Coffee

[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

[tigerpac]

That thing looks diesel…. I imagine that thing makes a mean espresso... any recommendations for regular coffee as well?

[llvlaglne]

Just bought an aeropress, porlex mini, and a scale.

Aeropress owners: what ratio do you use? 14:200?

[derivative666]

Just got an aeropress also need to know how much coffee to use vs how much water. Also need water temperature.

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

[urbanwoodsman]

http://worldaeropresschampionship.com/recipes/

I use the first one.

17 grams coffee ground 5.75 on the uber grinder, little courser than paper filter.
Rinsed normal filter, aeropress in regular position.(I use inverted method, dont know why)
50 grams of water at 83c for the bloom.
Bloom for 40s. Nicely wet all grounds and lightly agitate holding the aeropress and shaking it abit around.
Very slowly add 215 grams of water at 79c for about 30 sec
Press very gently for about 30 seconds.
Leave about 50 gram slurry in the press and discard.

[derivative666]

Thanks man now only if I knew what the hell they were talking about haha

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

[Snowy]

This is pretty close to how I make mine, not overly scientific. It has a huge tolerance for differences yet still tasting amazing.

[mclaincausey]

Coffe geeks:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/how-to-make-perfect-coffee/278944/

[Snowy]

^Nice article. good quote from it;

But pretty quickly we found ourselves climbing the coffee learning curve. Learning to brew great coffee didn't have to take forever. It was a hobby that you could pick up on a Saturday morning and feel good about.

[urbanwoodsman]

Hmmm. Which one?

Also, Toby's Estate is serving their cold brew on tap now. Pretty awesome.

[Seul]

Anchor… And indigo bandana... 

[Snowy]

nice one Urbs. Hope you got some delicious cold drip in :).

I adjusted my particle size this morning, making it a bit finer…Kind of choked the extraction. Moved it back 1/2 a notch, let's see how it goes later today