Coffee

[urbanwoodsman]

[Snowy]

That deer mug is delicious.  A true diner mug (it has the slight hour-glass curve which enhances flavour).

I was thinking about you today Urbs, Number of strokes/consistency IMO is far more important than inverted methods and the likes. Most pro shops I know stick with really basic methods for greater repeated performance.

[veloaudio]

Speaking of mugs, weren't there some pictures posted of IH mugs? Wonder what happened to those?

[urbanwoodsman]

Got some Blue Bottle beans and one of their New Orleans style iced coffees today.

[mclaincausey]

Love that stuff urb. They sell the beans + chicory pack too.

[Snowy]

Urbs are BBCC's beans filter? When I was there late last year I wasn't hunting for beans, but don't recall seeing filter roasted beans, mostly just single origins for espresso? (IE not so great for Aeropress).

For those wondering about the peaberry, it's a bean that didn't split into 2 1/2s and is more like a pea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaberry).

[tigerpac]

Looks tasty Shane.

[urbanwoodsman]

I think it will be fine in an Aero, Snowy. I'll probably try it in a French Press, Moka Pot and V60(once I get one).

Here's the coffee.
http://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/products/ethiopia-scfcu-peaberry
According to Blue Bottle you can brew this coffee using quite a few different methods- Drip, French Press, Espresso, Moka Pot, Nel Drip, Siphon

[mclaincausey]

I'm not a fan of super acidic coffee so for me a cold press of that varietal would work really well; didn't see that listed though. Else I go for sumatrans and such.

[Snowy]

Urbs, thanks for the links. Reads good. Was just wanting to make sure it wasn't for espresso as beans roasted for espresso when drunk for filter taste borderline like ash/burnt.

http://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/products/brazil-camocim-yellow-bourbon-peaberry caught my eye when reading. That would be an amazing bean if you're thirsty any time soon.

I find my v60 more consistent than my aeropress BTW.

[Snowy]

Mclain, I've found ethiopian/yirgacheffe are also usually really full bodied and delicious as a drip.

Drink good coffee and enjoy :).

[mclaincausey]

Man I had to choke down some dreck again this morning. Goddamn hotel coffee…

[Snowy]

Sounds like we should be sorting out your travel kit, I don't know how you do it mate.

http://www.ritualroasters.com/store/traveling-brewers-kit/

It's even plane friendly to do 'mile high'

[derivative666]

^is that a bong haha!?!?

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Snowy]

It's an aeropress;

http://www.amazon.com/Aerobie-AeroPress-Coffee-Espresso-Maker/dp/B0047BIWSK

[derivative666]

I know I just being a wise ass

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Snowy]

don't mind me then

[tigerpac]

Ok so I'm registering for wedding gifts tomorrow (wedding next year) what kind of coffee machine/apparatus should we register for?  The quirk –- Can't be so esoteric as to not be available at a place like William Sonoma or Bloomingdale's.

[derivative666]

Breville BES870XL espresso machine

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[mclaincausey]

@derivative666:

^is that a bong haha!?!?

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

It looks like either a bong or Austin Powers' penis pump