Coffee
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Broke down and bought a Chemex with a side of Kone. Hopefully it'll cut down on my espresso addiction.
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Good call. I love my Chemex.
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Anyone here use a Toddy for cold pressed coffee? What a great way to make coffee. You basically coarse-grind some beans and let the grounds soak in water overnight, then filter it into this inky concentrate. You can water or milk this down (I like it over ice) and it's really good, it's less acidic than brewing and opens up other flavors in the bean.
Another thing I like to do is to use the little Vietnamese single cup pressed and make iced Vietnamese coffee. It's not really healthy due to condensed milk being involved, but it's great for the occasional treat.
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Anyone tries Blue Bottle's beans? That's some good stuff.
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Probably the most common drip/filter is Hario's V60. It's inexpensive and produces a great cup without too much learning curve. It's what I still use after a year as I really love the flavor.
Hario makes paper filters for the V60 which are a few bucks for a 100 filters. I'd suggest getting them initially also. From there you can spin up/out to other filters without much cost, or add more components to your setup.
Beans, all can be good, just look for something fresh (roasted 2-3 days ago), with a light roast (should make mention of roasted for filter/pour over or light roast).
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seriously enjoying this morning's pour over. 1 of my dealers dropped me a mail saying this next bag was top shelf, I laughed it off, but am a puddle on the floor right now, not even sure how this is typing. Really Really great body, huge variety of flavours, bit of chocolate on back palette, but lots of light fruits up front.
Tasting notes;
El Diviso
Very juicy filter coffee
Farmer Omar Collazos / Region Huila / Varietal Caturra / Altitude 1850 MASL / Process Washed
Grape, floral, chocolate, caramel sweetness, syrupy body, clean finish. -
My setup. Don't under estimate the value of a good quality ceramic cup/mug. Mine are from Stumptown and Four Barrel, makes a huge difference. I'm tempted to pick up a Real McCoy's but they don't appear to be made of good ceramic (the lip seems too thin).
close-ish view of the bean colour for summ3rhays
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You will need paper filters for the v60. The black rubber thing you see is a Able Kone, which I use instead of paper filters (It was about $20 by itself). I suggest starting with a v60 and some papers, and if you like it pick up an Able Kone.
The pot (range server) is also not required to start with, and was something I got a month or two later. Initially I just used a glass to pour into.
Thanks for the tip on the real mccoy cup, glad I wrote out my thoughts to be corrected; truly thankful. Will pick it up some point later.
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demonito, inteli will most-def have beans roasted specifically for pourover/filter.
From past cuppings the Yirgacheffe will almost certainly be roasted for filter. (It's a consistently amazing region for filtered roasts). http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/product/coffee/yirgacheffe-ethiopia Intelli's Honduras also gets me going (http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/product/coffee/la-tortuga-honduras).
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Really interested in thus topic. Please tell me about health benefits subject in fairly controversial.
"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"
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Never thought about handling coffee like green tea.
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Pics worth a thousand words. Thanks Snowy!
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@Chuck, Coffee's even more serious than tea when it comes to such factors/investigations. The world aeropress championships took place down here the other week. Check out the different methods used by the top 3; http://worldaeropresschampionship.com/2013/05/26/2013-wac-recipes/. The same tool was used, but the method and variations are hugely different.
@d666, some say minimum of 6 cups a day reduces risk of heart disease, others say it increases other things. Studies can be found on both sides of the fence. Filtered coffee is 'better' for you than espresso due to the extraction method and particle size.
@demonito, nice
a great coffee video;
