Coffee is very effective at counteracting the myriad of metabolic insults the modern environment exposés us to. I'd wager that coffee consumption is largely a form of self medication.>>21780152Coffee and caffeine's pro metabolic nature can actually lower cortisol in some people. This would happen to my sister back when she was on hormonal birth control. She would slam a monster and conk out.
What is the most impactful change you've made to your coffee this past year? Gear, technique, recipe whatever. Anything you feel has really elevated your cup. For me its getting a perfect baseline water chem and directly dosing buffer per brew/per cup. Empirical water just makes it so fucking easy to dial in.Currently sipping some Finca Monteblanco CF pink bourbon with Empirical Glacial.
>>21781386>What is the most impactful change you've made to your coffee this past year?restinghad a turbo with this earlier.not bad. not dialed in yet tho.but i assume im not far off as the taste was as subtle as the smell of the beans.im thinking about doing water next year.my tap water is very good already but we'll see how much difference there is.
>>21779591>dude I NEED to spend significant time and money on my food addiction!!!No you don't. You just want to fit in with other addicts. Food addiction can be serviced with soylent or even cheaper unseasoned rice, beans, and a multivitamin. You just want to feel special.
>>21781386Honestly the only change I've made in the last 10+ years is start using filters in my portafilter a couple years ago and upgrading my roaster 3 or 4 years ago. Everything else is still the same. Same kettle, same espresso machine, same grinders, same brewers. I'm still perfectly happy with all my old gear. I do need to get some new burrs for my espresso grinder soon though.
>>21779710i started experimenting with freezing coffee last year. froze a bunch of coffee last december, all exactly two weeks off roast, and they've been in a deep freezer, untouched since. going to cup them sometime next week. curious to see how well they've held up. unfortunately only kept control samples for about half of them
>>21781530I'd like to hear about how they taste
I have truly outdone myself once again... great coffee.
>>21781953>I'd like to hear about how they tasteSame. Report back on the flavors! I have always been told freezer = bad which seems unclear logically.
>>21782220>great coffee.a goffee perhaps.
Today its Minmax Lerida Lot 0390(french roast). What about you?
>>21782480for me, its about 4.5g of this natural ethiopian from one of my locals (the remainder of it) combined with about 5.5g of this burundi natural i gto from brooklynin my aeropress for about ten minutesvery sweet with about 50g of direct bypass
>>21782487>burundi natural
>>21782507i know, i knowim the one fag here who likes burundimore for me, i say
>>21782513no anon, its perfect.im seething with jealousy
>>21782552ohwell im glad to know im not the only one, then (:whatcha drinking, then, anon?
>>21782566>whatcha drinking, then, anon?nothing now>>21781419but this lateri made some as a moka like 5 hours ago(pretty good actually) but ill make a v60 for lunch.
>>21782487I had 22g left of the Lerida Loma so I'm brewing 11g in my sworks with no bypass sibarist fasts today. Wet wdt during the 20sec immersion bloom then melodripped to 1:20. Like 2:30 tbt. Super clean washed panny gesha + Empirical glacial(with added silica for extra mouthfeel and linger) is almost cheating. Lab Sweets don't hurt, but the silkiness that the silica adds takes what would be a thin brew and makes it like drinking nectar.https://minmaxcoffee.com/product/lerida-loma/https://empiricalwater.com/products/glacial-concentrate-set
>>21779538get her mexican hot chocolate instead
>>21782594ooh sounds tastyi keep seeing five senses here and it makes me want to try it but sadly i am americanhow fine do you grind when you use specialty beans in your moka? >>21782603you keep talking about this glacial formula water do you find yourself tweaking the particulars of it very much between brews? ive been messing around with TWW but i am fortunate enough to have tap water well-suited to coffee, at least for my tastes, and i wonder if empirical water would be worth checking out
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>>21782614>i keep seeing five senses herethats all me.same with single-o and padre, tho padre hasnt been as interesting as the other 2 this year.i used to buy from proud mary too but they are way too expensive for offering the same as others.>but sadly i am americanyeh thats how i feel when seeing all the great american roasters.>how fine do you grind when you use specialty beans in your moka?with my HG-1 P espresso is between 9-11(from zero)(though decaf is an outlier and is from like 8.2), moka is 1 full rotation + 4-5, pour over is 1 full rotation + 5-8(for reference there is 14 numbers on the dial and 4 spaces between each number. each step is 13 microns(the fact they didnt make it 14 is pretty annoying)(so i guess if you didnt want to say "1 full rotation +" you could read moka and pour over as "18-19" and "19-22")(i think this makes sense, but if it doesnt, sorry.)
i just tried a strawberry & white chocolate nespresso pod. it is not good. why didn't you guys warn me?
>>21782772we triedyou didnt listen
>>21782772we told you keurig
>>21782614>tweaking the particulars of it very much between brewsYou add in the buffer separately so ive been mixing my water up without it and directly dropping it into my carafe and cup. I use the light roast acidity++ recipe as a baseline and then tone down as necessary with the drops. When I want to really push a brew I drop some magnesium "extraction booster" directly into my dripper while brewing. Forgot to use it on the last cup :/ I used to shit on the guy back when he was marketing as Truth Serum but if youve got great coffee and a great grinder I really think its worth the cost to try. If you're brewing with a $100 k6 I'd probably skip it for now and just mix your own. He's put some easy to make dry salt recipes out if you google around. https://empiricalwater.com/pages/mineral-composition
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>>21779419Not trying to start a flame war or anything but what's the difference between normal pour over and French press? Or even cowboy style coffee, for that matter
>>21782935>normal pour overwell first off we have to define what you think this iscould you post an image of a device that creates this "pour over"french press is usually over extracted and grittycowboy coffee is usually over extracted gritty and burntfrench press is metal filteredcowboy coffee isnt filtered, its usually rested a little for the grounds to sink to the bottom and for the "clear" coffee to be poured slowly off the top in the a cup.OR through a cloth filter
>>21782935Pour over is faster, and you save marginal beans with finer grind. V60 for single serving, Chemex for larger amounts. Ballpark 3'' and a 30-40s bloom time.French Press takes 3x as long percolating with slightly less fine grind, but will be more consistent and can do larger amounts all at once if desired. Skim silt and stir after 5'', pour on 9''. Cowboy/Swedish/Church coffee uses coarse-ish grind and can easily accommodate very large brews in primitive circumstances. Without using egg white on the grounds + shell to attenuate acidity, it can go ashy/over extracted if careless. Butter and "Bulletproof Cofffee" (MCT oil or Coconut) are variants. You can apply spent hardboiled eggshells on any grounds for the same acid attenuation effect. Turkish/Greek coffee's the small batch 'espresso' version of this with fine grind.
>>21782224>freezer = bad which seems unclear logically.Wive's tale fudd lore. It halts the gassing process. Stockpile them beans.
>>21782513burundi anon makes their returnwhere's farm anon
>>21781953i also froze a bunch of guatemalan coffees from this year's harvest. will cup those some time in the spring. made sure to keep controls this time. the producer roasted them himself so i'm curious if they'll hold up better.>>21782224planning to cup them early next week. will report back then anons
>>21779710Properly frozen? Pretty much forever.I freeze every bean i get and choose when I want that specific bean.>>21781530They probably held up pretty well if you did a good vacuum seal on them.>>21782224>>21783072https://manchestercoffeearchive.com/freezing-coffee/
>>21783183>https://manchestercoffeearchive.com/freezing-coffee/wow, this is excellent. thanks anon
>>21782224>>21783033>>21783183Do some science. Like freeze some, leave some out and next year get some fresh beans and compare to the frozen. Or tell hoffmeme to do it. He is clearly in need of video ideas.
>>21783298Incredibly hard to do. no two bean or roast is the same, even from the same grower or roaster.
