/ctg/ edition This thread is for discussing coffee. If you're new and confused, start here: https://pastebin.com/UEzwuyLzif you're old and confused, drink coffee.previous: >>22160310
>>22171095About time someone did a bake.
holy bland..
Ghost burrs + high bypass = bland mode
>>22171095/ctg/ - crappy typography
I'm sorry, i didnt mean that. thanks for making the thread.
Recs for cheap medium roast beans for homemade lattes?
>>22171266starbucks blends
Grim. At least I've got my red honey Sunda Gesha.
>>22171309>coffee from Thailand>NOTES OF THAI BLACK MILK TEA & LEMONGRASSsure sure, and the Mexican beans taste like tamarind and dulce de leche. scientists should study this.
>>22171321Geshas tastes like tea and flowers. Not really new.
>>22171322it doesnt say tea and flowers. it says thai black milk tea and lemongrass
>>22171324>Thai black milk teaTea>Chrysanthemum and LemongrassFlower producing plants. Tea and flowers.
>>22171331lemongrass flavor doesnt refer to the flower it refers to the stalk. thai tea barely tastes like the tea, the flavors its referring to are primarily spices and condensed milk.
i like this thread
>>22171332>Thai tea as consumed in Thailand is not typically brewed with spices, though many English language recipes inspired by Thai tea include ingredients such as star anise or cardamom to enhance the flavor.Yet again, doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about.
>>22171337i never said it was brewed with spices
>This coffee is co-fermented in tanks with yeast and coconut flavors for 144 hours. It is then dried in the cherry alongside lemon peels. The cup has intense tropical flavors and a vibrant citrus acidity. thoughts?
>>22171359They should have fermented with whole coconuts.
>>22171370yeah I'm suspicious that it says "coconut flavors"
>>22171374Pretty sure they grow a fuckload of coconut in Columbia as well. Could just be a more processed "ingredient" like a fresh puree+extra sugar to fuel the ferment. El Vergel was doing weird ferments back in 2018 so its not like they're trend chasing. I'd assume they know exactly what the fuck and why they're doing it by this point.
>>22171380this one actually is processed at El Vergel. i guess I'll give it a shot. I've never tried a coferment
graham crackery brazilian
>>22170367>>22170378>>22170378nope, it's plastic. hario sells a steel one though.i already bought an aftermarket steel one, and i'm going to swap my ball out with zirconium
>>22171341>the flavors its referring to are primarily spices
>>22171735>swap my ball out with zirconiumbenefits?
Friendly reminder that specialty coffee is a meme. It'll always be a bit sour, a bit bitter with some vague flavors. Just find a cheap coffee you like
tastelets itt coping
>hum yeah uh hum little did you know our roasted and sour beans taste like roasted stuff and caramel (burnt sugar) and lemon
Amazon stopped selling the 1kg can and these other packaged sizes taste like shit.Recs on top tier instant.
>>22171785https://cometeer.com/pages/stellar-series
I stocked up on costco lavazza, gonna use it in my thrift store delonghi, and make iced lattes everyday with my 64oz bottle of coffee mate!!
>>22171751i was referring to the flavor notes in the tea
>>22171794DamnWould love to try it but a bit exxy for my daily driver
>>22171757>vague flavorsyou're doing it wrong
>>22171826Mention you live in Narnia next time.
>>22171801contrary to popular belief there is nothing wrong with that
>abstain from coffee for a month because I start feeling shitty>drink one cup>whoah this feels like a shitty coke sample you get from a random nightclub dealer>end up drinking 6 cups a day>end up masturbating to weird porn all day because the euphoria is gone but the agitation remains and I feel too wired to get anything of use done>cycle repeatsI take 70mg of vyvanse every day so maybe that has something to do with it but I don't think coffee or caffeine in general is for me.
>>22171939>I don't think coffee or caffeine in general is for me.why? nothing you mentioned sounds like a negative
>>22171801Maximum bean per dollar
>>22172001I dunno I think it's be nice to learn some guitar riffs rather than spend 2 hours looking for the highest quality HD copy of Summer Girls and Summer Not #7
>>22172046if you coffee right you can do both
>>22172053I think I'm too retarded to do it right. I keep on guzzling because it feels good but by the time I realise I've drank too much it's too late.
>he cornered her in front of her boyfriend, Brian; she tried to get out and told him to stop, but he kept her pinned in the corner
whoever said low alt brazilians can taste like peanut butter last thread i have to thank you because this cup nutty af
Can someone post coffee frogs for my collection?Specifically looking for the "no talkie" one with the backpack but all others are welcome
>>22172215are we still talking about coffee or are you referring to summer girls #7
>>22172219whats the difference?
>>22172219heh
>>22171322Its not actually a gesha though. >>22171359>colombia Yeah dude its definitely artificial flavors. Probably from Edinson Argote or Franky Hoyos.>>22171380They do it because they can use subpar coffee and charge even higher prices.
>>22172250>Probably fromI literally posted where it was from retard. Stop acting like you know shit.
>>22172534cry
how many /ctg/ tears to brew 1 cup of coffee?
>>22172537Do you think I just pulled El Vergel out of my ass? If you can read reddit posts bitching about columbian producers you should be able to read>El Vergel was doing weird ferments back in 2018 so its not like they're trend chasing
>>22172541>pulledpissed*
>>22172541Its 3 replies to 3 posts, in order, as I read them.
>>22172541seems you like the flavoured shite give the snickers coffee a go next time mate
>>22172541>columbian
>>22172554If I'm not homeroasting anaerobic nats, I drink mostly single lot washed panny geshas from minmax/norml these days. Your Leridas, Jansons, Esmeraldas, Deborahs etc.>>22172562As in Christopher Columbus. Colombians aren't drinking co ferments. White Americans and various shades of europoorans are.
>is wrong>doubles downclassic
>>22172574Christopher ColumbusCristobal ColomColumbiaColombiaSimple as.
I am on my way to a third cup with it barely being half a day yet...
>have to wait another 1-2 weeks for my beanz to degasTea only for me :(
Are you ever happy that your coffee just tastes like coffee? No third wave zillennial weirdness. Just a good simple cup of joe.
>>22173056what does "coffee" taste like?
nobody drinks coffee anymore
>>22171753slightly less weight, doesn't rust, makes a satisfying sound
>>22173278SiC is probably what you're after. I need to swap out an old pitted steel ball bearing from a 70s turntable with one soon.
>>22173278i swapped mine with 316 steel don't trust other alloys
latte from yesterday
just use a polished granite ball instead of this metal slop
>>22173428Looks like absolute shit omg kys
>>22173056If your coffee tastes like coffee you fucked up
I've been doing it wrong for the longest time. I was following a Japanese technique :o that called for a low pour. The lack of agitation has made me doubt a few coffees that could be better if they had a higher pour height.
i always maximize agitation you're just leaving coffee in the bean otherwise
its ok to leave some coffee in the beanthat said im glad anon is learning (:
>>22173512
we dont do that here
>>22173578>following a Japanese techniquethey gotta compensate for their burnt roasts somehow
GOT EM
>>22173730>burntthey say 十分に発達した
ceremoniously fully developed
>>22173428Santorum
if i hot bloom it tastes like peanut butter graham cracker sandwiches. if i cold bloom it tastes like the crumbled graham cracker crust on the bottom of a cheesecake.
>>22173990im confused, where are the notes of tax office carpet?
>>22173990>2026>not late bloomingngmi
>Visit the US a few years ago>Breakfast place, order an americano>They bring me a tiny container of something I imagine is sugary milk>Coffee is kinda meh>Add the little milk thingy>It's absolutely disgustingFastforward to today and I just found out that wasn't milk, it was creamer and creamer is apparently oils with sugar what the fuck man
maybe don't go ordering americanos in random breakfast places
>>22174028>late bloominghits too close to home
>>22174079what did you order for breakfast?
>>22174115tatties and neeps
>>22174181nice
>>22171939>>22172046Definitely a you problem. The most coffee I ever saw being consumed at once was at a medical technology learning center.>earn some guitar riffsYeah the issue is you're a fag. Anyone that mentions muh guitar out of nowhere is a guaranteed loser.
>>22173373zirconium is ceramic
>>22171801The only good lavazza is the green one.
>>22171801A few years back when I got my machine I would use the gold but the price has pretty much doubled so now I use the Aldi basic stuff that costs 30% of the price.
Had some very nice natural ethiopian this morning and some washed ethiopian again later with my momvery good :)
geisha time
>>22174678is that really something you should be involving your mother in?
>peru>geisha
>>22174686Wait is that a flower tasting geisha? Just don't believe it.
>>22174686nobody knows any peruvian foods to throw into the flavor notes? aji amarillo?
>>22174753all three of those things occur in peru
>>22174748I wish they made one that tasted like jasmine that would be crazy
>try finer grind>grinding time increases exponentially the lower I go>got through entire 20 min youtube video while spinning the handle
>>22174804>spinning the handlethere's your problem. you're not sposed to spin it yer sposed to crank it.
>>22171939The key to coffee I find is to drink just enough to the point of bowel tolerance and no more. Kind of like vitamin c. >>22174079Pretty typical. The American diner coffee experience basically boils down to using fantastic equipment to brew the most mediocre commodity beans.
>>22174821>The American diner>fantastic equipmentyou're thinking of a cafe. a true american diner only has picrel
>>22174855Commercial batch brewers beat out manual pour overs most of the time. And the standard Grindmaster/Bunn/Curtis grinders use fantastic burrs. I'll admit that the brewers with carafe heaters ruin it compared to the ones that brew into airpots.
another instant latte for me today
>>22174821Retard.>>22174928So fantastic the first thing anyone does when they snag one second hand is make a bunnzilla with significantly better ditting/boyt burrs.
>>22174928>I'll admit that the brewers with carafe heaters ruin itsmall price to pay for soul
oh fuckthe coffee hittin
>>22174978That's probably because the only people who buy second hand bunns for home use are specifically doing so to get a cheap platform for those "endgame" 80mm burrs. That doesn't change the fact that the stock burrs on common commercial grinders outperform the vast majority of consumer grinders.
>>22175039They do it because stock bunn burrs are extremely fucking muddy brand new, dispute looking similar to Ditting Lab Sweets.
>>22175056Nobody buys a new bunn for bunnzilla conversions. And the burrs on used bunns have usually had literal tons of coffee run through them and need to be replaced anyway, and the bunn model SSPs are only $100 or so more than the stock burrs.
>>22175090Let me rephrase for a retard.>The burrs are incredibly muddy brand new, with literal zero tons of coffee run through them.>bunn model SSPsWho's talking about shitty ssp bunns? You buy or get a spacer ring machined and put whatever 2hole 80mm burrs you want in.>t. daily drive "endgame 80mm burrs"
>>22175106>>t. daily drive "endgame 80mm burrs"in a bunn?
holy fucking shit>As the steaming coffee flows through the slits on the lid and cascades down the glass server in spirals, it resembles water flowing down a curved slide, spreading out like spring water trickling over rocks. >This unique design, by maximizing the contact between the coffee liquid and the inner surface of the glass, allows for a more expansive release of aromatic compounds.
>>22175134>The closed-lid brewing method allows the aroma and flavor to remain enclosed within the glass server, creating a symphony of scent.>Once the lid is opened, the moist aroma rushes into the nose, as if the energy cultivated throughout the coffee bean's growth bursts forth at that moment.holy fucking shiti still cant tell what the cup on top is for tho
yeah, just release all the flavonoids why don't you
>>22175106>burrs need break inMy point still stands. Commonly used commercial coffee grinders and batch brewing systems perform extremely well, outperforming most home pourover setups.
we capture flavonoids here
>>22175128In a wug.>>22175137You seem like someone who just found out bunns have 80mm flats. Wait until you find out about costco vta6s.
>>22174678was it gay-sha?
>wake up>see a bunch of hidden posts>look inside>burrtismevery time
>geisha>ethiopia
How much leeway do you guys give yourselves when preparing coffee with a scale?I just started making cold drip coffee with a scale and I never hit the exact measures. should I be more pedantic?
>>22175550does your coffee taste good?
I didn't make any coffee today. But I roasted some :)
>>22175740rest status?
>>22175750cold bloomed
>>22175750Still have a week on the sunda.
One whole week?!
My df54 arrives on Monday
>>22175941do you have your seasoning beans ready?
>>22175564It's good with milk but wonky neat.
I was given a tip to purge my grinder with two beans every time I grind and now I've started doing it. Seems to have a positive effect on my cups
>>22176099I run 40g through and only take the middle 20g. Huge difference. Give it a go.
had 12 shots of espresso today
>>22176118How old jay cutler is still alive is a miracle. Dude looks like his BP is 180/100
Oh so this is why Quan doesn't fuck with Hydrangea anymore? Bill recruited some chick at North American Specialty Coffee Expo, Brian started dating her then Bill harassed the fuck out of her for a year?>Plaintiff disclosed Mr. Li’s conduct to others: to her boyfriend, Brian, who hadworked informally for The Company and who was so disturbed by Mr. Li’s constant physicalcontact with Plaintiff that he cut off all contact with Mr. Li at the end of July 2025.>Finally, Plaintiff spoke to two current female coworkers, Val and Lauren, on April11, 2026 at the 2026 coffee expo. This conversation was prompted by Mr. Li becoming extremelyupset upon seeing Plaintiff with her boyfriend, after which her coworkers offered to let her stay intheir room if she felt unsafe.
Oh gross .pdf line breaks.
i do not care about your eceleb drama
>>22176494She's the head roaster and green buyer for both Hydrangea and Norml.
>>22176499>>22176494
>>22176504You'd care if you bought good coffee.
>>22176505wild that you think that. says a lot about you.
>>22176505im not american, i have a bunch of good local roasters
wow it look like a flower
>>22176586Are you an autistic australian:)?
I, for one, am drinking coffee. >>22176590prettyWhat're you brewin?
>>22176627>What're you brewin?just a cheeky little brazilian. how bou you?
>>22176655Guatemalan for me. Thanks for asking.
>>22176606nein
>>22176421>Dumb cunt sluts her way to the top and then tries to ruin another coffee company once she's high enough on the ladder. Its Matt Perger all over again. We've got to keep these bitches out of the industry.
only gay men should be allowed to be employed
>>22176606no i just woke upjust got some geisha, gonna rest for a few weeks
>>22176954>got some geishatell me more
>>22176992no wait im wrongits heirloom ethiopia natural yirgacheffe and heirloom ethiopia natural guji buku(both 2300 MASL)sorryand a boliva naturalim done with padre, moved on to central coast coffee.just did a small sample of coffees to see how good they are.they have multiple panama geisha too, so if this selection is good enough ill buy some and let you know how it is.it also seems they offer greens for all beans they are roasting, just say you want some and you can buy whatever which is great, so i can see myself buying a few kilos of what i likei think im most looking forward to the boliva since i cant remember the last time i had beans from there, and i have natural/heirloom ethiopian decently often so its not really special or a treat.spring in a few days, basically already is since the weather is so nice.just blue skies and birds singing from dawn to dusk:)
>>22177102>central coast coffee>panama geishaThey've got Savage and single lot Janson. I'd imagine they know what they're doing(on their filter roasts). Thats not shit you source for no reason. I'd buy some asap.
>>22177120>$500+/kg>minimum order 3kgok buddy lets calm down.first ill try this orderthen ill buy some roasted gesha then ill see about buying some cheap($100/kg) gesha greens(wait reading your comment again were you talking about roasted or greens?)
>>22177102yeah let us know what's good, thanks >spring in a few daysgot any plans? maybe some gardening, yes?
>>22177181>yes?no i dont have a gardencoincidentally i was thinking of doing some traveling to the central coastjust simple day tripsidk we'll see.
>>22177179https://www.centralcoastcoffee.com.au/collections/roasted-coffee-beans?origin=panamaYou can buy 80g bags and experience why I was buying 50g minmax bags all last year. Also just roasted up some honduran 76hr anaerobic nat. Already stinking up the room and smelling fantastic.https://thecaptainscoffee.com/products/honduras-comayagua-finca-la-esmeralda-72hour-anaerobic-natural?variant=41560857968729
>>22177250>You can buy 80g bags and experienceyeh im gonna:)
just made a megapint of robusta
>>22177450rest status?
>>22177503i must admit i broke into it a little early3 weeks off roasti planned on opening the first bag next week but i couldnt help myselfmade an espresso yesterday for breakfast and it was just all crema, like almost 2 inches of it on a 35ml shotbut for this pour over i ground coarse, normal pours nothing fancy30g in to 500ml outdrunk about 300ml so far.
>>22177529>30g in to 500ml outdamn, that's leanmy usual's 30g in to 400ml outhow's it taste? i really like robusta because it tends to get more vibrant as it cools
>tends to get more vibrant as it coolsmore so than arabica i should clarify
>>22177533>how's it taste?well like i said im a bit early.i basically had to do 2 aggressive blooms because there was so much gas.and i feel like the gas still had an effect on the taste.but as always very rich, nutty and smooth.i dont expect its full flavour to present itself just yet.and like you said this is lean, also because of how coarse it was ground and the fact im using sibarist fast, the contact time was super low.i love just sitting with a big pot of robusta and sipping all afternoon though.
i bought some apax minerals and a water tester, im becoming a water autist
Boughted a 1zpresso k-ultra. How much did I fuck up?
>>22177681Not by much. I hear good things about the K-ultra
>>22177681frm what i see its pretty goodhave fun
>>22177681Best manual grinder. Some specialized ones may have the edge for espresso or filter but this one is excellent for all methods.
>open up new coffee from a roaster i've never ordered from before>immediately see a bunch of defective beans>weigh out 15g for my pour over>pull 15 defective beans out of the dose>can still see a bunch of defective beans on just the top layer of the bagDoes this shit even still classify as speciality at this point? I'm going to see how many defective beans I pull out of this bag by the time I finish it and e-mail them about this
>>22177767>specialityhow much did you payand did it taste good?
>>22177781>how much did you payIt came free with the grinder I bought from them and I don't see it on their website for saleIt's way too bitter but that's probably on me not getting the grind right
>>22171095Do you drink the hotel coffee?
>>22177796retardthose are seasoning beans
>>22177796>came free with the grinderoffloading shit onto customers and acting like they did you a favourreflects poorly on their brand
>>22177810nice playthey should hire you
>>22177821>new grinder>random bag of shitty beans>"ah yes this must be that "speciality" coffee i've heard about"
one bag aint gon season shit
when can I get a kettle and server made out of aluminum glass?
>>22177820I'll see if the next two bags they send are of similar quality, when I bought the grinder they gave me a 3 month subscription for free but they haven't put their best foot forward with this bag, I've never seen so many defective beans in one bagThey also spelled the country of origin wrong on the info card that came with it which lmao
>>22177767post defective bean
>>22177896
>>22177912Glorious Trabatti beans.
>>22177912one of those looks like it might be a gesha
Coffee doesn't bring me any enjoyment anymoreLike other substances it only enhances your current mood even moreIf anxious and upset I just get even more of a bad mood and triggered and on edge and think that everyone is retarded It literally destroys my mood something horrendousAnd a headache It's fucking over lads
>>22178067why dont you just calm down? perhaps with a nice cup of coffee?
>>22178075>why dont you just calm down?Zero caffeine(+whatever other compounds fucking me up along with it) does that, less anxiousI can't calm down when life is a mess non stop and you have to deal with anxiety inducing things non stop and your mind is constantly racing to solve problems and trying to find a solution to your long term problem but nothing really amounts to anything either no clarity has been found so it's just back to frustration and feelings of failure
>>22178082Go find some good decaf, my nigga.
>>22178088Still probably contain the bean toxins outside of caffeine that probably is bad too
