Coffee

[summ3rhays]

Pics worth a thousand words. Thanks Snowy!

[Snowy]

@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;

[Snowy]

@demonito:

real mccoy cup is top notch and no the lip is thick

Thanks for confirming this (davito did else where too), picking one up with next Rakuten order…

[Snowy]

If there's any interest I'm down with getting some fresh-roasted beans sent around the world. They'll arrive right on the day they'll be perfect to drink. Will be a hassle to figure out how to do it on my side, but happy to work out the logistics if anyone wants some beans :).

[veloaudio]

I'm interested! Any idea what shipping costs will be to the US?

[Snowy]

I'd say about $10. I recon I can land a 250G bag on your door step for around $25USD.

[demonito]

hi snowy can you get me those beans? sent to my NY address

[Snowy]

Hi demonito, can do. Roasted for filter or espresso?

Will see how much interest we gather this week and will get a the bags sent out together (freshly roasted).

For those putting their name down, let me know if filter or espresso (it's fine either way, just want to get the right roast for you).

Fresh Roasted Beans from Sydney

veloaudio - filtered
demonito - filtered

[demonito]

hi snowy im filter.  ill need a big bag maybe a 30 oz bag? your from oz? just send them directly to my address in the PI

[veloaudio]

Filtered for me please.

[Snowy]

@demonito, 30oz that's a big bag Can do, will bump shipping up a bit tho? Maybe drop me a PM with your limits etc and I'll work out what I can send that fits inside it.

I've updated the listed for both filtered.

[toddjcoley]

Looking at getting my self in to the coffee game, how does the aero press go compared to the v60? I have no idea what equipment makes a good brew. 

[Snowy]

Aeropress and v60 are both good cups, different, but good :). Aeropress is easier to be consistent with, and much simpler to use. I have an aeropress @ work, and even have other people in the office using it (I'm making coffee for upto about 5 people at the moment).

In terms of taste scale, from LIGHT body / Floral flavours to HEAVY body / coco-chocolate-nutty flavours it goes

Chemex
V60 / Bunn
Aeropress
French press (over extracted city here)
Espresso Machine

Aeropress for me is a bit heavier more full bodied than a V60, but makes a delicious cup. It's a great place to start and a piece you'll find useful over time. If you really get into it, pick up a V60 and then start adding bits to it etc. Aeropress is 1-stop.

I've got my Mum and Uncle both Aeropressing, neither are anything near as obsessed as I am

[toddjcoley]

i saw this on the net, http://www.coffeehit.co.uk/ultimate-mini-coffee-kit ?

[Lucifer]

Suggestions for neat mustache-cups?

[Snowy]

Kit looks good and price is about right. A hand grinder takes about 2 minutes to grind a cup (about the same length as boiling water). I use a hand grinder and enjoy it, but it's not common to grind by hand (you really work for a cup).

Other option is to find a local coffee shop and ask them to grind the beans for you. Generally bean last for about a week once ground. The place in the city I source my beans from I get them to grind upon my purchase which they do without concern…

[toddjcoley]

So if you are a slow coffee drinker better to grind as you go?

[Snowy]

Beans are generally good to about 14 days after their roast date after that they'll start becoming gassy and taste rapidly goes down hill over the next few days.

Day 3-4 after roast = start of perfect
Day 4-11 after roast = perfect
Day 11-14 after roast = tail end of perfect

Each bean, the type, the environment it was grown in, how it was roasted (temp, time, and roast climate), all impact how good it lasts, but generally the sweet spot is day 4-11. So getting a cafe to grind beans that are a few days old isn't too bad.

With aeropress the scoop is 12 grams, a Long Black = 2 scoops = 24 grams. Thus a 250gram bag of coffee = 10 cups, which should fall around the sweet spot :).

[Snowy]

i really like coffee. Just saying

[mclaincausey]

I feel like dessert.